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Is anyone familiar with both CSUB and BC nursing programs here in Bakersfield, CA? If so, what are the pros and cons of each program, and which is considered a better school here in the community? I favor CSUB because of its 21 month BSN, but I've heard good things about BC. I've tried to find rankings, and other info, but found little except for NCLEX pass rates (they are very close...92 to 93%). I'd rather hear from people who have had personal experiences, etc. Thanks in advance!

someone said that all school in ca require patho for an asn. patho is definitely critical, but not all colleges in ca require it. bakersfield college doesn't (see the curriculum below), but if you will be transferring to cal state bakersfield to get your bsn, it is required. first semester nurs b20 fundamentals of nursing 4.0 nurs b21 medical surgical nursing i 5.0 nurs b22 pharmacology 3.0 total 12.0 second semester nurs b23 medical/surgical nursing 2 4.5 nurs b24 obstetrics-maternity nursing 3.0 nurs b25 mental health-psychiatric 3.5 total 11.0 third semester nurs b26 medical/surgical nursing 3 5.5 nurs b27 pediatric nursing 3.5 total 9.0 fourth semester nurs b28 medical/surgical nursing 4 7.0 nurs b29 gerontology-community nursing 2.0 total 9.0

Sorry for this long post, but I had these questions in a study guide I bought. See if it helps: 1. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), the great Transcendentalist philosopher, wrote in his essay “Self-Reliance” of the need for an individual to develop his capacities. A. essay “Self–Reliance” B. essay, “Self-Reliance” C. essay: Self-Reliance D. essay, Self-Reliance E. essay; “Self-Reliance” 2. My class just finished reading- “ The Fall of the House of Usher “, a short story by Edgar Allen Poe. A. reading- “ The Fall of the House of Usher”, B. reading, The Fall of the House of Usher, C. reading “The Fall of the House of Usher, “ D. reading, The Fall of the house of Usher, “ E. reading: The Fall of the House of Usher- 3. The circus audience received a well-deserved round of applause for the perfectly timed acrobatic stunt. A. audience received a well-deserved B. audience gave a well deserved C. audience did receive a well deserved D. audience gave a well-deserved E. audience did get a well-deserved 4. Seeing the dolphins, some sharks, a killer whale, and a Moray eel made the visit to the marine park worthwhile. A. a killer whale, and a Moray eel made the visit B. a killer whale, and a moray eel made the visit C. a killer whale and a moray eel makes the visit D. a killer whale and a Moray eel makes the visit E. a killer whale and a moray eel made the visit 5. Among the many fields of science, no matter what turns you on, there are several fields of study. A. science, no matter what turns you on, B. Science, no matter what turns you on, C. Science, no matter which you chose, D. Science, no matter which of these you chose- E. science, no matter which you choose, 6. The first part of the test was on chemistry, the second on mathematics, and the third on english. A. on mathematics, and the third on english. B. on mathematics; and the third on English. C. on Mathematics; and the third on English. D. on mathematics, and the third on English. E. on mathematics: and the third on English. 7. As a result of his method for early music education, Shinichi Suzuki has been known as one of the world's great violin teachers. A. has been known as one B. had been known as one C. is seen as one D. is being seen as one E. has been one 8. Last night the weather forecaster announced that this is the most rainy season the area has had in the past decade. A. this is the most rainy season the B. this has been the most rainy season the C. this was the most rainy season the D. this is noted as the most rainy season the E. this is the rainiest season the 9. Neither of the Smith brothers expect to be drafted by a major league team this year. A. expect to be drafted B. expects to be drafted C. has expected to be drafted D. is expecting to be drafted E. was expecting to be drafted 10. The Lusitania sunk on May 7, 1915. A. sunk B. did sink C. was sunk D. did sank E. sank 11. Whos in the office now? A. Whos in B. Whose in C. Who is in D. Who's in E. Whose' in 12. There are now many kinds of dictionaries, such as a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms, a biographical dictionary, and a geographical dictionary with pronunciations given. A. with pronunciations given B. that has pronunciations given C. with pronunciations' given D. that have pronunciations given E. that do have pronunciations given 13. Did they know that Labor Day always came on the first Monday in September? A. came on B. comes on C. has come on D. had come on E. has came on 14. Each night when night came and the temperature fell, my parents lit the fire in the bedroom. A. and the temperature fell, B. and that the temperature did fall C. and that the temperature fell D. and because the temperature fell E. and when the temperature fell 15. Francis promised to bring the Papago basket that she bought in Arizona. A. bought in B. had bought in C. has bought in D. did buy in E. purchased in

