Fall 2017 Chat

Nursing Students Pre-Nursing

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It's that time!

How is everyone? What classes are you taking this fall?

I'm not taking classes this fall - I'm all done. I'm just in the waiting period to hear back about my applications. I was hoping to hear something this week from one of the schools, but word on the street is that it's going to take a "couple more weeks".

I'm trying to distract myself, but it's hard. Just going to the gym, taking my girls fun places and planning our cruise for November.

Hope everyone is well!

Specializes in MSICU.

Hi all, I wish I had seen this thread sooner! I'm just starting prereqs to apply to a MEPN program... have a degree in social work and have been working in the field for almost a decade. I took nutrition over the summer and really enjoyed it. I also found it pretty easy so it was nice to get my feet wet back in the world of being student.

This semester I am taking chem with a lab and A&P I with lab. Chemistry is definitely not my strong suit but so far, so good there. A&P has been my an awesome class, my instructor is just amazing and makes it really enjoyable! We just took our first lecture exam and practical and I scored over 100% on each (he always offers a few extra credit points on each). I'm pretty happy! But he did warn us that these were the easiest exam and practical we will take (in A&P I and A&P II).

I'm just a tad unsure of myself and being able to change careers to something so different than what I am used to, but I am also determined. I had originally wanted to be a nurse 15 yrs ago when going to school the first time (I worked as a CNA for 8 years from the time I left high school until I finished my social work degree) but chose social work for other reasons... I truly believe I can be a great nurse if I can get through and learn everything I need to!

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Specializes in MSICU.

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Learning all the bones and features of the bones of the axial and appendicular skeleton has been overwhelming! How did you all manage it?! Ive been trying to chunk the info. I'm definitely a bigger fan of the physiology part of class than the anatomy, it bores me to tears!

I would just take it one bone at a time. My instructor gave us a practical list with everything we had to learn. I would go to the lab and get the bone I needed, find each thing I needed to know, make a note to remind myself what each thing was (i.e. sell a turcica of the sphenoid bone ... little saddle, and hypophyseal fossa... seat of the saddle). Then go over and over it until I knew them. The next time I went to the lab I would get the bones I learned last time and make myself find everything again before I lmoved on to new bones. This worked great for me, I got a near perfect score on the practical exam. It's the repetition that helps!

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Specializes in ICU Stepdown.

For those that didn't know, I was accepted to my first choice nursing school.

CONGRATS JEN! The next couple months are gonna be so exciting for you! Orientation, buying supplies, etc. :) This is the time to try to get your life together before you no longer have a life lol, I'm still struggling with that part.

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Hi all, I wish I had seen this thread sooner! I'm just starting prereqs to apply to a MEPN program... have a degree in social work and have been working in the field for almost a decade. I took nutrition over the summer and really enjoyed it. I also found it pretty easy so it was nice to get my feet wet back in the world of being student.

This semester I am taking chem with a lab and A&P I with lab. Chemistry is definitely not my strong suit but so far, so good there. A&P has been my an awesome class, my instructor is just amazing and makes it really enjoyable! We just took our first lecture exam and practical and I scored over 100% on each (he always offers a few extra credit points on each). I'm pretty happy! But he did warn us that these were the easiest exam and practical we will take (in A&P I and A&P II).

I'm just a tad unsure of myself and being able to change careers to something so different than what I am used to, but I am also determined. I had originally wanted to be a nurse 15 yrs ago when going to school the first time (I worked as a CNA for 8 years from the time I left high school until I finished my social work degree) but chose social work for other reasons... I truly believe I can be a great nurse if I can get through and learn everything I need to!

Congrats and good luck! Keep giving it all you've got on those pre reqs!

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I think I'm at that point where it feels like nursing school is going to last FOREVER. It's literally slugging by and it makes me sad because it seems like nothing in my life is going right. I'm not too happy with my jobs right now and I LOVE clinical so much but it's only 6 hours a week.

On the bright side, I did one of the things I've always been afraid to do -- I called to follow up with the nurse manager on a med surg unit at a local hospital about my application. I left a message with the UC not thinking I'd get a call back today and lo and behold, he called me back a couple hours later :) I have an interview tomorrow! Wish me luck everyone

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CONGRATS JEN! The next couple months are gonna be so exciting for you! Orientation, buying supplies, etc. :) This is the time to try to get your life together before you no longer have a life lol, I'm still struggling with that part.

Thank you! It's already really exciting, filling out all the paperwork, shopping for scrubs :)

The hospital I volunteer at doesn't allow volunteers in the ER (which is where I'd like to work one day), but they just emailed and asked if I'd be interested! I'm so excited!

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I think I'm at that point where it feels like nursing school is going to last FOREVER. It's literally slugging by and it makes me sad because it seems like nothing in my life is going right. I'm not too happy with my jobs right now and I LOVE clinical so much but it's only 6 hours a week.

On the bright side, I did one of the things I've always been afraid to do -- I called to follow up with the nurse manager on a med surg unit at a local hospital about my application. I left a message with the UC not thinking I'd get a call back today and lo and behold, he called me back a couple hours later :) I have an interview tomorrow! Wish me luck everyone

Best of luck to you!!

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Hi friends! Long time no talk! I just wanted to pop in to say that I found out about 2 weeks ago that I was accepted into my top choice Post-Baccalaureate/Accelerated BSN program. :) I start in January and couldn't be more thrilled!! Here's to moving forward and on to bigger and better things! :happy:

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Hey everyone! I hope your holidays were lovely and that those taking classes are hanging in! I have officially 13 days left until I take my last final (I have two online ones somewhere in there). That last one just so happens to be for A&P II! I have been watching everything in the body connect perfectly and it is incredible. I've managed to keep an A all semester and hope that I can keep going through finals week. I can't believe that this is my last class I need in order to apply for my school's nursing program. I'm nervous and excited for what is to come!

Keep working hard as we finish out the semester!

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