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Me too! Congrats!

IDK but my score was 42, I think the max is 46 unless you're a reapplicant. I'm finishing statistics this semester so that was the only coreq I didn't have. It's your GPA x classes completed + 6 review points.

@Autumn0122 the seats will fill up at some point but people may inevitably end up dropping. Two people in my 1140 dropped but all 14 of us passed.

1140 turned out well, I passed with no real issues. It just got really crammed because of the ice storm and Spring break. Thankfully, the skills and exam material were more of a refresher than all new material. I found lab time to be relatively unhelpful. You must social distance and that makes it very challenging to practice with a partner to correct your mistakes. I truly hope by Summer/fall the guidelines become more relaxed. Good luck to you guys! PS no ranking or acceptance letter for me either.

@RJK Skills is a tad crazy because we lost so much time due to the reasons you already mentioned. We have our final exam next week which covers everything from physical assessment to IV therapy to NG tubes and wound care. 10 modules total. And we have our mastery checkoff the same day on Wednesday. We can get any skill and we just got the check off sheets for them last week so it's a bit crammed. We could end up doing an IM, IVP (via PIV or Central line), or IVPB med on top of a focused assessment and one other skill (could be trach suctioning, foley catheter insertion, dropping an NG tube whether salem sump or dobhoff, or Central line dressing change and cap change.) Only NGT is non-sterile. I'm hoping for Foley or Central Line dressing change because they are straightforward and harder to mess up. I also have a statistics exam due by next Wednesday and me and my kids are sick with a stomach virus. So it's been a tough week.

Yes, we have SCD's, and patients refuse them probably 70% of the time LOL. I imagine the program will qualify for aid, but that's something you'll want to get with financial aid about. I'm using my GI Bill, so it's a bit different. Also, yes, I hate acting because things are so much easier in real life. It is so weird dealing with a dummy who doesn't talk back or using imaginary supplies. However, putting in a Foley on a dummy is 1000x easier than a real patient ?

LOL ted hose... honestly, I work nights so I never put them on, I always take them off and replace with SCDs if they are ordered (and actually in stock in central supply which is like only 50% of the time). When I did my LVN @ ACC I would ALWAYS lose points on check offs for forgetting to close the imaginary door or curtain to "provide privacy." I worked in the ER for two years, no such thing as privacy most of the time. Drove me bonkers!

Congrats guys! I ended up registering, but we don't get section choices. We are doing online lecture from 12-2 and then in person lab from 3-6 at the EVC campus each Weds. They have skills check off forms on the ADN website if you want to review them. A few friends of mine are in the program and say skills have no auto fails like the regular programs do. So, basically do the skill as closely as you can to what the paper says to do and you're good.

YES! So hectic! Especially with kids. And possible virtual school with random quarantines when a kid gets sick. It's been chaos for my third grader, and I have a 10 month old who is getting more and more mobile. Anyone else here with kids? They literally let us know about petitions for Spring the same day they sent the email. I've been scrambling to find childcare for January. I was planning on the Summer, like the program always does, so we didn't alter our schedules at all. I'm like HOLD UP I'm not ready! What a weird year this has been ?

Yeah he has been helpful at times, but he gets busy and doesn't typically want to sit around and study with me or talk about nursing--I don't blame him LOL. They have never offered skills in the Spring so this caught me off guard in relation to our work schedules. I asked about Summer, Cindy basically said she doesn't recommend anyone who got a petition for Spring to try for Summer, sadly. I'm playing it by ear and talking to my scheduler and manager. I know a couple ACNPs who were ER nurses where I worked. It's definitely doable just a long road but you can do it!

Hey PandemicMedic, glad to see you applied! I'm just curious, what gave you the interest to switch to nursing? I just received a petition to enroll in RNSG 1140 skills for Spring, which is weird because they normally only offer it in Summer and fall. I'm emailing Cindy back to see if I can take the Summer session. My husband is an ER nurse and just took a new staff position at BSW, his orientation might interfere with the in person lab portion of the class (Two kids at home to look after). It is only on Wednesday, but is six hours long. Online 12-2 lecture and in person skills from 3-6. I haven't registered yet, waiting on news from the hubby and from the school. Only 16 seats are in this Spring class so maybe they are just offering it on a first come basis. I know 1140 skills is only for LVNs so I'm not sure how the rest works.

RJK, I think everyone is amazing in their own right! I will form a study team with anyone. I just know that medics tend to have more critical care experience which is what I lack. I work with a bunch of COTAs and you guys are so important in healthcare. Congrats on making the switch to nursing. I hope we get in! I haven't tallied points yet.

Hey guys, anyone else out there putting in their application for mobility track Fall 2021? Are you an LVN, medic, surg tech, RT, etc? I just applied yesterday. Looking forward to see how this plays out. PS- Any medics who get in, I think you guys are amazing and would like to form a study group to collaborate. I'll help with the nursing side and would love some viewpoints on the ACLS/CC/skills side.

As far as I am aware, most specialty departments will want you to have a BSN. If they are short staffed and need nurses badly, they will often hire ADNs with the whole "get your BSN in x amount of time." It's possible that on a floor like med surg or something you may have a better shot with ADN. My husband is an ER nurse educator and says they only hired BSN's this go round for the emergency dept. It isn't the manager's choice per se, it's the hospital adminstration. Hospitals need at least 80% BSN plus some other requirements in order to obtain magnet status. Now, if you work somewhere as a tech or some other position and stick with the hospital after getting your ADN, then you may have a better chance at getting hired there. Also, it's who you know sometimes too. Anyway, I'm going to switch to the mobility track forum and leave you guys, but if anyone wants a lab pack I have two of them and can do a doorstep delivery or pickup. Good luck everyone!

As an LVN, I would say just apply for everything and if you get into both, choose RN. I'm going back for RN for a reason, but being an LVN has been an awesome experience so far, and is a good backup if I ever need a job. And now with this whole "healthcare heroes" thing, everyone and their mother wants to be a nurse even more than before so there will be a lot of competition. You don't need any pre-reqs for the LVN program, so it's quicker to get in. BUT, if you can, do RN. And even better, do BSN if you have the means and the time. I wish I could have just gone straight to BSN b/c that's what the hospitals want now. But, you can only do what you can when you can in life ?