Lone Star Fall 2017 ADN Hopefuls

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Have any of you guys taken Pharmacology for the nursing program at Lonestar? Will any of you guys be working if admitted to the program? Is it recommended that you not work?

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I have decided that if I am accepted into the program then I will take the class in the summer. It isn't recommended to work while in the program due to all the studying and classes to take but you can do part time.

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I took pharmacology class already this past fall at North Harris. It was a lot of work and a lot of medications to learn. I think the math portion of it is important and that was easy. I ended up with an 86 in the class. I hope I don't have to retake that class again. I am ok with a B in that class. I am trying to keep a part time job though. I sure do not want to do a full time job because I want to do my best in the nursing classes if I get in. :rolleyes:

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Have any of you guys taken Pharmacology for the nursing program at Lonestar? Will any of you guys be working if admitted to the program? Is it recommended that you not work?

Im taking it online right now through lonestar tomball. It's an 8 week accelerated course. Very fast paced I have to study daily, but I didn't want to have to do it during the nursing program which is why I opted to take it now. I can't imagine taking it with a full load of nursing. My friend who completed the RN program at cy fair said many people failed out bc they didn't take pharm before hand. So if you can take it beforehand do!

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I will be taking pharmacology this summer so looking forward to that. Also yeah it'll be very hard to keep up with all of the studying, long lab hours, and work.. with the program going so fast each semester and having so much to cover, its probably better to not work, but if necessary then only part time!!

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@failoramos I do not think you have to retake the class. From my understanding if you already took the class and received a B or better then you do not have to take it in the nursing program.

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If you can't remember just know the MATH portion. You need that. I will do a self refresher. I did hear by the teacher that I took it with that a lot of nursing students fail because they forget the math portion and do not know how to calculate medications even though they had been doing well on everything else.

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@Krisk84 if I get accepted then I am taking it in June. It is a 3 month course online. I did not want to take the accelerated class since I want to do well in it and I have a full time job right now.

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Totally understand!!

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Oh wow I had no idea this class is that important to where you can fail out of the program if you dont do well and dont remember the concepts! Thanks for the heads up guys! Will be sure to memorize! Yeah I am taking the 3 month course in the summer as well! It is actually recommend you take pharmacology the summer before starting so it'll be perfect! And now I know why that is recommended!

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My first choice was cyfair and then I don't remember what order I put for the other choices. I don't care where I get in as long as I get in!

Are you applying to all 4 campuses?

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I did!

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