turkeyonrye

Thank you! Good luck on your application to the program!!!

Thankfully we have 2nd-year students on the floor helping us. It's such a relief because they know EXACTLY what we're going through, and they're always happy to help. One second-year student I worked with did such an awesome job. She'll make a fantastic nurse when she gets out of school.

6 out of 21. My instructors said it was most male students they've ever had.

I forgot to give you guys an update! I finished Nursing 50 and it went great! On the last day of clinicals, my patient told me I had been "absolutely unbelievable" and she gave me a hug. :) I am now in the middle of fall term nursing classes and doing clinicals at the local hospital. Clinicals have been going very well here too. It seems that my nervousness lessens the closer I get to the patient, because by the time I enter a patient's room and begin speaking and working with them, it is completely absent.

Have you ever taken an online class before? I personally prefer in-person, but sometimes there isn't much choice.

Excellent advice! Pretty much described exactly what I did during all my bio classes. Also agreed with the easy/hard statement...all the instructors are going to be different and students are obviously biased given their own abilities and tendencies. It's best to just come prepared and do your best. It's nothing to lose sleep over. They are both fun fascinating classes! All it takes is a little time and assertiveness to soak up the material. You'll do fine. :)

Honestly? Yes. Although I had a pretty challenging instructor from what I understand. He definitely prepared me though. There's just no way to memorize the hundreds, if not thousands, of terms and processes that will float across your field of vision. But there's no reason that if you put in the time, you can't get an 'A'.

Oh, thank goodness, lol.

Having done it myself, I can personally confirm that your memorization skills will be flexed to the breaking point taking A&P and Micro together.

Oh. As far as the degree of challenge...my three courses got successively harder. Our instructor purposefully designed the classes that way. So, it really just depends on the instructor.

Thank you very much!

I'm sure it'll work fine! Sometimes I like to listen to instrumental music like Yo-Yo Ma when I'm drawing too. Good memorization skills will be of great use in A&P and Micro.

I suggest getting a drawing pad and some colored pencils or markers. I drew diagrams and other images during all three courses and it helped me tremendously with comprehension and memorization.

I took A&P-III alongside a 5 credit Micro course. I saw my instructor five days a week. It was pretty brutal, but I managed solid 'A's in both classes.

I was lucky to have taken A&P from an instructor who made a concerted effort to prepare us all for our coming challenges. It upsets me that other instructors do not adequately prepare their students. You will have to take your education into your own hands. And you will be stronger for it. If you're willing to put a little bit of money into your studying, go to masteringaandp.com. Many new A&P textbooks will have access codes that allow access to the website's materials, so access will be free in those cases. I'm telling you.....USE IT. It is an indelible resource. If you don't have an access code, you can get one for $66.

Oh, wow! Congrats! And thank you! :) Yes, I have finished the first week of NUR-50 and we will be doing clinicals at CMH. We had a tour of the hospital last Thursday. Very exciting! I am part of the Tillamook cohort.

*sigh....thank you everyone. That is all music to my ears. It does make a heck of a lot of difference having support and seeing very clearly that I'm not the first (or the second...or the third) nursing student to feel this way. I just look forward to the day when the learning curve is behind me and I can spend those couple extra minutes joking with patients and in the process letting them know that they're in good hands.

I am almost 27 and completed two associates degrees in 2012. Simply put...superb reading and writing skills will rocket you to academic success. Seriously, you may not realize how much your English skills support you. Term papers...get used to writing them! Buy (seriously...buy it!) A Pocket Style Manual 6th edition by Diana Hacker. It's a small writing companion that will show you how to write exquisite papers and ensure that your grammar and punctuation is flawless. It shows, in depth, how to cite in several academically-accepted writings styles (MLA, APA, etc.). Take 45 minutes of your time and just read through it like a book if you want. It is an excellent english class in itself. Discipline is the other pillar of success. The difference between successful students and unsuccessful students is discipline and confidence in your abilities. Other than that, good luck! And remember to have fun!

I was accepted to an associates degree nursing program at Clatsop Community College in Oregon. It's a great honor because, at least according to the instructors, the school has had the highest NCLEX pass rates in Oregon for several years, and I'm very happy to be going to school on the coast. I was born on the Oregon coast and really love it here. It brings me joy. I started down this path because I feel quite strongly that I have a purpose to help people in one way or another. In fact, my initial career goal was to become a licensed professional counselor...but then I started taking biology classes and fell in love with them. The result was an RN career path. :) Academically, I'm not that nervous at all. I've maintained a 4.0 for a long time and my writing skills are among the best. Intellectually, I know I have what it takes to become an RN and beyond. What makes me nervous is patient care... I 'm currently taking NUR-50, which is a basic skills course for students accepted to the nursing program but who have not had any CNA training. In short, I'm very much a novice with the hands-on stuff!! We will be performing vitals and bathing patients in the hospital among other things. I just don't want to turn into a statue while helping a patient!!! I just keep feeling like I shouldn't feel this way or that a prepared student would feel differently. Or that, god forbid, I'm not "cut out" for it. I'm a male too...which probably makes it more difficult as a nurse. I do know that if I quit...I would regret it. And I'd always wonder... There have been other things going on in my life for the past several years that are impacting my outlook. I'm seeing a counselor this week to talk about things. I guess I'm just looking for some individuals to relate to and tell me that I'm not alone!!!