Be prepared to have enough money saved up because you do NOT need to be working while you are studying heavy duty Intense material.
Be Prepared and organized. Arrive early - they will lock the doors when lecture starts and you miss important information and the test and the instructors will look at you like a looser because you were not prepared. Do not embarrass yourself by being late for lectures, clinicals, or anything else.
Be Prepared for class. You will have at lest 4 or more books to work from; 2-3 chapters each week. You will have multiple tests. Each week you will have a theory test, a skills written test; skills hands on test; clinical test; care plans; and you will be observed for your interaction at the nursing home. The teachers are experienced. There is no excuse for not following the rules. Don't embarrass yourself by not being prepared.
Be prepared for a "culture shock." The grading scale is bumped up from the normal college level grading scale. Do not get anything less than 93% if you want an "A". Do not get anything less than 86% if you want a "B." Anything less than 86% means you had better revise your study habits quickly!
Be prepared to have your notecards in your purse or pocket. While you are waiting 2 minutes, 5 minutes; or 20 minutes you have valuable study time that may give you that extra point on the test to keep your "A."
Whatever school you choose, all the nursing programs are insane. But when you are done, you will know with confidence that you are a safe nurse.
That is one of the things that bothered me my first week of class, most of the professors saying that you cannot possibly work full-time and complete the program. Well, I have rent, car note and other expenses and I HAVE to work. If that was the case I would have applied to Chamberlain and got my BSN and rather than going the LPN route, but due to my work schedule and money issues not working is NOT an option for me and neither is the BSN at this point. Rather, than discourage how about ENCOURAGE those of us who have the tenacity to work full-time as well as go to school full-time. I am a true believer that Nothing is Impossible....Good Luck!!!!!
I think OP was just trying to provide a "worst case scenario" for anyone who is not prepared to deal with the differences between Nursing School & 'ordinary' college work - LOL.
Mscoleman78
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That is one of the things that bothered me my first week of class, most of the professors saying that you cannot possibly work full-time and complete the program. Well, I have rent, car note and other expenses and I HAVE to work. If that was the case I would have applied to Chamberlain and got my BSN and rather than going the LPN route, but due to my work schedule and money issues not working is NOT an option for me and neither is the BSN at this point. Rather, than discourage how about ENCOURAGE those of us who have the tenacity to work full-time as well as go to school full-time. I am a true believer that Nothing is Impossible....Good Luck!!!!!