Jeanne Cajina's List: Nursing Programs

• • Need to send in signature page--check email/ print/sign/fax

  • Applied to college 11/7/09
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  • • Need to enroll in Nurs205 Drug Dose Calculation

    • Application Deadline February 1, 2010

• • registration starts dec 15

  • NE 090 1.0 Unit
    Introduction to Nursing Education and
    Practice
    This course presents the role of the
    Associate degree nurse within the various
    settings in today’s health care systems and
    is a required course for all applicants to the
    nursing program. This course is designed
    to help the prospective nursing student succeed
    in the College of Marin Registered
    Nursing Program.
    10717 01/29-02/26 C Carrouche
    Lec F 9:30am-1:30pm, KTD/FH120
    Dates:1/29 - 2/26. Purchase NE 90
    syllabus in the COM Kentfield Campus
    bookstore before first class meeting.

• • college of marin-need to enroll in NE 90.
    applications accepted jan2-Feb1

  • need to send signed statement to contra costa
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  • • need application info for Merritt college in Oakland

    • applied to contra costa, college of marin
• • S. of SF on peninsula. across San Mateo Bridge
• • too far south
• • San Jose
• • South of San Ramon

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• No student may enroll in the Program unless he/she has successfully completed certain courses.  It is premature for a student to submit an application package if the student cannot complete all course prerequisites for enrollment in the Program by
• BY THE END OF THE FALL SEMESTER PRIOR TO SUBMISSION of the application TO THE PROGRAM FOR THE FOLLOWING FALL ADMISSION.  

• 1. NE 90, Introduction to Nursing Education and Practice (See COM schedule for class dates and enrollment information).

   

  2. CHEMISTRY: One four or five (semester) unit college credit course in chemistry (Chem 110, or Chem 114 or 115). A year of high school chemistry may be accepted.

   

  3. ANATOMY:  One four or five (semester) credit unit college human anatomy course with laboratory (Biology 120).

   

  4. PHYSIOLOGY:  One four or five (semester) credit unit college human physiology course (Biology 224), with laboratory.

   

  5. MATH:  Math 101 or College of Marin math assessment test qualifying for Math 103 (challenge option).

   

  6. ENGLISH:  English 150.   Effective fall 2009.

   

  7. MICROBIOLOGY: One four or five (semester) credit unit college microbiology course (Biology 240), with laboratory. 

• Petitions for Substitution must be submitted before applying to the Nursing Program.  It is the student’s responsibility to request official transcripts and course descriptions for the year the course was completed and attach catalog course descriptions to the Petition.  Official transcripts must be mailed directly from the issuing college to College of Marin, Counseling Department, Kentfield, CA 94904 between September 1 and October 31 for admission the following fall.  Those who submit the petition for substitution after October 31 are not guaranteed a decision in time for the RN application date.  The Petition for Substitution will then be submitted and reviewed by Admissions and Records (Academic Standards Committee).  The original approved/denied copy will be kept in the student file in counseling and a copy of the petition will be sent to the student.

   

  Students who successfully petition for substitution must attach a copy of the approval of their petition to their Application for the Nursing Program. 

   

   

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• Sorry this post may be a bit disjointed - just came off a 5 day  stint - I graduated in May from an ADN program (I'm 45) and was  offered a position at every hospital to which I applied. The  starting pay for a new grad is between $33.00 to $45.00 an hour  (depends on the shift). Nursing can be very rewarding but it is  also HARD WORK - physically and emotionally. As far as school  goes - it took me three years to complete the prereqs and the  RN program. Be forewarned that the prereqs differ from program  to program. Two year programs (community college) are much,  much cheaper and faster than private programs but can be VERY  difficult to get into. Nursing schools in CA are impacted -  many more qualified applicants than positions - you MUST apply  to several schools to increase your chances of getting in (SF  City College, College of Marin, Contra Costa Community College,  Los Medanos - be prepared to travel!). As far as working and  attending school part time - fine for prereqs (although unless  your work schedule is VERY flexible you may find you are unable  to take some classes), but nursing school is full time. I was  in class or in the hospital five days a week the first semester  and four days a week the rest of the time. Hospital rotations  are from 6:30 am until 3:30 or from 1 or m until 10 or 11 pm. Make sure you have great (and flexible) childcare.