FSW spring 2017

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Anybody applying for the nursing program at FSW for the spring in 2017? I plan to take my TEAS sometime August or September, does anyone know what the passing score is? And have you finished all your prerequisites and general ed? The only prereqs I have left to do is A&P2, nutrition, and micro. But still have all the general eds left to do. But you don't have to have all the general eds finished before applying right? Sorry, I'm new at this.

I went there today and she said most are getting one polo and one set of scrubs so that's what I got. I figured we're only having clinical once a week so that should be fine

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I went there today and she said most are getting one polo and one set of scrubs so that's what I got. I figured we're only having clinical once a week so that should be fine

We only have clinical once a week but I think you do have to wear your scrubs or polo for the lecture and lab portion as well. I bought three sets since i just can't take care of white clothes lol.

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Okay thanks! That's what i was thinking too.

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Congrats to everyone getting in! I'm a student that started this past fall and thought I'd tell you some things I wish I'd known. First off the books are for the whole program, but other texts may be recommended. If you are the type of person that is good with ebooks you could save money that way. If not the bundle at school comes to about 1,000 with tax and you have to have the codes for MyNursing Lab which they come with. There is also an ATI fee we found out last minute about and it is about $600 and an additional $515 for lab fees. When it comes to scrubs the pants are super see through so ladies its good to have a cheap thin pair of leggings for underneath. It's also good to get a stain pen for makeup, food, and whatever else you may/will get on your scrubs. When it comes to the classes they are not your typical college class (unless after our feedback they change). You have to learn everything on your own and class time is spent making posters, watching videos, playing games, doing case studies etc (it may sound fun, but no one I've talked to yet feels like class time is beneficial to their learning). You have to be an independent learner. When it comes to pharmacology you are basically on your own since its online. Use your ATI online pharm book and just memorize the drugs and don't worry so much about mynursinglab besides just completing what you have to. If you have questions feel free to ask.

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Congrats to everyone getting in! I'm a student that started this past fall and thought I'd tell you some things I wish I'd known. First off the books are for the whole program, but other texts may be recommended. If you are the type of person that is good with ebooks you could save money that way. If not the bundle at school comes to about 1,000 with tax and you have to have the codes for MyNursing Lab which they come with. There is also an ATI fee we found out last minute about and it is about $600 and an additional $515 for lab fees. When it comes to scrubs the pants are super see through so ladies its good to have a cheap thin pair of leggings for underneath. It's also good to get a stain pen for makeup, food, and whatever else you may/will get on your scrubs. When it comes to the classes they are not your typical college class (unless after our feedback they change). You have to learn everything on your own and class time is spent making posters, watching videos, playing games, doing case studies etc (it may sound fun, but no one I've talked to yet feels like class time is beneficial to their learning). You have to be an independent learner. When it comes to pharmacology you are basically on your own since its online. Use your ATI online pharm book and just memorize the drugs and don't worry so much about mynursinglab besides just completing what you have to. If you have questions feel free to ask.

Wow thanks for all the information! :) I know they recently changed the pharmacology class to on campus so thats good however I know its still a tough class. Which campus do you attend? Also do clinicals start out somewhere other than the hospital? And what other clinical sites may there be? Like do we go clinics too? Also (I'm full of questions lol) what other supplemental books do you recommend other than thr textbooks? Thanks so much :D

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I'm at the lee campus. They changed pharm to oncampus?? If so that's great but check your section number if the middle number is an 8 its online. I found out the hard way even though I picked a day and time with a room for the class. The first semester you don't go to clinical for I think the first three-four weeks. Then you do three shifts at a nursing home, one at a daycare, one at outpatient cardio rehab, and the rest are at the hospital either on ortho or a rehab floor. Most of the semester you follow CNAs and towards the end you follow nurses. Due to the new curriculum you learn vitals late in the semester so you won't start those until your at the hospital and you can't handle or pass meds like they have done in the past. You can help feed patients, do baths, and change patients. Hope this helps.

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Oh ok, I heard someone say it was changed but I could be wrong. Are you working while in the program? If so how much do you work? I'm trying to get a feel for what to tell my job, their pretty flexible so thats good.

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FuturenurseM2018 thanks for your input...My question is I am planning to buy used books for the bundle...Do I have to buy the codes for MyNursingLab for each of them? ...thanks again

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I work full time and it's do able but not easy. It's important that your job is flexible because sometimes meeting or clinicals might change. When it comes to the codes you have to have them so when I was looking at it in the summer it was cheaper to buy new because Pearson was only selling online access with the online book, but that might have changed.

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Thanks for the info, FuturenurseM2018!!!!!:yes:

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Congrats to everyone getting in! I'm a student that started this past fall and thought I'd tell you some things I wish I'd known. First off the books are for the whole program, but other texts may be recommended. If you are the type of person that is good with ebooks you could save money that way. If not the bundle at school comes to about 1,000 with tax and you have to have the codes for MyNursing Lab which they come with. There is also an ATI fee we found out last minute about and it is about $600 and an additional $515 for lab fees. When it comes to scrubs the pants are super see through so ladies its good to have a cheap thin pair of leggings for underneath. It's also good to get a stain pen for makeup, food, and whatever else you may/will get on your scrubs. When it comes to the classes they are not your typical college class (unless after our feedback they change). You have to learn everything on your own and class time is spent making posters, watching videos, playing games, doing case studies etc (it may sound fun, but no one I've talked to yet feels like class time is beneficial to their learning). You have to be an independent learner. When it comes to pharmacology you are basically on your own since its online. Use your ATI online pharm book and just memorize the drugs and don't worry so much about mynursinglab besides just completing what you have to. If you have questions feel free to ask.

Lots of good info, thanks!

Are you in the day class or the nights/weekend class?

You mentioned that alot of self teaching is required. For you, how many hours per week do you figure is required in addition to class time to keep up with material?

Like others, I'm trying to determine how many hours of work I'd be able to put in and still do well with grades..

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Good morning!!! Any news on changing majors status?? Chris said it should be by this week

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