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The internet ate my comment, so if it shows up twice--my apologies! What semester are you in? Med-surg? I am in my second semester for my ADN program which is med-surg. I am curious to know how HESIs are administered from program to program, like if they're the same test? We only take one at the end of the semester that pretty much counts as our cumulative exam and our class did extremely well (mid 900s even 1000s). The questlions were weird..but it seemed we covered a lot of what was on the test. Maybe a handful of questions on content we didnt learn

All those symptoms don't point to colon cancer but the body's response to compensate for low oxygenation and ineffective perfusion to body tissues. Colon cancer is a medical diagnosis and I assume your instructor is looking for a nursing diagnosis.

OK, so second semester nursing..med surg! Whenever I go to check off on a new skill I almost always mess something up on the first try (and sometimes even on the second.) I get so worked up during final check off I miss a step or contaminate. My instructor even told me I need to learn to relax. Yes--I do perform the skill with 100% competency after trying again but the fact that I have to in the first place feels discouraging. This makes me feel so small and I cant help but feel like a huge idiot in front of my instructor and then I begin to think if I am competent enough to be a nurse. I do pretty well during lecture. Everything makes sense to me and I enjoy what I learn, but when it comes to actual application I feel like I fall on my face. I do go to open lab and practice (more than other students, probably lol). I actually do quite well when I am in open lab so this has to be nerves. So I guess my question would be--what do you recommend to over come this? Has anyone dealt with this problem?

The scrub company will be there to fit you for your scrubs, so I would wait.

Congrats everyone! Make sure to start your clinical paperwork ASAP! Word of advice, for every form that you get filled out by a doctor or your immunizations...make sure it has the facility name, address, contact info. Get a signature from the doctor..even in your immunizations and titers! That should save the headache of having to redo clinical paperwork. I'm in NP1 southshore now so if you have any questions I can help the best I can :)

You learn pharm as you're learning your fundamentals. We just finished our first month and started to learn medication administration, so not that far into it yet to tell you what you will learn. I believe there is a separate course in the summer, but it is NOT required. The program is actually changing the curriculum starting with your spring cohorts. I don't really remember what will be different as it doesn't really to me. You will find out about your acceptance/denial via hawkmail.

You start your "clinicals" in class/lab so you can start learning some skills before you get to the hospital. You won't get to the hospital until a month after you start

We are learning fundamentals in np1. I believe it's med-surg for np2, oby/ peds & psy for np3 and med surg again for np4

Good luck everyone! I was accepted this fall with a 3.7. Believe the GPA cutoff was 3.66 but alternates with 3.5-something getting called back! I'm sure you all will be fine :)

I thought there were some who were able to register? I think if you can't by Monday I would shoot and email

Im South shore too! Can't wait to meet ya :)

We are likely going to get together after orientation for dinner to celebrate. Did you want to come? No details yet but can message you when we do

Yes! I got into South shore :)

How awesome!

I promise! Don't get discouraged and think that this means that it will be harder and harder to get in. Like I mentioned before, gpa or point cut offs change all the time. They go up and down. I think fall 2014 or 2015 had a much higher gpa cut off than the following year. The program I was in previous had a point system and it went down almost by 10 points the semester I applied. Those who are alternates have such a good shot at earning a spot. Not only do people choose other schools, but people don't turn in their paperwork before the deadline or don't show up to orientation. Another --which is a surprise-- is their background checks come back and make them ineligible to proceed into the program. I know this is easy for me to say all this as I was accepted, but I have had my fair share of rejection and understand the disappointment. I also don't want to give anyone false hope, but want to stress that this is not and end all for you.