what is pre nursing considered?

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So I've heard mixed views on this but are pre nursing students ones who are going to apply to the nursing program or is it also freshman and sophomore in a direct BSN program (I'm a freshman in a direct BSN program)?

And what are pre nursing courses exactly? In the direct BSN program we have a mix of nursing classes and sciences, but lots of them are restricted to nursing students only. I always get asked this and I'm not sure what to tell people what pre nursing is

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Specializes in NICU.

Many schools require the pre-reqs to be finished before applying to nursing programs. Those students are considered "Pre-Nursing" because their focus is nursing school, but have not been accepted into the program.

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If you are doing classes to head towards your clinicals, you are considered a prenursing student. Like if you are doing clinical rotations you are obviously in clinical learning to be an actual nurse. Chemistry, Math, Anatomy & Physiology classes are not nursing courses but classes that help you get into the clinical portion, you are not considered a Nursing student until that acceptance letter at least in some schools.

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Wish to know things to help with my prerequisites. Do I need a microscope?

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