OliveOyl91 BSN, RN

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    Take one science at a time or two?

    OliveOyl91 replied to PrereqTaker89's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am taking microbiology and a&p part one this term, and let me be honest with you... My brain is completely fried. I am doing very well in both classes (an A- and B+ respectively), but it has...
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    How's Fall Treating You?

    OliveOyl91 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm attending Lower Columbia College and this is the first week of fall quarter. I'm taking online anatomy and physiology 1, as well as microbiology on campus. Both of my teachers are very nice and...
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    I rather take Anatomy, Algebra, and Micro then Chem

    OliveOyl91 replied to WCSU1987's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I really enjoyed chemistry, especially the labs. It was just so interesting to do things like take copper, sulfur, add heat and then a chemical reaction happens to create copper sulfide! The...
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    Wow, I really have to take this class?

    OliveOyl91 replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Luckily, I was able to choose my own humanities that didn't seem completely irrelevant. I took Spanish for my diversity/humanity course and speech for my other humanity. I didn't want to pick courses...
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    Two sciences same semester?

    OliveOyl91 replied to 123abc123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sometimes you just have to. It will be a lot of work and depending on the material, things can overlap (which can be good or bad). I took biology and nutrition at the same time not thinking that they...
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    On-line classes

    OliveOyl91 replied to ErikaD360's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It all depends on the class. I've successfully taken psychology and nutrition online, but wasn't able to complete statistics online. It was far too difficult, so I dropped it and re-registered for it...
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    Poop and the dirty side of nursing?

    OliveOyl91 replied to dariannarnold's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh, the sweet smell of success.... You really do get used to it. I used to be really squeamish and now I can clean up the gnarliest blow-outs and then head straight to lunch. Funny enough, though,...
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    Rn Program

    OliveOyl91 replied to guest716's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I will be applying this spring for hopefully a fall 2017 start in my school's nursing program. The only prerequisites I have left to take are A&P I and II, micro, and lifespan psychology. I am...
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    BLS/CPR

    OliveOyl91 replied to JMayRose's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You're all there for the same reason, but a great instructor makes the class so easygoing and relaxed. Smaller class sizes means it'll most likely finish earlier than the 4.5 hours scheduled. When I...
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    I feel out of place in class.

    OliveOyl91 replied to Impossible_To_Tell's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I felt the exact same way when I did my CNA training... And I was 22 at the time. I feel that way now at school working on my nursing prereqs... You're never too old to try something new or get an...
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    BLS/CPR

    OliveOyl91 replied to JMayRose's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Is it through the American Heart Association to get your card? When I got my healthcare provider CPR/BLS card we didn't have an individual skills test. I was in a group of about 10 people and we would...
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    Math before Anatomy and Physio

    OliveOyl91 replied to Oyiwaa's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    At my school of you don't have the prereqs done, you will get booted out of the class before the first day. Honestly, if it's a listed prereq, I would do it so you're better prepared for the class,...
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    CNA License

    OliveOyl91 replied to ren09's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It all depends on the state you're licensed/certified in. In Washington, I am granted a nursing assistant "certification" that must be renewed every year with an easy payment to the Department of...
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    How many programs/schools are you applying to?

    OliveOyl91 replied to micahg714's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm planning on applying to only one, at the moment. I'm going the community college route for my associate's and all the local programs are highly competitive and prefer to choose from students that...
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    Don't know which route to take!!!???

    OliveOyl91 replied to Sosolost's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is the route that I am taking: I am working towards what my school calls an AN degree (associate's in nursing) where I can graduate and take the NCLEX to become a RN. After earning my RN, I plan...
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    Best Route For Me

    OliveOyl91 replied to vcalascibetta98's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you do decide to go the LPN route and later go through a bridge program, make sure there are programs near you. A friend of mine is a LPN and is having difficulty finding a LPN-RN program where we...
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    CNA's,Housekeeping and Dietary Aides make the same salary in LTC?

    OliveOyl91 replied to PoppyLizz's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    CNAs at my facility do make more than housekeepers and dietary aides, not by much, but it's something. I believe dietary starts at minimum wage (~$9.75 in WA), housekeepers start at around $10, and...
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    Should I get my CNA from a Nursing Home in Portland?

    OliveOyl91 replied to NurseJoli's topic in School, College Programs

    I would do it, as well. It cost me over $1200 to take my CNA course and become licensed in Portland, Oregon. Plus, it's a steal that you will only be required to work 6 months to pay off the...
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    Nursing Program

    OliveOyl91 replied to guest716's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It all depends on your program's requirements. At my school you must be finished with your prerequisites (except for nutrition and your 2 humanities courses, nutrition must be completed by your first...
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    Should I take Intro to Stats this semester?

    OliveOyl91 replied to sryu's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Stats is a tough class. At my school it's referred to as a "weeding class" due to it's difficulty. I took my stats class during a part-time term along with speech and managed to get an A- out of it,...
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    Current CNA Pay Range

    OliveOyl91 replied to nursemama13's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    At my long term care facility in Washington, starting pay was $11.17/hr when I started a year and a half ago, now I'm making $12.50/hr and we are
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    What classes are you taking? Fall 2016

    OliveOyl91 replied to ItsThatJenGirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I only have four pre-requisites left and I have to split them between Fall and Winter. August 24th is my last day of Summer quarter classes and I'm finishing up speech and statistics. Fall classes...
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    GED/GEN EDS/ADN

    OliveOyl91 replied to HeleenM's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Honestly, getting your general education credits and prereqs done at a community college is the way to go, in my opinion. At my community college, the tuition is roughly $100 per credit, while at...
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    2 credit nutrition course

    OliveOyl91 replied to Futurenurse29's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When in doubt speak with an academic advisor. Each school and each program is different. Why risk wasting the time or money? Is the nutrition class at the same school as the nursing program you're...
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    Microbiology

    OliveOyl91 replied to guest716's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am also registered for micro this fall and I was told the same thing. If you did well in general biology, you will do well in this class with the right effort. A friend of mine who already took the...