I'm going straight from being a new grad to ICU, I hope I don't experience what you went through, that is one of my greatest fears.. Not having the proper support can really tear a person down! I start Orientation on February 20th, but my first day a...
Help! I don't know what to choose between I am a new RN with no prior experience other than the 2-years of clinicals. I have been given the yes to be hired for both ICU and MED-SURGE; so, which one do I choose? I am a bit intimidated by starting out ...
Anyone going to San Antonio College or any of the Alamo Colleges, for Pre-reques or Nursing Program?? If so which pre-reques did you find to be the hardest? and if you got in to the Nursing Program without having to be on the waiting list with how ma...
Hi everyone thank you in advance for trying to help me out here. I am in serious need of any tips or advice, I finished my 1st semester of Nursing School (Thank God!) and I start my 2nd semester on the 24th of August, but I just cannot get myself to ...
Hi, I say either way you go is good, you can finish the LPN program and then do the bridge to become an RN and maybe work if you have the time or need to as an LPN, and if you go straight to an RN well that's 2years minimum so it will be less time (1...
Hi, Thanks yea see if I get good lectures then I really don't even worry about the readings, but like I had said in my other post my 1st semester lectures were a joke... Hopefully 2nd semester teachers will be more prepared and give us better lecture...
This is true, classical music does help me get some reading done and also going to a calm not too noisy place where I do not know anybody, it has helped me in the past! Thanks for reminding me lol.
Hey guys, thanks for sharing and for the tips and advice. Just to clear up in my 1st semester my lectures were not that great we barely got any, and I don't know how my lectures might be like in my 2nd semester, but I usually would just skim through ...
Hi! I am 27 years old, married, a mother of 3 (9,6,5), and am starting my second semester of nursing school on August 24th. I will be the first Nurse in my family, and the first person to even attend college in my family. So I hope I can start a trad...
Hi everyone I made it in (since I already passed the background check, drug test, and turned all my paperwork in). I received an e-mail today that said "Hi 1st year nursing student!" It felt great, I loved it! Anyways, they said to get our books onl...
Hey guys have y'all heard back from SAC yet, because I haven't... or Have any of you spoke to the Nursing Department at SAC, how much longer is this gonna take? The anxiety is killing me.......
Hey ashme, I asked a friend on here that entered SAC this past Fall semester, in the mobility path about the hospitals, as soon as she replies I'll let you know.
Hey Ashme, Basically to my understanding the BON has to give the thumbs up (a "yes") on us. then after that we began submitting all our paperwork. We will also be getting a "fast-pass" to go do our fingerprinting (criminal background check) for that ...
Hi Ashleyy3, I applied for Spring 2015 and I got my acceptance e-mail on October 16th, now I'm just waiting to see if the nursing bon approves me to keep moving on... They said that would take ten days to know from when our names were sent to the bon...
Hi I was pre-approved to the Generic Nursing pathway for the Spring semester of 2015, and they told me they were gonna send our info to the nursing bon to check if we have any criminal background or something of that sort, and in 10 days (which have ...
J3w3lz88 replied to student0524's topic in Pre-Nursing
Wow TiffanyLPN-RN I felt so motivated by just reading what you told student0524!!! Your right don't give up student0524 you made it this far, just go back to your basics! Look for motivation and determination and you will do great...
Hey Sugabrwn1971 guess what!!! I applied for January 2015 Generic Nursing Program and I got IN!!!!! IM SOOO FREAKING HAPPY! It's unbelievable lol.... I feel great!
J3w3lz88 replied to Wvbabie33's topic in Pre-Nursing
Well speaking from experience Micro is much easier if taken after A&P 1 and Chemistry, believe me it will make your life sooo much easier! So in my opinion if you had to choose with which A&P you should combine it I say with A&P 2... Good...
J3w3lz88 replied to Rose1222's topic in Pre-Nursing
Start doing the general ed and prerequisite classes at least do 2 per semester (no more though) because believe it or not they take time and dedication, because you will want to have A's in ALL of your classes in order to be accepted into a nursing p...
OMG! I'm seriously freaking out right now the plan I had for this Summer is partially ruined, I already had planned to take the MICRO class in the summer time for an 8 week course and I already had the CRN # ready and everything BUT come to find out ...
J3w3lz88 replied to J3w3lz88's topic in Pre-Nursing
Hello to everyone that reads this comment!!! This is an update just to let everybody know that the summer semesters for SAC are 5 weeks in lengths M-R, and I did sign up for Summer 1 5week A&P 2 course and Summer 2 5week Microbiology course for ...