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Just an idea because I am not a nurse (starting nursing classes in Sept.), but I am a mom to a son with epilepsy. Hyperventilation will often provoke a seizure (particularly an absence/staring seizure) in a person who is susceptible (like a child with a history of seizures or a diagnosis of epilepsy). The absence seizure could cause the child to momentarily black out and could cause a drowning. Those with seizures should always be watched in a pool or bath. Hope this helps.

My 6-week summer session starts May 22. We are using "Foundations of Microbiology" by Kathleen Talaro.

How many semesters have you spent at your current nursing program? How many credits ?? It is pretty hard to get into most of the nursing schools in New Jersey...some wait lists are 2-3 years long.

See these links for pass rates of NJ nursing schools for the past 2 years (PN at bottom): http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/nursing/minute/nur215.htm http://www.state.nj.us/oag/ca/nursing/minute/nur221.htm

Good luck to both of you this week.

Shari, I have a BA and am in my 40's. Last summer when I decided that I would go back to school for nursing, I had no idea how hard the process would be....some waiting lists are 2-3 years long. So I applied for 2 LPN programs as well as the RN program at my community college (which is VERY competitive). I have already received acceptance into the LPN program, so if I don't get into the RN program for fall '06, I will do the LPN program and then bridge to RN after that (while working as an LPN). Why don't you apply for both types of programs and take pre-req's while waiting to hear which program you will get accepted into. Maybe the acceptance letters will guide you. Good luck.

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I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. Keep us posted and let us know how it went.

Cindy....I think you made a great decision to move forward. I just got accepted to LPN school also. I know of several LPNs that do not work weekends because they work with disabled/medically-challenged school-aged children (and they go to school with them as a personal nurse). You could try that route if you can't work weekends. Good luck.

What was the problem there? Did you leave the program? Or graduate?

Oh, so you are applying for Sept 2007 admission...why didn't you apply now...just in case there is a waiting list? I have been taking pre-reqs for 2 semester, but will be done this summer with all of them. Many of my classes from my first degree transferred. I just got my acceptance letter for the LPN program that I applied to. So if I do not get into the RN program, I will start the Sept. 2006 LPN program. Then do the bridge to RN after that. You sound like you are in a good position so far, but just to be safe, are you applying to more than one school?

Wow...that's fantastic. Sounds like you'll get in!!

You're welcome. I am an older student (44) returning to college too. The RN program that I applied to is VERY competitive (40 seats for 900 applicants), so even though I scored in the low 90's, I don't know if that will be enough. I also applied for an LPN program and scored in the 99th percentile for that test, so I will go that route if I don't get accepted into the RN program. Do you have a back-up plan?

Based on those scores, you might be in the mid 90's (percentile). The results are usually mailed in a timely manner. I got my in 12 days. Good luck.

Different schools have different pre-entrance exams. I just took the ATI and scored in the 99th percentile. It was a combo of math, reading, English and Science. Nothing to really study for....just basic reading and answering questions, putting the correct punctuation in sentences, some definitions, following directions, fractions, some metric conversions, reading a map, biology, etc. Good luck. Find out what test your school gives and get the study guide.