My brain is bored--What to do until my clinicals begin in Fall 2018?

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Hi, I am a newly accepted nursing student who won't be starting clinicals until Fall 2018. A little background: I already have a BS in a different field; my clinicals (Nursing I thru IV) will have me graduating with a ASN 3 years down the road where I plan to pass the RN exam and continue my education RN to BSN and next, BSN to MSN and so on...I am not in any rush to do these things but I AM interested in getting some credits under my belt that will be transferable towards the BSN. I have a whole year to work, raise my kids, and do something--ANYTHING remotely related to Nursing. My ask: if you had the opportunity to do it again and--take your time/be better prepared/take additional classes--before clinicals, what would you choose to do in that time? I'm SO looking for suggestions.

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
Hi, I am a newly accepted nursing student who won't be starting clinicals until Fall 2018. A little background: I already have a BS in a different field; my clinicals (Nursing I thru IV) will have me graduating with a ASN 3 years down the road where I plan to pass the RN exam and continue my education RN to BSN and next, BSN to MSN and so on...I am not in any rush to do these things but I AM interested in getting some credits under my belt that will be transferable towards the BSN. I have a whole year to work, raise my kids, and do something--ANYTHING remotely related to Nursing. My ask: if you had the opportunity to do it again and--take your time/be better prepared/take additional classes--before clinicals, what would you choose to do in that time? I'm SO looking for suggestions.

I'd spend more time at the movies, reading trashy novels and catching up with friends because once school starts you won't have time for any of that!

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Specializes in Critical Care.

Seriously. Watch all the movies you can. Drink all the booze you can. And see all the friends you can. :)

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I completely disagree with the above posts, I love to study and learn so every new class I take I prep for it before hand. Classes that are very pertinent to nursing school would include: Medical terminology, ACLS, BLS, EMT, Cardiac dysrthmias...You can learn all of these on youtube without a formal structured class if you are self didactic. I have make a few posts regarding how I prep for nursing classes. Here is a link to the post I made on what to study and how to study it: https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-student/what-to-know-1106099.html

Feel free to to ask if you have any questions.

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Volunteer at a hospital, review anatomy and physiology and I agree with the previous poster about medical terminology. Medical terminology helps SO much when going through patient's medical record and understanding abbreviations and medical terms.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
Hi, I am a newly accepted nursing student who won't be starting clinicals until Fall 2018. A little background: I already have a BS in a different field; my clinicals (Nursing I thru IV) will have me graduating with a ASN 3 years down the road where I plan to pass the RN exam and continue my education RN to BSN and next, BSN to MSN and so on...I am not in any rush to do these things but I AM interested in getting some credits under my belt that will be transferable towards the BSN. I have a whole year to work, raise my kids, and do something--ANYTHING remotely related to Nursing. My ask: if you had the opportunity to do it again and--take your time/be better prepared/take additional classes--before clinicals, what would you choose to do in that time? I'm SO looking for suggestions.
I am curious....if you have a BS already....did you investigate about accelerated BSN programs?
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