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Hi everyone! I'm entering 5th semester in the program right now. Message me if you have questions about the program or anything at all! Good luck :)

Which foundation course do you need to take? I'm in 2nd semester of the nursing program right now, and I don't think it matters when you take the course. If anything, go to the new CSULB School of nursing office and ask the lady at the front desk.

I am not sure yet. We've only been in the hospital twice; once was when we were paired with a CNA and the second we were following a nurse and doing vitals and assessments. Haven't really been exposed to those "gag factors" but I'm okay with pee/poop haha. Everyone is telling me to choose a harder patient that will probably take me hours to care plan for (since this is my first patient), but I have an entire day to do it. @Oraelo: Our instructor basically said: Here's what floor you're going to, pick a patient, make sure they aren't going to be discharged the next day, and write your name down. So it's totally up to us.

I'm finally giving care for my first patient next week in clinicals after passing the skills test on injections/meds, hygiene, physical assessments, transferring patients, and all the fundamentals. We are pre-planning the day before and I was wondering if anyone had some tips on choosing a patient to care for. Thanks :)