Emory Accepted Students Fall 2011

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Hello! I have been accepted to Emory's 2011 BSN program, and I wanted to create a new place for those that have also been accepted to keep in contact as we prepare for the fall. I am also interested in current and past students to offer any vital information that will help make this transition easier. I know this will be a very challenging program and I can only imagine everything I must do to be successful. So all advice and discussion are welcome!

As of now, I am very anxious about financial aid because it is unlikely that I will be able to submit my income tax return by March 15th. What are all my joining class thinking about now that we got the acceptance part out the way?:yelclap:

Does anyone have any additional advice/help for a student applying to Emory's segue program for fall 2012. Does it help to apply early? They say if you don't have a stellar GPA to have a stronger application in every other field...

and advice/input would be greatly appreciated!

Hey guys, I am a senior at NHWSon and I just happen to run across this thread and thought I'd make myself available if anyone has any questions!

@senior2012---i think i would like to take you up on that offer! Are you in the traditional BSN program? Can you receive PMs?

Thank you senior2012!

I am getting nervous now that classes will begin in less than 2 weeks. I have a few questions and would greatly appreciate your advice. I am mainly concerned with how to manage my time in order to be prepared for each class (these books are HUGE :eek:)

Can you give advice on how you manage class time, clinicals, and study time? How many hours do you dedicate each day or week for studying and can you give a snippet of your schedule, and how you accomplish all your nursing school obligations without getting behind?

Also, are we able to record the lectures? I know that nursing school tests are quite different, so can you give some input on how you prepare for these tests, assignments, lab checkoffs, etc...Do you use tools like the NCLEX review books? I hear that some students read all the chapters and books from cover to cover, complete the practice exams in the back, and read before attending lecture. Others listen to the lecture, take notes, review the PowerPoints, and use the books only as a reference and may attend study groups. What suggestions do you recommend to sufficiently learn all the information in a productive manner? Is there anything that you wish you would have knew before the start of the program, something you would change differently, or anything that you feel has contributed to surviving nursing school? I can't think of anything else on the top of my head...but I thank you so much in advance for your advice and time!

Ok, I did my best to answer shiningstar5's questions. It was kind of hard to remember the first semester. If I missed something or you think of something else or need a better explanation of something just let me know.Oh and I apologize for any typos lol.

@ Dancingnurse13 - I am in the traditional BSN and im not sure about the PMs? Is that on this website?

@Shiningstar5

  • About the books, I'm one of those students that never uses them (even though I buy them). The ATI bundle is going to be your best friend. The ATI books are made of all the important information condensed down from the HUGE textbooks.
  • Managing your time: Ok this all depends on what else you have going on in your life. I'm not married, I have no kids and I only worked Sundays, which means I had a lot of time to dedicate to just school.
    • Class time: I always print out the powerpoint in outline form and then I may notes if I need to on that. But when it actually came down to studying I never looked at them, so I kinda stopped doing that. Just make sure you show up and pay attention.
    • Clinicals: I was super nervous for this part because I've never been hands on with someone before, but the first semester is really laid back and you never do anything on your own unless you're comfortable doing so. You go the night before to the hospital to get your patient information. Your clinical instructor gives you a packet to fill out so you are prepared for the next morning. You look up things like reason for admission, past medical history, current medications, recent vitals, ect. For the drugs you fill out the name, what there used for, side effects and dosage, so if your clinical instructor asks you questions you'll be able to answer them from your sheet. Just make sure you get enough sleep and don't show up late. But clinicals are a lot of fun and they remind you of why you're in nursing school! The clinical instructors are great and they never push you into something unless they know you can handle it.
    • Studying: You will do A LOT of studying!! I can't say how much time I spend because it's probably more then I need to.

i. Professional development: Unless they've changed it you don't have any real homework or quizzes but I do believe there is 1 or 2 papers to learn APA format. There is a group project you do but it's a lot of fun. This is a very low stress class. (again unless they've changed things)

ii. Integrated Science: This class takes a lot of memorization. They give a study guide which is AWESOME! What I did was filled out the study guide and studied only that and nothing else and got an A both semesters. Dr. King's questions are straight from her powerpoint and study guide questions. Dr. Massey sometimes strays from the study guide but I only noticed that in the second semester. You'll want to make drug cards and focus on the odd side effects, mechanism of action and what they're used for. I didn't use the books for this class because they stick to the powerpoints.

iii. Nursing fundamentals: This class was a struggle for a lot of students because the tests are not recall (a few questions might be) they are application questions, which means 2 answers are right but you have to choose the most right. You get used to it by the end of the semester but I recommend doing the ATI practice tests that explain how to pick apart questions. The ATI book is a great resource and read over her powerpoints. The lab class is a lot of fun but make sure you do the modules before you have lab. If you have lab on Thursday do not do it Friday even though there is a Friday lab because somehow that module will mark it late. The clinical instructors are really nice and they know a lot of what they teach is new for everyone. This class will take a lot of study time because it's a lot of information at one time and the test take a little getting used to.

iv. Health Assessment: I believe this class had a lot of recall questions then application questions when it came to the tests. The chapters in this book aren't bad and I did use the book in this class. When you go thru the chapter look at what information would make a good test question. You want to focus more on the normal rather then the abnormal. If you can recognize what's normal then it will be easy to identify when something's wrong. The skill check offs are really nerve racking!! But once you do it you realize its not as bad as the instructors make it sound. I only know of 1 teacher that is super picky and has failed people on their check offs but the majority are very fare. I recommend getting a partner and keep that person for all the check offs and practice on each other over and over again. The best thing is to memorize it, it seems hard but it's very doable. The last big check off they make it sound very intimidating but it's just like all your other check-offs and they don't want to see anybody fail. It sounds silly but I would get a stuffed animal and practice check offs on it because its all about repetition.


