JJC 2013 Spring Nursing Applicants ?

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zamrn

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I got accepted into the day -- Spring 2013 program at JJC. I think what helped is having all my pre-requisites done. I am excited because this is a blessing to finally have a career. As with most other students, I am a mother and in my mid 30's. I am hoping to get in touch with like-minded individuals in the day program that can motivate and push one another to excel. I read it is going to be hard, but doable. There are people that graduate after all! I want to see my picture on the frame outside of the nursing department in the graduating class of 2014. Good luck to all. Stay positive. Pray. Any recent students that could help me with a reading list to get started since I have a couple months to idle? This is a great site and the students that have helped informing others and posting and motivating -- You are indeed very caring and rightfully need to have karma come out to you and nurture you with health, wealth and happiness because of your kind deeds!

tortiz80

31 Posts

I got accepted into the day -- Spring 2013 program at JJC. I think what helped is having all my pre-requisites done. I am excited because this is a blessing to finally have a career. As with most other students, I am a mother and in my mid 30's. I am hoping to get in touch with like-minded individuals in the day program that can motivate and push one another to excel. I read it is going to be hard, but doable. There are people that graduate after all! I want to see my picture on the frame outside of the nursing department in the graduating class of 2014. Good luck to all. Stay positive. Pray. Any recent students that could help me with a reading list to get started since I have a couple months to idle? This is a great site and the students that have helped informing others and posting and motivating -- You are indeed very caring and rightfully need to have karma come out to you and nurture you with health, wealth and happiness because of your kind deeds!

I have heard to start looking at nursing incredibly easy books. They have some in the jjc library to. I got one today. Just good to start looking at. Also freshen up in math ratio stuff for medications. I have the math from nursing 100 good idea to look it over if you can. Good luck and congrats to you as well.

Gstar

15 Posts

Hello everyone - For any of you new day nursing students, you may be curious about your upcoming schedule. It's been bothering me, b/c I need to get childcare in order, so I called the nursing department and below is the entire schedule they gave me. We of course pick only one time for each day, those are just all the classes available.

Theory is Monday and Friday -

8-10am

10-12 am

or 1-3

Clinical Topics I think she said - this is Tuesday

8-10

10-12

or 12:30 - 2:30

Clinical will be either Wednesday or Thursday

8-12 (1st 4 weeks in class)

7:30-12 (following 5 weeks in nursing home)

7:30-12 (remainder of semester in the hospital)

And for those of you who do not have your CNA, you will have to add the Nurs 140 class ontop of this schedule.

Also, I asked earlier if anyone knows if we have to be at our clinical site at 6am, because that is the latest rumor. Obviously, the above schedule dictates this is NOT the case - we only have to be at our clinical sites that early in the FOURTH and final semester.

Hopefully this will help some of you understand what our schedules will look like and maybe clear up any confusion. The lady who I spoke with said we will ALWAYS be done before 3pm every single day too, so I'm sure some of you have older kids that probably get home around that time - hopefully you can be there to greet them while wearing your scrubs and stethoscope :yes:

So proud of all of us, is everyone getting excited/anxious?

hopefull2011

53 Posts

I really think this is VERY INACCURATE. Please don't go by this....the ladies in the nursing office really don't know much. They are just the secretaries. You will never get out of clinical at 12pm and showing up at 7:30am???? I really doubt it. Sorry, but I just don't want you to think this will actually be your schedule. It won't. You WILL have to be at clinical way before 7:30am and you will never get to leave by NOON!! Maybe on the first day, but that it. And if you have to take 140, you may be stuck in class till 4pm on one of these days. Believe me, I wish this would have the real schedule :)

hopefull2011

53 Posts

The above post was in reference to to post above it regarding the schedule, by the way. Sorry, I'm still chuckling at the 7:30 to 12 bit.....I wish!!!!! I can't believe they told you that. The secretaries, unfortunately, get sooo tired of all the phone calls from prospective students, that they almost tell them anything to keep them from calling back. Plan for 6:30 till at least 2:30 or 3:00 pm for clinical.

