HESI test scores from SC4

MsAshley · Jan 23, 2010

What was on the hesi for sc4?? I am looking for different schools to apply to once I finish my pre req's and this is another one that has been brought to my attention. What are the required pre req classes as well??

skychiefer · Jan 23, 2010

Go to : sc4.edu/nursing, and follow the links to get to where and what you what to know. I know the college takes scores from three different areas . GPA, amount of preq. you got in, and your HESI score, the scores are calculated all together and from there it's up to were the cutoff is if you got in or not.

MsAshley · Jan 23, 2010

Oh okay seems like a fairly simple process. On the Hesi they require you to take did it have the sciences or just the reading and vocab? I know all schools require differently. I am looking on the site now as well.

MsAshley · Jan 23, 2010

I answered my own question on the website sorry! But it seems that your score is pretty good you shouldn't worry too hard at all!!

ldnurse1 · Jan 23, 2010

I am currently in the nursing program at SC4, 2nd semester. Last year I had a 91 on the HESI, a 3.97 GPA and all but one Pre-req class done. I was in my last pre-req at the time of application, but that doesn't count. I got in on my first try. Your HESI score is great, what is your GPA and your pre-req status?

skychiefer · Jan 23, 2010

Hoping 09, Your the person that I would love to talk to about SC4 nursing program. I treid to pm you off of one of your post but didn't know how. Can you call me at Thanks in advance

ldnurse1 · Jan 23, 2010

Hoping 09, Your the person that I would love to talk to about SC4 nursing program. I treid to pm you off of one of your post but didn't know how. Can you call me at 989-670-3204 0r 989-874-6175? My e-mail is [email protected] if you would want to give me your number and I could call you back at whatever time works for you. Hoping to hear from you.
Thanks in advance

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To be honest with you, I don't feel comfortable giving out my private information and would rather talk to you through allnurses. I believe that you can only pm after you've posted a certain amount of times (but I'm not sure). Anyways, I would be more than happy to answer any questions that you may have about SC4's program through posting on this site, that way others can share and benefit form the information as well. I look forward to hearing your questions and hope that I will be of help to you. Talk to you soon.

skychiefer · Jan 23, 2010

That fine, I do have many questions, to start off for now you seemed to be a person on different threads that always responded to other people questions about the SC4 program so that's why I am picking on you.

(a) Let's say that I am getting in for example, if you have all your preq. in how difficult is the first semester then?

(b) There was someone that before you replied to and that person had to retake the program do you remember? I am in the same boat but in the LPN course, and I have until Jan 30th to decide which way I what to go. It's either I reapply and hope to get back in the LPN course or go on the hopes of getting into the RN program (You can't apply for both at the same time).

© My main intentions were always to go for my RN but where I am from it just seemed a better idea to go LPN than on to RN. Now that I been to the campus last semester for classes and also this semester, I don't have a problem with the campus scene. How hard is Pharmacology your first semester? I taken the one for the LPN course but when I looked at the schedule for the RN it's 2 credits hours but 5 contact hours. This only makes me think that it's got to be the hardest and most time demanding subject of all.

(d) When you start your clinicals just how would you rate it from the start of the program to where you are now as in difficulty.

(e) my advisor said that with my 85.4 total score is good as compared to what the cutoff point was last year. Have you heard about what students are attaining this year? My grade point aveg. was 3.57 with Phy 220, Patho. , and Health care missing from my preq. ( I will have these in by fall), my HESI was 94.31.

(f) How would you advise a person that is not in the program yet to start getting a head start on pharmaclogy. What was the best way that you or some other students in your class studied for it.

ldnurse1 · Jan 23, 2010

(a) let's say that i am getting in for example, if you have all your preq. in how difficult is the first semester then?

i don't want to lie and say it was easy, because it wasn't. it was probably the most stressful thing that i have ever done in my life. we had five classes and two days of clinicals. the information wasn't that difficult, but the amount of information that they expected you to learn and retain was the hard part. there were several weeks when we had 3 or 4 exams at a time. it really was all about time management. there were many days that i thought about quitting because i just couldn't handle it, but i stuck it out and am glad that i did, because so far 2nd semester seems to be a lot less stressful. we only have 2 classes and 2 days of clinicals. not that it's easier, i just feel that i have more time to learn the material.

(b) there was someone that before you replied to and that person had to retake the program do you remember? i am in the same boat but in the lpn course, and i have until jan 30th to decide which way i what to go. it's either i reapply and hope to get back in the lpn course or go on the hopes of getting into the rn program (you can't apply for both at the same time).

i do remember, and in her case she had failed skills, which is incorporated with principles and clinicals. so basically if you fail any of the three you have to take them all over again. i don't know anything about the lpn program so i cant really give you much advice on which one to pursue, but for me i just want to get it over with.

