CCBC Essex - Eve/Wknd Program Schedule?

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I will soon be applying to the CCBC nursing program and am curious about the actual schedule of classes/clinicals. I've heard that for the E/W program lecture is two days per week and clinicals are saturday and sunday (7-12). Is this correct? Feedback from recent grads or current students is much appreciated. Thank you!

So what is the semester schedule like? I mean is it the regular fall and spring deal, are there any breaks between classes, etc?

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If you do the atb (associate to bachelors) you don't get breaks. If you do the straight rn (associates) you have off summer and winter but classes start 2 weeks before the school calendar states. M-th night the first semester and sat or Sunday morning for the first few weeks and then both weekend days for the last 6-8 weeks.

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I can't wait for school to begin, but I'm nervous as well. Mysticmomma, will you tell me about your experience and any advice you have?

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Over all the experience has been good. It felt like we had about 5 orientations before actual classes started. Starting mid-august was a surprise. The lab portion has been very disorganized as they are handing off from the old coordinator to the new one. The lectures have been straight forward, and you are allowed to record them. The clinical experience has been slow. We go so early in the morning, there is really nothing going on, patients don't seem to want you there most of the time. It seems like all we are doing is making beds and ADL's (activities of daily living).

I would make sure you find a small group of 5 or so and create a SECRET facebook group. Get to know each other. When the syllabus comes out, take a look at the objectives for each exam and split them up. Debrief every other week or so and upload your objectives to the facebook page.

Most exams are NCLEX style. Get familiar with those type of questions, especially the "select all that apply" types. I don't think it's too early to start doing practice NCLEX questions on facebook or on apps. On most nursing exams, most answers are right, and you have to choose the MOST right answer.

129 is only a 1 credit class. Take it seriously. Brush up on your legal jargon as it relates to health care. These exams are content secret. Read the books, go to every class and read the power points.

155 is a 2 credit class that seems more like a 4 credit class. Brush up on NCLEX style infection control, homeostasis and pathology of the endocrine system. These exams are very straight forward. Follow the power points and objectives.

153 is the big one. 6 credits. This class is a bit clustered because it has so many instructors. Each instructor teaches a specific content area, and they all add questions to the exams. Start learning about the history of nursing, famous nurses and their theories, the nursing process and learning styles. Aging, comfort and communication are big ones. If you want to get your fundamentals book early, you could peruse these topics. You should also look at pharmacology (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, pharmacodynamics, drug action, therapeutic effects and side effects, adverse reactions, toxic effects, therapeutic range, factors such as age that affect drug action as well as food/drug and drug/drug interactions). You don't have to know specifics of the last one, just some general ideas.

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What is the title of the fundamentals book?

Thanks so much for your input, I really appreciate it

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It's just called fundamentals by potter and perry.

I I also wanted to say brush up on your metric conversions for dosage. Practice that too.

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Looks like I'll be asking for text money for Christmas!

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Has anyone taken the TEAS V yet that could help me get registered for it? Doesn't look like I can do it at CCBC, I

'm awfully confused

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Yes. If I remember correctly you need to sign up through ATI there is a testing center named psi I believe. Its off of falls road. There are other locations to take it but they are in like Montgomery county.

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Hey Ashlee. I know that you just went to orientation recently for nursing. I applied for the nursing program in the day in the fall. Can you tell me what you learned so I will know what to expect if I do get in the program? Thanks.

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Like learned about my application experience or the material we will be learning in class?

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All of the above if possible? Please? I'm nervous and scared at the same time.

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