I submitted my application for the accelerated Summer 2010 program at ASU awhile ago, but I just realized that the February 1st deadline was coming up and wanted to see if anyone else here on allnurses.com applied or is applying. I'm so nervous, I've already applied once and didn't make it--I really, really, really, REALLY hope I can get in this time.
I'm already starting to get impatient waiting for April!!! My whole life is on hold until then! I hate that I can't apply to any other schools because I'm stuck waiting for ASU and I don't want to pay a bunch of application fees if I make it into ASU regardless. Don't get me wrong, though, I really want to get into ASU's program. I just want to get into nursing, really. It's just a little annoying that we will find out about getting into the program so late in the year .
Yep, my clinicals are as far from my home as they can get them. I live in North Phoenix and mine are in Tempe and Chandler....I thought they said they would assign us near our homes at the orientation. Was I hearing things or just overwhelmed with my my concerns for financial aid?:grn:
You too?! Argh. I think that's so stupid. They should put us close to where we live, REGARDLESS. It's not like we get better experience by driving further, you know? Just more chances of getting into car accidents, getting speeding tickets and using a heck of a lot more gas. I'd be more willing if we got reimbursed for the gas or something; essentially this is volunteer work... that's really far away lol.
Hmm... I wonder if maybe they just have a lot of people from the west valley?? I know they did say they switch them up every semester so maybe this was just your rotation to be far away??? I dunno. I have one site in Tempe, one in Chandler and another on North 24th St. That last one seemed out of place. I know one of the other groups (D4 maybe) has all of theirs closer to me. So who knows. I just think they had to rotate things around. I'll tell you what if I get rotated in to one in the far west valley I will blow a gasket. Hahha thats like 2hr + drive w/o traffic. I bet when we start doing hospital rotations it will be easier to get closer to where we live. Crossing my fingers for Mercy Gilbert! :)
That's the ironic part; is that they switch up the rotations. I'd rather have my LTC here on the West side and do hospitals and whatnot every where else. I really don't want a hospital on the West side, they're not very good over here. Or at least the three closest to me aren't spectacular; Banner Estrella, West Valley and Maryvale Hospitals. I haven't been too impressed with them in the past so I wouldn't be thrilled if I were placed there (compared to placed like Good Samaritan, St. Joe's, Banner Heart Hospital, etc., etc. I'd rather drive the distance for THOSE places, yanno?). But I guess I've just gotta deal with what's given to me. I'll definitely glean experience from where ever I'm put, I just worry about my poor car making the drive and also having to wake up so early to go (when there are clinical sites that are so much closer!!!!). Oh well.
I haven't even started that article... I guess I should get on that... LOL. It says it's a "Writing Assignment" but we don't actually have to write anything, right? Just bring in the article?
I haven't even started that article... I guess I should get on that... LOL. It says it's a "Writing Assignment" but we don't actually have to write anything, right? Just bring in the article?
It doesn't look like any writing was due with it, it didn't even specify Tuesday or Thursday did it? I did it anyway. Did I miss out on what D&D is? It has been two steps forward and at least one back for me today.
Yeah no writing required. And from the sounds of it, it doesn't even need to be an article. Just something on the internet that talks about what it is and gives you an idea of what it is.
Also 330 is up now. Just got done finishing up all the Nursing Skills things and everything else for 320. My poor printer! HAHA Now I have to run to Wal-mart and get some more ink and other stuff I realized I need. Never ending!
Sorry about the clinical issue. Maybe it was meant to be and there is some greater purpose for you being where you will be!?! Who knows.
so I've been MIA a little since school got out but congratulations on starting everyone! how is it going? I wish I had more time to address some stuff you guys have mentioned but I just wanted to address this quick point:
It doesn't look like any writing was due with it, it didn't even specify Tuesday or Thursday did it? I did it anyway. Did I miss out on what D&D is? It has been two steps forward and at least one back for me today.
I've asked what d&d is for all of jr1 and haven't had an answer that wasn't "dungeons and dragons" or "i don't know" yet. it's just a discussion time haha
Wow! After reading the last couple posts I feel so behind... I haven't cracked ANY of my books open.. lol.. Guess I better get on that after school today!
I'm a little peeved at the moment, though. If you look under 320, you can locate your clinical site.... All three of mine are in Chandler. CHANDLER. I live in AVONDALE. (107th Avenue and Camelback). I'm going to have to wake up around like 4:15am in order to get there in time if we have to be there at 6am. D2's sites are ALL in the West Valley: Sun City/Glendale. And all of D6's sites are at least in Central Phoenix!! Why couldn't I have been placed there?! Why CHANDLER?! Ugh, I'm going to whine and pout and say this totally isn't fair. I thought they were supposed to put us somewhere near where we live? We accept driving to ASU as a distance we simply have to deal with, but where our clinicals are is totally up to THEM and we're at the mercy of where THEY put us. The least they could do is put me within 30 miles of my clinical site, that's all I'm asking; especially when the sites for the D2's are literally 10 miles away from me. What happened to anyone caring about GAS PRICES and POLLUTION?! And ASU calls itself a "green" university! Arghhhh....
I am seriously hoping that I'm mysteriously put into a different LC and not D4. This doesn't seem right at all.
I feel ya, I live in east Mesa, basically on the border of apache junction and my LTC clinical was at Cactus and the 101. They "try" to put us by location but obviously that doesn't always work. Driving that far sucks but at least youre not the only one. I'd def try to find someone to carpool with.
