Georgia Baptist College of Nursing Fall 2009

[GaMommy81]

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!

[bibi19]

For health assessment and foundations...look at interviewing, total health database.

For pharm and patho...patho unsure where they will start probably with cellular disorders, etc. For pharm look at the first six or seven chapters: )pharmatherapeutics, Pharmakinetics, etc. )

The well class is new and I am not sure what that is about....if you can tell me the book then I can figure out what they may have you do....

Do your calculations and know your conversions for meds...Go to Fran Kamp website, lOok underneath faculty, and then when you pull it up look for the practice quizzes questions. Don't expect IV meds or calculations yet...

[bibi19]

Also, look at the nursing theories and theorist...know which theorist goes with the theory and what the theory is about...that will be good to know for test too.

[bibi19]

OH...start your papers asap....work on it at a little at a time. Dont wait till the last minute. I would work on it after tests, or what not, and you are required to submit it to writing lab...it s a benefit. APA is not too hard for those who are savvy at it....but not knowing the right format or having good grammar can cost you a letter grade..

[bibi19]

Reading before class is good....great to be honest....

Here is another tip....with each lecture there is a lesson plan/outcomes....that lesson/outcomes plan is the blueprint for what you will be tested on....go through it and answer the objectives, and also know the categories and the diseases for them...

USe that to guide ( lessons/outcomes) your reading....after lecture...go back with your notes and add from you book. It well help you so much with pharm and the other classes. PowerPoints get cluttered and that is a good way to divide out what you need to know and learn, and to not mix up things.

[adavis4]

Thanks for all the great tips, bibi19!!!

[csweetooth]

bibi19 i love you!!

what is fran's website? when i did a search on the mercer website i only got a bio for her and her email address.

thanks for all the info. please put anything else you might think of. i got in touch with jill ray and she said to take a look at my medical term book so i am taking that and the dose calc book with me on vaca.

thanks again!!

[csweetooth]

Did you guys noticed that they put the nursing software on the bill?? I guess that's why they didn't want us to download it on our own. I asked when we will download it but they do not know yet. I guess the first week of school.

I am happy I'm going to Mercer but my goodness is it costing me MONEY!!!!!!

[adavis4]

Camille...I did notice the software cost on the bill - and yes, it's going to cost a pretty penny, but from what I hear, it's worth it. I noticed (well my husband did -he's in finance, naturally) that my bill doesn't add up correctly, so I'm going to have to make a call today to see if I can get it figured out. Thank goodness he checked, because I wouldn't have added it up all myself, I'm a little too trusting I guess! AND..THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for the ISBN numbers. Makes my life so much easier!

[bibi19]

Also another thing to know and look at our lab values for example Na, K, GFR, INR, CA, ....these are only a few....get those lab values down! asap...bc that will help you answer questions on test...you need to know the lab value and recognize what is high or low. YOu get that done and that is another big hurdle you overcome...it also helps you make sense of what you are studying and know what those lab values/electrolytes do in the body....I also think this is one of the first things you would do in regards to patho in your classes.

[bibi19]

It looks like they took the med calculation web site down...bc they do everything through blackboard....but if you have the book it is the same as the work sheets....

[bibi19]

Everybody has their own way of studying...nursing school test are application tests..rarely do you get a knowledge based question....like what does calcium do in the body or what is gerd? you wont get those kinds of questions....

You get questions that you have to look at Maslows hiearchy of needs to determine what is more important to do first, also remember CPR...? well think of the ABC's airway breathing circulation.....someone is having trouble breathing...what is the nurses initial action? ...administer oxygen....that is an example....

So that is how you need to study...also look at your notes and figure out what is the most important or oddest thing that they can want me to know on the test? that will help you a lot....

If you can study an hr before class and hr after class/lecture it well help you retain info much easier...learn it!

[MercerChick]

I received my letter stating a got in a week ago from today!! Late huh? I guess someone declined the seat and I was up next. But guess what........ WHO CARES!!!! IM GOING TO GEORGIA BAPTIST SCHOOL OF NURSING AT MERCER UNIVERSITY!!!!! OH YEA! I can tell you that it has been a long stressful journey. I applied to all the Atlanta schools and did not get in to any. Mercer was the last school I thought I would be accepted into. Trust. G.P.A- 3.2, 94 on NET, no repeated courses. All B's in biology lectures, A's in labs. The only advice I can give is to pray. If this is meant for you it will be. I was all geared up to re-test and submit apps for the spring and I checked the mail and bam, huge acceptance letter. Be calm, do your best, humble yourself, and ask with a pure heart. It will happen, GOOD LUCK :roll