Tootie88

I am doing the Clinical Nurse Educator track. I recently moved to Fl from Baltimore for a nursing position in St Petersburg. Also teaching clinicals at an area college.

Thank you so much for your input. I am very eager to begin! I have been going back and forth between starting in Jan vs starting in March. But personally March gives me more time to get my life in order. I am also a wreck thinking of these 8 week classes! If you can remember, what was your 1st semester like?

I know this is an old post. But I am due to begin at JU for my MSN in March 2016. How has the program been for those of you that have attended? It's really hard to find any current info/reviews of the program.

I had planned on taking 2 classes in the fall, but my fiance and I are expecting our first child in February and I don't want to be overwhelmed. So I may stick to just taking the Transitions course. I heard both classes can be brutal, so I'll pace myself and see what their nursing classes are like before I double up. I'm taking two classes over the summer (Pathophysiology and Bio-Ethics), and they are both brutal in their own right.

I just received my phone call!!!! I'm so excited, can't wait to start!

ALso, pendingBSN Once you get your ISU Student ID, you will be able to go to the blackboard site and print out the study guides.

i understand what you mean. i have noticed that a lot of isu's paperwork isn't updated as much as it should be. for example, the syllabus to study for challenge exams is dated 2005, and the classes that i've registered for over the summer have a date of fall '11. when i began to call isu directly, my path went a lot smoother than when i thought i had to deal with tcn. i urge people to go through the isu-nursing page with a fine tooth comb, and find out exactly who you need to speak with for your needs, as every person handles a different aspect of the program. that way, you should be guaranteed the most up to date information. i can say that when i spoke with carol layton about the challenge exams she did notify me that tcn was a publishing company and i did not need them. i also urge people to make sure they are going to the direct website for indiana state university, not just googling 'isu nursing' or 'indiana state lpn-bsn' and clicking on the first link, which i believe takes you to tcn or a site that will direct you there, not the school's website. the main website is indiana state university : nursing *i'm off my soap box* :)

Thanks for clearing this up for a bunch of people. Without your advice the first time, I would have been $2500 in debt to TCN.

I will definitely do that, LadyinScrubs...I don't want anyone to get sucked into TCN for these courses when it is better to actually take the class than test out of it. I will start a new thread for each course. Thanks

NurseCinda,Are you taking the Patho class at ISU? I'm enrolled for their Summer I session.

I had to retake the Science only portion because I didnt meet the benchmark, (got a 50 and passing is a 52). I'm unsure if you will have to take only the reading portion, or the whole thing since the individual score was low as well.I would contact Franci Rubin, she handles all the TEAS stuff.

Care2Heal,It has to be the most recent one so it will be the TEAS V version.

hi, I work on a pediatric clinical research unit and our primary population is genetics patients. You can be a bedside nurse; however, right now I don't think there really is a title as genetics nurse, but I could be wrong. I thinks it's just nurses who take care of patients with genetics anomalies. You can also try e-mailing someone from ISONG and see if they can tell you where to start looking for employment. Hope this helps.

I have the same plan, but I've heard that the course work is a bit much. We shall see, If I can't handle it, I'll make arrangements. If you PM me your e-mail address, I'll forward you an e-mail I received from *** ******* that breaks down the semesters.

I am in Maryland. I love school and learning, and cannot wait to start!