Pre -Nursing Student PBSC

abhugz · Jun 16, 2014

You do not have to have your AA to apply just the 30 or so credits that count as prereqs which you can find on the website here

Palm Beach State -

I would suggest making some kind of plan either with an advisor or on your own. It is a big help in making sure you don't waste any time or ending up needing only one class to get in and having to wait a whole semester to apply.

I would make sure your general education courses are done first and then do the sciences (A&P, Micro, Bio, Chem) toward the end because those will be on the entrance exam and the knowledge from those classes is the foundation for nursing. Take the classes seriously and keep up with the knowledge for a better outcome on your HESI (entrance exam into nursing). Human growth & development, psychology, and nutrition are some other prereqs needed and are so interesting that you should have no problem getting involved in the class and doing well so maybe pair those or some general education classes with some of the harder ones (the sciences) to balance the schedule.

There is a Critical Thinking in Nursing class that you should take before applying for an extra point on your application. It is not a stressful class and you will be happy you took it if you can squeeze it in with the other prereqs.

You can also take pharmacology before actually being admitted to the program and that will take a load off your first semester of nursing school, giving you a little head start. It should be the last one you take because you need all the other classes to understand it and you probably can't take it anyway without the others already done. This class is not easy and requires a lot of time studying.

I think that covers most of it. Just as a fellow student I would suggest taking teachers who make you work hard opposed to the ones that just let you show up and give you easy tests that take no effort. If you naturally force yourself to go above and beyond anyway then it doesn't matter. I had a few easy teachers where I just had to memorize a few things and I would get my A and that did not help me when it came time to remember all the information for the entrance exam or classes like pharmacology. Just something I would have done a little differently because I would tend to do whatever it took to get my A but didn't feel like I really learned the information if the teachers didn't force me to.

Hope this helps!

TheHonestNurse, MSN, RN · Jul 11, 2014

Make a budget plan as well and stick to it! Especially good if you can get away with not working while in the program or at least dropping to part time. Plan ahead and plan some more!