jocy_anne

I've been inactive on here for a while and I know this thread is old, but as a NICU nurse currently in the middle of a NNP program, it was great to stumble upon this thread! Sometimes it's discouraging when I mention to other nurses that I'm in NNP s...

I'm not sure what part of New Jersey you are moving to, but I live in South Jersey (20 minutes outside of Philadelphia) and work in the N/IICU (Newborn/Infant Intensive Care Unit) at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. I was hired into the resid...

This is an excellent article. Thanks for putting this together! Hopefully people can stop freaking out now. :-)

Just as RNsRWe stated, Kaplan focuses a lot on the strategy. It helped me a lot because that's where I needed to focus my attention. However, I also went to a school where Kaplan was required and was part of our curriculum, so I'm not sure I would ha...

I just graduated from TJU (with Dibbadee, actually) and was in the APW program (I still took most of my classes with the Traditional students). I second everything Dibbadee said and know that you will all have a great experience! Good luck!!! :-)

Not sure if you're still looking into TJU, but I just graduated from the APW program on May 28th. FACT and APW are essentially the same program, with the only difference being the length of time it takes to complete (FACT is one year straight throug...

Congrats to everyone for passing! I, too, passed my first semester and am so happy!!! It was long and huge adjustment, but I can't wait to start the next semester on Jan 14th. I'm doing OB for the first half of the semester, and then a med-surg te...

I'm about to start my first semester of Nursing school on Tuesday, and even though I'm not technically a pre-nursing student anymore, I will be taking Pharmacology. I actually have to take a Pharm class all 4 semesters. My Pharm class this semester...

I am starting an 8-week Microbiology class on May 21st. Is anyone else taking Micro this summer? I thought it would be good to start a thread for us to check in occasionally throughout the summer. It might help us stay motivated! :) I have a coup...

I'd say the Blackwood campus is probably at least 25-30 minutes away from the Camden campus, but I've never traveled between the two, so maybe it's not quite that long. I'm not sure if you've ever driven down Route 42, but the Blackwood campus is ri...

I love Thirty-One bags!!! :-)

I believe the program I am starting in September is considered a DE program, although from reading the posts here, it might not be a "standard" DE program. My school offers 2 DE programs for non-nursing majors. One program allows you to complete your...

I just spent a ton of money getting my books for the first semester of Nursing school. But I have to agree with Saysfaa about watching the trends on Amazon and other places. My school bookstore was selling my Med Calc book for $103. I found the sa...

I just wanted to share my enthusiasm with the AN crowd...I am finally finished with my last prereq!!! I will officially start Nursing school in September and am both nervous and excited. I started my prereq journey in May 2011 when I decided to tak...

Wow...the intent of my post was to celebrate one small milestone in my journey with those who could relate or those who will be in the same situation soon. Chill. But since you brought it up, I can't help but respond: I am fully aware of the curren...

I start an ABSN-MSN program in the Fall and have to take 4 semesters of Pathophysiology (and 4 semesters of Pharmacology, as a matter of fact). I'm hoping that means it will give me a lot of time to digest the information, but I may be wrong about t...

Back when I was in high school, I would have never said anything about those that cheated because I think I was more concerned with making sure my peers liked me. Now that I'm 28 and have been out in the "real world" for a while, I think I would ...

I had my Microbiology final on July 16th and just found out I got an A in the class! So happy!!! I hope you're all doing well in your classes, too!

Woohoo, I just found out I got an A in the class!!! This was my final prerequisite before I start my nursing program in September, and I'm floored that I managed to finish all my science classes with a 4.0! I am sure that GPA will be ruined once I ...

I just completed my last prerequisite course at Camden County last week after starting in May 2011. Since they ended the Helene Fuld nursing program, my original plan was to go through their program with Lourdes. However, I already have a B.A. and ...

I don't have any specific information about the FACT program, but I am due to start in the APW program at Jefferson this Fall. The two programs are practically identical in the coursework, but APW takes 2 years to complete (we get summers off) and F...

Congrats to everyone! I start my program in 44 days...September 4th. We had our orientation on July 17th and it made me even more excited to start! I have my uniforms now and most of my textbooks and supplies, aside from my stethoscope, which my mom ...

Yes, I took A&P II and Chem I in Fall 2011 and didn't think it was too bad. I work full-time, so my Chem class was M & W nights, and my A&P II class was every Saturday from 8am - 2pm. Personally, I spent more time studying for A&P tha...

I'm starting this Fall, too! And don't worry, I feel exactly the same way...but I think we'll be ok! :-)

I should have posted this earlier this week, but I am officially finished!!! I had my final on Monday. I think I did well, but haven't received my final grade yet. Overall I really enjoyed the class...but I'm so glad it's over! :-) This class was...