Brookhaven Nursing Spring 2016

mlank81011 · Aug 10, 2015

Ok, so there is about a 4 week break between summer and fall semester/ (hopefully that stays the same for next summer)

mlank81011 · Aug 10, 2015

Thankfully, yes. But we only got a weekend off between Spring and Summer semester...But finished Summer July 30 and don't start back til Aug 30! I haven't known what to do with myself this past week lol

Girl,,,,, take a vacation!

PD82 · Aug 11, 2015

Thankfully, yes. But we only got a weekend off between Spring and Summer semester...But finished Summer July 30 and don't start back til Aug 30! I haven't known what to do with myself this past week lol

Can you share with us a little about what the schedule is like.....how many days a week for class and clinical? And what about spring break and holidays- do we get off like the college school schedule does?

Thanks in advance!!

amytx1978 · Aug 11, 2015

Girl,,,,, take a vacation!

My life is nuts! I got engaged June 19, and my fiance just moved up here from San Antonio 2 wks ago. We spent last weekend working on getting his house ready to sell. My "vacation" is being spent trying to do wedding planning while I have time lol! Some of my classmates think I'm crazy...but we graduate beginning of next May and wedding is end of May. It gives me something to look forward to, other than being an RN

amytx1978 · Aug 11, 2015

Can you share with us a little about what the schedule is like.....how many days a week for class and clinical? And what about spring break and holidays- do we get off like the college school schedule does?
Thanks in advance!!

Fundamentals will be 8am-5pm 1 day a week...You'll have skills lab 1 day a week...I think it's 8-5 also. But when you check off on a skill, those days you only go in for the check off time-so maybe 45 min. You'll have preclinical before clinical, where you'll also learn and check off on skills. I forget how long that is. Once you've done all those clinical skills, you will go to your clinical hospital that day instead of school. My clinical was at Dallas Med Ctr 1st sem. We went 630am-3pm then had postconference with our instructor and clinical classmates from 3-5. I had to take patho 1st sem too...So I was up at school Mon-Thu You will get Spring Break and holidays off per the college schedule! Hope this helps!

PD82 · Aug 14, 2015

Fundamentals will be 8am-5pm 1 day a week...You'll have skills lab 1 day a week...I think it's 8-5 also. But when you check off on a skill, those days you only go in for the check off time-so maybe 45 min. You'll have preclinical before clinical, where you'll also learn and check off on skills. I forget how long that is. Once you've done all those clinical skills, you will go to your clinical hospital that day instead of school. My clinical was at Dallas Med Ctr 1st sem. We went 630am-3pm then had postconference with our instructor and clinical classmates from 3-5. I had to take patho 1st sem too...So I was up at school Mon-Thu You will get Spring Break and holidays off per the college schedule! Hope this helps!

Great info!!! Sounds pretty do-able!!

Ive heard of another RN program that lets students pick their clinical rotation area the last semester- so they can focus on the specialty they are interested in- to your knowledge, does Brookhaven do something like that the last semester??

Thanks again!!

amytx1978 · Aug 15, 2015

I think so...I haven't gotten a lot of 4th sem. info, but I did hear we mostly set our own schedule and most will be precepted. Hope this helps!

mlank81011 · Aug 23, 2015

Amy, how long is each semester approximately? How are they broken up?

Babiebell2007 · Sep 1, 2015

What is the dosage calculations that everyone is talking about?

Mid this a class we need. Or something to help us figure out how many points we have? Thank Yall.

Bijoubella · Sep 1, 2015

It is a course that we have to take, it is pretty much a self teaching course. You have to get over 90 to be accepted in the program. The meetings for dosage calculation is on the 4th 11th and 18th of September. You have 3 chances to take it. meeting in room X1091 10.30am- 3.30pm. Good luck!

PD82 · Sep 3, 2015

Attempting the dosage exam Friday!!!

a little nervous because some of these questions on the practice exam are tricky, so I'm gonna need to take my time and read through all the extra info to find what the question is asking!!!

Does anyone know if we get our results right after we turn in our scantron?? I'd like to turn in my application after the exam (assuming I pass lol)

Bijoubella · Sep 3, 2015

Attempting dosage on Friday as well. But I don't think you get the results immediately, I think they are posted on ecampus after they are graded. I could be wrong though.