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Steph, List the books that you need here...maybe someone reading this thread can help you out.

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 wi...

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 pro...

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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...

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 tran...

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 ...

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 th...

GilbertDaddy, No, this was would not be shaving any time off of schooling...just off of waiting. The original poster and myself already have most of the pre-reqs completed, so instead of waiting for an RN program spot (whcih may take years) the best ...

I personally would not wait years for the ADN program. If the choice is between the 12 month $20K LPN program and the cheaper 18 month program, I would go for the cheaper program...six months is not that much longer. Then after finishing LPN school,...

40 seats for 900+ applicants.

my son has had several right frontotemporal craniotomies and did have left sided weakness post op. i do not think that it is uncommon to have motor weakness after surgery on the frontal lobe. my son's weakness subsided several days post-op and he n...

Barb, My son (who has epilepsy) has been under anesthesia 4 times (2 subdural grid surgeries and 2 lobectomies). The anesthesiologist told me that anesthesia actually has "anti-seizure qualities" and for us not to worry about seizures during the sur...

Thanks for the replies. I appreciate the advice. My first choice is the community college (2 year associate's degree). But they only accept 40 out of 900 applicants. That leaves me with the 2 diploma program options at the hospital's nursing scho...

I am applying to my local hospital's diploma program (associate degree obtained too) and I have 2 options: (1) because I have a BA already, I could take the 12 month accelerated program. All pre-reqs must be completed before starting this program....

tlhubbard, My son had a few normal EEGs early on (after a few seizures). After that, his were all abnormal. An EEG is just a test to start with. Also, a normal EEG does not rule out epilepsy/seizure disorder (as in the case of your friend too). Just ...

Tweety RN, My son is the one who has had over 500 GM seizures. He had 2 lobectomies (with 2 subdural grids surgeries) in the past 3 years (at 2 of the best hospitals in the U.S.). He is seen regularly (for the past 13 years) by our local epileptolo...