Here is my situation. Upcoming spring semester, I will (hopefully if i can get into the class) be taking Anatomy 1, English 5 (second semester english/ critical thinking), and Sociology 1.
This means my schedule for MTWTh will be classes from 9 am to 1:30 pm. I live 45 minutes from school so I leave at 8:00 from my house.
This is not the part that is worrying me.
I also plan on taking a CNA course that goes from december to mid february. Meaning the first 5 weeks of school, I will not only have class from 9-1:30 on MTWTh, but then my CNA class from 4-8pm MTWThF (in the same town as my school). (I volunteer at the hospital in that same town friday mornings) So I won't be home probably until 9:00pm each day of the week.
This will give me 2.5 hours to eat lunch, study, and get to the CNA class inbetween school and the CNA training.
I'll probably be able to squeeze in another hour of studying once i get home too.
Is this going to kill me? Will I have enough time to do all this and still succeed in anatomy?
You can do it but you have to be extremely organized and diligent with your study habits. I would not reccomend this to someone who works. I am taking ap1 and lab and work 2 jobs and sociology (4weekends-compacted schedule). I am pulling high As but I touch something with AP every day. I skim the text chapters and read the powerpoints at least 6-9xs between each tests.
I also take the material to work and read something throughout every other day.
May I ask why everyone is taking a CNA course while doing nursing pre-reqs? Do you plan to work as a CNA once you are in nursing school?
May I ask why everyone is taking a CNA course while doing nursing pre-reqs? Do you plan to work as a CNA once you are in nursing school?
I plan on taking the CNA course which ends in february, and then get a job asap in a long term care center (hospital preferably but they dont usually hire new CNAs without experiece).
There are several reasons I'm doing this. First of all, its great experience, a way to get to know how people in the healthcare environment interact, you get to see nurses working, learn certain skills, how to do certain tasks concerning patients, the basics. It is great preparation for nursing school for all of these reasons, and it will also take the stress off when you start clinicals and have no idea what you are supposed to do.
Also, depending on the school, it looks great on an application. My first choice school does not take this into consideration but my 2nd choice does.
This is also just a great way to make money while in school and you get experience and you learn at the same time.
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You can do it but you have to be extremely organized and diligent with your study habits. I would not reccomend this to someone who works. I am taking ap1 and lab and work 2 jobs and sociology (4weekends-compacted schedule). I am pulling high As but I touch something with AP every day. I skim the text chapters and read the powerpoints at least 6-9xs between each tests.
I also take the material to work and read something throughout every other day.
May I ask why everyone is taking a CNA course while doing nursing pre-reqs? Do you plan to work as a CNA once you are in nursing school?