Hi to everyone, I just finished taking the TEAS 4.0 version this morning at 8 am, so I thought that I'd give some pointers while it's still moderately fresh in my mind. First of all, for those of you like me who are overachievers, you are going to overstudy. I did. Everything was much more general than I thought it would be. I bought three books, Learning Express, Barron's, and Kaplan's Nursing School Entrance Exams. Kaplan was probably the best, but none of them prepared me adequately for the science. I read many, many posts to see if there were specific questions listed or any books that were recommended over others. I also went to ati.com and purchased their online assessment. By far, that was the one that was the most similar to the actual test. It was great, but I thought it was kind of a rip-off to pay $32 and only get one assessment. Here's the breakdown of what my TEAS had on it: 40 reading questions, 45 math, 30 science, and 55 english. I was a little freaked out by all the comments on the science portion. Not to scare you guys, but the questions they ask have nothing to do with nursing and seem very obscure. I remember a couple, so I'll give you an idea a little later. You can't bring anything but two pencils, a credit card (to pay for the results to be sent to your school), and an id to the site. They give you scrap paper. If you don't have an id with ati, you have to set one up, so do it ahead of time. Go to the ati website and set up one before the test to save time. The first section was reading. What was interesting was that it was not as much about reading several paragraphs and answering comprehension questions (althought there were a few of those asking for the main idea) but it was more like critical thinking questions. For example, they would give you the back of a medicine bottle listing the ingredients, directions on how to take them, the precautions, and when to call a doctor. Then you would have to answer the question like "which is the most to be concerned with"? The choices were something like...the guy took 9 pills in 24 hours, he was allergic to something that was in it, or he still had a fever after 2 weeks. You have to look at the question and then look for the answer. There may be more than one that is true, but pick the one that would give you the most concern. There were two or three questions on there that directly tested whether you could follow directions. For example, they give you a string of letters and then tell you to do things step by step. For example (I'm making this up, but it's similar): write out the string of letters, get rid of the first and third letters, mark out the vowels, add an O before the second S, get rid of the second letter, double the third letter and what do you have? Another one had you draw circle, draw a line through the middle, draw a line perpendicular to that one, draw a square in the top portion, turn it 45 degrees and shade in the only area that doesn't border the square. You have to choose between one of four drawings based on what yours looks like. Another gives you a menu asking what the most expensive ceasar salad is and which ones you can add a cup of soup to. You can't study for these, really, but the ati test is very very similar. You just have to pay attention to detail. The spelling wasn't too hard. There are maybe 5-10 questions asking if the word is spelled correctly and if not, how it should be. There is a bit of grammar, so know your commas and the tenses of verbs. You will be given a paragraph to read and you have to identify whether the tense and punctuation are correct. The math is very straighforward...you have to be able to add fractions, do basic algebra, convert fractions to percents, convert Celcius to Fahrenheit, add and subtracts lists of numbers, and find averages. Know your metric conversions. There were several. Know how to convert inches to meters, kilometers to meters, etc. I found a great website that gives the acronym King Henry Doesn't Usually Drink Chocolate Milk. Look it up online and it will really help you with the conversions. I aced that part because I found that the night before the test. The only geometry I remember is to find the missing side of a right triangle (Pythagorean's theorem), and there are no word problems, to speak of. You need to know mean, median, and mode. Also, know if you should use mean or median when there's skewed information (everyone's salary is very different, so you shouldn't just take the average, you have to do the median instead). I studied mad anatomy and chemistry and was surprised to find there were only two or three AP questions, and only a few more chemistry. One asked "mouth is to bolus as what is to what" (stomach: chyme). It also had a picture and asked which structure keeps particulates out of the lungs. There was one more, I think. For chemistry, you need to know protons plus neutrons make atomic mass, protons are the atomic number (so are electrons), and you should know by looking at the periodic table which would form covalent and which would form ionic bonds. There were some physics questions, and I have never taken any physical science (I've had 6 various biology classes), so those were challenging for me. One was about a wave, one was about velocity, and one was about a wheelchair and what changes would need to be made to get up a ramp. There were questions about rocks, about the Earth's orbit around the Sun, and one question about iron and aluminum (asking by adding something to it what happens). I blocked that one out because I couldn't get it. :) Know the difference between igenous and sedimentary rocks and a little about plate tectonics (how to recognize a pic of transverse vs subduction, etc). I got a 95 in reading, 87 in math, 80 in science, and 91 in english. Even with a 20 in general science (balanced out with a 100 in three others: life, human body and scientific reasoning), and 60's in chemistry and physical science, I still got an 88.2 individual score, a national percentile of 97, and a program percentile of 93. So if you bomb one, that shouldn't drag your score down too much. I didn't see the MacGraw book, but it's worth a shot as it was mentioned several times in blogs on this site. At my school, you can take the TEAS as many times as you want, so think of the first one as a practice run. Our minimum required score is 70, but 80-90 gives you way more of a competitive edge. Don't stress; just study. If you have only two or three weeks, study two or three hours a day...don't cram. Take assessments online, and don't study what you are already good at. Focus on your weaknesses. Good luck. :)