Miami Dade College (MDC) Fall 2012 Full-time/Part-time Nursing program

U.S.A. Florida

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Hey everyone,

I just wanted to start a thread for people interested in the MDC nursing program for fall 2012. I think if you shared your scores (TEAS V & GPA) and what track your applying to (full-time or part-time), it will give everyone an idea of where they stand.

I will start:

I have a 3.7 GPA and an 81% on the TEAS and looking to apply for the part-time program. I have the option of taking the TEAS 2 more times which I will be doing :)

Thank you so much. Turns out I can work as a graduate nurse in a hospital without the LPN exam. Thank you.

Just curious if working as a CNA helped you or will help you to get a job as an RN in your hospital.

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Hello my nursing classmates,

Has everyone done there Fundies reading?? Or Assesment? I need help with note taking, Im a little rusty. Thanks in advance.

ive done the fundies reading, basically right now im not taking any notes just absorbing the material since i dont know what she will place focus on in class, until i see what points in the chapter she emphasizes there really isnt much good to be done in blind note taking. just read get a feel for the material so when she goes over it next week it wil be like a refresher.

right now im on the health assesment reading

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Thank you so much. Turns out I can work as a graduate nurse in a hospital without the LPN exam. Thank you.

Just curious if working as a CNA helped you or will help you to get a job as an RN in your hospital.

ive heard in some cases being a cna helped get their foot in the door in hospitals and in some cases it didnt its a gamble really, after 1st semester i will challenge the cna exam and try to obtain employment in a hospital to build connections it never hurts to try rather than do nothing to excell your career especially in this economy, the job outlook for new grad ADN is very very very bad especially here n south florida so any extras you can do to build up the resume is important, also obtaining additional credential such as ACLS and PALS certifications are basically becoming requirements to work in a hospital, there are alos acute care training and certifications you can take if thats the field you wish to work in.

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wow the last few days of freedom, im enjoying it all! Yesterday i bathe the dog, ate breakfast on the porch, went swimming and fired up the grill with the hobby and enjoyed a few drinks. Yes im packing it all in, god knows when monday comes if ill have time after that to sleep. The campus is getting busy again, the bookstore is finally seeing some action. The lab coat doesnt fit too good, so i got one elsewhere for 18 bucks and took it to the bookstore to get embroidered, cost 14.99 and 2 weeks, it comes up to the same price, but it fits. They stopped the uniform store from doing it because of copy write issues, so yes i had no choice. amazon had the job for supplying the books, im not buying everything on the list, ill decide when school starts but i got somethings to start with, plus i had some books already, such as, the dictionary and drug guide. im also very afraid to buy used books because of missing cd and codes, so those books with additional components i have to get them new and in plastic. i am no longer interested in getting the medium size pants because i tried it and it was too big so the small is close but will do. i also got the same color pants at the uniform store for less money, ill probably use it for clinicals since, thats when the roominest and pocket expansion will really come in handy. so clinical calculation is up first and its going to be a review for me but i still got the book just in case there are specific assignment given from that book, if not its going right back, ill use my old book, which we also didnt use one day in the lpn program. Hopefully we get tons of handouts. i finished all the ati assignments it takes a while and the information is ,redundant and the test has nothing to do with the lecture, its all knowledge you would have to know previously, drug interaction, fundementals....etc. acheive took me 2hrs because i watch all the videos, its time consuming so dont procrastinate, i did it the same day we did the ati test, got it out of the way. well good luck to everyone, let the games begin

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yes mdc definitely needs to get a different brand for uniforms because this company has absolutely no concept of the female form, the size small pants have 6 inches of extra material for me on the pant legs and the crotch area, you can tell these pants were made for men. im only 5'4 tall

i took uniforms to my neighboor that can hem and countour the shirt so its a better fit, i suggest going to get uniforms tailored if the fit is so bad that its uncomfortable, which it is in my case

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Specializes in Med Surge.

Thanks Yadi87. Great tip!;) Who do u have for assesment, what day? Im reading chps 1-5.

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The additional training option is a good thing to keep in mind. Also the ACLS and PALS. I am about to start advance med surg so I am looking into what I need to prepare for the class, the exit exam and getting a job.

If you know of any other information please let me know. It's the last weed out course and I am a bit on edge.

Thanks.

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Thanks Yadi87. Great tip!;) Who do u have for assesment, what day? Im reading chps 1-5.

For Adult Health Assessment i have Maury Antolin - Thursday 11:00am-1:45pm

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For Adult Health Assessment i have Maury Antolin - Thursday 11:00am-1:45pm

Hi yadi87! I also have Maury Antolin for Assessment but I think he put the wrong time on the syllabus. My schedule says the class is at 8 - 10:45am...check your schedule to be sure. I hope the schedule is right cause I have Skills lab from 1- 3:45pm! Please let me know the time on your schedule. Thanks!

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That time was off my mdc schedule as of today not the syllabus

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I guess he's teaching two classes but only sent out one syllabus.

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Thank you:) I just took the TEAS this week and scored a 91.3%. My GPA based on the classes that you mentioned is a 3.6. Do you think that I have a chance of getting a seat in the Fall PT Generic at MDC? or should I take the TEAS again and hope to get a better score? What was your TEAS/GPA if you are currently a student that has been accepted to the program?

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