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Hi everyone,

I'm in the process of study for the nurse Procalc and the NLN entrance exam for PBCC fall nursing program.

I read on line that this school works on a point system

I was wondering if anyone who has been accepted to the program

(past/Present) student: HOW MANY POINTS DID YOU HAVE TO

WHEN ACCEPTED TO THE PROGRAM.

Anyone with info about the program, would be helpful.

Thanks

As far as I know there are no restrictions in what type of watch you can wear

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When you start doing care plans, find out EXACTLY what info they want you to write.... this way you do it right the first time and you dont get them back and do corrections... read every day and do questions with rationals, take advantage of the lab, meaning go and practice your skills

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H20

I too have a Bachelors and Associates degree and agree that this Pharm class requires the most studying, and stressing, I have ever done! In regards to previously covered chapters, are you focusing in on the pr drugs for the final? Not worried so much about 43-49 and 20-21, but concerned if I am extracting the most test appropriate/important information from the other chapters. Any thoughts?

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H20 and the rest of the pharm gang, hope you guys did great on your final!!! :yeah:

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Has anyone ever taken Critical Thinking? Is it helpful, or not necessary if you scored well on the NLN?

Please help? I don't want to waste money or precious time.

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I can't speak for the critical thinking course that's for nursing students, but I will tell you I have taken two critical thinking courses (one general critical thinking course as well as a "logic and reasoning" course) and found they were probably the most useless courses of my college career. In my opinion, no one can "teach" you to think critically; it's something that either comes naturally or develops with time and experience.

I also spoke to several 4th semester nursing students the other day, they said they did not take the course nor did they know anyone who took the course. They said you will learn how to think critically as the semesters progress.

Another thing to consider would be you're going to have your hands full with pharm anyway, which is a bit of a critical thinking course in itself. Having just finished the class, I personally wouldn't want to jam another course in there to worry about. You could always take it 2nd semester if you really felt you needed it.

Just my 2 cents, like I said, I don't know much about the specific course PBCC offers. I cold be way oiff the mark.

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H_2_0 congrats on surviving pharm. :yeah: I hope all went well for you on the final.

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Hey guys

I'm looking to purchase a pharm book so if anyone has one for sale please PM me.thanks!

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

Finally got back on this thread to wish everyone coming in this semester good luck! I'll be at Welcome Night since I'm on the 3rd semester board. I hope you bring the people that will be supporting you or those who need to really understand what's about to happen.... cause you will disappear for a couple of months :wink2:

I'm pretty sure everyone has all their books, supplies, and other items ready, but I would definitely suggest this one tip to mentally prepare yourself for the next couple of years. WRITE DOWN why you want to become an RN. I'm sure you know the reason in your mind, but there are many things during each semester that can test you and even make you lose faith in your career choice. Your mind is going to be asked to do so much and if you ever hit a low point like I did this past semester, you will wonder "What in the WORLD was I thinking?!?!" at least once. Seeing a visual reminder on paper can help fixate you on your goals and keep you motivated. It also helps the people around you know why you are doing this cause they are the ones that are going to have to put up with you and remind you of choice LOL. Put it on the fridge, type it in a blog, keep it in your purse.... somewhere recorded in text would be nice.

I would also suggest that you figure out what is your dominant learning style: visual, kinesthetic, or auditory. This is not so much for your first week of class (frontloading), but more for the tests in your lecture class. Tailor your studying to your learning style immediately by knowing what works for you. For example, I'm a primarily a visual learner and considerably less in the other two areas. Everyone else brought a tape recorder to class since the teacher suggested it may help, so I use my cell phone as a recorder to save money and see if I could benefit as well. Do you know that in the last two semester (in essence, a year) I have only listened to those recordings twice? :lol2: They might have been helpful if I would've listened to them, but I did very well on the tests for first and second semester cause using flash cards and videos help more and listening to the tapes would not have helped ME much. I found that out after first semester, but for posterity's sake I brought it during second as well. The point is, figure if study habits work for you and be prepared to adjust as the semester progress. Get study tips from classmates or teachers, us upperclassmen, or any decent source to see what can apply to your situation. If you want so really good study tips, I will provide you with one of the most renowed names in the Allied Health building at PBCC Lake Worth: *******. She is one of the best professors who delivers information in a clear, concise, matter-of-fact manner with analogies to boot. She also has a minor in adult education, so she can help anyone no matter their walk in life when it comes to study more effectively. Not to short change the professors that I've had so far, but she is definitely one of the best in that area. I believe there is going to be a change in faculty so you won't get to meet her as your instructor until second semester, which we are wondering how will pan out. If you want to take one of the tests to figure out your learning style, I'm sure you can either google and find a decent one or you can go on campus and talk to someone in the Student Learning Center (SLC) and they may have one on file.

Last thing I'll suggest is that you are buying a product called MedsPub.... use it every chance you get!!! I especially push for you to use it before your first test. In the section titled "NurseLogic", there are five modules that you should do. It may be a lot of info to go through, but it will be very helpful in preparing you for how nursing school tests are set up & how to read and answer the questions. I don't know how they will suggest to you to use the program, but I know most of my classmates in hindsight agreed that we should used more of that section of MedsPub in the beginning. It definitely helps with your critical thinking, telling you why the answer are right (or the best choice) and why the others are wrong. You paid for it so you should definitely get your money's worth.

So, what was that, four :twocents:??? I've taken up enough space by now. Hope this helps. Any other questions, feel free to ask. I'm new to the site, but I would like to help if needed. Can't wait to see you guys on Monday. My name's Lindsey :icon_hug: And good luck to everyone getting ready for Spring 2010!!! Can't wait to see you, too! :welcome:

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VegetasGRL03 thanks for all the great advice. I hope the next 2 years fly by. Best of luck to you in 3rd semester!!!

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thx vegetas

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Hi everyone, I have a question.

Did anyone take micro at PBCC online while taking the lab at another school? I'm in Tampa and I have no idea if they will let me enroll in just the online lecture or not. Insight? I'm a student now at HCC and they are sorta behind the times when it comes to offering science classes online....and the face to face instructors for micro are dreadful.

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