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Yeah our skills first semester skill checkoffs were basic skills too the most advanced it got was foleys and suctioning, tube feedings and stuff like that, we learned IVs the first week of this (2nd) semester. First semester we had basic skills class, gerontology, foundations of nursing, dosage calculations, and health science classes. Mondays we got out at noon, Tuesdays we were suppose to get out at noon but our Health Science teacher lectured literally from 0830-1730. She's in another down so its broadcasted on a Tv in front of the room. She's really awful, its not uncommon for her to lecture 2 pages in 2 hours. And now she's our OB teacher . Wed Thurs and Fri were 8:30 to 5:30 in a lab for the first 10 weeks. Then nursing homes 0530-1430 for the last four weeks. Our clinicals for summer are Wed and Thurs 0630 - 1630. Thank goodness we have Fridays "off" now. We have OB, Medsurg, Lifespan, Mental Health and Pharm to study for! Does anyone else have their lectures broadcasted from other campus'? In all reality, thats the worst part of school for me. I thought I would have real classes, and its really hard to pay attention to lecture when the teachers aren't even really in the classroom.

wow 32 to 11.. survival of the fittest! We started with 36 originally. We lost our first girl on day 2. Day 2 was the day of death, we talked about postmortum care and the dying patient. I guess she changed her mind after the first half of that lecture because she left at lunch. After the first semester we were down to 30. My college filters the RNs that failed their semester into our program, so now we are back up to 40. The only instructor recently left the 40 of us to go to the campus that has like 8 students. I do fine teaching myself so my grades were good last semester and so far they're still looking pretty good. I just went to the hospital for the first time today. It was really fun, but I didnt get to get my hands dirty.. I'm in labor and delivery (no babies today.) I can't wait to see what the morning brings :)

What is your VN program like? I just started my second semester. First semester we went to class Monday - Friday. We had dosage calculations on Wednesdays and spent Thursdays and Fridays in a lab. The last 4 weeks we had 2 days a week in clinicals which were spent in the nursing home. Our teachers can be real nightmares, and we are treated like childen. Our college has 3 different campus' and so we watch all of our lectures on iTV. Our teachers are on the other campus' even though we are the main campus. Apparently the school can't find enough teachers. We never know what time class will end. I think they like to keep us in the dark to see if we will "go with the flow". We are 4 weeks into 2nd semester and are just about to go to the hospital for the first time. Several classes are online. We have Fridays off, but go to school Monday and Tuesday all day and clinicals Wednesday and Thursday. Our classes this semester are med surg, OB, Growth and Development and Pharm. We already took our 2nd semester Dosage Cal final. So far everyone is struggling this semester. It's kind of hard learning from an instructor that is in another town. Also our campus is under construction so we are shuffling around campus and our new classroom is TINY. If we make less than a 75 on any exam we are given a lot of time consuming remediation that must be complete before we can take the next exam. We are allowed only 2 clinical absences each semester. 5 total absences and we are kicked out of the program. In clinicals we must complete drugcards for every drug ordered and 3 care plans for each patient. Is this the standard for all programs? Just wondering what it is like out there for everyone else.

I didnt take any prereqs. They are not required for our program.

I called and they said the hep b didn't matter. Thank goodness. I didn't even think to call and confirm that they got my email! I got my clear background check back yesterday. I sent woodville an email about a week or so ago. It just said thank you for the opportunity but I have to give my place to an alternate. I never got an email back though.

I just got my clear background check. Did you tell them you werent going there yet? I just got the results for my titers and im not immune to Hep B.. I have to restart the shots and I have no idea if they are going to let me start at AC and Im scared to death to call and ask.

YAY! thats so awesome! Mrs. Bellamy from Woodville called me today too. She said I wasn't the only one that hasnt gotten her background check... and that i should get it soon. I was also wondering when and how to decline TC. I emailed AC and asked if they could use the background check from woodville.. that was a negative. Have you got all your titers?

You got yours already from woodville? I didnt! Did they mail it to you or what?

I got my acceptance letter to AC.. pending another 40$ background check.

Congrats! That is a good score! You did really good. I think you are going to get in!! Your average is just above 85, and plenty of people got in last year with an 85. It's awesome to know.. no matter what we are going to nursing school! I'm getting more and more excited.. I can't wait for day 1.

5:30 does seem late! It took me just over an hr and a half and I was one of the first ones finished. You'll do fine, I didnt study until the night before. Just remember the formulas and the calculator will do the rest!

are you testing tommorow? goodluck let me know how it goes!

So I aced the HESI.. made a 94 on math and a 93 on reading! The math part was WAY easier than the TEAS.. and I guess the reading was about the same maybe a little easier. For math mainly know the how to do proportions and how to convert grams to pounds and how many milliliters are in a liter and know all about your gallon quarts pints cups and ounces. I would say that there are more proportion problems and multiplying fractions than anything else. You get to use the computer calculator so its easy.The only ones I missed were the grams to pounds questions. I hope I get in!! We will know in late October I think. Oh yeah I cant send PMs yet :)

I would be willing to go to Jasper, but I was afraid if I put it on my application they'd send me to Jasper before they gave me lufkin. I got a 79 on my Teas... almost the same! I've been told to study fractions and conversions for the HESI, Ive heard its easier than the TEAS. I really hope thats right. I'll let you know tommorow how it goes. We get our scores as soon as we finish the test. Im still going to do the background check and all that stuff in woodville later this week no matter what though..

I'm testing tommorow! I was one of the first to turn my packet in so I got the first test date.. I wish I hadn't! Im studying right now. I bought the review book. I talked to one of the teachers and she said that the lowest grade they accepted last year was a 79. However, they took more people last year than they will be taking this year. Im trying to get atleast an 85. Goodluck! I hope I do good, I am so nervous.