Durham College Practical Nursing 2018

[dc_rpn]

Hi there!

I'm a graduating high school student entering my first year of Durham College's RPN program.

I suffer from panic disorders and anxiety, and I just had a few questions for any other RPN students who have experienced the workload.

The course layout looks like this:

SEMESTER 1

• Anatomy & Physiology (ANAT 1500)
  
• General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
  
• Medical Terminology (NURS 1514)
  
• Development Of Self I (NURS 1520)
  
• Health & Healing I (NURS 1521)
  
• Professional Practice I (NURS 1522)
  
• Practice Lab L (NURS 2528)
  

SEMESTER 2

• Health Assessment (HASS 2500)
  
• Applied Math For Nurses (MATH 1503)
  
• Practice Lab II (NURS 2523)
  
• Health And Healing II - The Older Adult (NURS 2524)
  
• Health And Healing II - Maternal - Child (NURS 2525)
  
• Professional Practice II - Older Adult (NURS 2526)
  
• Professional Practice II - Maternal Child (NURS 2527)
  

SEMESTER 3

• Practice Lab III (NURS 3514)
  
• Pharmacology (NURS 3517)
  
• Professional Practice III - Mental Health (NURS 3525)
  
• Health & Healing III - Mental Health (NURS 3526)
  
• Health & Healing III - Community (NURS 3527)
  
• Professional Practice III - Community (NURS 3528)
  
• Pathophysiology (PATH 3505)
  

SEMESTER 4

• General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
  
• General Elective Credit (GNED 1000)
  
• Health & Healing IV (NURS 4506)
  
• Professional Practice IV (NURS 4508)
  
• Development Of Self II (NURS 4520)
  

SEMESTER 5

• Professional Practice Preparation (NURS 5501)
  
• Professional Practice V (NURS 5502)
  

Any tips on how to make the best of this course layout? How much work per night did you guys put in on your courses? Is it true that nursing students don't have a social life? I'm just worried because everyone likes to tell me about how hard it is and how I won't have a life in college and it's really worrying me.

I've worked super hard throughout high school to get into the program, as I have a 92% average and I've always wanted to go into nursing...

Thanks everyone