cjoy55

This is scary! I know we are all human and make mistakes but as a 4th semester student I double, triple check what I am giving. If I made a mistake I would say so immediately!! Isn't that what we are here for? To take care of people.

I love you!!!! I am in 4th semester and still don't feel I have a great understanding of this. Thank you! I will refer back to this. Wish you were my professor.

I guess what I meant to say is that if she was on the job she could have asked a coworker to borrow a watch etc.. Being a student she was afraid of getting in trouble. Her mistake was just not fessing up to not having a watch but if she has a instructor that is anything like mine I can understand she was scared in the moment and made a bad decision. I think its crazy that would be grounds for dismisal. Btw still not sure why using a cell phone is wrong. It's a must to have a cell phone for us at clinical for using the drug apps and texting the instructor when we need her.

I can't believe they would throw you out for this. This is why I think nursing school is not reality. If you were on the job you would find a reliable way to take the pulse. Being that your grade is on the line you have to "make do" if you've forgotten your watch because you will get in trouble. I know the strickness is preparing us but this is ridiculous.

I just finished my first semester. Not sure if the tests are the same in all schools. I found that no matter how much I studied the results were the same. You are tested on "what you will do as a nurse" so understand the body systems and disease processes that will effect your patient...BUT at this point don't try and study too much pathology. Our tests threw people for a loop because they studied the book to much and didn't connect it to real life. I believe we need to know these things but in the beginning it's learning the nursing proccess and prioritizing. You sound like you are dedicated so you will do well! Good luck!

I am about to finish my first semester... Nursing school is hard. But not THAT hard. I also am married with three kids. It definatly rocks your normal world. I have daycare and 2 kids that are in school so anytime I have that is not in lecture/clinical I tried to study. Also have your husband make outings on the weekend so you can form study groups. If your a clean freak let priorities slide...because if you have time you will want to relax not scrub! You will have time for your kids and when your not there explain to them why. They will be proud! Good luck to you!

Im in first semster and we are assigned a patient with a nurse. Our instructor keeps tabs on all procedures that need to be performed and meds. If we have any questions we text her and she is there. She also has 10+ students. It definately helps if the nurses are willing to teach, but I have found that they are really happy to have us there taking care of the patients. The school Im at we cannot give meds, insert Foley, DC foley....anything without our instructor. So the nurses are not responsible.

I am in ns1 and was scared to death by what I was told... It has been overwhelming so far but I like to hear comments like this! I think it is all doable with good time management.

I think when you first start school you definitely want a good relationship with the people that are going through it with you. Have you tried to be really friendly and get in a study group with them if they are doing well? If they refused forget it and find others. Get a peer tutor. It is important to find someone to rely on/ help but if it's not them.. Why care? Focus on what you need to do.

Oh my girl...First of all you are still sooo young! Second of all it is NEVER to late to do what you love! I am 31 and am starting school in Jan. I have 3 kids that I am raising which makes it harder but I still feel like people look at me like "you dont have a degree?" Do what's best for you.... I agree with previous posters...your life is what you make it :)

I start in January and am terrified. It really didnt hit me until recently but last night I could barely sleep with all the what ifs. I think the same things...not smart enough...memory...confidence etc. We just got to get in there and do our best :)

@805 student I got in in less than a year. I applied in March and I start in January. They take 6 months to proccess your application so thats the fastest that is possible. The points system is 100 points total. If you go on the Moorpark website it breaks it down for you. Just do the best you can in you classes and on the TEAS. Work experience and having an AA also helps. I was suprised I got in so soon. I have an AA and a 4.0 in the classes that count but have no work experience and got a 79% on the TEAS.

I applied to Moorpark in March of this year and just got accepted. I start in January. I was very suprised by how fast I got in. I have 82 points.