Brookhaven College Nursing Program Fall 2014

crossfitnurse · Jul 17, 2014

Glad to hear older editions are ok. I hope I get the one hospital in plano since I live in Plano. I still don't get how one day a week of clinicals makes things intense.

Bite your tongue honey. Seriously

lylyek · Jul 18, 2014

Hello everyone, I was at Brookhaven the fall of 2012 but due to

Family issues, I couldn't make it. I still

Have all my books that I am willing to sell for about half the price. The only things that are not included are the evolve access code, but those can be bought online.

CaseyB7 · Jul 18, 2014

Jenbunny12, I went to the bookstore and asked for the Semester 1 Nursing Package, and they gave me a box with the books, plus the skills lab bundle (which includes our lab stuff). I went back today because the foundations book wasn't included in the box, and the cashier said the book wasn't in yet, so I had to fill out a form with my info so they could notify me when they received the book.

brittrb · Jul 19, 2014

Hey y'all! I'm a current 3rd semester student at Brookhaven. Just thought I'd post some helpful hints on here for everyone coming in to the program!

1. Congrats on making it in! I know it wasn't easy!

2. Buy as many books as you can online- used. You will save at least a couple hundred dollars over the year.

3. Cut back on working as MUCH AS POSSIBLE. Many students failed out 1st semester because they thought they could be super heroes.

4. With that being said..save as much money as possible before first semester starts! Their are a lot of little expenses that add up and you aren't given a lot of time to come up with the added expenses.

5. Clinicals are fun! Don't be so nervous! A lot of the nurses are helpful and don't bite. (A few of them definitely bite though)

And lastly do not get caught up in the drama. With 60 (mostly) female students there will be drama, people whispering behind others backs and with a lot of stress comes a lot of negativity. This is probably the most important nugget I can leave with you is to STAY POSITIVE!

Oh and also start studying your fundamentals book as soon as you can.. I think our first exam was 23 chapters?

If y'all have questions I'll gladly answer them as well as I can.. :nurse:

Happy studying! :)

And to the person who mentioned earlier in the comments that they don't understand how one day of clinicals makes things intense... :no: :banghead: :dead: :nailbiting: :no:

EdwardO · Jul 19, 2014

I never doubted it would be intense, but I haven't gotten any specific examples explaining why it's going to be intense at only 1 day a week. All i get instead is a bunch of vague, ominous warnings. I'm thankful for any help I can get, but please save the dramatics.

dawnb123 · Jul 20, 2014

No experience here, but friends have told me the intensity comes less from the one day of clinicals than the prep time doing care plans while keeping up in class. One friend told me that there is something due every time you turn around. Also, when I turned in my forms Nancy told me that the books needed to

be the newest edition. I think the books talked about earlier were supplemental reference books and they said buy older editions to save money. I am getting anxious to get my schedule so I can plan the rest of my life around it (which mostly means arranging to get my kids where they need to be).

EdwardO · Jul 20, 2014

I was also told by Nancy to get the latest editions, but others on here have said otherwise. What to do?

I need to take pathophysiology, but from the sounds of things, only 2 classes plus 1 day clinicals will make me consider hari kiri. What to do?

crossfitnurse · Jul 20, 2014

I never doubted it would be intense, but I haven't gotten any specific examples explaining why it's going to be intense at only 1 day a week. All i get instead is a bunch of vague, ominous warnings. I'm thankful for any help I can get, but please save the dramatics.

Just. Just quit and just wait and see. Trust us on this one.

If you go in not expecting a lot - you're going to get a nice kick in the pants soon enough. But hey - maybe you just need to wait and see the reality of it

EdwardO · Jul 20, 2014

OK, let me try this another way lol!

What was your weekly schedule like while going thru the Brookhaven nursing program? Did you have time for crossfit?

brittrb · Jul 20, 2014

The intensity comes from the sheer amount of work. Yes clinical is only one 12 hour shift but before clinical you go in the day before to pick your patient and then have at least 7 pages of paperwork due that next morning at 6am. You'll have class at least two days a week. Check offs to study for. Orientations to go to. Sim days. Service learning hours. Not to mention studying for exams(this should take up most of your "off" time). Major care plans to write(usually a 50 page paper, worth a large % of your grade). Teaching presentations to put together. And alllllll of the weekly care plans. And any days you think you'll be off? Nope. There will be something to do. At success camp they will tell you how much time you won't have and how difficult nursing school is. And they're not saying that to scare you. I know a few people that cried after success camp. Anyone that goes into this thinking it will be easy will be knocked on their ass very soon.

EdwardO · Jul 20, 2014

Thanks so much for that explanation!

Should I take pathophysiology in the Fall, or later? I'm thinking later so I can ease into the program, but I've read that the program gets more intense with each successive semester so maybe I should get it out of the way now?

brittrb · Jul 20, 2014

I guess it depends if you plan on working or not. I took patho on campus during 1st semester but I also quit my job before the semester started. I've heard it's a thousand times easier if you take patho online. 2nd semester was pretty intense so I was glad to have patho out of the way. Also I took pharm over the wintermester which I highly recommend if you need that class as well!