BillyMan

Yeah that just makes all the sense to me. I know a lot of students just get their CNA as the pre-req for NS and then get into NS. Haha, I would much rather see nurses in action. That way whenever I am in class learning something and can go "oh yeah, I seen the RN at my job doing that and she did it such and such way...." rather than it being a completely new concept.

Yeah thanks for all of the replies guys! You really took all of the worry out of me. But yeah, I deg. want to have some experience in as a CNA and get a feel for the job and see what the RNs do before I really go into Nursing school. To me its kind of like going to school to be an automotive mechanic but never have seen a car run before. :chuckle

Hey guys. This summer I am thinking of taking my CNA class through a program not affiliated with my JC that I am going to do the RN program through. However, this class is only 4 weeks long total while the one at my JC is 10 weeks covering the same amount of material. I was just wondering. Would that be to intense? I am saving up my money so I will have enough to live off of while taking the class so I can completely and 100% commit to it. Then afterwards I can work for 2 years at the CNA level. -1 year while working on my nursing pre-reqs - & 1 year while studying at the LVN/LPN level. OTHERWISE I am on my waiting list for my JC's CNA course which is 10 weeks long but it would make me have to wait a whole extra year to get into the nursing program because I wouldn't get my pre-reqs done in time. I was just wondering how long your classes were? In a 30 day period for the first one you have class 25 times. It goes at more than double the rate of my junior college's cna class which kinda worries me. Then after that I need your advice on finding my first job. When I start looking I will be only 19 with 1 job that I have had for approx. 2 1/2 years so my resume would be looking pretty pathetic. What is your advice for me here? Thanks guys -Billy

Wow! Lots of responses. I really hope I'm simply not taking this whole thing too lightly because up until this point I seen it as a very 'doable' task. I say doable because I sure as heck wouldn't say easy but I didn't think it would be super hard either. By doable I mean I think that is something I can accomplish with lots of study and focus and get by with decent grades not up late nights thinking "OH OH GOD OH GOD I'M GOING TO FAIL THAT TEST TOMORROW AND GET KICKED OUT!!!!" I mean, I know it is going to be very challenging. But it isn't going to be something where everybody is struggling to get just a passing grade is it?

True. But that test is also a comprehensive exam that you take after the culmination of at least 2 years of study correct? Each prereq is the culmination of 10 weeks of study (for me it's quarters) in one subject. Like right now I am taking a Capstone class where I have to write a 20-page paper that draws from every class I have had in the past 2 years in order to get my General AA. If I had tried it at first I obviously would have failed but now it is an easily achievable task. I assume the NCLEX will be the same.

Do you guys think it is mainly people who just decide nursing isn't for them, can't comprehend the material, can't deal with the stress, or personal reasons?

Ouch. So about 30% fail? Even after ALL of those pre-reqs? That is a little scary.

Hello everybody. I was just wondering. How many people actually finish nursing school? Or more specifically, how many drop? I know at my college they let in 150 people into the program each year (50 people Fall, Winter and Spring Quarters). There are many who drop out of my math classes and science classes who told me they were doing nursing. It seems that a LOT of people go there for nursing but most seem to quit that goal after only 1-2 quarters. Does anybody have any statistics?

Hello all. Currently I am taking my pre-reqs at my local community college. I remember a while back in my English Comp II class my intructor and another student got into an argument over the credibility of online classes. Generally, I have never given them serious thought and most of my instructor's and other I have talked to seem to think of them as some kind of joke. But then I kind of began to think. It would be really convenient for me if I completed my pre-reqs for classes like Chem and A&P online. What do you all think? Should I stick to my local community college or try online?

Thanks for all the help guys & gals! Yeah, I know that I shouldn't have taken it during the summer. 3 weeks less time for a college level course like that is just crazy considering everything that is covered in that amount of time.

Hello everybody. I tried posting this once and it didn't take so I guess I am going to summarize everything I originally said. Right now I am working on my pre-reqs for the nursing program and my local community college and am going to do a 3+1 transfer to Washington State University for my BSN. Anyway, last year I wasn't 100% sure what I was going to do so I started working on my General AA degree until I figured out what I really wanted to do. Right off of the bat I took an Intro to Chemistry course. And boy did I fail it. Halfway through the quarter during the middle of the midterm exam I realized I had no clue what I was doing so I withdrew from the course to avoid dropping a bomb on my gpa. Well since then I have obviously decided that nursing is my calling. The only thing is, that not only do I have to take that course again, I have to take the General Chem class that comes after it just to get into the nursing program:banghead: And even better is the fact that at my college you have 1 chance and 1 chance only to re-take a course. After that, well you are screwed. I think part of the problem was that I did it over the summer and it was my first quarter in college. Not only that, but the quarter was shortened to 7 weeks with all of the same material which is normally covered in the 10 week course. So basically I am asking all of you how you got through your chemistry classes. How did you study? What websites/material did you use for help? What would you recommend me memorizing, good memorization tools, etc. Thank you for ANY help you are willing to give me. I will love you forever for it:redbeathe. lol