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i was thinking about going to cnr for spring 2010. Can anyone tell me about their program and the requirements? Pleaaaaaseeeee : )

Please do and you're welcome!

Aye125RN

Hi, Aye125. Just wanted to let you know I registered for classes:yeah:. Nur209, 209L, 107, 207, 212, 212L. Yikes!!!

I was planning 2 classes but I did not get a choice when I went to register. :eek: LOL

Please tell me this is doable???

If possible tell me a little about the 1st clinical... I believe in a nursing home. What were your responsibilities? Thanks, Aye125 :yeah:

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Hi, Aye125. Just wanted to let you know I registered for classes:yeah:. Nur209, 209L, 107, 207, 212, 212L. Yikes!!!

I was planning 2 classes but I did not get a choice when I went to register. :eek: LOL

Please tell me this is doable???

If possible tell me a little about the 1st clinical... I believe in a nursing home. What were your responsibilities? Thanks, Aye125 :yeah:

Really. Yay for you. I know you must be scared and excited all at once. It is very much doable, trust me. Just focus and study hard. If I did it and I'm one who hates studying, you can definitely do it. Well the first 7 weeks of clinicals will be held at the campus and for those weeks you will be practicing nursing skills and all. The remaining 7 weeks are in the nursing home. This experience is not challenging at all. I remembered being assigned to 1 patient and doing a complete physical assessment and while the nursing tasks as well including that patient. The 1st semester clinical is usually from 7 -1 but then the following semesters it will be 12 hrs. Congratulations on making the first step in your journey. If you need to know anything else, as always feel free and good luck!

Best wishes,

Aye125RN

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Hi, Aye125. Just wanted to let you know I registered for classes:yeah:. Nur209, 209L, 107, 207, 212, 212L. Yikes!!!

I was planning 2 classes but I did not get a choice when I went to register. :eek: LOL

Please tell me this is doable???

If possible tell me a little about the 1st clinical... I believe in a nursing home. What were your responsibilities? Thanks, Aye125 :yeah:

Hi, if you don't mind me asking, what's the schedule like? Do you have classes everyday? I was missing 1 class and so couldn't register for the nursing classes. But I just started the class and will complete it before september, but don't know when they'll allow me to get a new schedule. In the meantime I'm trying to get a part time job but since I don't know what the schedule will be like I'm having difficulty estimating my availibilty. So if you don't mind telling me the time schedule of those classes i'd appreciate it. Thx

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Hi,I got into the IT program for fall 2011.Can anyone tell me what professors to avoid,what classes to take first......what classes will demand the most devotion and study time?thanks!Also,how many terms do people take to graduate from the IT track?They say 5 semesters,but I am sure they try to keep you longer.

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Hi Aye125RN,

I just started the accelerated BSN program at CNR. Im taking Foundations 1. Health Assessment and Dosage and calculation. Its only been 1 week and its intense but I have the drive and desire to accomplish this program and perform well. This Wed is the first foundation exam for lab. Can you please provide me with any suggestions, tools, or just anything that can help me survive so I can succeed. This is a new world for me and after this first week I know that being organized is key. However, there is sooooo much reading and I read pretty slow. For instance, Foundations has several chaps then health assessment has like more than 10 chaps. Were you ever in this type of situation? Theres been a lot of negative talk about people failing out of the program because its accelerated and the squeeze tons of info into 8 weeks. Would you please offer any advice/suggestions that you have for a new student to succeed and do well. Thanks! RKRN

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Hi Pinkwizard,

I'm glad you are going to CNR, it is a wonderful school. Make sure for each class you at least set aside a few hours each day for each class, to read and study. Especially for the accelerated program, it's important to stay on top of the reading in order to prepare for the exams and any required assignments. When I went there, each day I would spend at least an hour for each class either reading and studying. Also make sure to take breaks so that you could give your mind a break from the intense work. Don't listen to the negativity, just think about the ultimate goal which is you becoming a nurse and providing excellent patient care. I often had flash cards where I would put down important info for studying. I also absorbed the info through the lectures, reading the assigned chapters, and also studying/discussing the information with trusted classmates so that the information is reinforced and fresh in your mind. If you need anymore tips and information please feel free to ask. I wish you luck. I know it may feel overwhelming but like I said if you listen to the negativity then you will do poorly, it's not as bad as you may think ;)

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what is the schedule like?

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what is the schedule like?

In your first semester, you'll be taking Foundations of Nursing Practice (sometimes called "Fundamentals" at other schools), Health Assessment, Pharmacology, and most likely Transcultural Nursing or Psychosocial Nursing.

Foundations is the clinical nursing course. You'll have lecture once a week for three hours, as well as a 6 hour lab once a week (you get a lunch break for an hour). In the lab you'll be learning basic nursing skills, such as taking vital signs, administering medications, wound care, etc. About midway through the semester, you'll start going to a clinical site (they let us choose our top 2 from a list, then they decided). This will be at a nursing home or rehab facility. On weeks you have clinical you don't have lab. Clinical is from 7am-1pm the first semester.

Pharmacology is three hours once a week, plus Dosage Calculation for 1 hour. Health Assessment is 2 hours lecture and 1.5 hours lab. In the lab you practice all the physical examination techniques you learn in lecture. Transcultural nursing is 3 hours once a week.

Usually you'll have a choice in the timing for the classes. Usually there will be a morning and afternoon option. With Foundations lab, when I took it last semester, they had a 8:30am-2:30pm and a 2:30pm-8:30pm option, but when we switched to doing clinicals, the afternoon lab section still had clinical at 7am with the rest of us. Classes like transcultural nursing are sometimes offered online.

So for me, I had class Tuesdays 8:30am-2:30pm (for Foundations lab, then 7am-1pm for clinical midway thru the semester), Wednesdays 1pm-3pm (Assessment lec) and 3:30pm-5pm (Assessment lab), Thursdays 8am-11am (Pharmacology) and 11am-12pm (Dosage Calculation), and Fridays 1pm-4pm (Foundations lecture). I also had Transcultural online.

Hope that helps.

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That was very helpful. Thank you for taking the time to respond. What are the breaks like? Are they long? Is there only a little?

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Specializes in Neurosurgery, Neurology.
That was very helpful. Thank you for taking the time to respond. What are the breaks like? Are they long? Is there only a little?

Holiday breaks? They seem pretty standard. You can check out the academic calendar here (SN=school of nursing): Academic Calendar - The College of New Rochelle

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Thank you very much, I appreciate it.

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Hey everyone,

I am applying for the FNP program for the Spring 2017 semester. Any advice? Is the program difficult? Will I be teaching myself how to become a FNP?

Thanks :)

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