Saddleback Nursing School, Spring 2013

U.S.A. California

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Hi all!

I am a pre-nursing student getting ready to put in my applications for Spring 2013. I was wondering if anyone might be able to give me a general idea of what Saddleback College's Nursing program is like? I really would like to get a sense of what the curriculum will be like, how much time might be devoted to studying outside of class, the amount of hours spent in clinicals, etc. Of course everyone's experience is different, but if I could get some perspective as to what I may be facing in the next few years I think I would be better prepared to tackle the challenge. I have a preschool-age son now, and by Spring 2013 I will have a baby daughter as well, so I would like to wrap my head around what my school commitment will look like and plan in advance for the amount/type of help I will need for my family. Thanks for your time in advance!

--Chelsea

Hi. I got the skills lab book, but from the trading and hw assignments we got from the orientation, I do not see any assignments from the skills lab book. So... I don't think there is an assignment from the lab manual.

Cathy

The homework/reading assignments from the orientation is only for Lecture I think. (That's what it says on the top of the page.) On the yellow paper Orientation Agenda, #2C it says to complete skills lab workbook before going to lab, including the first day of lab. So I was wondering what the topics are for the first and second week of lab.

hey, i bought the skills lab book too. does anyone understand the difference between buying the package of books from the bookstore and buying them individually online? I found pretty much all of them online minus the one i won :) for a total of 275 versus 630!!! if anyone knows the difference please let me know!

Where did you find the books online?

The ELSEVIER package includes ALL print AND e-Books download (two computers and two tablets/smartphones) AND online access to full versions of all the books, online access to EVOLVE, PLUS19 additional reference e-books under "Mosby's Nursing Consult Student Edition". From another nursing school's website, the Nursing Consult Student Edition includes the following:

20 Nursing reference Titles:

• Stuart: Handbook of Psychiatric Nursing, 6th ed

• Huszar: Basic Dysrhthmias: Interpretation & Management, 3rd ed

• Bryant: Acute and Chronic Wounds, 3rd ed

• Buttaro: Primary Care, 3rd ed

• D’Avanzo: Pocket Guide to Cultural Health Assessment, 4th

• Tucker: Patient Care Standards: Collaborative Planning & Nursing Interventions, 7th ed

• Meiner: Gerongologic Nursing, 3rd ed

• Bulechek: Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC), 5th ed

• DiCenso: Evidence‐Based Nursing: A Guide to Clinical Practice

• Betz: Mosby’s Pediatric Nursing Reference, 6th ed

• Gilbert: Manual of High Risk Pregnancy and Delivery, 4th ed

• Redman: The Practice of Patient Eduation, 10th ed

• George‐Gay: Clinical Medical‐Surgical Nursing: A Decision‐Making Reference

• Heitz & Home: Pocket Guide to Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid‐Base Balance, 5th

• Moorhead: Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC), 4th ed

• Pizzorno: The Clinician’s Handbook of Natural Medicine, 2nd ed

• Swearingen: Manual of Medical‐Surgical Nursing Care, 6th ed

• Thompson: Mosby’s Clinical Nursing, 5th ed

• Ulrich: Nursing Care Planning Guides, 6th ed

• Otto: Oncology Nursing Clinical Reference

Yea! I'm wondering the same thing for the lab book. Maybe the first chapter or so? Anyone have any suggestions on how to study everything? It's all a little daunting. I decided to buy the package hopefully I get a scholarship to help out.Here's my email if anyone has info: [email protected]

Dazzlechunk, the orientation was amazing. Made me want to become a nurse even more! They allowed both alternates in on orientation day and if anyone flakes out maybe they will take more people! I hope you get in! I am super nervous about starting.

ctgangel, I'm so excited for you and everyone else that got in, Congrats! Yeah, I'll bet orientation was amazing. I heard clinical is fun in the program too. Thank you for the update and Happy New Year! :)

When does the the spring nursing program start? Is it Jan. 22nd like all the other spring classes? Thanks, and Happy New Year!

ctgangel, that's good news that they let in the last two alternates during orientation. Was it because 2 people didn't show up or possibly dropped out of the program? Were there more than 2 people who didn't show up? Just curious, because that would mean that the nursing dept would let more people in probably after winter break to replace them.

ctgangel, that's good news that they let in the last two alternates during orientation. Was it because 2 people didn't show up or possibly dropped out of the program? Were there more than 2 people who didn't show up? Just curious, because that would mean that the nursing dept would let more people in probably after winter break to replace them.

One accepted another nursing program, the other person just didn't show up (he/she was at work when the orientation started).

I thought that if you're in the alternate list you had to just show up for orientation? So you won't miss anything in case you get in. I'm almost sure that from now until January 19 (first day of clinical for some people) there will be at least one or two who will end up dropping the program.

Hi applered. Thank you. I'm in the first pool, but the nursing dept said I still have a chance because when they are done going through the last alternates, they can begin calling our group. Darn, I wonder if I would have been able to show up to orientation. I didn't know I was allowed to since I'm not an alternate. But I guess that would of increased my chance if I did go. :)

QUESTION, when does the spring nursing program start? Thank you.

QUESTION when does the spring nursing program start? Thank you.[/quote']

January 19 for half of the class and january 22 for the other half of class.

Did anybody apply to the fall 2013 nursing program? I made a mistake last semester by only applying to one school. This time I plan to apply to at least 5 schools. Does anybody know which schools are accepting applications soon for a fall program? Golden West is still not accepting, and I'm not sure about Santa Ana. Thanks.

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