Capital Health System Nursing School and work

[CarSces]

I'm going to be starting at CHSSON in September. I'm wondering how difficult it

will be to try to work while going to school. How many hours of studying can I

expect?

Has anyone ever had a safety issue in/near the parking lot?

[michellendylan]

Also, how much of the reading do you need to know for class? Do you need to understand the stuff inside and out, or do they review it well enough in class? I was thinking of doing the outlines, and right now I'm working on the readings for the UAP, but it's taking me so long to get through the material when I outline it. I'm scared of falling behind in the reading because I'm outlining so much.

[jlb_rn]

hello -

there are no "set number" of students hired; they do give priority consideration to their own graduates, though. in my graduating class (before the economy took a nose dive) a large number of my classmates were hired; only a few that applied there did not receive offers and we were the largest graduating class they had.

i believe in this year's graduating class, less students were hired (r/t the economy) but from what i understand, they did not hire ANY new graduates from other institutions - all new graduates came from the school. i think going through their program does give you and advantage when applying for jobs there - as it should - they know how you were trained, you have familiarity with their computer system and charting, etc.

with regard to the reading i would recommend doing what works best for you in terms of learning - if outlining is the best method for you to learn then by all means, continue. that being said, you will receive detailed notes from each instructor and have an opportunity to make additional notations during lecture. i chose to read the material prior to class so that i wasn't totally lost during lecture and could ask useful questions and clarify the information i didn't understand. i also found it easier to follow the lecture if i had some base knowledge. i found it most useful to go back to the book after lecture and fill in any gaps to help me understand the patho the most completely and re-read over the intervention section of the book because i always felt that after lecture, the interventions made more sense than when i read them the first time.

i don't know if that makes sense, but it may make more sense once you start attending classes. you will find a rhythm and routine that work for you and i would highly recommend sticking with whatever method that is. my perception from the program is that individuals that performed the assigned readings, studied the notes, had a study group or study buddy and practiced nclex style questions tended to be the most successful students for the most part. there are always exceptions, of course. :)

good luck

[michellendylan]

Thanks, that helps a great deal!

[Dragtail]

hello michelledylan

Your starting this fall also, that's awesome , I'm going to be starting also this Monday for the UAP class, maybe ill see you there

[michellendylan]

I'll be there Monday, too. Very excited to get this started and meet everyone in our class.

[Dragtail]

well my names Eric , ill be sure to introduce myself :). I only have a couple people i know in the program, I need to get into a study group , hopefully someone starts one

[michellendylan]

I'm Michelle (obviously - LOL) and I only know one other person in the program. Weird. I could never find much info on it, or anyone who had taken it or was taking it. It's almost like not a lot of people know about it. I'm glad a lot of the questions I have on it should be answered in the UAP course. Do you mind if I ask how much of the reading you've done for the course? I don't want to get too far ahead with it, but it's so much I also want to do as much as possible before it starts.

[Dragtail]

Well the UAP reading assignment that we got I basically read and outlined only the Fundamentals book , i was gonna read the nursing assistance book that i do have, but i decided the reading for the nursing assistance book is rather easy, so i would read it the day after each class, But, as for the Fundamentals book reading I read up to the Cardiac System which is probably first 3 or 4 days. Now I dont want to read anymore because I am not sure which information they are gonna cover in theses chapters. How about you what have you read or done?

[michellendylan]

I've read the first day for both books, and am working on the second day. They both have a lot of the same info in them, so it's almost like rereading what you already read, but there are some differences and reading the material twice seems to be a good backup. I outlined the first day of the fundamentals book, but it seemed like I was rewriting the entire chapter almost, so I stopped. The outlining put me behind where I wanted to be, so now I'm just reading. I'd like to get through the first two days at least by Monday.