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At the program I am in we have to get an 80% or higher to pass the course.

What I find helpful is keeping a planner. On each day, write what homework you have to get done, due dates, and how long to study for. Also, add your work from your personal life, such as your kids events and all of this kind of stuff. Then after completing a task, cross is off and go on to the next thing you have to do that day. This helps keep everything organized, and keeps you on track so you won't forget to do anything.

I would take stats along with your nursing classes. You just need to make sure that you have plenty of time to study for all of your classes. If you wait to take stats, you may not remember all of your previous math skills you learned, and then be forced to start all over, like you stated. It will be tough, but its doable. Good luck

Usually if you fail a nursing course, another program won't take you in and let you continue where you left off. You will get credit for your prereqs and all of your general education classes, but you will have to apply to other programs and start the nursing courses from scratch. Best of luck.

No, you don't need to be a RN before BSN. For nursing there are two routes: ADN nurses or BSN nurses. ADN are associate degree nurses, this is usually obtained through a community college. This route is cheaper. Most ADN nurses now have to get there bachelors in nursing, so there are RN to BSN programs that are online, that take 1-2 years to complete. To get your BSN this is done at an university, and is more expensive. All nursing programs are very competitive, but BSN programs are more competitive than ADN programs. Both routes are great and each have their advantages and disadvantages. If you take the ADN route, you will be able to practicing nursing faster, but in the long run getting your BSN will take longer than it would have been just going for a BSN degree first. Also, one last thing to keep in mind is that ADN and BSN nurses make about the same exact pay. I hope this makes sense and helped you out :)

You will need proof of high school graduation or a GED to apply for a nursing program. But, you can take non-nursing courses, like prereqs (math, bio, English) without having a GED or diploma.

I've been going full time since I graduated high school and it will take me 5 years for a BSN. It took me 2 years for the prereqs (12-13 credits per semester), and I took one class during the summer. But, the school where I'm getting my nursing degree from only accepts students one time a year, after Fall semesters. After the Fall semester is when students apply for the program, then find out in March if they got accepted or not. I started college Fall 2016, and for me to finish all of my prereqs and apply for the nursing program that same year, I would have had to finish all of my prereqs in that one semester, and apply in December (the end of the Fall 2016 semester). So, for me to be able to finish my prereqs I had to apply for the nursing program Fall 2017 school year. Then, I got accepted March 2018 and started the nursing program that summer. Overall, I started college at 18 and I won't graduate with a BSN until I'm 23. I hope this makes sense.

It's not too late for you! There are students in my nursing classes who are way older than 40. This Fall start doing your nursing prereqs at a local community college, because those will take you 1-2 years depending on how many classes per semester you take. Do your best in these classes, because nursing is very competitive. Best of luck :)

Hello, I bought the Hesi book from my school store. The book was extremely helpful with the math section. At my school we only needed to take the math and reading portion of the test. For the reading section, I literally just searched on google "Hesi reading comprehension exams" and 100s of practice tests come up. I did this for the math portion as well. I studied for about a month and passed on my first attempt using the book and online practice tests. Good luck :) I hope this helps.

Does your school allow you to wear an Apple Watch? Because in my nursing program we have to wear a watch with a second hand for when we check pulses. I would buy a cheap $10-$20 watch, so if something happens to it or gets dirty you won't have to worry about it.

Highlighters and gel pens are my favorite things!! I also use A LOT of flashcards. Colorful small tabs or small sticky notes to mark important pages in the textbook are super helpful :)

I don't know how stressed out you get, but I feel if you have enough time to put towards your classes, then it will reduce your stress level and you'll be fine. If you have a busy schedule and can't focus on school, then maybe taking these classes at a different point of your life will be better. I don't know you, so I can't give you correct advice. So, if you feel that taking classes will hurt you or your baby, then it's obviously better to not take them.

Hello, If you could get accepted into an ADN program this year I would definitely go that route instead of waiting a whole year to get into an ABSN program. Then, after you graduate you can go full time RN to BSN (which is about 12 months). These programs are usually online to make it easy to work during them. Best of luck.

If your goal is to become a RN, then don't do the LPN route. It will be more money in the long run because you will have to pay for LPN school, then RN school. Also, it will take much more time. If you can't wait another year, then start applying to different schools that offer RN programs. One last thing is if you already have a bachelors degree in another field, then you can jump straight into a MSN program if you right prereqs done (I think). This is going to be something you would want to ask the school you're interested in. Best of luck! Do a lot of research on schools and keep looking for a nursing program thats right for you. :)

It really just depends on what classes the school looks at when accepting students for nursing. Do they look at overall GPA or just the nursing prereqs? If the school looks at the overall GPA, then definitely retake some classes because 3.4 overall isn't competitive. You also need to find out if retaking classes will lessen your chance of getting accepted, because in my nursing program it did. Best of luck!