I found one topic on this, but it wasn't very active, so I hope this one becomes a little more successful. My name is Jennifer, and I am applying for the January 2015 Nursing Program at PHSC. My home campus is Porter at Wiregrass Ranch. Are there any other 2015 hopefuls? I'd like to get to know you all! I am taking my TEAS next Tuesday and am so nervous. This will be my first time taking the TEAS. Have any of you taken it? How was it?
Any tips? I have finished all me pre-reqs and finished with a 3.6. Not too bad, wish I would have got higher! Hope I get in! Good luck to all you ladies!
It is important to grasp and be able to utilize critical thinking. While in lab you obtain sign-offs for basic skills then you begin clinicals. What you observe and do is mainly up to what clinical site you are at. Some sites allow more opportunities. While at clinicals you are expected to perform the previous skill and learn how to come up with nursing care and for each client assigned to you along with a self eval. I believe everybody passed the clinical side with no issues The only other advice I would give is not to be shy try and be a part of everything you can while at your clinical site I was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time most of my clinical days and saw some amazing things.
Skill lab checkoffs are not a big deal unless you aren't adequately prepared or lack confidence! First-time skill practice in the clinical environment is actually really educational and great; your professor is right there with you and can offer prompts or just moral support if you need it :-) If you show up and do your weekly evaluation for clinicals on time, the lab components of the nursing classes are no big deal. Like was said above, clinical really is what you make it. There are some students who are wallflowers when it comes to clinicals or who are content with just being their primary's shadow...me? No way! Whether it's gnarly wound care, doing a cath, or getting the opportunity to travel to another unit to observe a procedure I haven't seen before, I'm all about it! Don't be obnoxious, but do ask and volunteer for learning opportunities...the staff notice! Our group actually had hospital staff BUMMED to see us go at the end of the day! Granted, this is going to depend greatly on your facility and how receptive the staff is to you, but just keep in mind that you are not "too good" for certain tasks, especially the "CNA work", and I guarantee both the nurses and techs will be so much more receptive to you. I also want to add that it's so, so important to maintain that learning state of mind while in clinicals...if you think you know everything and are very boisterous about it, the primaries will avoid you like the plague. When they have something interesting going on with one of their patients or a skill comes up that you're capable of performing, guess who ISN'T going to be offered the opportunity? Nobody likes a know-it-all! Ask questions and stay engaged, but don't be that yappy, naive person the primaries want to lock in the med room! (Every clinical group has one! Lol)
The academic part, however, is fairly challenging. You HAVE to know the information--not just memorize it--on a level where you are able to apply your knowledge to scenarios. You have to find a studying method that works for you or you will be struggling to stay afloat. You have to MAKE TIME to study! You have to be an excellent critical thinker when it comes to the tests...they aren't impossible (in fact, I'll be the first to tell you that As in nursing school ARE COMPLETELY DOABLE!), but they do require time and dedication for adequate preparation. I've managed to keep my job and even took A & P II + L along with Funds my first semester and got As all around. It's all about time management and being an efficient studier! I hope that helps! :-)
Hi AFWife, what was the classroom and clinical schedule like? Were you in class every day with clinical every day or class half the week with clinical half the week? did you have any whole days off during the week? I am anxious about working during nursing school..
Hi AFWife, what was the classroom and clinical schedule like? Were you in class every day with clinical every day or class half the week with clinical half the week? did you have any whole days off during the week? I am anxious about working during nursing school..
Funds at Porter was lecture every Tuesday 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM (although we did take an hour-long lunch break in there) with one clinical group scheduled on Thursdays and Fridays 6:30 AM until 3:00 PM and the other group Saturdays; this was initially a twelve-hour shift, but our professor found out she had a high-risk pregnancy during this time, so we ended up converting it to just eight hours with an additional on-campus half day on Thursdays. For the first few weeks you have skill lab, though, on Thursday and Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 or 4:30 PM...seriously like a full-time job! I would work 8 hours Monday, Wednesday, Friday (after skill lab had ended and we'd transitioned to the hospital), and every other Saturday and had no problems...I was also taking A & P II + L during this time.
In Adult I we had lecture every Wednesday from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM (no lunch) and clinical for both groups was Thursdays and Fridays 6:30 AM until 3:00 PM. We had skill lab for only the first two or three weeks on Thursdays and Fridays 8:00 AM until 4:00 or 4:30 PM. I was working Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday eight-hour shifts and had no issues again. Hopefully that helps you to better gauge what you'll be capable of! Just go into it with the mind set that you WILL make it work...don't let anyone scare you or tell you differently because there is no reason why you can't pull it off! :-)
Funds at Porter was lecture every Tuesday 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM (although we did take an hour-long lunch break in there) with one clinical group scheduled on Thursdays and Fridays 6:30 AM until 3:00 PM and the other group Saturdays; this was initially a twelve-hour shift, but our professor found out she had a high-risk pregnancy during this time, so we ended up converting it to just eight hours with an additional on-campus half day on Thursdays. For the first few weeks you have skill lab, though, on Thursday and Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 or 4:30 PM...seriously like a full-time job! I would work 8 hours Monday, Wednesday, Friday (after skill lab had ended and we'd transitioned to the hospital), and every other Saturday and had no problems...I was also taking A & P II + L during this time.
In Adult I we had lecture every Wednesday from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM (no lunch) and clinical for both groups was Thursdays and Fridays 6:30 AM until 3:00 PM. We had skill lab for only the first two or three weeks on Thursdays and Fridays 8:00 AM until 4:00 or 4:30 PM. I was working Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday eight-hour shifts and had no issues again. Hopefully that helps you to better gauge what you'll be capable of! Just go into it with the mind set that you WILL make it work...don't let anyone scare you or tell you differently because there is no reason why you can't pull it off! :-)
Are the clinicals originally 12 hours once a week?
Hi all! I have a 3.9 gpa and a 77 on the TEAS. I live in Pasco county and am hoping for the Porter campus but would be happy with the East campus as well. Hopefully these next few months go by quickly to receive acceptance letters!
Hello everyone. How do I figure out my pre req gpa? I was looking on wise and saw 3.08, but that just doesn't sound right. I have 3 A's and 2 B's. I will be taking the TEAS in a couple weeks. I will be applying for the RN generic. The porter campus is my first choice & the West campus my second choice. I am a pasco resident. Anyone else?
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It is important to grasp and be able to utilize critical thinking. While in lab you obtain sign-offs for basic skills then you begin clinicals. What you observe and do is mainly up to what clinical site you are at. Some sites allow more opportunities. While at clinicals you are expected to perform the previous skill and learn how to come up with nursing care and for each client assigned to you along with a self eval. I believe everybody passed the clinical side with no issues The only other advice I would give is not to be shy try and be a part of everything you can while at your clinical site I was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time most of my clinical days and saw some amazing things.