California State University, Northridge (CSUN) ABSN FALL 2022

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Did you apply? What are your stats like? If you get in will you go or do you have (an)other preferred option(s)? What things have you heard about the program?

 

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On 5/28/2022 at 11:32 AM, formula409 said:

How was your first semester? How do you like the program, professors so far?

Thank you for the encouragement. 

Hi, my first semester went alright! The first semester classes we took were health assessment (followed by the health assessment lab), pathophysiology, fundamentals of nursing (followed by sim lab), and a clinical once a week. Sim lab is where we first learned our nursing skills so we could apply it to clinical. We learned how to administer medication, how to start and prime IV's & about different IV lines, how to insert a foley catheter, how to insert an NG tube etc. We also had two simulation days where we had to act as if we were taking care of a real patient. For clinical, we all had different clinical sites like Cedars Sinai, Northridge Hospital, and Kaiser in Panorama City and Santa Clarita.

As for my professors, they're all different. My health assessment teacher  rambled a lot and was a little disorganized but I really liked my professor for fundamentals of nursing. My pathophysiology professor was okay but made the class very manageable. This is a fast paced program so you might feel overwhelmed with all the workload, but forming study groups and doing study guides together on Google docs also really helps a lot for succeeding in the program.

There are fun things to do in the program. There's a mentorship program where students in the previous cohort are paired with students the next cohort. The student board organizes fun activities for us to do like hiking, beach days, etc. Some of us also had an opportunity to go to the National Student Nurse Association (NSNA) conference in Salt Lake City.

The program is very faced paced but manageable but I made it and now I'm in my second semester. 

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5 minutes ago, mango_girl said:

Hi, my first semester went alright! The first semester classes we took were health assessment (followed by the health assessment lab), pathophysiology, fundamentals of nursing (followed by sim lab), and a clinical once a week. Sim lab is where we first learned our nursing skills so we could apply it to clinical. We learned how to administer medication, how to start and prime IV's & about different IV lines, how to insert a foley catheter, how to insert an NG tube etc. We also had two simulation days where we had to act as if we were taking care of a real patient. For clinical, we all had different clinical sites like Cedars Sinai, Northridge Hospital, and Kaiser in Panorama City and Santa Clarita.

As for my professors, they're all different. My health assessment teacher  rambled a lot and was a little disorganized but I really liked my professor for fundamentals of nursing. My pathophysiology professor was okay but made the class very manageable. This is a fast paced program so you might feel overwhelmed with all the workload, but forming study groups and doing study guides together on Google docs also really helps a lot for succeeding in the program.

There are fun things to do in the program. There's a mentorship program where students in the previous cohort are paired with students the next cohort. The student board organizes fun activities for us to do like hiking, beach days, etc. Some of us also had an opportunity to go to the National Student Nurse Association (NSNA) conference in Salt Lake City.

The program is very faced paced but manageable but I made it and now I'm in my second semester. 

Now you have put my mind at ease! Thank you for such a thorough reply! 

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Specializes in Wound Care.
21 minutes ago, mango_girl said:

Hi, my first semester went alright! The first semester classes we took were health assessment (followed by the health assessment lab), pathophysiology, fundamentals of nursing (followed by sim lab), and a clinical once a week. Sim lab is where we first learned our nursing skills so we could apply it to clinical. We learned how to administer medication, how to start and prime IV's & about different IV lines, how to insert a foley catheter, how to insert an NG tube etc. We also had two simulation days where we had to act as if we were taking care of a real patient. For clinical, we all had different clinical sites like Cedars Sinai, Northridge Hospital, and Kaiser in Panorama City and Santa Clarita.

As for my professors, they're all different. My health assessment teacher  rambled a lot and was a little disorganized but I really liked my professor for fundamentals of nursing. My pathophysiology professor was okay but made the class very manageable. This is a fast paced program so you might feel overwhelmed with all the workload, but forming study groups and doing study guides together on Google docs also really helps a lot for succeeding in the program.

There are fun things to do in the program. There's a mentorship program where students in the previous cohort are paired with students the next cohort. The student board organizes fun activities for us to do like hiking, beach days, etc. Some of us also had an opportunity to go to the National Student Nurse Association (NSNA) conference in Salt Lake City.

The program is very faced paced but manageable but I made it and now I'm in my second semester. 

Would you recommend students not work during the first year? I know the program advises against it, but I wanted to see if you had a different take as a student. 

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2 hours ago, n.rin said:

Would you recommend students not work during the first year? I know the program advises against it, but I wanted to see if you had a different take as a student. 

I personally didn't have a job but I know some people in my cohort had jobs and managed it! Last semester, we had lectures/ labs on Monday, Tues, and Friday. We had one clinical day during the week which varied for everyone. You'll probably have three days off you might be able to manage a part time job.

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Some people worked per diem as CNAs or clinical receptionists. I decided not to work so I can focus on the program because of the fast pace and heavy workload. 

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Specializes in Testing for covid.
1 hour ago, mango_girl said:

I personally didn't have a job but I know some people in my cohort had jobs and managed it! Last semester, we had lectures/ labs on Monday, Tues, and Friday. We had one clinical day during the week which varied for everyone. You'll probably have three days off you might be able to manage a part time job.

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This is great to know ! How often are tests quizzes ?

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Anyone know when we are expected to hear back? Last year it was around June 18.

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Specializes in Cardiothoracic ICU, Hospice and Pallative care.

My video has been viewed 3 times so far. I am not sure if that means anything. First time applying, not the greatest GPA so, 12+ hospice caregiver, 1y ICU CNA. All programs are a mess, even some community college do not know if they will have cohorts since there are hardly any nurse professors. 

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Specializes in Testing for covid.

There are 6 views on my video. How many people are in the selection committee?

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Specializes in CNA 2 YEARS, ABA therapist 6 years.

if you look at the website it shows 6 directors I believe. ?

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Specializes in CNA 2 YEARS, ABA therapist 6 years.

or one chair director and the rest of the main people come from departments within the program such as the head coordinator etc. so it may be 6-9 not too sure

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