Georgia Baptist College of Nursing Fall 2009

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Hello Everyone,

I am gearing up to apply for Fall 2009 at Georgia Baptist. I wanted to know if anyone else is applying there for Fall 2009 as well, or if there is anyone who has already been accepted and wouldn't mind sharing their credentials (i.e. overall gpa, nursing gpa, science gpa, if all prerequisities were completed, net score etc.) I am just trying to get a feel for the type of applicant they are looking for. Thanks so muc!

Thanks for leting me know when the site would be up because I have been checking so that I could start printing off my information. Other than that I thought the letter was really nice and explanatory of what we need.

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Can you tell me what the letter says about clinicals as far as days and times?

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Got the letter.. Lots of info to absorb!

Quick question...anyone else confused about the OSHA/HIPPA training? The letter we just received stated they should be done before orientation, but the website says they should be completed online AFTER registration and prior to the start of classes and since we register at orientation, I'm confused..Has anyone done them yet?

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Specializes in Med-Surg / Trauma ICU.

I have already done mine. You can't do it until they provide you with your "bear port" Mercer ID and password so that you can log in to WebCT. Once you have that information you can go ahead and complete it. Don't forget to print your test results and mail them in.

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Awesome. Thanks for the clarification! :)

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Specializes in Adult Gerontology Primary Care, Palliative.

Is anyone still waiting to hear back from financial aid?? :uhoh3:

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I am and I called and they said that they are working on the students who turned in the Mercer Financial Packets first so in the other words the later you turned yours in the later you will get the letter and I turned in mine on June 15 and the lady said she is just starting on the ones that was turned in on June 5th

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Specializes in Adult Gerontology Primary Care, Palliative.

Thanks for the information! I called the financial aid office two weeks ago and the lady told me that if I don't receive anything in the mail by July 10th (today!) then to call back the following Monday..

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Hey guys, I am a current GBCN junior...last group of the three year program. Some tips for you guys are to read read read! Go with your notes and book at the same time add to them no matter what it is (and had the why...to certain topics...).Especially for pharm, patho, and health assessment and the med surgs classes. Every semester 10-15 students have failed. Its challenging. Always ask for help and dont wait to till you are already in a wjI would also try to get a lot of experience outside of clinical as well. It well help with your prioritization skills, and critical thinking skills.

I would also recommend getting involved as much as possible, getting to know professors and from others that I have seen...don't try to out smart the teacher or act like a know it all..it always backfires. People think they are cute in class when they get smart but they make themselves look awful and it comes back to them in the long run one way or another. Yeah and you may know better but keep it to yourself....if not it can result in a failure and a bad reputation.

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Specializes in Adult Gerontology Primary Care, Palliative.

Thanks for your advice!!! . What do you mean get a lot of experience outside of clinicial??? I'm feeling a bit :bugeyes:.. with everything that I'm hearing from other students who are ahead of me in the program, and I think the clinical information we got recently is just a bit overwhelming.. I really hate not knowing what to expect.

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Try to get a prn position or some type of position in the hospital where you are exposed to the field more and others as well (Drs. Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Resp. therapists, etc.) you will forever be working along the sides with these people in pt care. Its good to see and know how there profession works and interwines with nursing. You also learn a lot from these people too that help you with your nursing skills.

I am not sure what your clinical sequence or schedule is like. For myself, I have always done twelve hrs starting at 0645 to seven pm. There are other days like thurs, fri, and sats where some teachers do clinical. Some split their clincial into two six hr days, but that doesnt always happen. We had to go the day before after noon, and pick up are assignment and gather info needed to complete the paperwork for clinical. Don't let the paperwork bog you down, learn from it. It will help you understand what you learn in class a lot better. Care plans are ugh....but it provides you an understanding and a common sense look into what you do as a nurse to treat certain pt diagnoses.

Looking at the new curriculum for you guys coming in, I look at it myself and I am like I will never be able to work if I was in that sequence. I have been able to work part time for the inital start and then full time making Bs and As. But its a challenge. You have to know how to test. I will recommend getting a NCLEX prep book but when you study dont let that book hold you back from studying your notes....teachers make up their questions most of the time....similar to the NCLEX books...but you are better off studying your notes and book bc some questions from the NCLEX book provide different info (more detailed or less) than whats in class and in your readings.

I would also recommend finding a study group. WIth no more than 2-3 people....over that you are looking at wasting your time. Its hard to pay attention to the needs of everyone so everyone benefits and learns in a large group. I have studied with two other people mostly, and made As and Bs. Others I have heard of who studied with 5-6 have made Cs....and what not.

In a study group, I believe we are together..no competition...one person may understand something better that another, sometimes one person is slower...a lot slower at grasping information...but we do not quit on that person and we stick together and help each other out. I have seen so many groups and cliques dissolve over sometime because of competitiveness and selfishness....

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:yeah:Congrats on making it in to you guys..stay focused....If you feel lost: Professor Blakey, Ray, Garrett, Grier, are just a few but my favorite professors to go to when I do not understand something. They listen.

Go to the test reviews, you will learn from them about what you might of missed in class but also understand test questions better.

Professor Lewis, does learning enhancements, its a great thing to attend that was only required if you made a c on any of the test but any one is welcome. You go over questions and material from class. ITs a big help....

Have you anyone of you heard of sim man yet? IDK if they will be a requirement for you guys, but we were assigned a day and time and went every other week for about a total of eight days or so. That is fun and you learn a lot too. DOn't miss it though or you will have make up work.

...just trying to give you all the tips i can think of that I learned and wished someone told me....

good books to help you with med surg is Prioritzation and delegation for med surg...it has twenty or so exercises in it but it helps you with NCLEX type questions and test questions as well. PRentice Hall has a good book too which offers and edition for every nursing class you take from med surg to peds ob, community health etc. They are titled for exam Med SUrgical Nursing REviews and Rationales, and Peds reviews and Rationales, etc....ANother good book is Straight As med surgical, and Straight As pharm, etc.

Your first few weeks will be overwhelming and exhausting but you guys can do it....

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