OCCC BADNAP 2013

U.S.A. Oklahoma

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Did anyone else apply for the BADNAP program starting in June 2013? The requirements were loosened up a couple of weeks before the deadline, so I'm wondering how much interest there was?

Hi Alex! Are you new? if so congrats on getting in! I believe the class we need is BLS for healthcare workers?? Could be wrong though!

Can we turn or clinical preference sheet in independently of the rest of our pack?

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Yes I am new!! Thanks and congrats to you!

I just turned in my sheet separate today to the office. :)

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Well welcome! im excited and SOOO nervous. I think we r going to try to get a group together before class starts to go have drinks, you should join us!

Did they happen to tell you for sure which CPR?

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@ OKstategirl, I talked to the people at the HP office today and they said that OCCC offers a CPR class in the recreation center all the time. She said that class was sufficient for their program. I'm still lacking two recent TB tests and the CPR class. I'll have those done soon. Looks like we have Class all day Wednesday, and then Thursday and Friday we have clinicals. Yay.. lol. I also found out that unless you turn in your COMPLETE application, turning in the clinical site preference form early won't do you any good. So I've gotta get on that! I hope everyone can get their ducks in a row by then! Good luck!! :) BTW, anyone have any ideas on when and where we could all meet up for a drink or two? Just for fun!!! :)

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Sorry, I just saw this! Thanks for the info. Ive gotta get my last varicella vacc and im trying to get things lined out with financial aid. Anyone else having trouble with them? This is the first time ive ever had to do financial aid..and well id rather someone punch me, ridiculous!!

Drinks......well there's always louies bar and grill, hudsons, cross eyes moose, or any restaurant!

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its great to start a private badnap page on fb & u guys can start connecting before it starts & then after its great for sharing notes & helping each other :)

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@ Lilykins, that is actually a great idea! I think I will get that done soon enough.. I will see if I can't post a link on here for everyone to get to the FB site.. I am ready for this to start. I am more ready for it to go down in the record books. lol. I hope everyone is getting all their documentation ready! I just finished mine today and I am going to turn it into the HP office in about an hour or so. Yeah I am good with places like Louis or Cross Eyed Moose. Hopefully soon we can get a head count. Is anyone else taking classes right now? I am currently at OU taking Organic Chem, Immunology, Principles of Physiology, and Genetics. Wheew!

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I am having to get a private loan for all this. In the end, it will definitely be worth it!

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Congratulations to those of you who got in! For those who are on the wait list you may still get in so don't lose hope!

I graduated 12 days ago from BADNAP so any questions you have I will try to answer them. For those trying to decide whether to work or not, DON'T if you can afford it. Your life is essentially on hold until this program is done. Except for Christmas break, you will be doing something related to the program from June thru mid-March.

Also there were 72 applicants last year. By orientation day we had 45 and started class with 44. We graduated with 35, losing 2 classmates on the final test the day before graduation.

Wishing you all the best!

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I have a question for you texastornado.. Just curious, what was your college background before entering the program? Were you a science major who could not get into grad school the first time around (my situation), or were you a non-science major who completed the necessary prereqs to apply to this program? Either way, how difficult would you rate the program? The reason I ask is because I am a science major who is used to taking 12-15 hours of upper division science courses. I understand that everyone is different, but I am trying to gauge how difficult this program will be compared to taking 15 hours of HARD science courses and working full time. I do not plan on working during this program. Currently, I am taking classes like Organic Chemistry, Immunology, Principles of Physiology, and Genetics, all at OU...

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lordizzy626 my background was a BA in English Literature but had experience working in a nursing home. I took the necessary reqs for this program and had no problem with them. However in my class there were 2 with cellular biology degrees, 1 with an EMT Masters (who taught EMT also), along with other various degree backgrounds with some seriously smart people struggling. This program is totally doable as long as you learn to think like the medical field requires... critical thinking. Look that up, memorize it, sleep on it lol because it is what you will do the whole course. An example of the types of tests you will take along with rationales on the answers can be easily found by googling "Kaplan nclex sample exam". The computer program used is ATI and it's an NCLEX prep program. It is supposedly harder than the actual NCLEX exam (yay!) so don't get down if you struggle with it.

There were several who worked part-time and full-time but seriously questioned it about half-way thru. It can be done but you must have a great support system if you do. I have three children (ages 12, 6, & 4) along with being secretary for my husband's business and for the last 9 months my kids called me "Grumpy" :smug:

After the 1st semester it is easier schedule wise because you are familiar with how it all works but the material gets harder from that point on.

Hope i'm not overwhelming you because being done in 9 months is so worth it!

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Hi texastornado! How many days a week did you have clinical labs and how long do those classes last? I will have to work but I'm going down to part time (two 12hr shifts weekends only). I really hope that is doable. I work nights and it's always super slow so a lot of people get in some good study hours and homework while working overnight at my job so I'm hoping that works in my favor. Were there any days throughout the week you didn't have class?

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