Broward College Fall 2020

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Anyone Applying to the fall 2020 Nursing program at broward college , that is getting ready to take or have taken the HESI ?

14 minutes ago, arijg94 said:

I have been searching for this chat and I finally did. Im so happy to meet others who applied to this program! I read most of the comments and there's a lot of positive support here?

Welcome future nurse! :wavey:

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17 minutes ago, arijg94 said:

I have been searching for this chat and I finally did. Im so happy to meet others who applied to this program! I read most of the comments and there's a lot of positive support here?

Hello there! Hopefully we all get emails soon and can finally get to know each other :)

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13 minutes ago, CiCi923 said:

Welcome future nurse! :wavey:

Aahhhhh thank youuuu ?

11 minutes ago, kitkat said:

Hello there! Hopefully we all get emails soon and can finally get to know each other ?

I’d love that! I really would love to be part of wonderful study/support group throughout those 18 months

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Hey everyone. I graduated from the program last month and I just wanted to say good luck to everyone, and you got this. ?

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28 minutes ago, nursepaloma said:

Hey everyone. I graduated from the program last month and I just wanted to say good luck to everyone, and you got this. ?

Woohoo! Congratulations!!! ?

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29 minutes ago, nursepaloma said:

Hey everyone. I graduated from the program last month and I just wanted to say good luck to everyone, and you got this. ?

Thank you so much and CONGRATS. can you please give us some advice and study tip to help us when we get into the program?

31 minutes ago, nursepaloma said:

Hey everyone. I graduated from the program last month and I just wanted to say good luck to everyone, and you got this. ?

Also, what campus did you went to?

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CONGRATS girl!!

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29 minutes ago, nursepaloma said:

Hey everyone. I graduated from the program last month and I just wanted to say good luck to everyone, and you got this. ?

Congratulations! What were your best study tools and do you have any tips?

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CONGRATS!!1

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1 hour ago, Rock star said:

Also, what campus did you went to?

South campus!

And thank you guys. Honestly I'm a terrible person to come to for tips because I have never been good at studying. ? Personally I liked to read the chapters page-by-page and make my own notes; I did not like to use the powerpoints. Do plenty of practice questions for topics! You think you know something until you get asked a critical thinking question about it, which will be majority of what the tests will consist of (e.g. your patient is lying in bed and suddenly seems to have trouble breathing, what is your priority action?, etc.).

For now I would say practice nursing math, such as dosage calculations using dimensional analysis, converting between units, reconstitution (bolded because that always got me). A lot of people did not pass the first math exam, including me. Not trying to scare anyone of course obviously I'm still here but I would highly recommend practicing that.

Also, if you buy your supplies early practice how to take manual blood pressure, how to listen for the apical heart rate, how to count breaths. Read up on how to do a head to toe physical examination. Coming in knowing all this stuff will save you some stress for your first demonstration, trust me.

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12 minutes ago, nursepaloma said:

South campus!

And thank you guys. Honestly I'm a terrible person to come to for tips because I have never been good at studying. ? Personally I liked to read the chapters page-by-page and make my own notes; I did not like to use the powerpoints. Do plenty of practice questions for topics! You think you know something until you get asked a critical thinking question about it, which will be majority of what the tests will consist of (e.g. your patient is lying in bed and suddenly seems to have trouble breathing, what is your priority action?, etc.).

For now I would say practice nursing math, such as dosage calculations using dimensional analysis, converting between units, reconstitution (bolded because that always got me). A lot of people did not pass the first math exam, including me. Not trying to scare anyone of course obviously I'm still here but I would highly recommend practicing that.

Also, if you buy your supplies early practice how to take manual blood pressure, how to listen for the apical heart rate, how to count breaths. Read up on how to do a head to toe physical examination. Coming in knowing all this stuff will save you some stress for your first demonstration, trust me.

Great that is exactly what’s I am doing right now. I currently work as a medical assistant so I’m trying to combine those skills and pick the brains of other nursing students I work with. I got a drug dosage calculator book and I’ve been studying off of that. I’m converting like crazy LOL. I am also watching videos on how to do a proper physical assessment(it is so much to remember). You are so right about dimensional analysis, every nurse on Youtube mentions it and I used it frequently in Chemistry courses I previously took(it is so an amazing technique). Oooo man I hope I’m ready LOL.

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6 minutes ago, CiCi923 said:

Great that is exactly what’s I am doing right now. I currently work as a medical assistant so I’m trying to combine those skills and pick the brains of other nursing students I work with. I got a drug dosage calculator book and I’ve been studying off of that. I’m converting like crazy LOL. I am also watching videos on how to do a proper physical assessment(it is so much to remember). You are so right about dimensional analysis, every nurse on Youtube mentions it and I used it frequently in Chemistry courses I previously took(it is so an amazing technique). Oooo man I hope I’m ready LOL.

you sound more ready than me that's for sure ??

30 minutes ago, nursepaloma said:

South campus!

And thank you guys. Honestly I'm a terrible person to come to for tips because I have never been good at studying. ? Personally I liked to read the chapters page-by-page and make my own notes; I did not like to use the powerpoints. Do plenty of practice questions for topics! You think you know something until you get asked a critical thinking question about it, which will be majority of what the tests will consist of (e.g. your patient is lying in bed and suddenly seems to have trouble breathing, what is your priority action?, etc.).

For now I would say practice nursing math, such as dosage calculations using dimensional analysis, converting between units, reconstitution (bolded because that always got me). A lot of people did not pass the first math exam, including me. Not trying to scare anyone of course obviously I'm still here but I would highly recommend practicing that.

Also, if you buy your supplies early practice how to take manual blood pressure, how to listen for the apical heart rate, how to count breaths. Read up on how to do a head to toe physical examination. Coming in knowing all this stuff will save you some stress for your first demonstration, trust me.

Thank you so much for this!

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