Student at Megdar Evers applying for fall 2014 nursing

U.S.A. New York

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Hi everyone..Happy Holidays!! I am currently a student at MEC, and survivor of the fall semester::whew:: I put in my application for the fall 2014 nursing program, but I am a little worried because of my grades for the science courses. I got an A+ in Chem 105 lecture A- in Chem 105 Lab, and a B in A&P1:(. I know its really competitive to get into MEC nursing program, and I was wondering if anybody could give me a little insight on their experience at Medgar Evers or any other school..did I ruin my chances of getting accepted into this program...I heard they only look at 3.3 or better and I think that B messed me up:woot:.. Should I look into other schools as well? I'm open to any advice I can get..thanks guys

I haven't checked my mail as yet. I'm too nervous to do so. Have you found a facility where you can get your CPR done? If you haven't, I leave in Brooklyn and got mine at Caring4you CPR center. Same day certification, AHA.

Oh thanks I was just about to ask about a good cpr center. I'll call that place tomorrow thanks for the tip.

CHECK YOUR MAILBOX lol.

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Oh thanks I was just about to ask about a good cpr center. I'll call that place tomorrow thanks for the tip.

CHECK YOUR MAILBOX lol.

You're welcome.

No mail.

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Congrats on the great news guys! Just a side note in reference to the CPR certification, make sure its AHA (American Heart Association).

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Congratulations for those of you who were excepted. My advice to you is to call the department and ask for any information about a CPR class. There is a professor there who does CPR class which is AHA approved. I can't leave her name here but just ask. I paid a lot less than most other programs.

Congratulations again and welcome to the MECSON family!

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You're welcome.

No mail.

Don't lose hope. Some people won't find out for sure until after the summer sessions.

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Congratulations for those of you who were excepted. My advice to you is to call the department and ask for any information about a CPR class. There is a professor there who does CPR class which is AHA approved. I can't leave her name here but just ask. I paid a lot less than most other programs.

Congratulations again and welcome to the MECSON family!

Thanks, I went to the caring4you center that nayli recommended for my cpr class and handed in my completed acceptance packet today. I also bought the textbooks and will start studying today. All that's left to do is to buy the uniform and I will probably do that next week.

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Which textbooks did you buy. I can tell you right now which books you'll probably never open besides the text and which books outside of what's required that you should buy.

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Fundamentals will be a cake walk compared to the second semester. When class starts get a study group going of no more than two people. You will rely heavily on each other for the second semester.

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Which textbooks did you buy. I can tell you right now which books you'll probably never open besides the text and which books outside of what's required that you should buy.

I...bought all of them. Most of them I bought used on ebay since the prices they were charging at the bookstore were outrageous. You can visit the bookstore's website and search for nur 130 to see the textbook list. How many semesters into the program are you in? Any advice? I've also heard the job market for ADNs after graduation is rough, should I be volunteering or something?

Fundamentals will be a cake walk compared to the second semester. When class starts get a study group going of no more than two people. You will rely heavily on each other for the second semester.

OK will do

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I'm going into my third semester.

I asked about the books just to see if you have a newer edition now. But the nutrition book you will need open, and the pharmacology book you might open (I read the first chapter and never opened it again), but you the pharmacology chapter in the main text will suffice. For med-surg you will want to get a book that will make learning the drugs easy to understand.

Make sure you get your math perfected. Although drug calculations of tablets aren't difficult, you will need to get 100% to pass the class. The exam will consists on calculations of tablets and injections and your second semester it will be on IV's. You will have this exam every semester until graduation. Calculators are not allowed in lecture exams but they are allowed on the drug calculation test (which is a lab exam)

Definately get a nursing diagnosis handbook and a drug book to assist you with your care plans. You may not start clinicals until 4 weeks in to the semester but that is what will help you. I think they have two lab books on the list (unless that has changed), the main one and the check list. I'm a visual learner so the checklist was useless to me.

Trust me on this get a study aid. Saunders is a great study aid and so are success books.

second semester is psych and med surg. You will have to find a good balance for the two classes because each one has three components. 2 lectures 2 labs and 2 clinicals. Which of course means exams within days of each other and care plans and drug cards due every weekend. Durig med surg and psych is when your knowledge of drugs really come into play. They will most definitely be on your exams.

I'm not trying to scare you. I just wish someone had told me about the second semester so I could plan properly. After midterms I had to request my work schedule to be part time and it made a world of difference in my stress level and my studying.

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Re the job market. The BSN is a quickly becoming a requirement so during clinicals make friends with the nurses.

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Thanks for the info, at least now I have an idea on where I should focus my attention on during the summer before classes start.

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