JJC Nursing Program: Fall of 2015

laurynq16 · Mar 24, 2015

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I havent heard much about Dyer, which scares me. I have heard Bellas is AWESOME! I just have 3 kids and getting to school half hour away AFTER dropping them off at the sitter all before 8am just is not likely. LOL You guys should be hearing VERY soon now right? Fingers crossed for all of you!

teteab03 · Mar 25, 2015

I hope to hear something soon. But, the guy administrating the essay said probably mid-April.

melinda0922 · Mar 25, 2015

Yes I hope to hear something very soon. I cant wait to scream and shout. I have worked way to hard to get here. We all have! ðŸ˜€ðŸ‘

laurynq16 · Mar 26, 2015

Yes, it's been a long tough road for all of us! I am keeping my fingers crossed and praying for all of you! We will have to have a group celebration for sure :)

melinda0922 · Mar 30, 2015

Yesssssssssssssss. April is not coming fast enough lbvvs

student4u2 · Mar 30, 2015

Tips....boy oh boy...do I have lots of them, but the most important is "ORGANIZATION!" You guys will be hearing that over and over! I can't stress enough that you really need to be organized. They will give you all this phenomenal monthly calendar schedule on your first group orientation after registration. My suggestion is to scan every single sheet, and save it on your laptop. Then you can add (write in) to the monthly calendar with everything you need to study, guided skills, exams, quizzes and etc. It has been a life saver in the program. The second thing I have to tell you all is that your clinical group will become your everything in the first semester. They will help with meltdowns, highs, lows, and even if you forget something. My clinical group is my family now, and it is imperative that you form a great bond with your whole clinical team. They will be there to cheer you on when you think you can't do something, and they will be the only ones who will truly understand what you are going through. Your family & friends will have no clue regarding the stress, but your clinical group does. You family & friends will sympathize with you, but your clinical group--they will totally get it, and they are feeling every single emotion that you are...and they DO make it better. (I have seen a few clinical groups already who have excluded people, and or do not study together (skills lab), and it is SO sad, because we are all here to become R.N.'s and if you are not helping each other then...well I just do not get that.) I have only been in the RN program for 1/2 a semester so far, and it has been a wild ride to date. It is everything I expected and more. You will have SO many people out there telling you that it is a hard program, and it is; but...it is the one's who tell you horrid things about the program---well all I can tell you is that they are wrong. It is hard (yes), and you have to study in a way you never had to do before, but it is worth every second of any anxiety you have. The anxiety is like any other anxiety of test taking. You will be introduced to a new way of testing, but it is so doable! Once you get the hang of it---you will be ok. Do not listen to all the negative talk about the JJC program, because it is usually the people who are disgruntled for some reason, and or that had to do it again. You are all smart cookies, and my advice is to judge the program for yourselves. Oh another life saver is the rolling book bag, and believe you me it will come in handy! Once you get the hang of books, classes, and etc. then you can change to just a regular bag. However, to start---trust me---get a rolling bag. We all use them so don't worry about looking awkward! You will have more books then you have ever seen before, and the last thing you want to do is hurt your back. I hope I helped with some answers?! P.S. Dr. Bellas is a good friend of mine, and the BEST teacher ever! He is my ultimate favorite teacher, and he gives you everything (EVERYTHING) you need to study to pass the class...hint...hint...hint! Congratz to all of you and get ready for the ultimate ride of your lives! If you have any more questions---I would be happy to answer them! I will check back in-between studying. CONGRATZ my soon to be R.N. student family!! :nurse:

laurynq16 · Mar 30, 2015

@Student4u,

You are my new favorite person in the whole world. Thank you so much! It is so rare to find somebody who genuinely cares and wants people to succeed! I, unfortunately, was not able to get into a class with Bellas because he only had one at 8am. Do you know ANYTHING about Kim Dyer?

student4u2 · Mar 30, 2015

P.S. Supplies: uni-ball BLACK no smearing JETSTREAM pens, highlighters, rolling book bag, stetho, BP cuff, (2) penlight with pupil mm on side, pocket drug book for clinicals, PDQ RN book clinicals (awesome!), finger 02 sat (you can get this at the bookstore), at least 4-2 inch binders 5 if you want to put your math in it, and even larger binders to move papers when completed for each class, bandage scissors, clinical bag (NSA has them for sale, and you can get at registration), white tennis shoes, band-aids for any tattoos to cover them, small stud earrings, (if you have fake nails get rid of them), small calendar, erasable board to practice med math on, APA the easy way book (trust me on this one), Nursing care planning made incredibly easy book, and a MUST book to practice NCLEX type questions that we all use and worth every single penny is the Saunders Comprehensive Review 6th edition NCLEX-RN Examination book, small generic calculator, and pencils for med math, you will need your own pencil sharpener as there are none in the classrooms, post its, small stapler and staples, recording device for lectures, batteries for said recording device, and the most important and I stress the most important.......STOCK UP ON PRINTER PAPER AND INK!!! If you can afford a new printer---trust me get one. You don't want to be working on a paper or whatever, and run out of ink or paper at 1 AM. You will be printing and using printer ink like you have never had to do before. (I am a nut and I like my ppts. in full size to view!) That is all I can think of for now...just remember if it is a cheap item like the penlight---have 2 on hand, because if one breaks and your in the middle of skills testing or at clinicals you better have another one!

student4u2 · Mar 30, 2015

Lauryn, I have no clue about Kim Dyer. I took every class that Dr. Bellas gave, and I refused to take them with any other teacher. Did you pull her up on rate my professor? That may help out! :)

student4u2 · Mar 30, 2015

Rate My Professor put Kim Dyer down for a 4.3 A- average. So you should be ok with her! Here is the last comment on the site: Professor Dyer is an exceptional teacher. She was able to answer every single question that I had with confidence. It's a shame that she's only an adjunct, she ought to have a tenure-track position. I would take another class with her!

laurynq16 · Mar 30, 2015

Thank you so much! I can not stress how much I appreciate you taking the time to come on here and help us out and offer your knowledge. I will be in the evening program, so I am trying to get my kids used to me being gone at night, hence having to take micro at 6pm. :/ 8 am just doesn't work with 3 kids and having to get them to a sitter and drive half hour to school to be there by 8 or i would have JUMPED at the chance to take it with Prof. Bellas, as I've heard nothing but great things about him. Hopefully, Professor Dyer is okay. I did go on there, but the majority of comments for her were regarding regular bio, not micro.

student4u2 · Mar 30, 2015

Lauryn, that was so sweet to say! However, we are ALL in this together! It is up to all of us to keep our spirits up, and to make it through the program, because if one of your clinical team and or you are falling down that proverbial black hole---it is important to be able to bring them back up, and or have them bring you back up! My favorite saying with my clinical group is, "WE SO GOT THIS!!!" Congratz again, and remember, "WE SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOT THIS!!" I am off to go study Theory the rest of the night, but I will check back to see how everyone is holding up. Remember...you are all here because you ARE smart! You got this! Keep your sexy chins up! :nurse: