Broward College May 2011

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Anyone else palnning on applying for May 2011. Im currently in the process of transferring back to broward and I am planning on applying for May. I have all my pre-reqs done and I already took and passed the HESI, and I also have HOSA so I think I may be in a good position(fingers crossed). I just need to take Micro & I plan on taking that in the winter term. If anyone can recommend a teacher I would greatly appreciate it.

Im curious to know how many class do you guys take the first semester you enter Broward College Nursing.

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NP1 and NP1 clinicals during the first half and NP2/NP2 clinicals during the second half of the semester with Pharmacology all the way through (but Pharm is easy).

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I love it... the teachers are wonderful. It's not easy by a long shot, but if you know how to think at a deeper level, which is a requirement for being a nurse, you'll pass. You definitely won't find anything "easier" out there unless you decide to go to an expensive for-profit school, but then you'll put in 2 years of hard work to find out you're completely unprepared for the NCLEX and that your school has a low passing rate. So keep that in mind. With that said, we did lose well over 50% of our class in NP1.

Thanks Mel for your input. I am also going to North Campus this fall. I bought the used books of a friend who dropped from the program and she failed to give me the ebooks.. Are the ebooks for the Clinical Nursing Skills and Technique and the Jarvis Physical Examination and Health Assessment really helped you with your studies?

Also, will they require us to wear the Nursing Lab Coat? Or we can wear the lab coat we used for Anatomy?

Hope to hear from you. Thanks in advance.

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Personally, I don't like the e-books. They're just glorified text files and if you shrink your browser, the alignment gets all messed up. I prefer the real books with pictures, boxes, etc. I use the e-books occasionally if I forgot my text, but I most certainly don't rely on them.

If you decide to use a lab coat, you have to use the nursing one, since it identifies you as a nursing student at the hospital. The hospital I was at was freezing in the hallways, but warm in patients' rooms, so I was very glad I bought the coat. The other option is buying a long sleeved plain white shirt and wearing it underneath your scrubs.

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Hi,

I am planning on applying for the May 2012 Generic group. My question is (if you don't mind) what was you pre requisite gpa when you got accepted into the program? How is the program at north campus?

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My prereq gpa wasn't outstanding. I got in with 8 points though and I just passed both Process 1 and 2. The program isn't impossible. You just have to put in the time to read and listen. The biggest part is grasping the concepts and understanding WHY certain things are important. The main reason we lost so many is people tried to work full time or part time jobs with families and children. OR they didn't do well on the first test and thought they could bring it up. The program only gives you one FAIL or get out of jail free card, so if you use it in the beginning you are screwed if you fail a class later on. Otherwise I really think the teachers know what they are talking about here. I can't believe how much I have learned in only 12 weeks so far. Apply! the worst that can happen is you don't get in or you get wait listed.

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thanks for your reply. I will apply for May. I will be taking AP2 in the fall then the hesi exam right after. How was the hesi exam? Thanks again you gave me hope :-)

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Just be prepared that if you are applying for summer it is intense. Definitely do- able if you aren't working and have help at home. You will be taking math, pharm, clinical and process 1 at the same time for atleast 3 weeks until math is over. Then you have lab, process 1 or 2, and pharm until the end of the summer. I think it is better starting the program in the summer because if you get through it you are prepared well but just know that it is intense.

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Just be prepared that if you are applying for summer it is intense. Definitely do- able if you aren't working and have help at home. You will be taking math, pharm, clinical and process 1 at the same time for atleast 3 weeks until math is over. Then you have lab, process 1 or 2, and pharm until the end of the summer. I think it is better starting the program in the summer because if you get through it you are prepared well but just know that it is intense.

A friend of mine that finished the program told me that they changed it and you can do Pharm and Math BEFORE getting into the program now because some people complained about all that workload in the first weeks. Anyone know if its true? I would love to get those two classes out of the way so that all I would have to do is Process+clinicals

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As far as I have heard the answer to that is no. Reason being the pharm class is already huge (having process and LPN students in it) so I don't think they would make it open to everyone for that reason.

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Both are around the same level. MDC is more competitive, it seems, as we have a few people from Miami in our class who said they didn't get in there. It's all about time management and critical thinking. It's harder to do it with kids, but we have a lot of parents in the class so it's definitely not impossible. If you keep up with the reading and work on the practice problems, it's totally do-able. The lecture teacher opens a discussion board on blackboard and will answer any question you have in under 24 hours and the clinical teachers have all been very helpful and approachable during practice hours in the lab. The dean is also extremely helpful and makes herself very available to the students. Basically if you're willing to put in the time, it's a good program. There are no shortcuts, though, and people who try to work full time plus take care of the families generally don't make it through. Listen to the professors when they tell you to withdraw if you have under a certain grade on the first test. I only know one person who got through NP1 with a bad grade on the first exam. BTW... all this is for north campus. I have no idea what central and south are like. The only problems I've had at all are completely unrelated to the program (financial aid screwed up my loans royally a week before the semester started and all my classes got dropped).

Hi Mel,

I have a question for you, if you get a chance. I have been accepted into the Janurary 2012 program, my orientation is on Oct 20th, however, I am really anxious and nervous on really what to expect. Im am taking Micro now at North. I took all of my other pre-reqs downtown and have never taken classes at Central or South. So I am leaning towards North. I saw on the NP1 & 2, it shows 6:30am-2:00pm, but at the other campuses, it shows 6:30am-7:00pm... I was wondering how the schedule really went at North?? And are their any reccommended books that you have foudn useful to prepare?? I have seen many people post about "Perry Potter"? Any tips/expectations/suggestions would be SUPER helpful!! Thank-you!!!

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The lecture is at 9am and clinicals vary depending on your instructor. Usually they're 630am-2:30pm on Tues/Wed, but it varies. The only three you'll 100% need are Perry and Potter (text and lab guide) and Cox. You'll need the electrolytes and drug books for NP2, but don't bother getting them until you get to that point just in case you decide nursing isn't for you (and trust me, a LOT of people realize that after the first class). Besides that... I'd say get the study materials based on whether or not you feel you need more help. Some people used the extra books, some didn't. Do NOT buy the pharm book and I don't think you really need the math book, either. I didn't buy it and I never failed.

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