CSN Spring 2016

There also a page for our cohort which is CSN nursing spring 2016

If anyone is interested, I'll post up my opinions on first semester. What to expect, how much to study, etc... I'll post it up in two weeks.

I'm done with labs and clinicals. If anyone has questions about those, post up.

If anyone is interested, I'll post up my opinions on first semester. What to expect, how much to study, etc... I'll post it up in two weeks.

I'm done with labs and clinicals. If anyone has questions about those, post up.

Can't wait! I'm looking to apply at the end of 2016.

If anyone is interested, I'll post up my opinions on first semester. What to expect, how much to study, etc... I'll post it up in two weeks.

I'm done with labs and clinicals. If anyone has questions about those, post up.

We would love to hear your opinions, Viper.

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.

Hello you guys! Do any of you know what that date for the Kaplan Exam and Math exam will be? I can't find it on any of my papers, or will someone notify us through email?

I think it's at our 2nd orientation Jan 7th.

Thank You! :)

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.

I think it's the laminated card that you get when you join SNA but it's not yellow. I paid $5 to join and then they gave it to me.

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.

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.

Thanks! Maybe we get it at our second orientation because I know that wasn't in our first packet.