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I don't think 10 is too many. You might find over the course of your interview that some of your questions are answered without even having to ask them. Make sure to leave space to jot down answers/notes and any follow up questions that you might get on the spot. Good luck!

Hi there, I recently went through the same interviewing process and will be starting a perioperative residency shortly. DanielOR_RN covered a lot of the same questions I received. One of the first questions the panel asked was what I thought a perioperative nurse did. It seems like such an obvious question, but it's definitely worth practicing your answer for that one ahead of time. Before I was done I also made sure to ask how my progress would be monitored and if there were formal and informal evaluations so I would know if I was on the right track.

The work is hard, but it's not impossible either. The most important thing is you find what works for you and stick with it. What works for you and what works for the people on either side of you in lecture might not be the same, and that's ok! Here are a few things that worked for me and please feel free to message me privately if you want more in-depth info or idea. - Keep up with the reading as best as you can. I found it worked to skim/do a light reading of that week's topic prior to the lecture, then after the lecture go back in an do an in-depth reading so I could add to my lecture notes/ppts - Study with NCLEX style questions. I found putting material into context helped me understand a bunch of it better. It will also help you get used to the type of questions they'll ask on tests. - If the instructors provide a case study with their lecture DO IT! They will be somewhat time consuming, but completely worth it. - Along the same note, if there's a case study or study guide to complete for lab make sure you do it prior to your class section. - Take advantage of open lab periods when the tutors are there. You don't have to work with them, but they're always willing to help. It's really tempting to leave for the day after classes, but spending time here and there during the semester working on your skills will pay off in clinical. You'll also avoid the massive crowds the week before skills check-out at the end of the semester. Like I said, feel free to message me if you have any more questions or want me to give more examples. Good luck!

You're welcome! There really wasn't much variety in terms of class times. Lecture was on Monday and Tuesdays at 8am. The schedule was divided into two week blocks, so for example, one week classroom A would be focusing on one subject, while classroom B would be getting a different subject. The next week the instructors would switch rooms and teach. So when picking lecture classes it doesn't really make much of a difference. The same is true when picking a clinical section. It has nothing to do with where you go and who you end up with, so just pick whatever is open or available. Where you do get some choice is seminar and lab. I don't remember if first year everyone had seminar on the first day or not, so it might not even matter that much. I opted for a Monday lab time which meant I had Wednesdays completely free which is nice if you want a little free time in your week (for studying, family, or work) or if you have to take any other science classes and need to factor those into your schedule. Keep in mind all of this could have changed in the last couple of years since I graduated, but probably not too much.

I graduated, passed my boards, immediately entered an RN-BSN program for one year, and now I'm about to start a new grad residency program at a major hospital/health system in the area. I wish I had been able to work right out of the CCP programs, but health reasons delayed that. That said, focusing on getting the BSN full time meant I was eligible for most new grad programs requiring a BSN.

Hey all, Congratulations on getting in! CCP was a great program and I'm glad I went there for my initial nursing education. Unless they've changed a ton since I started (in 2012) you'll probably get more information about orientation later in the spring. It was mid/end of May when my class had ours. They'll walk you through all the things you need to complete and let you know when you need to have it filled out. This includes health forms/vaccines, signing up for classes, background checks, and signing up for a drug test. We also had the opportunity to try on and order our uniforms that afternoon as well. There's really not a ton you can do but sit and wait until you get more information from them. The only thing I would make sure to be aware of is the vaccination titers. Start saving your pennies now if you think paying for them is going to be an issue, because they're usually not covered by insurance, but that would be the case wherever you ended up going to nursing school. Congratulations again! I don't want to hijack your thread, but I just wanted to give a little input. Good luck! A former CCP Nursing student

The best piece of advice I can give that I don't think I've seen mentioned on here is pay attention to e-mails and online announcements from your instructors/department. From the start the instructors in my program were very clear about using e-mail and online class related message boards for communicating and making last minute changes and announcements. Saying "I don't know, I never checked" is not acceptable. It's on us to be checking, sometimes a couple times a day, to see if there's something important we need to know. I don't know if all programs are like this, but there's a good chance at least the email part will be true. Stay on top of checking those type of things and it will help you stay on top of everything else. There's very little excuse for not at least trying to keep up with when your instructors decide to deviate from the syllabus or whatever else they might throw your way. Good luck!

We must learn IV stuff at some point. It looks like weeks 8 and 9 are when we cover that in lab. We might not do all of it in the first semester, but I don't see how we would get away with never doing it.

So far so good. I like my teachers so far and the material, but getting used to the reading load is taking some getting used to. All my organization is starting to pay off, though. I take back my asking how you saw! I just checked the list. I'm also at Einstein with Elaine Kemp as my clinical instructor.

I hope everyone had a good first day. I realize I don't know if any of you are in my lecture or seminar section or not. Anyway! Speaking of seminar, is it just me or is the information we need for that not on the webstudy site? It was last night, but when I got home today all the seminar related stuff disappeared.

I'm also nervous and exited for tomorrow! Everything just got real. I was also able to access the webstudy material(not sure if it's because I've already taken an online class or if it works for everyone.) They have more information and reading lists on there if anyone sees this before tomorrow and wants to take a peek.

I sent it...but you'll get two e-mails from me. It didn't send with the attachment when I tried to forward it the first time.

Also, just a heads up I scanned in the study guide for the Potter and Perry readings on my ipad. If anyone wants a copy I can e-mail them to you.

I just came on here to post that. I don't know what made me check again, but I'm glad I did.

I know we'll have to do the reading eventually, so when it gets done isn't really my issue. I'm just more concerned with the fact that they didn't make an announcement or note that they amended the reading list. Oh well. On a side note, I ended up getting the study guides that came with the Weber and Potter & Perry textbooks. I've found they're a big help when it comes to deciding what to highlight and pull out of the reading for notes. I'm not suggesting everyone rush out and get them, but if anyone is interested maybe I can make some copies or scan the pages before I write on them if you guys are interested. I've found one for the pharmacology text that I might try and order too, but might hold off until after classes start.