    • It's hard to recommend how much time you should spend studying for a class. You should spend as much time as you need to understand the material. I have a very photographic memory and I can just reread my notes over and over and that's how I study. I give myself at least a week before the test to start studying.

    [*]You can record the lectures, some teachers already record and you can listen to them on BlackBoard.

    [*]I don't read before class, awful to say but just being honest.

    [*]The practice exams in the ATI books and ATI website are going to help mostly with the nursing fundamentals class, they help a lot.

    [*]I am the type of person that listens to lectures, takes notes, reviews the powerpoints, and uses the book if I need to. The information they think is important and want you to know they will give you in the powerpoints.

    [*]It is a lot of information in a very short amount of time!! Just take one test at a time and focus on that specific information given to you in class and in the ATI books. It's not rocket science but a lot to take in.

    [*] I wish I had better study habits before nursing school but I quickly learned what worked best for me. I don't think I would have stressed about health assessment check-offs as much as I did. Everyone kept telling us that the first semester was the hardest, but I don't agree. I thought the second semester was the hardest so far. You're going to make a lot of good friends at school and they are what help you get thru it all. You guys are no longer competing but working towards the same goal. Share your notes and help each other out. If a few people can type up the integrated study guide and share it with the class then that's great!

Sorry it's so long! Good luck, I know it all seems very intimidating but once you figure out what works best for you it's just like any other type of schooling you've had that got you here.

Thank you so much! I'm glad I have more insight on what to look forward to...

@senior2012...i think you need 15 posts in order to write a message to someone else, so that's why you probably don't see that feature yet....in any case will post here

What do you think of the pace of the traditional bsn program vs perhaps (if you know anyone in the absn program)? Were you able to learn everything with a decent time frame, didn't feel stressed and completely overwhelmed with the pace and time for other stuff during your classes?

What do you think of the overall quality of the program, organization, professors, learning experience?

Are the clinical rotations pretty good?

Would you recommend also doing your masters here (if one can afford it, lol)?

Thanks!

@DancingNurse13

I didn’t associated with many of the ABSN students because they had a few different classes then we did, so I only know from the perspective of the tradition BSN track.

Yes it is fast paced. You have clinicals, clinical lab and health assessment lab on top of the 4 lecture classes and the lectures are not short. Plus for a lot of students its all new information and that can be intimidating to think of what they’re going to want you to do to patients lol. I was stressed because I’m picky about my grades and I was always stressing around test time or skill check offs. I was able to learn what I needed before each test BUT you move on so quickly I don’t think it had time to really sink in before I had to cram new information in. As long as you keep yourself organized and don’t try to cram the night before a test everything they expect of you can be done!

The program is great, it’s not perfect but they try to improve the best they can each semester. The majority of the teachers are very helpful and will meet with you if you need extra help. I think the program is pretty organized, at least the first semester was but the second semester some teachers didn’t have their act together and it was frustrating.

I have loved my experience so far even though it can be stressful and sometimes seems impossible. I would do my masters at Emory if they had a CRNA program, I don’t want to do that anesthesiology assistant program they have. But Emory is well known for a lot of their graduate programs cause they’re so good.

The clinical rotations are excellent. The clinical instructors I’ve had so far have been great! I love clinicals because it reminds you of why you’re in nursing school. I’ve only been at the Emory University Hospital and since it’s a teaching hospital a lot of the nurses like teaching and helping the students on their floor.

Hope that helps! If they do the mentor program it's a great idea to sign up for that because you'll be paired up with a senior and its really helpful around your first tests and things.

See everyone at school next week!!! Exciting!

@creece5

I just found out that Emory Nursing program ABSN/MSN is requiring scores for the GRE and the TEAS V. I have exhausted my resources as far as testing materials. Do you still have the TEAS study guide/ Text materials?

@senior2012

Great reply, I have just started the application process for the ABSN/MSN for 2012. I wanted to know what is the best way to study for the TEAS V. Is ATI the only company that carries this book? I have not seen it at the book stores. Was wondering if anyone could help inform me a little regarding the TEAS V exam. Thanks

@jenn 2.

I also have to take the TEAS any good advice?

I don't think emory needs the TEAS V exam, only the GRE. Where did you find this information? Even that, i think they are looking possibly to eliminate that requirement (just hasn't been confirmed or decided absolutely yet) But i am applying to schools that require the TEAS so if anyone has any information, that would be helpful!

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