Cammie895

Good luck! Sounds like a good study plan! I also have HESI in November and need 850 to pass. We don't have any other HESIs in our program though. I would have liked to have had at least one practice HESI or maybe some at the end of each semester so we'd be better prepared.

I'm not a fan either. It says "client" on a lot of my clinical paperwork and I constantly find myself changing it to "patient."

The only time it was ever really mentioned in our program was during Foundations when they discussed our major roles as nurses. We were told that we will never be forced to assist with an abortion but there might be situations where we have to provide care for the woman after the procedure is over. Other than that they didn't really go into it much. A few students made comments of their own but the instructor changed the subject pretty quick. I'm sure many of our students could have spent the entire semester debating it..no sense in wasting valuable class time. If you were ever flat-out asked about it I'd just say that you keep your personal opinions to yourself but that you'll never let a patient go without proper care based on your own moral views. And then just don't get a job somewhere that does abortions regularly or for non-emergencies.

Yikes! 3 years? I'd probably have just gone straight for my BSN if there was a 3 year wait at my community college. We don't really have an official waiting list here. They take 50 people each semester and as far as I know they just take the top 50 applicants. If someone doesn't make it the first time they apply they might have a better chance the next time around but I'm not 100% sure what their system is for selecting people. All pre-reqs need to be completed before starting the program though so it would take at least a year and a half of full-time classes before actually starting the nursing program. That sure beats sitting on a list for 3 years though. I did my first 2 semesters of pre-reqs and applied for the nursing program while I was working on my 3rd semester of pre-reqs. I got accepted and started the program right after my last semester of pre-reqs (and summer break). So technically I had no wait at all I suppose. I feel bad for those of you who have those really long waits in your area. Hope you find something that works for you!

I think location is a big factor in whether or not it would be worth it. Here we don't have the certificate thing that you mentioned (not that I've ever heard of anyway). In my area any LPNs who want to do the LPN to RN bridge have to first take all of the same pre-reqs that the direct-entry ADNs had to and then they graduate with an ASN degree. I wouldn't recommend that someone go through the LPN program here if they know they are planning to get their RN in the near future. But the waiting list for the LPN program here seems to be longer than the wait for getting into the RN program. Usually by the time people finish their pre-reqs at my school they can be accepted to start the RN program the next semester if they plan accordingly and their grades & entrance exam score are high enough. I did look into the LPN program here before starting my ASN degree and for me it definitely wouldn't have been worth it to go that route just to immediately apply to do the LPN to RN bridge as soon as I finished LPN school. If I planned to wait 5-10 years in between the two it may have been worth it for me though. Also, I'm not sure what general education courses are required for the ADN in your state, but here I didn't really take much that wasn't applicable to nursing in some way. It was mostly science classes and a basic college English class, and it never hurts for a registered nurse to know how to write at a college level. I think about the only class that won't help me in some way as a nurse was the humanities course I had to take. We had several to choose from - I took Music (and I have no plans to sing for any patients when I graduate). It was an easy A though and helped dilute my workload a bit so I didn't mind. But in a state like your's where someone might have to sit on a list forever to get into an RN program I don't see the harm in getting their LPN first and working as an LPN for a fews years while waiting to get into an RN program.

I'm not in NY but my Associate's program (including pre-reqs) takes 3 1/2 years. It took 3 full-time semesters to get though the pre-reqs and then it's 4 full-time semesters for the actual nursing program.

In my class most of us use clipboards that open up and hold stuff inside. They sell them at Walmart and usually have a calculator stuck to the top of them. We have to carry a clip board anyway and we don't really have anywhere that we can store any sort of extra bag. I keep stuff like scissors and my pen light in my pockets but all my paperwork stays inside the clip board and I can stick my stethoscope in there when I'm done with it. They also have a handy slot at the top on the inside that is good for stuff like granola bars or whatever other small items we might need to bring.

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I was always told that the actual term "midwife" means "with women" - as in "the person who is with the woman during childbirth." The word "wife" in "midwife" refers to the woman giving birth, not the person catching the baby. So to call a male midwife a "midhusband" would be to say that he is with the woman's husband during the birth instead of with the woman actually birthing the baby. Hope I'm making sense. To me, midwifery is about the way the person views the birthing process and the type of care they provide. For myself, I would likely choose a male midwife over a female OB. I can understand why some women might only feel comfortable with other women though, but for the most part I'm always happy to see more midwives out there. If more men getting into the field would help make midwifery more common I'm all for it. I just had another baby 9 months ago and the lack of birthing options in my area was pretty depressing. I'd have been thrilled to find a well-trained male midwife who shares my view of the birthing process (which I have learned even varies greatly among midwives, but I'd still like to increase my odds, lol).

name: camille school: gulf coast comm. college program: adn what area of interest at this time: ob/labor & delivery. i plan to go on to become a midwife. biggest fear: i start the program in a few weeks so right now i'm terrified of just about everything. in general, i guess i'm just scared to forget something important at the wrong time, or not be able to grasp some of the material. what you'd like us to know about you: i'm happily married to a wonderful man and a proud mom of 3 amazing little boys. they have been very supportive of my education & carreer goals. i just finished my 3 semesters of pre-reqs and i can't wait to finally start my nursing classes. good luck to you all!

It took 3 full semesters to do my pre-reqs (16 classes) and it will be 4 semesters for the nursing program, so 3 1/2 years total for my ADN. Then I plan to take the 10 classes I'll need for my AA so I can get into a university. After that I'll work on my BSN part-time, so I'm guessing another 3 years total for my BSN. And if I've still got another round in me after that, I really want to go to school for my MSN/CNM. That was my main goal when starting on my nursing journey, but with 3 boys at home and a family business, I have to do it all in baby steps. I'll get there someday. I'm thinking 9 years total from housewife to midwife, though it might have to be spread out a bit.

I want to be a midwife but I need to start working as soon as possible so I'm taking baby steps. My 10-year plan looks something like this: Finish ASN Work at hospital as RN Work part-time towards my BSN Get my MSN/become CNM Let's just hope I can squeeze all that into 10 years, lol. I will get there someday.

I just got home from visiting the in-laws for Spring Break and my letter was here waiting for me. I got in! I really didn't think I'd be accepted on my first try so I am just blown away by this. I start in August. Can't wait! I have 4 weeks left and then I'll be done with all of my pre-nursing classes. Congrats to everyone else who made it!

Congrats!!!

The school I go to refuses to tell us the stats. It's really annoying, but there are no other schools to choose from around here. I know that they take 30 people per semester but they won't tell us how many people apply for them. Not even a ballpark figure.

Congrats on your acceptance me33!! Our school goes by a points system too but it's a bit different from yours. They factor in the number of pre-nursing classes we have completed, the grades we got in those classes, and our nursing pre-entance exam (which as almost like an ACT). The only main difference is that we don't take Intro to Nursing until after we are accepted, an our school only takes 30 people each semester.