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I recently received my acceptance letter into a local university NP program. The university has been around for some time, but the program is new, so it is not accredited as of yet. I am concerned about eligibility for sitting for the boards once finished. Has anyone else had any experience with this kind of situation? Thank you in advance for your thoughts and assistance with this situation.

I did my transition to practice overnight and loved it! Tons of experience!

anything that can set you apart from the rest of the pack is good! Also, any additional experience that you can gain is beneficial! Go for it! Good Luck! : )

We were allowed to use a calculator, but it had to be a basic calculator.

It can't hurt! I took it twice! My school offered a 1 cr and a 3cr. I took them both. It can only reinforce what you learn, and it can boost your gpa. It wasn't required at my school either.

like everyone else is saying fear and anxiety is natural. most are a little shy when it comes to their own bodies. the truth of the matter is, so are our patients. this exercise will definitely help you see a glimpse thru the eyes of your future patients. i remember practicing on fellow classmates for the first time. you should have seen our vs readings. i actually had an instructor tell me to relax and to slow my breathing. i was ready to pass out! lol nursing school can definitely feel overwhelming, and the first semester can be very scary. keep your head up, face your fears, and keep the ball rolling! you will be so happy that you pushed thru it in the end! good luck! : )

well, first let me say that you are experiencing what is called “nursing school blues”. this is a normal thing even as far as into your last semester. when you are ready to graduate you are going to think, “oh man, am i ready to do this on my own?!” listen, almost all of us have been there so you are in good company! : ) should you practice more…yep! should you study more…yup! is that going to make a difference…probably not! you know what is? 6 months-1yr as a nurse you are going to realize “wow! i can do this!” you will have good days and you will have some rough days. however, there is light at the end of the tunnel! : ) you will feel confident some day. i think for me i started to feel a little better when i was doing my capstone. i had a preceptor that i was working with, but they gave me a full patient load. i realized that i really can do this. the good thing about where you are it usually makes you safer, because you are afraid of doing something wrong. don’t ever lose that! remember, we need to keep our patients safe! good luck! there isn’t anything wrong with you just because of the way that you are feeling. i would actually think there is something wrong if you don’t feel that way from time to time.

Honestly, what it really comes down to is that you get the math correct. I don't know if a school would require you to do it a specific way or not. If they do then you would have to learn it that way. However, in the world of nursing what matters is that the math is correct. There are some meds (peds, critical care especially) that just a little bit off can make a world of difference. I would ask your instructor. Again, I personally wouldnt think that it matters. The things that matters most is that the math is correct. The decimal is in the right place, use rounding rules properly, and understand leading and trailing zeros. Again, I would just ask your instructor. Just like if you had a question about a med order you would ask the provider.

i agree with the others. i applied to only one school, and got accepted to that school. however, acceptance was totally based on hesi entrance and grades. there was nothing about preference based on residence. if i were you i would definitely apply as if you are a strong candidate they may take that into consideration. i would look into other schools too. remember nursing school is as much what you put into it not just what school you go to. good luck! : )

It is not hard at all. The thing that gets a lot of people is the shear length of the exam. Relax...breathe...and crush the exam!

Well, I would think that you have a pretty good shot at it. It is really hard to say, because it totally depends on the applicant pool. It depends on how strong everyone's portfolio is, and how many applicants there are. There are so many things that go into it. There are some that will be accepted, and for some reason or another will not attend the program. That opens up more seats. There will be some that will accept the seat and then will decide that it is not for them when they get to orientation. Have you all attended an information session yet? Good luck to you all! :)

Good luck! :)

See! That's what spending all that time in the lab practicing will do for you! :):) Good Job! Good Luck to those who still need to do it!

Yeah...for a minute. LOL Have to get back at it already! Too much to get done in so little time! :):):)

That is correct. The Hesi score is relative to the applicant pool. Good Luck to all!:)

Skeletor...I like it! :) That is a very good color coding system.

You know what...last year we brought our kit and tools every week just in case. What I mean by that is sometimes if there is a free minute you can practice vs, or a specific skill. Of course that is up to your particular lab instructor, but many times they encourage the extra practice if there is time. Btw, it was nice seeing so many nursing students on campus today! : )

Thank you! When is your first lab/class again?

Good Luck tomorrow! :) We will be there tomorrow too! We have skills tests already! LOL

This just made me smile! Not that some of the questions were confusing to you, but the select all that apply. I can officially so to you all...welcome to nursing school! :) It only gets worse I mean better!!!:)

No Problem! :)

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You are correct she did say that. The lab is mostly open this week for upperclassmen, because we are going to be tested on some things the week that we return. However, I do not think you all are not welcome to be there. The thing is they will not teach you how to do skills that you have not already learned in your scheduled lab class. The lab is really more for practicing learned skills. Again, I cannot speak on behalf of the lab staff, but I think if you showed up they wouldn't kick you out. I know that several upperclassmen will be there practicing, so there will be people in the lab. Are you all stressing? If it makes you feel any better...we are too! LOL

Anytime! :)

momtofore: I was the one that got up and briefly talked about SNO during the shirt give away. The way that I broke up my binder was by section. That way if we had a quiz on chapter 3 I knew where chapter 3 was located. Also, they would be in order based on exam. I had a separate binder for lab. In each binder I had a copy of the calendar, the lesson plan, and scrap paper. Additionally, I kept a separate little day planner. The key is to just stay on top of things. The lab is open on Monday...if we have power. :) The videos were different for our class. We didn't have online access to videos. We actually had to watch them using a disk on a computer. Sorry that I cannot be of help with that. Ctine05: You are more than welcome! :) If I could offer one more opinion. I would focus on the skills based on your lab schedule. You will be tested on certain skills in lab, and then your clinical instructor will test you in the clinical setting (after you pass in lab). Make sure you really feel comfortable with each skill as you are going thru them in lab, and spend some time in the lab going over each skill. Some of the skills you will not even see until semester II, so try to resist spending time on them. You will be focusing on them soon enough. I plan on being in the lab on Monday if it is open. I think I am going both morning and evening.