© my main intentions were always to go for my rn but where i am from it just seemed a better idea to go lpn than on to rn. now that i been to the campus last semester for classes and also this semester, i don't have a problem with the campus scene. how hard is pharmacology your first semester? i taken the one for the lpn course but when i looked at the schedule for the rn it's 2 credits hours but 5 contact hours. this only makes me think that it's got to be the hardest and most time demanding subject of all.

i personally didn't think pharm was too bad. but i did study a lot for it. i went into the final with a 91% and ended up with a 90% as my final grade. i am a note card studier. i know that they take a lot of time to make, but they really help me. actually the class is only 2 hours long, and i feel that it could be double that with all of the information that is presented.

just to let you know, most of the people that failed first semester (we had 13 fail) failed because of principles, not pharm.

(d) when you start your clinicals just how would you rate it from the start of the program to where you are now as in difficulty.

clinicals are not that difficult. although there is a lot of paperwork involved that is very time consuming. i felt very comfortable with my patients, but i also was very comfortable with my clinical instructor. she was great. by the end of first semester, you are able to do quite a bit at clinicals, including giving injections, inserting and removing catheters, and anything else that you've learned and passed in your skills class.

(e) my advisor said that with my 85.4 total score is good as compared to what the cutoff point was last year. have you heard about what students are attaining this year? my grade point aveg. was 3.57 with phy 220, patho. , and health care missing from my preq. ( i will have these in by fall), my hesi was 94.31.

i have no idea what the scores are like this year. are you currently in these classes. they advise you not to take anything else with first semester. there are many nursing students that have patho right now, second semester, and for them this semester is probably a little more stressful than for those of us that were done with all of our prereqs. so what i am saying is try to get everything done before the program starts. it will make it a lot easier for you come second semester.

(f) how would you advise a person that is not in the program yet to start getting a head start on pharmaclogy. what was the best way that you or some other students in your class studied for it.

what i did was read the chapter before lecture. and then after lecture i would make note card based on the lecture and syllabus. that really helped me. i know many students recorded lecture and would relisten when they got home. but i didn't feel like i had time to do that. so the notecards worked for me. plus when it came time for the final, i really just reviewed my shoebox full of notecards and ended up doing ok with that.

as hard as the nursing program is, it is very doable. i have a husband and kids to take care of and am still maintaining my grades, so i am proof that it can be done. just be prepared to accept that this is your life. obviously besides for what had to get done (like feeding and bathing my children) i really didn't do much else first semester. and although i'm only going into my third week of second semester i definitely feel like i have more free time to do stuff for myself (or clean my house, which was neglected for the last 16 weeks before christmas). if this is something that you want then don't give up and the best advice that i can give you is to just take it one day at a time. you will hear that a lot first semester. do not look at what you have to do next week or even tomorrow, because you will get very overwhelmed.

good luck and i hope that i helped. let me know if you have any more questions. i will check back regularly.

skychiefer · Jan 24, 2010

Can you tell me what nursing pricnables consist of (all three parts). In your opinon why did those 13 fail? Did they not take it serious enough? Was it not for them ? I am just trying to get an edge here. One of my pitfalls is my grammer, it is not up to par with the nursing society. I just got to keep trying to get up on that level. I heard nothing but good things about the instructors at clinicals (it just makes the studies go so much easier when there is no one jumping on you). Well, with me my wife takes care of the children, she always has so I got you beat on that one :p. If I do get accepted I am moving down there, and coming home on the weekends.

ldnurse1 · Jan 24, 2010

Principles includes principles lecture (4 long boring hours), skills class (2 hours) and clinicals (2 days a week). If you fail any part of these 3 you fail principles and have to retake all of them over. Oh and in addition 8 weeks out of the semester they add in another class, nursing process, that gets added into your principle grade. I think that so many people fail because they can't get used to the way that the questions are worded. They are very tricky. The content of the material isn't difficult if you study it, but you have to be able to use your critical thinking skills. Also, there are many questions that have 2 right answers and you have to be able to determine the best right answer. So I think that's hard for a lot of people. Whereas in pharm, the content is more difficult, but the questions are pretty straightforward, as you long as you put the time into the material. I purchased an NCLEX (saunders) study guide this semester, which is a nice review. I wish I had bought it sooner. It gives you a lot of practice questions that are worded how you're going to see them on a test. It's nice because it gives the rational as well. If I were you I would get this book early and begin looking over it just so you can get used to the way that the questions are asked.