I just applied to The RN program at Jeff State and I wanted to get a thread going for other Fall 2013 hopefuls. If you're like me, the next couple months of waiting is going to be torture and I just thought it would be helpful to have somewhere to go to help pass the time with others in our situation :) I'm pretty optimistic and think I have a good chance, but you just never know! What kind of scores did everyone apply with? I wonder what the cutoff will be? I was told it could be late July before we hear anything...anyone hear something different? Also, who is applying for part-time and who is applying for full-time?
Look forward to meeting you all and GOOD LUCK to EVERYONE!
Does anyone know if this guide works well with Jeff State's program? It sounds like great advice but at the end of the day it would have to mesh with the way Jeff State runs their program to work for us
Not necessarily. Just studying the bites from class will not be enough for most test. I am in the third semester of the nights/weekend program and there is a lot of stuff that isn't covered in class. That being said, this semester I have strictly been studying from an NCLEX study guide. I haven't opened the book all semester and have done better in this class than any other semester. The books I use give an outlined overview of the important stuff you need to know without all the extra "fluff".
I got an email that said they were gonna send out the other email probably next week. It will tells us details about how to get ready. It will tells us when orientation is and what titers and vaccines we need and the timeframe we have to get them. It will also have the info on how we get our background check.
Not necessarily. Just studying the bites from class will not be enough for most test. I am in the third semester of the nights/weekend program and there is a lot of stuff that isn't covered in class. That being said, this semester I have strictly been studying from an NCLEX study guide. I haven't opened the book all semester and have done better in this class than any other semester. The books I use give an outlined overview of the important stuff you need to know without all the extra "fluff".
Well crap. Thought I had found a small diamond to help out.
Oh well. Would you list the books you have that have helped you the most, please?
Well crap. Thought I had found a small diamond to help out.
Oh well. Would you list the books you have that have helped you the most, please?
I use the Pearson Review and Rationale books. They have two practice test for each section, a great guide to study from, and then rationales for the correct answers. The Saunders Comprehensive NCLEX book is great too!
What vaccines and things need to be done for nights and weekends? Can we go ahead and starttaking them? Is it ok to get CPR certified before orientation. I live in Hoover and they only do it the first few weeks a month. Also, do we have to have the codes for books in nights and weekends? Or can we order them cheaper online vs from school.
I don't see any reason why you can't go ahead and get cpr certified/vaccines. I went ahead and got cpr certified. Just note: We need the certification/vaccines for clinicals, and if you are doing part time someone on here said you won't need them until the spring. I would like know about the books/codes myself
Well I got my call this morning! I guess she tried to email me a few days ago and it went in my spam box? IDK. Anyway, I'm in. I am freaking out but excided! I applied with 191 points. I will be the Jefferson campus.
I think they go over everything about insurance and whatnot at orientation. Also, they'll give us the dates we need to have it all completed. The only thing we absolutely must have done by orientation is the background check...and let me tell you, if you've moved around a lot in the past 10 years, plan on getting all those addresses BEFORE you start.
Does anybody know anything about malpractice insurance and how much it will cost?
It's $15. And if you want to go ahead an take CPR you can but if you are in the nights/weekends program I would wait a little while. The certification is only good for 2 years and I you take it too early, you'll have to renew again before you finish school. Also, make sure it is the American Heart Association CPR for healthcare workers. Hospitals will not accept CPR from the Red Cross.
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Not necessarily. Just studying the bites from class will not be enough for most test. I am in the third semester of the nights/weekend program and there is a lot of stuff that isn't covered in class. That being said, this semester I have strictly been studying from an NCLEX study guide. I haven't opened the book all semester and have done better in this class than any other semester. The books I use give an outlined overview of the important stuff you need to know without all the extra "fluff".