Jeff State Spring 2014 Hopefuls

cristola269 · Jan 6, 2014

Okay good. I brought a check just in case. Thanks. Is anyone else having problems opening the links for Fundamentals on Blackboard. I can't open any of it.

Ours at Jefferson are open but it may be because we started Friday. I'm pretty sure y'all won't just just into curriculum today, we didn't on Friday. We basically just went over calendars and rules and HESI things then had the librarian come in to teach us how to access the online database library. Today we don't have to be there until 12 but we will go straight into pharm doing dosage calculations. We don't have fundamentals until Thursday I think. Hope this helps :)

cwr923 · Jan 13, 2014

How was everyone's 1st full week?

cristola269 · Jan 16, 2014

How was everyone's 1st full week?

Very busy!! Haha... How was yours?

cwr923 · Jan 21, 2014

Very busy!! Haha... How was yours?

About the same. Nursing school is no joke - already. ; )

_MissRN_88 · Mar 18, 2014

Heyy everyone!! Just checking in to see how school is going for everyone so far!

cristola269 · Mar 18, 2014

Heyy everyone!! Just checking in to see how school is going for everyone so far!

Busy busy!!! Just ready for spring break!! How about you?

Lily28 · May 21, 2014

Hello everyone. I have a question.... i applied for the fall full-time program and just looked at the nursing curriculum. I have already taken all of my pre-reqs and if i were to get in i would only be taking 3 classes in the fall. My question is.... will i still be considered a full time student (full time is 12 credit hours) i will still need to be full time in order to not start repaying my student loans. Does anyone know anything about this?

cristola269 · May 23, 2014

Congrats for finishing your pre-reqs, you will be glad you did. I promise!! You will have 3 classes that will total up to 8 total hours. You won't be considered full time but it will be part time and that's how most student loans work, including mine. As long as you remain at 6 hours (or more) you should be fine. Good luck!

omnomcookies · Sep 25, 2014

Hi everyone! How is everyone holding up in nursing school? I am applying for Spring 2015, and I'd love any advice or comment you guys have! Thanks! :)

cwr923 · Sep 25, 2014

I would suggest trying to learn all of your dose calc conversions and practice dose calc before classes even start. You can find all kinds of free resources, just do a search. Freshen up on your anatomy, and medical terminology if you can. Those are just things that won't be going away and if you already have a grip on them you will be ahead of the game. Also if you aren't an organized person - work on it now. They are going to throw a lot at you and you need to be on top of it. I just remember 1st semester being a crazy calendar. Well, I'm in 3rd semester and the calendar is STILL crazy - ha I guess it doesn't go away. ; ) Go in with a great attitude, be prepared to handle whatever comes your way. A bad attitude won't get you through. We lost half of our class in 1st semester. Very sad, but I guess it's just part of it. You got this! Good luck!

omnomcookies · Sep 26, 2014

Wow, thanks! I'll definitely get on the calculations. I also love your positivity! What are the main reasons for losing so many students in the first semester though? Is it Fundamentals? Because I've heard that class is difficult. Also, how are clinicals? Do you get to pick the hospital and units to go to?

cwr923 · Sep 26, 2014

Really a variety of reasons I guess. There are several validations, 3 strikes you're out. Dose calc is one of them. Low grades that couldn't be pulled up by the withdraw date, some just decided it wasn't for them. We have a much smaller class at Pell City so when we lose some it's a big loss. There are a variety of clinical places we go to for different things. They assign us, we don't get to choose.