Question for UCDHSC Students on Classes

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I am starting the traditional BSN program in January and I have a question about the labs for NURS 3001 "Health Assessment" and NURS 3002 "Fundamentals of Nursing." Did you find it easier to take the labs the same day or do you think it is no problem taking it 3-4 days after lecture? I was thinking about taking the labs the same day of the lecture but it makes for an extremly long day. I have NURS 3001 on Monday mornings but I prefer to wait until Friday to take the lab. I'm just concerned that I would get more out of it the same day. Any opinions? Thanks in advance!

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I don't have an answer, except that I am starting UCHSC in Jan 08 (trad) also and am planning on taking the lab after class on Monday or after Pharm on Wed. I will be driving in from Greeley and want to reduce the trips when possible.

Looking forward to getting started!

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Hi,

Here's my $.02 as a current UCHSC (accel) student.

It's not a problem taking the labs several days after the lecture. My schedule was a bit different than yours (I took health assessment in the summer and fundamentals in the fall) but it's feasible either way. The things I considered (or wish I would have) are as follows:

1. Commute time. My commute is an hour and a half by bus, so I prefer to get everything done on one day to avoid multiple trips.

2. Pharm/patho study time. I didn't take the two during the same semester, but I believe you have Dr. Sampson for patho and he gives a test every week; I always tried to reserve the night before that class for studying, if possible. I don't know what days you have him, but it is a LONG day to go to a lecture in the morning, then the six hour lab, and then try to study again in the evenings. I was pretty much braindead after having a lecture and lab on the same day, not to mention fairly tired.

I'm not saying it's not possible to do all that in one day, just that for me, it was pretty tiring, so I tried to schedule my labs to avoid patho/pharm study times. There is kind of a happy medium, I guess. In any event, fundamentals and assessment are only 6 week classes so you'll be okay, in the end. :) It just depends on your own personal priorities.

Hope that helps!

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Great input! I was also concerned with study time for the next class in the morning in case I had a test...which in my case would be patho on Tuesday AM. Thanks so much! Happy holidays to you and yours!

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Happy to help, and sorry for my super slow response! If you have any other questions, feel free to let me know. It's exciting to see the new class of students--that was me not too long ago and I had about a gazillion questions at the time.

By the way, I found that one of my favorite classes (so far) was patho. Dr. Sampson is one of the best instructors I have ever had. It is definitely tough, though. I also had him for pharm, and again, it was a fantastic class, although very challenging. He is a very engaging professor.

I also have to say that I feel extremely lucky to be in this program. My classmates are some of the most driven, motivated, ambitious, and compassionate people I've ever worked with, and I feel honored to be among them.

Good luck in January!

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