Ivy Tech Spring 2020 Hopefuls

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I know we still have some time but I imagine a majority of us are taking or have taken the TEAS and are getting ready to get ready for the Spring 2020 application period !! Just thought I could give us a spot to chat, I know I have used the older threads from other years to help me prepare as well!

I take my TEAS (first time) Monday! What is everyone else up to?!

3 hours ago, Kotylynne said:

That's awesome you guys!! 

I forgot that some campuses did the Summer term! I'm kind of jealous, it must feel SO good to be that close!! 

@clintonjohnson13 that sucks!! We had the second half of semester 1 as virtual, then semester 2 we were on site, I LOOOOOVE the hospital SO much! I finally started to feel like I was doing nurse things and not ALL patient care. Which I don't mind at all but trying to get out of that and being used to the nurse stuff was something else. I just had my FIRST injection on a person in our last day last week LOL I'm not sure how next semester will go. I do not expect to be able to go to OB clinicals on site, I completely understand that too though. I do hope we get a chance at mental health though. 

I'm so excited for you guys!! Do let me know how your last semester goes and any advice for Med surg 3. I'm sooooooo worried about that class even though med surg 2 went MUCH better for me than 1 haha 

@LMAY I feeeeeel you girl. I think I'm going to do some reading for our next semester but I don't want to do anything else but be lazy haha and clean my house that was neglected ??

 

Wow you guys are almost done. It’s nice to know other peoples perspective. Any advice on med surg 2 or pharm, I’m about to go into that next semester, I’ll be my second though it feels like my 7th?

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1 hour ago, Rachymu said:

Wow you guys are almost done. It’s nice to know other peoples perspective. Any advice on med surg 2 or pharm, I’m about to go into that next semester, I’ll be my second though it feels like my 7th?

For pharm try to focus on mechanism of action, side effects, black box warnings and interactions and try to keep the drugs COMBINED into one category when possible so you aren't memorizing each specific drug and also figure out the suffixes as fast as possible. Once I got that down it helped a LOT. 

Med surg 2 was just SO much better for me. I have no medical background so med surg was hard because of that too. Then this semester it was like everything just started clicking into place and I was using what I learned in both pharm and med surg 2 AT clinicals and that REALLY helped it all click. It's still hard but I asked myself at least 100 times how the heck I ever made it through 1st semester! That was easily the HARDEST. 

Also @clintonjohnson13 I forgot to add that I'm really loving the Ortho stuff! I think I would like to be that way, or wounds. I didn't think I would like that at all but we got to see a really deep coccyx one and I was SO intrigued. 

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On 12/23/2020 at 7:15 PM, Kotylynne said:

For pharm try to focus on mechanism of action, side effects, black box warnings and interactions and try to keep the drugs COMBINED into one category when possible so you aren't memorizing each specific drug and also figure out the suffixes as fast as possible. Once I got that down it helped a LOT. 

Med surg 2 was just SO much better for me. I have no medical background so med surg was hard because of that too. Then this semester it was like everything just started clicking into place and I was using what I learned in both pharm and med surg 2 AT clinicals and that REALLY helped it all click. It's still hard but I asked myself at least 100 times how the heck I ever made it through 1st semester! That was easily the HARDEST. 

Also @clintonjohnson13 I forgot to add that I'm really loving the Ortho stuff! I think I would like to be that way, or wounds. I didn't think I would like that at all but we got to see a really deep coccyx one and I was SO intrigued. 

Okay, thanks for the heads up. I’ll keep that in mind

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On 12/23/2020 at 5:48 PM, Rachymu said:

Wow you guys are almost done. It’s nice to know other peoples perspective. Any advice on med surg 2 or pharm, I’m about to go into that next semester, I’ll be my second though it feels like my 7th?

Yeah I agree with @Kotylynne on pharm.  I have been a CMA for over 10 years so there wasn't a lot that I didn't already know for that class.  But yeah, what Kotylynne said is definitely how to do it :) 

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On 12/23/2020 at 12:55 PM, LMAY said:

LOL! Funny! Yep, we have been going through this journey together! Good luck with studying in advance for complex med surg. I feel drained from this past semester and haven't even thought about studying. I keep telling myself that we have 16 weeks left, after we get back from break. 

Well that was the plan but I haven't got much studying done yet.  I've read like half a chapter.  I think I am pretty wiped out from the past two semesters! ? 
I know, I keep thinking "just one more class"! LOL

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On 12/23/2020 at 7:15 PM, Kotylynne said:

Also @clintonjohnson13 I forgot to add that I'm really loving the Ortho stuff! I think I would like to be that way, or wounds. I didn't think I would like that at all but we got to see a really deep coccyx one and I was SO intrigued. 

@Kotylynne, sounds like you are getting some great experience!!  The only thing I have learned from clinicals is that I do Not want to work ob/gyn! ?

 

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9 minutes ago, clintonjohnson13 said:

@Kotylynne, sounds like you are getting some great experience!!  The only thing I have learned from clinicals is that I do Not want to work ob/gyn! ?

 

Hahaha I'm already not sure if I want to do that anyway but time will tell!! I think I'll enjoy it of course but I don't think it'll be my cup of tea ?

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7 hours ago, clintonjohnson13 said:

Yeah I agree with @Kotylynne on pharm.  I have been a CMA for over 10 years so there wasn't a lot that I didn't already know for that class.  But yeah, what Kotylynne said is definitely how to do it ? 

Thanks guys, for the pharm book do you need an access code with it or can I just rent it, do we like use it in any other semesters?

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16 minutes ago, Rachymu said:

Thanks guys, for the pharm book do you need an access code with it or can I just rent it, do we like use it in any other semesters?

What campus are you at? At FW we HAD to buy the code because they were utilizing a new system ? it was like $250 or something crazy FOR JUST THE CODE and then they gave you a "free" Book

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Just now, Kotylynne said:

What campus are you at? At FW we HAD to buy the code because they were utilizing a new system ? it was like $250 or something crazy FOR JUST THE CODE and then they gave you a "free" Book

I’m at Sellersburg, it’s $150 at the bookstore but like $90 on Amazon, it ts real cheap for rental and I’m thinking about it but I don’t want to rent it mad then end up buying it

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I know this group was intended for Spring of 2020, however I am about to apply for the Fall 2021 start group. Is anyone willing to share acceptance scores? I will be applying to the RN program at the Bloomington campus. 

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I got in to the Bloomington ASN with a 147. I don't know the exact range, but heard that most try to get in the 130s to be competitive. Good luck with everything! ?

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