Delcon

Hello everyone I hope you are enjoying the program. I’m considering applying but I was wondering how long you are on campus. Is it M-F 8-3 like most programs? I don’t know if I could make it work and I’m trying to see how much my son would need to be in daycare.

Have you started class yet? I’m currently taking classes and preparing to go to Concordia. The cost worries me but I like that a portion of it is online.

Can you DM me the schedule as well if you find it. That is really helpful. My dream is to work in the NICU so while it is super understandable hospitals don’t really want student nurses dealing with neonates it makes me sad :(

Bump. Also considering Concordia because the hybrid program is beetter for me as a mom. Don’t mind the religious aspect since I am Christian. I do care about clinicals... is the peds rotation at a hospital or still in a daycare?

Wow your school has pharm as a pre req? That’s interesting all the programs out here have you take pharm in the program. I agree with everyone else. Split up pharm and micro.

Wow you did great!! I just read an article a few days ago that discussed sleep. I’m trying to prioritize it more. The article said most moms don’t remember their child’s first year and it’s because of sleep deprivation. Something about your brain storing memories during sleep? It said they had 2 different groups they showed a series of flash cards to. One group took a nap after and the other didn’t. The group that took a nap memorized the cards much better! Also I will re read and re listen to lectures over and over trying to get information to stick. I think that is a good idea to be more “active” in my learning. It is very time consuming to re listen to lectures and to keep reading the same text over and over. I’d rather spend the free time I have to study much more effectively. I think this is all excellent study advice thank you for sharing I will be applying all 3!!

A lot of student nurses keep telling me that strong A&P can make patho easier. So I’m definitely trying to take A&P solo and pull A’s in those classes. I will definitely take my sciences alone! Thank you.

Good luck!! I will make sure to try and learn this before starting nursing school.

Thank you for your input! My school is requiring organic chem as a pre req I’m scared !! But I think it will help later on maybe with A&P? I want to make the best grades I can but I agree it isn’t the end of the world. You still did really well and if I could get all A’s and 2 B’s I would be very happy!

I’m taking your advice!! I’m working on my math courses now and I will do chem after I build my skills up. Then the rest of my sciences! You sound like a great mom and I know you will be a great nurse too.

This is awesome thank you!! Downloaded your book.

It’s a sad day when a security guard gets fired for restraining a violent patient. What are they there for? To just “look” like they will do something when they actually aren’t allowed to do anything. Crazy. I hope that guy found a better job.

Thank you! Since you have clinical 2 days are they 8 hours long? Making 4 days work seems easier than 5. My husband would arrange his days off to be during the week when I have class and I guess I will have to figure out daycare or a babysitter for the other 2.

Wow thanks for all the info. I wasn’t going to volunteer but now I will when I’m done with my pre reqs. It’s really hard carving out time right now just to do one science class a term. So once I’m done with my sciences I will try and replace that with volunteer hours. The clinical sounds great 1, 12 hour or 2, 8s. Is that for Linfield or PCC? I like that there is some flexibility. I have no family in state to watch my son so it makes things harder but by nursing school we will probably utilize a daycare or a baby sitter. The cc’s are so affordable but very competitive. It seems harder to get into a CC nursing program out here then an Ivy League. Congrats on that!

Interested to see how you guys are liking the program? Also what is the schedule like? Any classes online? I’m a mom and really considering Linfield when I’m done with my pre reqs. Thanks.