Gstar

15 Posts

I didn't speak to a secretary - W*O*W - wrong information again. That's just awesome.

Gstar

15 Posts

The above post was in reference to to post above it regarding the schedule, by the way. Sorry, I'm still chuckling at the 7:30 to 12 bit.....I wish!!!!! I can't believe they told you that. The secretaries, unfortunately, get sooo tired of all the phone calls from prospective students, that they almost tell them anything to keep them from calling back. Plan for 6:30 till at least 2:30 or 3:00 pm for clinical.

If the information I posted is incorrect, can you please shed some light as to what a more correct schedule would be? I'm completely lost and beyond frustrated with the lack of communication and wrong information I've been getting now for almost 2 years about this program.

hopefull2011

53 Posts

Its not a rumor, I've been in this program for two years. I have never had to be at clinical later that 6:30 am EXCEPT during the PSYCH rotation in 3rd semester. I don't know ANYONE who starts at 7:30 and ends at 12. Who did you talk to because that is a bunch of baloney.

hopefull2011

53 Posts

You may be the lucky group who gets an easy schedule like that...who knows, maybe they just changed things!! (Which happens often!) Like I said, and I CANNOT stress this enough: BE FLEXIBLE!!! There will be tons of "conferences, labs,orientations, etc...." that they tell you about when the semester begins that will take place on your days off. Just be sure you have reliable emergency go-to people to help with childcare. I don't mean to scare you - HONESTLY!! I just want you to be prepared. Your schedule will be very, very erratic especially in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th semesters. When you get your schedule on registration day, please don't think that is actually your ENTIRE schedule...they will add, subtract, and multiply it several times over. Just be prepared and flexible and you will be fine. As far as the "schedule' you posted.....the first part is right with Theory, but please plan on being at clinical for much longer that that. And there will be several things shoved in between. It's hard to explain now, but you will see what I'm talking about soon. :)

Gstar

15 Posts

No offense hopefull2011, but if you've been in this program for 2 years, then you are about to graduate, right? Why are you even on this thread? You said you didn't want to scare anyone, but that's exactly what you're doing. You never even answered my question about what a more feasible schedule looks like, since the one I posted was apparently, baloney.

If you are just 2 months away from graudating, maybe a better approach to all of us "newbies" would be to encourage instead of what you're currently doing, because what you're currently doing.....sucks.

hopefull2011

53 Posts

If the information I posted is incorrect, can you please shed some light as to what a more correct schedule would be? I'm completely lost and beyond frustrated with the lack of communication and wrong information I've been getting now for almost 2 years about this program.

For the most part, you WILL be done by 3pm on most days. I'm pretty sure 1st semester you will be out earlier than 3 on clinical days....maybe 1:30 or 2 pm if I remember correctly. And if you have to take 140, I do believe one of those sections goes till 4pm, but that class only lasts for half of the first semester. Once you are done with 1st semester, you will not get out of clinical before 3pm. They used to make us go to the hospital the night before to research our patient during 2nd semester...pretty sure you'll have to do that still. It may seem like you've been getting the "wrong information for 2 years", and that is because they literally change things every semester. Be FLEXIBLE...did I already mention that?? :) Good luck girls!

hopefull2011

53 Posts

No offense hopefull2011, but if you've been in this program for 2 years, then you are about to graduate, right? Why are you even on this thread? You said you didn't want to scare anyone, but that's exactly what you're doing. You never even answered my question about what a more feasible schedule looks like, since the one I posted was apparently, baloney.

If you are just 2 months away from graudating, maybe a better approach to all of us "newbies" would be to encourage instead of what you're currently doing, because what you're currently doing.....sucks.

You know what???? If you don't want to hear reality then that is your problem. Just trying to help, but looks like you just want to hear fairly tales. Good luck getting through the program. No more advice from here. I'll get off your board now. What YOU are currently doing sucks and you will be one of those girls that will be crying everyday in panic whenever your structured schedule changes. Wake up now or you will be rudely awaken shortly.

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