dunitrazzy

Colorado Northwestern Community College accepts on merit and will take into account gpa, previous work experience, etc. Their grid is posted on their website, the classes are small this year they accepted 28/35 applicants that applied for this upcoming year. I moved from CA where the wait was 3-5 years and lottery out here for school. As of yet, there isn't a waiting list at this school. It is rural, but the program does travel to Grand Junction for clinical rotations. Have you tried petitioning to have those F's removed from your transcript seeing as you did retake the classes receiving a higher grade in them? Best of Luck

Have you considered going out of state?

I am currently in my first semester of an ADN program and I do wish to pursue an NP as well. I have a BS Animal Science (pre-vet) and I have found that a good majority of programs (mainly MSN) require a BSN prior to admission. For a DNP I am assuming they would require either an MSN or BSN prior to admittance, does anyone know? Also are there certain things I should be looking at when I am considering colleges for advancement? I was a bit naive about ADN programs and after I moved to another state I found the program I was accepted into is currenly in progress for obtaining NLN accreditation (my class was informed that their is absolutely no reason for the college to not pass accreditation and the program will be accredited by the time we graduate), so now I am considering finishing out my first year, taking an LPN course and trying to transfer to another accredited school. Any advise at all would be gratefully appreciated. Thanks!

In my program we have pharm both our first year as well as second year. I studied my pharm every day, I wrote out notecards and even went as far as writing out categories on freezer paper and posting them up on my wall so that I could see them every day. Once I became familiar with the drugs it was easy for me during clinicals to associate the drugs, why and how they are used. Every day I would cover new material and begin with a review of what I went over the previous days, I would just add a little more. I would say I easily spent over 7 hours a week studying for pharm and it paid off for me. Lots of luck!

I would have to agree with several other postings, your course load isn't bad or heavy at all, but I would also caution with A & P. My anat and phys classes were separate and both were hybrid (in class and online) and I would have to say I spent a good majority of time in the bone lab going over bones. The software that was available to us to use online was completely different from what we were tested on. I took Pathophys with a few students who received A's on their online A & P class and they had to drop out as they werent prepared for Patho, they couldn't recall and admitted that the online classes were much easier that what was being lectured on in class.

keep in mind that is for the total amount for the day, not the amount given per each dose. I always double check my math when a number seems a bit large. :-)

I agree with previous posts and definitely check with your school guidelines on not finishing things out. My program if you leave before completion of the first year (2 semesters) you cannot re-enter the program where you left off. In fact after one year, if you think you need to take time off, it is recommended that you take the LPN class so that you can re-enter the second year (only if seats are available) as an LPN to RN finishing off the second year. It's tough getting into a program to begin with! And yes it is possible to work while going to school to gain experience. Lot of luck with your decision.

82 kg x 400 mg = 32,800 mg kg day the kg cancels out, if you have had chemistry, set it up just like stoichiometry problems or unit canceling, in math it is called dimensional analysis, it all works the same. We had math last semester (our first semester) and this method worked the best for everyone. When you get the method down you can figure anything out :-) Lots of luck!

Hello all, This is my first posting here on allnurses and I was interested in what the consensus is on working during the second semester. I am enrolled in a 2 year ADN program and I currently have a previous BS in Animal Science. I recently accepted a job offer as a phlebotomist at a local hospital where I will be working 20-30 hours a week (depending on my clinical schedule) fri through sun. My first semester I did not work and I maintained my 4.0 and my concern is this upcoming semester consists of OB/peds and med-surge. I have already taken pathophys and pharm and I did quite well in both classes. Unfortunately I need to work as I am supporting myself through the nursing program and I have only qualified for so much in student loans and as an out of state student it doesn't quite meet my financial needs for tuition as well as living costs. I did speak with one of my nursing instructors and she said she felt I could handle the job as well as the course load but my main concern would be time management. I recently received my course syllabi for my classes and I am beginning to feel a bit aprehensive in my decision to accept the job. Does anyone have any suggestions with time management and prioritizing work with school as I would greatly appreciate it. :-)