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Oh boy... now I have a huge dilemma. I SO did not expect to get accepted into the program but I did! I got my letter today. The problem is that I am moving to a different town, I know no babysitters there, plus, I had already began plan B and that was to do the Troy eCampus. Now what do I do? Does anyone know how late in the day classes/clinicals will run? I'm so upset about this. I am so torn now because I want to be a nurse but now I want to do both programs. Words of wisdom, anyone? My main concern is afterschool care.

You better know her lecture notes and study guide questions up and down and backwards and forwards. As long as you study like that, you will have no problems. She's brilliant and very thorough. Her tests are very straight forward with no tricks. She'll tell you how the test will be--matching, FIB's, etc...., so you will know what to expect. Just make sure you dig deep into the information and pay attention to the little things she says in class that are not on the lecture notes. I took way more notes than were on the lecture notes. It helped. Make sure you know everything... not just what she says is on the test. Her tests pack a punch but they have to. We future nurses MUST know the information she gives us. I consider myself very fortunate to have had her. FYI--take your camera to study for the lab practicals. That way you remember what all the slides and models look like. Good luck! :typing

I worry about not getting in. I have a plan B and a plan C just in case!! I'm so tired of worrying, too. If only we could know right away whether or not we even come close to getting in. I applied to nursing school last October, for Fall 2009. Recently, we relocated and now I'm panicking about childcare since I don't know anyone in the town. Good luck to you!

ok, i need some ideas on childcare and going to nursing school. i'm going to go to cacc and i am so afraid that they will suddenly change clinicals or something and i won't have enough time to line up a babysitter. do they do that? do you know if the schedule is set in stone? i'm beginning to panic, now. any suggestions? thanx!

Hey Ya'll, Does anyone know which nursing homes will train potential CNA's between Alabaster-Sylacauga and everywhere in between? I really want to work as a CNA but I am not trained. Thanks!

oh my goodness! :yeah:that posting was exactly the type of thing i want to hear more of. i am awaiting acceptance into the rn program this next fall 2009 and i've been dying to get a "head's up" on what nursing school is like. i look forward to hearing about more of your days at school and clinical--when you have time, of course--haha. :chuckle

i made a's on a&p i (i am taking a&p ii this spring) and microbiology and this is how i did it: 1. i only missed one class because i didn't have a babysitter that morning but i came right after the class let out and photo copied my partners notes so that i could still study that day - btw, i still hand wrote my own lecture notes even though i had her copies 2. i sat in the very front row, as close to my instructor as i could 3. i digitally photographed (with the permission of my instructor) all of my lab models at all kinds of different angles (muscle models, dissected sheep brain, ear model, dissected cow eye, etc...) and i put them into my computer to study 4. i began studying for exams and lab practicals at least 1 week ahead of time--and i always prayed as soon as i was handed my exam and when felt myself blocking up, i stopped and closed my eyes to say a quick prayer for focus and intelligence 5. i made sure i understood the functions of everything - how, what, where, why everything functions the way that they do 6. i did all of my study questions at the end of each lecture every day, and i was prepared to ask questions when we were given the opportunity, but if i couldn't wait, i emailed my instructor and she always very promptly emailed a response to me 7. i made flash cards for all terms, definitions, study questions, etc. 8. i took my lecture notes everywhere--to the dentist, in the bathroom, in the carpool line, in the kitchen while i was cooking something and couldn't leave it--crazy, but it's true! 9. i always got the best studying done, alone, in my office at home--usually when everyone was asleep--at night and early in the morning 10. with my instructor's permission, i sometimes recorded her lectures and listened to them while i was driving 11. i wrote down every example she gave even though there were more than she expected us to know--this way, i could look at things more than one way 12. in my notes, i drew all of the things my instructor drew and copied them down precisely 13. i tuned out everyone around me that complained or was negative about the material 14. i got very lucky and sat next to someone really, really smart and as serious as i am 15. i purchased the optional textbook and read the sections i was confused about 16. i convinced myself that i could not settle for anything less than an a because i feel that as a future nurse, it is my responsibility to learn everything i can about the human body, correctly, because i want to be able to envision the places in the body, the physiology, or the diseases, etc., that other nurses or doctors or patients are referring to studying like this takes a great deal of effort on my part. i do not have a photographic memory, nor, do i have even a remotely good memory. i am one of those whom must learn by repetition upon repetition. but, once i get it, i've got it for the longterm. good luck!

ooh, i will definitely check out suzanne gordon. i think my school library carries these types of books. thank you.:typing

who has read echo heron? i love her books! her first one is called intensive care: a story of a nurse and the next one is called condition critical. she has authored more but i haven't read them yet. i can't wait to though. she writes all about her time in nursing school and then goes on to write about her years in the nursing field. these books are so heartwarming and inspirational to me. i am not a nurse yet but i am going to read all of her books before i finish school. that's my goal anyway. i don't know anything about the political stuff she writes about, yet, but i look forward to identifying to some of the emotions she goes through in her stories. check out her website: http://www.echoheron.com/index.htm. well, i'm off to read some more. let me know what you think. if you haven't read the first one, treat yourself. :redbeathe

"it is all worth it in the end. " that is true and i have all kinds of motivational stuff hanging on my desk and walls in my office telling me things like, "believe," "dream," "be a nurse," "join the ones who dare to care," and i even have my name typed and posted on the wall with all the initials that will come after it, one day--r.n. bsn, msn-- because like you said, it will all be worth it in the end. thank you mommy of 3! :) does anyone suggest anything to be familiar with before entering the rn program--such as medical terminology, equivalents, etc?

wow you guys, thank you so much for that detailed info! :bowingpur i appreciate it so much. if you think of anything else, please let me know. merry christmas and happy new year! :gift:

hi ya'll, i am wondering what a day in the life of a cacc-childersburg student looks like during all 5 semesters of the rn program. more specifically, what time of the day are you done with clinical and class? in addition, i am wondering if you have many weekend clinicals and how far ahead of time do you know what the clinical schedule looks like? are you satisfied with the program? finally, are there any words of wisdom you would like to share with me about each or some of the semesters--like what to expect from school/clinical, how often to meet with a study group, smart time management tools, etc. i also wonder how competitive the rn program is to get into--i have a 3.8775 gpa and i have 197 points. is there anyone who scored that high but did not get in? i know these are a lot of questions. i'm just so happy to find a place where i can ask them! merry christmas everyone and thank you in advance.