Is there anyone else out there, or is it just me? :)
I'd love to connect with others who are applying for the Fall 2017 nursing program.
I am signed up to complete my prerequisites in the spring. English and Public Speaking are already done with an A, from a prior degree with Ivy Tech. They are also going to waive the IVY112 class because I am an Ivy Tech grad.
So I am signed up for APHY101, MATH123, PSYC101, and SOC111.
On one hand, I can't wait for classes to start! On the other hand, with the Holidays, I know the time is going to fly by.
About me: My degree is in Business Administration and my work history is mostly in accounting, but I've been home with our 3 boys for the past 16 years. We have homeschooled for the past seven years. They all went to public school this year, and they are doing GREAT! Now I need a new direction, as well... I've got maybe 30 years of working ahead of me, and I want to have a solid career. I hated being stuck at a desk. Nursing ~ here we go!
Thank you so much, this is extremely helpful. Definitely going to study. I've tooken APHY102, but it's been over year so definitely going to have to re-study a few things.
I haven't gotten any notifications. Hm well I took pharm in my 2nd semester. I'm in the third. I have passed mental health clinical. It was only 8 weeks. Next week is the last week of it and it will be an easy day so I'm not worried about failing over that day.
Hey Leadkrm ~ hope you're getting your notifications now! That happens too often, too easily.
We just finished 8 weeks of Lab. It seriously felt like getting off a roller coaster! Lol. I actually feel like I have a little bit of time to breathe this weekend... but just a little bit. On to clinicals next week -- 2 days per week, at the nursing home.
I can't believe we're already half way through the first semester. I've been able to get A's on our first two tests in med-surg and in funds. I love clinical so much To learn and we always stay busy and love lab probably even more lol we just took our midterm competency and it went well.
Congrats guys. I'm glad you are doing well. Have fun at clinical. Don't let the patient load of the nursing home get you burnt out. In hospitals it is only like 5 per nurse. I'm sure the med pass in a nursing home is more tasking as well.
I can't believe we're already half way through the first semester. I've been able to get A's on our first two tests in med-surg and in funds. I love clinical so much To learn and we always stay busy and love lab probably even more lol we just took our midterm competency and it went well.
I'm sorry, I can't remember which campus you are attending? There have been so many people comment here over the past several months. I'm interested in knowing what your schedule is like this semester? Are all of your classes 16 weeks? ...And again, I'm sorry if you've already posted that, too. Lol. It has been a jam-packed 8 weeks and I have been very short on sleep, most of the time.
We finished our Fundamentals class 4 weeks in, and now we've finished our Lab class 8 weeks in. There are a lot of things I could say about that class, but the word "love" would not be involved... haha! But that's great for you. I'm glad to hear it's not like this everywhere.
Our Med-Surg runs 12 weeks, and we've got Pharmacology the entire 16 weeks. Those exams are going really well for me so far. It takes every spare second I have -- but I'm doing it.
So how it works at our campus: We finish 8 weeks of Lab, then go to clinicals. Sounds like you're already in clinicals -- did you start from the beginning?
And apparently we don't have a "midterm competency" because I've never heard of that -- but congrats! :)
Labs were 16 weeks for us at Lawrence. The thing I don't enjoy about my school is that some instructors want to make things harder than they are. They make over think some things and I feel it's hurting more than it's helping. The school is great, but like everything else, there are things I would change.
One thing that I've figured out about me & lab is this: We were SO busy and focused on fundamentals that first 4 weeks -- not only with study time at home, but having that class take up 3 afternoons per week -- that it left very little time to focus on lab. So I felt "behind" all along. The instructor would be introducing something new before I had even wrapped my head around practicing the last thing they introduced. She was commenting to me about people not coming in to the lab and practicing during their free time (outside of class) -- but there WAS no free time. I mean, honestly, the last 8 weeks are just a blur.
I had more time to get into the lab when Fundamentals was finished -- and I did. I was in there with a study partner, many many days in the afternoons after class, and we came in on several Fridays (which was our day "off"). But the whole thing just felt very struggle bus. Like it was WAY more difficult than it needed to be, to sort out what they wanted from us at check off. We were told, "it's in your books" ... we were told, "watch your videos" ... But man, I don't know. It was just A LOT to figure out on your own. I did it. Here I am, on the other side of it. But do I feel super confident about clinicals? I don't know. I guess I'll see when I get there.
I'm at Lawrence as well. Yes like leadkrm said all our classes run 16 weeks. Clinical starts 2-3 weeks in just so we can get the basics done vitals, assessment, PPE, transfers and safe positioning and as we continue learning things in lab and get checked off on our competencies we're able to do more in clinicals. I will say I got lucky with the instructor I have for lab and I can say the same for clinical, my classmates tell me of a different experiences depending on the instructor kind of like what leadkrm. My lab instructor is very straight to the point, cuts out all the extra fluff, tells us exactly what she wants to see from us and communicates more in ways I can improve rather than this is what you did wrong. I know I won't have this luxury every semester.
Well your experience sounds great so far! I can see why you love it. :)
We did have one clinical experience with our clinical instructor (she is not our main lab teacher). We went to take blood pressures for veterans at a homeless shelter where they were having an event a few weeks ago. There are 10 of us in our clinical group -- not sure if all campuses divide it up that way or not. Anyway, it went ok. She had other paperwork she was working on, so we didn't have much feedback or interaction. But we were just taking blood pressures. So we'll see how it goes when we're actually in the nursing home. All I know so far is we'll be "assigned a patient"... from there, it gets a little hazy. Lol
You must have Randal as a lab instructor then terpturnedrn. If so then you got a good one. He doesn't usually teach lab. He's a good clinical instructor too. I know everything seems like a blur 37changes. I have been in a similar boat this semester. I'm not doing as well as I am use to and it's got me worried a bit. I just have to buckle down and get back into a study group
On to clinicals next week -- 2 days per week, at the nursing home.
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Thank you so much, this is extremely helpful. Definitely going to study. I've tooken APHY102, but it's been over year so definitely going to have to re-study a few things.