Indiana State University LPN-BSN 2012 - Page 4

I have 3 more challenge exams to take, I'm aiming for Fall 2012 as well. I'm hoping to pass all with the use of my old LPN books and ATI books. So far so good. My only worry is financial aid which I may not qualify for since Ive maxed out on borrowing from federal loan programs.

Hey LadyinScrubs,
I wanted to ask how many classes are you taking per semester and how long have you been working on phase 3?
I work fulltime and didnt want it to take too long to finish,so I didnt know if its better to take 1 class at a time as ive read in other threads or are you safe taking maybe 2?

Thanks!

Hey,
I wanted to ask how many classes are you taking per semester and how long have you been working on phase 3?
I work fulltime and didnt want it to take too long to finish,so I didnt know if its better to take 1 class at a time as ive read in other threads or are you safe taking maybe 2?

Thanks!

Looks like you are on your way. BTW distant learning students do not get any financial aid other than the opportunity to borrow money. You may be offered a fee waiver, but I do not know if that is valid for distant learning students.

Temika, I don't know if I answered your question. The first semester, I took 2 classes--Transition to nursing and the Assessment with a clinical. There was no need to take both classes at the same time and they were a bear together because Transition is also a pharm class. Take the transition class first and the next semester the assessment class. If you take them together, you do not do anything the 2nd semester other than any gen ed classes.

The 3rd semester is mental health with a clinical. Fourth semester is Med surg II and statistics. Next is community health and following semester is Med surg III with clinical and also leadership. The final semester is the last semester is the capstone class with a didactic class.

Some students mix up the classes after the 3rd semester. In the end the last classes are the capstone and didactic class before graduation.

If you work full time, it is up to you how many classes you will take. You will know more about the program by the time you get out of mental health (you do 50 clinical hours). The next semester Med Surg II is intensive and you must do 90 clinical hours. I am lucky because my facility has 12 hr days so I am done with my clinical by midterms.

It is true it will take you more time at one class a semester--as there are 6 clinicals and 8 didactic classes= 14 total classes without gen ed classes. If you were able to take 3 classes a year (which would include summer--if the class is available), you would graduate in about 4 years (without counting your gen ed classes). That sounds like a lot of yers but then again you are not killing yourself with work and study and you are not failing out because the school work is too much.

Only you can make the decision what to do. When you take the transition class, you will have a farily good idea what to expect if you take 2 classes a semester--because transition is two classes but they have rolled it into one.

HI folks,

I wanted to thank you all for your posts . It has helped me find my way. I am starting the challenge exams this month and need to finish by June.

Thanks again

[quote=errobinson12;6035701]hi folks, i wanted to thank you all for your posts . it has helped me find my way. i am starting the challenge exams this month and need to finish by june.thanks again[/quote]

good for you. how are you studying for the exams and what tools are you using? there should be a blog area for each of the challenge exams. blogging about it may reduce the annxiety.

i am assuming you are aiming for fall 2012 at isu.

Hey LadyinScrubs


I am hopin to have all 4 exams done by june also, i am using the tcn study guide. Do u think i should be using some extra material? And about the guide for the exams are you talking about the one u can sse wnats you have paid for the exam?

Yes, the TCN study guides are nothing specia and they are no magic bullet. You still need to study and answer the questions correctlyl. In fact,when I bought the study guides and when I took the test, I noted that there were questions that were never covered in the TCN studyguides.

I don't understand your last sentence. As far as other textbooks--get a good comprehennsive NCLEX RN book. Do the chapters that correspond to the tests and do the questions. Look at the rationales for the questions. I also found Lippincotts Straight A's in _________. It was a good study guide. If you use all three and actually study from them, you should have everything covered.

ISU will send out a sheet discussing the objectives of the test and what you need to review for each test. They will also send out suggestions of books to buy that correspond to the tests. This is free and they should send it out either before or after you pay for the test.

hey ladyinscrubs

sorry about that last sentence but you answered it.. I still have not recieved a sheet discussing the objectives of the test. I have emailed someone about but i guess i need to gety to calling since i am taking the test next weekend..