matchamurse

matchamurse specializes in COTA.

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1. Any program graduations delayed or cancelled due to COVID19?

   matchamurse replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in COVID

   As an ABSN student in Brooklyn we were told no more students at most of our clinical sites as of last weekend. Classes moved to online format. The goal is not to delay our graduation, so we are to complete some kind of virtual clinical hours with our...

2. SUNY Downstate ABSN 2020-2021

   matchamurse replied to moreteaplease's topic in School Programs

   I'm not sure what form did you accept, but NSO is fine. The link is automated by the forum and I do not know anything about it as well. You need a background check before you start the program and it expires halfway through the program. It's a $140. ...

3. SUNY Downstate ABSN 2020-2021

   matchamurse replied to moreteaplease's topic in School Programs

   Yes, Summers are charged at a per credit basis. I can also add that you should budget paying for the ATI materials that accumulate to about $2500 spread throughout the program. Budget also some pocket change of a few hundred dollars for the liability...

4. SUNY Downstate ABSN 2020-2021

   matchamurse replied to moreteaplease's topic in School Programs

   These courses hybrid except for research methods. Research methods had a kind of forum meeting twice for the whole cohort but not much teaching happened during those. The feelings about these courses are mixed, mostly because we did not know we will ...

5. SUNY Downstate ABSN 2020-2021

   matchamurse replied to moreteaplease's topic in School Programs

   Everyone takes the same classes. In the Summer it was different but only the courses with a related clinical aspects such as psychiatry, medical surgical were taught in person in the Fall. Same goes for the current semester. The rest are online or hy...

6. SUNY Downstate ABSN 2020-2021

   matchamurse replied to moreteaplease's topic in School Programs

   Commencement is in May but you have another semester left to finish so basically end classes in early August and get the degree conferred by the end of that month. You can pass NCLEX in spetember if you wish. There is a dress code but is not upheald ...

7. SUNY Downstate ABSN 2020-2021

   matchamurse replied to moreteaplease's topic in School Programs

   You are thinking correct. There is also some extra projects that we complete as well as a part of the group. Except for the honors groups, everyone must sign up for a new clinical placement every semester, you may end up at the hospitals I mentioned ...

8. SUNY Downstate ABSN 2020-2021

   matchamurse replied to moreteaplease's topic in School Programs

   It is a special placement that you apply for before the rotations begin in the Fall. We applied at the end of June. In addition to honors programs, there is also regular rotations at maimonides and downstate hospital. These change and you have to reg...

9. SUNY Downstate ABSN 2020-2021

   matchamurse replied to moreteaplease's topic in School Programs

   Clinicals, probably just like your previous college courses, are hit-or-miss situation. In our experiences there way more hits than misses and pretty much everyone is satisfied. College of Nursing is currently running two clinical honors programs to ...

10. SUNY Downstate ABSN 2020-2021

    matchamurse replied to moreteaplease's topic in School Programs

    There was a push to move clinicals and rotations out of the first semester and push in pharmacology and pathophysiology for our cohort. This makes some logical sense, but effectively is a rough time as, in my understanding, pharm can be challenging i...

11. SUNY Downstate ABSN 2020-2021

    matchamurse replied to moreteaplease's topic in School Programs

    I like the program itself. The con is the occasional hiccups, but I believe they are there due to the accelerated nature of the program and due to the fact, like healthcare itself, healthcare education is changing all the time. This comes with a pro ...

12. SUNY Downstate ABSN 2020-2021

    matchamurse replied to moreteaplease's topic in School Programs

    Hello there! Congrats to you all for taking another BIG step while applying to Downstate. I'm currently in the program and thought I could put my two cents in to hopefully relieve some angst. It looks like it's first-come first serve, but I am a li...