Polk State College Intro to Nursing (NUR1010)...anyone know about it?

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Hey everyone! I posted this in another forum, but after spending some time browsing I think this might actually be a more appropriate place for this question.

I'm getting ready to register for this fall at PSC in Florida, and I'm taking the Intro to Nursing course. I've read the course description, which makes it seem really basic but doesn't give any insight really into what we will doing or what to expect. I don't know anyone who has taken it because it is a fairly new requirement at PSC. I'm just wondering if anyone around here has taken it, or a course just like it (One 8-hr class day a week, replaced by a 12hr clinical on select weeks...a full semester long)? I'm really anxious but excited about it, because this will be my first real nursing-related class! I have way too many questions. lol. I'm applying in september for their spring start nursing program, so fingers crossed! Thanks everyone.

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I have lots of questions too! i'm also taking intro to nursing in the fall. I took and passed my TEAS-V today, and registered for the one day a week on the winter haven campus. Which campus will you be attending?

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Winter Haven on Fridays. :)

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Specializes in Peds, Med-Surg, Disaster Nsg, Parish Nsg.

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cool, same here :) i was reading the course description though and it said clinicals could be anywhere from 7am to 7pm. I don't think they're 12 hours long

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I just finished Intro this past Spring and I got accepted to the program to start this fall! SUPER EXCITED - but have a lot of hard work ahead of me :)

Intro is a very basic nursing class, its primary focus is geriatrics since we do our clinical at the nursing home. You will learn basic skills such as: bed baths, bp, catheter care, removing catheters, positioning, ambulating the pt, feeding the pt, etc... I had class tue/thur nights at Winter Haven with Ms. Schaak (who you should get if you don't have her) and our clinical was on Saturdays from 6:45-3 at Oakbridge in Lakeland. You don't have clinicals every week like you do in the nursing program. We had a total of 5 clinicals for the whole semester, and those Saturdays that we had clinicals, we didn't have class that week. Best advice I can give is to use your clinical time wisely, jump in there and get all the "hands on" time you can get. Putting time in at the lab is great practice (and also required). DON'T wait until the last minute to study for your CPE's (clinical practice exams). Take the time every week to practice your skills in the lab and when CPE's come around, you will be prepared. The class is fairly easily and important, as it sets the stage for your nursing basics. Pay attention in class, read the chapters, and you'll be fine. As for getting into the program, it's all about the TEAS TEAS TEAS!! Make sure you make a good grade on that, they are weighing it SO HEAVILY. It would be ideal to make a 75 or higher. If you're below a 70, I wouldn't even bother applying until you got that score up. If you have anymore questions, feel free to ask me!

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What a great post. Thank you for sharing!I'm taking Intro in the fall and will be doing the Tues/Thurs class with Saturday clinicals. Exciting! Congrats on getting into the program!

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Thank you so much! I think that actually covers all of my questions! ;) My class is fridays 9-4 in winter haven with Brown, I think. It was the only class they offered in Winter Haven this semester. I made an 84 on my TEAS...hopefully that will help me out when I apply in September! Good luck with your nursing courses!! Maybe we will bump into each other on campus. :)

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I was just wondering, how much of the test is from stuff read in the chapters? Like the stuff not discussed in class? Is it necessary to read all the chapters? I work a lot and don't really have too much time to read, so I was just curious.

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It looks like a unit test can have questions from the book as well as all of the extra required material (online reading, AV lab videos, etc.) Definitely a lot more work than I had anticipated in a prerequisite, but I think it will be manageable. We definitely don't have the work load that those in the nursing program have, so if keeping up with this class is going to be a problem then you might want to work on your schedule for the program courses. :)

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