How were you able to decide you could handle an ACCEL nursing program?

I decided based upon my needs. I need a high speed course. I get bored easy and I hate waiting. I want to be done now. So I took my five prereqs in four months at the same place I'm in nursing (Keiser). I'll be done in sixteen months. I'm almost done second semester, so about eight and a half months left. It depends on your personality and confidence.

Wow thats impressive! How well did you do in those prerequisites that you took? I definitely could not have been able to take A+P I + II, Chemistry, Microbiology or Statistics all at the same time!

The advise that I got from friends who are nurses was that accelerated programs are great for people who are already working in some capacity in the medical field and have a general foundation on which to base their studies. I recently completed an ASN program and it was the most difficult and most humbling experience of my life. For me, it wasn't just about time, but about the vast amount of information that you have to learn well enough to connect the dots when working with a patient.

Good luck to you, whichever way choose to go.

4.0 GPA. Each class was four weeks. A&P I, A&P II, Microbiology, Human Growth &Development, American Literature.

I would like to think that I'll survive because I've been working in a Hospital (PCA Float and ER Tech) for 2 years. I've made it up to half way through my junior year in a traditional program, but failed out because I spread myself to thin over things that weren't related to nursing. How long did you have to study every night, ajmclean?

I would like to think that I'll survive because I've been working in a Hospital (PCA Float and ER Tech) for 2 years. I've made it up to half way through my junior year in a traditional program, but failed out because I spread myself to thin over things that weren't related to nursing. How long did you have to study every night, ajmclean?

For prereqs, not much at all. Honestly, it was more of a review for me with A&P. Micro was fun and I studied maybe a couple of hours per week. Lit was great and it was more about reading and writing than anything else. Human growth I studied a few hours a week. Now that I'm in nursing, I study a couple of hours every day. For example, we're in Maternity and Basic Med-Surg, which meets one day each per week with two days of clinicals. On average, each class overs two to three chapters a week. And each class tests each week. So I study a bit more. When they say you need to critically think to pass a test, they're not lying. It's not about memorization for the most part. It's about putting pieces of the puzzle together to come up with the best answer. I'm getting B's since I started, so the straight A's I used to get are a thing of the past. It's all about passing (76 average overall) and nothing more. Of course I strive to get the A, but I'm not beating myself up when I don't. The goal is getting to the NCLEX and passing, period.