New! What Classes?

Fun2, BSN, RN · Feb 21, 2005

As far as highschool classes, you seemed to do ok. If you only have 1 college credit, there's a bunch you'll need. Start by seeing what classes are required by your program of choice, and take some of those classes, or try to test out of them.

I haven't started nursing school yet, but I'm sure it has a pretty good amount of math. You have to learn to figure up dosages for the medicines, IV drop rates, etc.

Sorry I can't help you more, maybe someone else will read this with a few cents to add.

Good luck.

Hi My Name is David I have a few questions for you guys... hopefully you can help.
Like Most kids I hated School, My Freshman and half of my Sophomore Years of Highschool I earned about 7 1/2 credits out of 9... Yes I did fail 2 1/2 credits... But then I pulled my head out of the gutter and the rest of Highschool Managed A's and B's.
I have the General: 4 years of English (plus English Comp 1 semester college course), Four Credits of Science; Biology, Pre-Chemistry/Physics, Chemistry, and Human Anatomy/Physiology. I have 3 1/2 Credits of Social Studies Including Government, American History, and World History. 3 1/2 Credits of Math; Pre-Alegebra, Algebra 1, Alegebra 2, and Geometry. 2 Electives, business Technology, and Art. I Also have 1 Credit of French.
So Anyways I'm Going to Apply at a local College Next Year for Nursing Classes, they offer a BSN in Nursing. I guess my questions are what should I do to prepare, Am I missing any classes that are going to hurt me? Is Nursing School Very Math Oreintated? I hate math... Are any of you Traveling Nurses because thats what I would like to do... Are there pros and cons? Any General Information Would be of Great Help... Thanks so much.

Alicia18 · Feb 21, 2005

I haven't started nursing school yet either ( this fall! this fall! ), but my college at least doesn't have any MATH classes per se, although I'm sure some of the nursing classes have some math. Chemistry might too. As I'm sure someone's already told you (or you've already figured out), biology and chemistry are for sure going to be a big part of your pre-clinical classes. If you know what college you're going to, maybe it will be best to show them what classes you've taken and get their opinion on what classes you still need to take.

Hope this helps a little.

jhawk07 · Feb 21, 2005

To become a traveling nurse you need hospital experience first, no agency will hire traveling/agency nurses newly graduated! I would do med/surg nursing for a few years then switch to agency nursing. The only math I needed for nursing school was college algebra and statistics (I see you don't have stats). Also you need Microbiology, Anatomy (w/lab), Physiology (w/lab or not-matters on school), other schools might want: ethics, culture/sociology, child psychology/developmental psychology, intro to psychology. Just look at your school and go with their requirements. Other courses that are usually not required but may help: medical terminology, medical ethics, spanish, anything medical related.