sonja_alyssa

Hi Twinkie:) I received my acceptance letter and also received another letter stating that I must take and pass the Net in order to start my clinicals. If I don't pass, I will need to retake it at my own expense. MCC states that if I don't pass the test before my clinicals start in January than I will have to forfeit my place in the program. Meaning I would be called back in next fall assuming I have taken the test and passed. I will be done with the first semester in May. I am in the process of transferring my credits from Baker and Mott College. CCSN is actually about $40 cheaper than MCC I haven't taken Pharmacology yet. It's a co-requisite and although they don't reccomend it, I can take it along with my clinicals. I live near the college right now and we are just waiting to sell our house. We will stay with my mom until we move in June. As long as our house sells. I'm still talking with my advisor and when I hear from CCSN I think I'll have all the info I'll need to make my decision. Thanks for responding. I can't wait to start my clinicals:)

My four year old son was riding his little bike down the sidewalk yesterday without wearing shoes (I know... what on earth was I thinking!). He was going pretty fast and before I could even get up he tried to stop using his feet. He cut up his big toe pretty bad. Basically a small chunk of his skin had peeled away. He was hysterical, dad was freaking out, etc. I yelled for my husband to get the first aid kit and went to work. I knew he wouldn't need stitches and had to firmly convince my husband that had it been his ankle or the top of his foot then we would definately head to the ER. My question to all of you is this. Now that you're a nurse, do any of your family members, friends call on you for advice before running to the ER? I can't imagine my sister coming to me before another nurse. Maybe it's because I'm her sister and that's just how she'll always look at me. Do you diagnose your own children? I'm just curious as to how many of you get phone calls from family and friends re: so and so is sick, here are the symptoms. I fell... Can you come look at my leg and tell me if you think I should go to the ER? Just curious:) BTW my son is doing better today. I put two bandaids on his big toe. One around and one up and down. He is dreading the bath tonight and everytime I look at it I cringe because it looks so painful. I was right about letting it heal on its own right? The damage was right on the side of his left big toe. He wouldn't need stitches for something like that would he? It wasn't very deep and didn't bleed a lot. I'll feel horrible if I made the wrong decision:selfbonk: Thanks guys!! Sonja

My husband is being transferred. He works for the Detroit local (plumbing) here in Michigan. We are trying to sell our house and hopefully we will get out there soon. This may sound silly, but I noticed that CCSN's clinicals are fall and spring. Ours are fall and winter. So does that mean your clinicals out there start in Oct for fall? April for spring? Thanks for the helpful information I really appreciate it.:)

I've just been accepted into the nursing program here in Michigan and I start my clinicals in January 2006. I'm very nervous about the decisions I must make soon. I'm debating on starting the first round of clinicals in January in hopes that CCSN has advanced standing. I've waited three years to get this acceptance letter. The waiting list is horrific at Mott Community College. I'm hoping if I am put on a waiting list at CCSN hopefully it won't be long:) From what I understand you guys have a point system. That could help as I have an associates in medical assisting and have worked in many different clinics. I also have all of my pre-reqs done. IF CCSN won't allow Nurs. 105 to transfer than I would have spent more money than I can actually afford. My husband thinks going through the first round of clinicals twice would be to my advantage and that may be something I'll end up doing, but... would any sane person go through Nurs 105 twice? :) The stress alone... I guess I'm just confused. Should I wait to start my clinicals in NV or better yet, does anyone know if Nursing 105 is transferrable? I'm sending in my application tomorrow and requesting that all transcripts be sent out, but it's a long process and I'm just very nervous about having to make my decision right away. I'd like some time to ponder:) I'm taking the NET November 1st and I'm also nervous about that. I'm horrible with math:( Study, study, study... I know. Any advice or helpful tips would be greatly appreciated. Also, it's been four years since my Anatomy and Physiology classes d/t the waiting list. Will that affect me in any way re: clinicals? It's amazing how easy you lose the info if you don't use it. I still have my books, so I can skim through those too. I'm new here:) sorry for the long entry. Glad I found this forum though.

I'm new to this forum and I'm so glad I found it:) I'm from Michigan and my husband and I along with our children are moving out to Henderson next June. I just got accepted into the nursing program here (MI) after waiting three years. I start in January and I am now in the process of making calls and basically just trying to figure out what will transfer to CCSN, if they have advanced standing, etc. I'm not sure of the requirements once I finish the first round of clinicals. I will cry if I'm on a waiting list for a long time again. I've been debating whether or not to get my LPN here and my RN at CCSN. It's so nice to read others experiences, stories, fears, etc. Nice to meet you:) Sonja