Need advice from previous and current Charity Students

[butrfli]

I'm trying to schedule before and after care for my kids if needed and I need to know how long did you or do you stay after class. If you stayed after class was it essential in your passing, really necessary, or was it your choice to stay a bit and study or to get hands on learning. My kids aftercare program is from 4:00-6:00pm and it might be paid through a childcare assistance program so they need to know what my schedule will be and also needs a copy of my schedule which only has me there at Charity until 12:30 Monday's, 2:30 Tuesday's (clincial day), and 12:00 Weds and Thurs. I need to justify my use of aftercare and probably put it in writing so your past experiences will help me understand what will be expected or involved. Thanks for helping!:heartbeat

[jtoddj28]

As far as lecture goes I never stayed unless the teacher went over, which can happen but not too often and nothing too excessive. One thing to consider is that i think you usually have to go to your clinical site the day before clinicals to pick up your patient assignment. Say you have clinicals tues/wed on monday after lecture you would go to the hospital and find your assigned patient's chart. then you have to hand write their health history, current treatments, meds etc. then you have to go home and research all of their meds and do care maps etc. it can take hours. this is how it was for my group and i think most others. you'l need lots of study time as well so as much free time from the kids will be helpful. good luck!

[butrfli]

Thanks jtoddj!

[butrfli]

Well, I didn't qualify because they said I have to work or attend school at least 25 hours a week and they don't include the 45 minute travel time I need to get to school. So, I guess I have no other option but to pay the extra $200.00/month out of my only source of income, my student loan, which isn't much, uggh. I'm a poor student who's getting poorer each semester! I just hope I can survive financially.

P.S. If you see a sign on the street being held by my children that says, "Car washes $5.00 to help mom get through nursing school" stop by and say hello to a fellow poor student! haha.

[nogurl]

I'm a 3rd semester student and I have gotten child care assistance every semester. I had to go to the director of the course and ask for a typed explanation of my hours. For example when I was in NAC I, Miss Meyers typed up a letter that showed I used 25 hours of time each week preparing for clinicals, studying, lecture time and clinical time. I would just recommend going to the director of the course (Miss Leefe-Basics, Miss Meyers-NAC I). I don't need to do all of that in Peds this semester because we spend more than 25 hours at the school!!

[butrfli]

Thanks so much for that information, nogurl. I'll check into that next week. Good luck this semester and thanks again!

[mstoussaint-smart]

overwhelemed with all the reading and studying. i don't know where to start. any advice about where to start we have 8 chapter to know for test. i am just afraid that i am not going to retiained everything i read and study.