I think D&D stands for "debrief and discuss" but I'm not positive on that. Also, there's no writing for that self directed learning thing just find an article that explains what self directed learning is and then in your learning communities you'll discuss what it means....and none of you have said how the first day went! Did you have a good day? I personally was overwhelmed and didn't really know what to think of it yet. How do you guys feel?
Thank you tttt and Tarabara, I asked about the D&D and they said it was discussion. First day was very overwhelming, we got a bit more oriented today, I am hoping by week two we have it down.
so I've been MIA a little since school got out but congratulations on starting everyone! how is it going? I wish I had more time to address some stuff you guys have mentioned but I just wanted to address this quick point:
....and none of you have said how the first day went! Did you have a good day? I personally was overwhelmed and didn't really know what to think of it yet. How do you guys feel?
So the 1st day was definately overwhelming. Way too much info and, at least at my end, being new to ASU and the Downtown campus and blackboard.... yeah it was interesting haha. Today wasn't bad at all. Met FORs today and did the orientations and lab tours. Much funner. Tomorrow will probably suck. Pharm and Professional Development. Not really looking forward to a LONG day in the class. Oh and all our classes are in the SAME room! Of course except for Tuesday & Thursdays.
But since we are short on time we didn't get eased in and do the whole go around meeting everyone stuff that yall had mentioned. We jumped right in! In fact, some of us are going to meet our well elders next Tuesday! We sure got ourselves in to something heavy lol
Thank you tttt and Tarabara, I asked about the D&D and they said it was discussion. First day was very overwhelming, we got a bit more oriented today, I am hoping by week two we have it down.
So the 1st day was definately overwhelming. Way too much info and, at least at my end, being new to ASU and the Downtown campus and blackboard.... yeah it was interesting haha. Today wasn't bad at all. Met FORs today and did the orientations and lab tours. Much funner. Tomorrow will probably suck. Pharm and Professional Development. Not really looking forward to a LONG day in the class. Oh and all our classes are in the SAME room! Of course except for Tuesday & Thursdays.
But since we are short on time we didn't get eased in and do the whole go around meeting everyone stuff that yall had mentioned. We jumped right in! In fact, some of us are going to meet our well elders next Tuesday! We sure got ourselves in to something heavy lol
Yeahh... I felt pretty much the same. I was practically in tears, to be completely honest. But the clinical director (I don't want to say her name because I don't think I can, but she's pretty awesome!) said it best today: take it one day at a time. I couldn't stop looking at the schedule yesterday and I felt SO lost, helpless and OVERWHELMED! I had to just stop trying to organize our calendar altogether. I couldn't look at it anymore without feeling panicked lol.
Today was a LOT better, though. We met our FOR's and did little get-to-know-you stuff within our LC's and did the lab tours. It was a completely different environment today, though, because the FOR's (or at least mine) were VERY supportive and were very encouraging, letting us know that they're going to help us as much as possible, etc. etc. I think the difference is that NUR 320 is pass/fail whereas all of our other classes have a LOT more pressure on them to not only do well, but we have to do VERY well in order to get A's and I am not used to that at all. There's a LOT more pressure to perform in our lecture classes versus lab, and that initial perception scared the heck out of me!!
I'm better now, though. :) Touring the labs made me feel more at home--like it related more to what I want to be doing in the future, you know? I just need to take it one day at a time. Or, like at the end of the clinical director's PowerPoint: "Keep stepping."
Yes the clinical director, miss "keep stepping" is the sweetest person ever! i love her :) I'm glad your 2nd day was more fun and not as overwhelming! I dont know why they bother telling you a TON of info on the first day as if you're going to remember everything lol Did they give you guys that master calendar too? It was nice of them to make it but honestly I couldn't look at that thing lol I could only look at 2 days ahead at most, otherwise it just looks impossible! We use blackboard so much anyway that I just looked there for my assignments. Well wednesdays kinda suck since they're so long but I hope you have a great day tomorrow! (can you tell I'm bored since im on here every day lol, I just dont know what to do with myself, without having hours of homework every day! )
Don't get me wrong, though, I really want to get into ASU's program. I just want to get into nursing, really. It's just a little annoying that we will find out about getting into the program so late in the year 
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We sure got ourselves in to something heavy lol
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You too?! Argh. I think that's so stupid. They should put us close to where we live, REGARDLESS. It's not like we get better experience by driving further, you know? Just more chances of getting into car accidents, getting speeding tickets and using a heck of a lot more gas. I'd be more willing if we got reimbursed for the gas or something; essentially this is volunteer work... that's really far away lol.
That's the ironic part; is that they switch up the rotations. I'd rather have my LTC here on the West side and do hospitals and whatnot every where else. I really don't want a hospital on the West side, they're not very good over here. Or at least the three closest to me aren't spectacular; Banner Estrella, West Valley and Maryvale Hospitals. I haven't been too impressed with them in the past so I wouldn't be thrilled if I were placed there (compared to placed like Good Samaritan, St. Joe's, Banner Heart Hospital, etc., etc. I'd rather drive the distance for THOSE places, yanno?). But I guess I've just gotta deal with what's given to me. I'll definitely glean experience from where ever I'm put, I just worry about my poor car making the drive and also having to wake up so early to go (when there are clinical sites that are so much closer!!!!). Oh well.
I haven't even started that article... I guess I should get on that... LOL. It says it's a "Writing Assignment" but we don't actually have to write anything, right? Just bring in the article?