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I know it's incredibly early, there's not even a board for Fall 2015 and their applications are due in 2 months, but I can't wait.
Is there anyone else here planning on applying for the Spring 2016 program?
I'm taking Biology 223 and 251 this semester. I'm also taking my TEAS on the 17th so I have time to take it more than once if need be. I figure I'll have 31 or 32 points. Everything except Biology 224 (which I'll be taking during the fall 15 semester) and previous medical experience, since massage therapy doesn't count.
I'm just curious if any of my potential future classmates are here already, reading up on things like I am.
Labs were a lot of fun, overall. The main thing to know about labs is that everything is done "By the book!". So doing your assessments in lab will be different than doing it in clinical. Other than that, lab isn't too difficult.
Clinical is a bit different. The assessments you do are more "Real World". Your instructor will tell you exactly what you need to do for your assessments. Make sure you have EVERYTHING your instructor wants for your clinical setting. Every instructor is different. Theres a couple papers that you'll need to write. My first paper was 23 pages long, and my second paper was 36 pages. You'll get the info on these papers later on. You cannot do anything now to get them started. The most important things youlll want to learn during clinical is the importance of taking a good assessment (quickly and efficiently) and learning how to communicate with your patients.
Always be ready for the clinical evaluations (your assessments, your teachings, writing out your clinical worksheets and assessments, etc). Those little yellow cards that they give you during orientation? USE THOSE!!! At 5:30 in the morning, you can easily forget stuff. Anyways, Im studying for my final right now. If anyone has any specific questions, go ahead and ask.
Labs were a lot of fun, overall. The main thing to know about labs is that everything is done "By the book!". So doing your assessments in lab will be different than doing it in clinical. Other than that, lab isn't too difficult.Clinical is a bit different. The assessments you do are more "Real World". Your instructor will tell you exactly what you need to do for your assessments. Make sure you have EVERYTHING your instructor wants for your clinical setting. Every instructor is different. Theres a couple papers that you'll need to write. My first paper was 23 pages long, and my second paper was 36 pages. You'll get the info on these papers later on. You cannot do anything now to get them started. The most important things youlll want to learn during clinical is the importance of taking a good assessment (quickly and efficiently) and learning how to communicate with your patients.
Always be ready for the clinical evaluations (your assessments, your teachings, writing out your clinical worksheets and assessments, etc). Those little yellow cards that they give you during orientation? USE THOSE!!! At 5:30 in the morning, you can easily forget stuff. Anyways, Im studying for my final right now. If anyone has any specific questions, go ahead and ask.
What little yellow card are you talking about? Not sure I got that.
What little yellow card are you talking about? Not sure I got that.
You receive it at orientation. When we got it, it came with our study books for ATI for first semester. They also give you a large ziploc bag with it. It basically lists the items you will need for every clinical or lab. It's your checklist. If you don't have those items you will receive a 3% deduction from your final grade which seems small but people will fail out of semester just for receiving one.
Remember that passing is based off of only exams. All the assignments, classes, and clinicals you attend you can receive grades or pass/fail but if you don't maintain a 75% overall average on your exams you fail the semester. So don't allow being unprepared to be the reason you fail nursing school. So they give us the cards first semester to help us remember...come second semester you got it for sure. I honestly don't know where my card is anymore LOL.
katyc123
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I'd like to join!
I believe it is called CSN nursing students rock. You have to message the admin and let her know you've been accepted into the program. I'm still waiting on my acceptance into the group and have been since the day we got our calls so not sure if I even did it correctly haha