Mrs Future RN

Postpartum/Mommy Baby I have maybe 1 night a month that's crazy, but for the most part, it's not bad.

I guess that's the advantage of living in the south. The pay isn't the best, but even as a new grad you can pick whatever specialty/shift you want, even with an ADN. My ADN class got jobs in OR, ED, trauma ICU and everything in between. Now they are using their experience to get jobs in more saturated areas.

Mommy/Baby in a non high risk facility. I think there has been 1 code in the past six years on my floor and NICU handles the infant should something go wrong with them. Most moms are young and healthy, even after a c-section, they are up and walking after 13 hours. Over half of the job is educating moms on self and infant care.

I love my job in the well baby nursery. I know a lot of places don't have these anymore, so I'm lucky to have a job in one.

Are you sure you're thinking of the right school. Bishop had some troubles maybe 10 years ago, but their NCLEX pass rate is 3rd in our area. They had a better pass rate then South Alabama and University of Mobile last year. Nursing Education Programs | Alabama Board of Nursing

I'm in my last semester. Don't know what the cutoff was. I had 185 points. I know some had around 150, but it really depends on how many people are applying. This was for the spring, so the cutoff was a lot lower then what it is in the Fall.

I believe you have to take the ACT now.

I'm going into my final semester with 2 children (5 & 7). My best advice is to make sure you have backup babysitters, errand runners, and support. Schedule your study time at a time when you know they will be away or sleeping. Always make sure to include family time in your schedule every week.

Oh my, this just reminded me of earlier this semester when I was in clinical with my instructor (MSN) and an old coworker of hers asked her when she was going back for her doctorates. I didn't think about it in that way until I looked at this post. So, I guess I better prepare myself for those questions for the rest of my career.

AGREED X100 with the previous post. I learned half way through the first semester that only your classmates or previous nursing students truly know what you're going through. My husband is a college grad, he knows the frustrations of college, so when I do complain, I keep things kind of general. I do share interesting stories and let him know when I'm feeling overwhelmed.

Hahaha, I'm close by the airport, so about 46 miles each way. The problem with Mobile is that it's becoming very time consuming to get from West Mobile to the interstate. I know a few people who live by me and attend Faulkner, the only thing they don't like is when they have to attend a class in Foley. I think you get what you put into it when it comes to all of these programs. Just stay positive, avoid the negativity and the ones who are just there to play around, and you'll do just fine in either program. However, if you can get into South, go for it, you'll have a BSN in almost the same amount of time as an ADN will take.

It states: Minimum GPA of 2.75 in all pre-requisite courses Minimum University GPA of 2.5 I didn't even have the minimum university GPA . I played around back then, but I think things still worked out. Faulkner would have been a total of 100 miles daily, while Bishop is only 18. I only get 13 miles to the gallon, so the gas alone would have killed me . The evening classes at Bishop also worked better with my schedule. Good Luck, I'm sure you will get in.

I would have rather done South, but I knew my GPA from years ago would have kept me from getting in. Faulkner would have been my second choice (I actually got into the program), but the commute was an inconvenience. By default I ended up at Bishop. I've never had a problem with math, so dosage cal was an easy A for me. The instructor who teaches it is my favorite instructor in the whole program. She's tough, but she has an open door policy and will sit with each student that makes an appointment with her for private tutoring. She even opened a class up this summer for the people that failed her last semester, to give them another shot with a smaller class size. If you do go to Bishop, private message me with any questions you may have. :)

Bishop has such a low retention rate going from 1st to 2nd block. Only 7 of the 34 students that was in our 1st block of courses made it to the 2nd, by 3rd block there were only 4 of us from our original group. I'm ok with the program at Bishop so far, but it definitely test how much you want to pursue nursing, which I guess is what I program should do. My only thing is that it seems that the faculty at Bishop could care less about the students.

I'm in my first semester now. From what I heard (nurses in my family and friends), ASN don't have a problem finding jobs in our area. The hardest place to get hired would be USA hospitals, but even that's possible. All others are very accepting of ASNs.

It really depends on your school. Most of our local colleges have recently begun to not require students to retake their prerequisite sciences.

I've been told that 175 -180 was usually the cutoff for getting in. I've never heard of someone with over 200 points not getting in, unless it was for other reasons. I was about to apply there for the spring with 182 points (was currently taking A&P II) and someone told me I shouldn't have a problem getting in. I ended up applying to Bishop because I live in Mobile and didn't want to do the drive to Faulkner and I had no problems getting accepted there. Good Luck!!!

I'm in the same boat. I decided to take the gamble and try the III. I've been trying to choose between the Classic and the Cardiology for the past month, but I think the Classic will be enough for school, especially since I heard how they like to grow legs at times.

Thanks again for the tips. Orientation was good. I just feel like they gloss over a lot of things that are going to hit people hard in the program. I'm so nervous, their graduation rate for the nursing program is so low. I just wish they would've addressed why so many people don't do well.

Congrats on making it through the first semester. Thanks for the tips, our orientation is next week. I’ve already got all of the immunizations and paperwork done as I hate waiting to the last minute. Any recommendations for care plan books? I’ll start looking up some practice dosage problems to try and get a head start. I’m so nervous because this program has such a high dropout rate. I really believe since this is something I really want to do, I can keep the determination to make it through.

I'm 33 also, starting in January. I'm so nervous. Our program has a really high drop out rate, so I'm just striving not to be a statistic. I've been sitting in an accounting office for the past 10 years, so this is a big career change for me. I'll still be working part time though.

In my opinion, the lab tests/practicals are all about memorization. The class exams are all about application. I find you need to have good reading comprehension along with the memorization. Your course load doesn’t seem too bad if you make sure you have plenty of time to study. I took Micro and A&P I over a short summer semester and made an A in both while working full time with two little ones. So, it’s very doable.

I read that page also. I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure they’re meaning combined semester hours (quite a few colleges actually state this). They’re trying to stop people from the argument that they took A&P I, and that counts as them taking Anatomy and Physiology separate. It’s always best to speak with someone in the office. Sometimes you have to actually go there to speak with someone (that’s how my college is). Good Luck. :)

I'm not reading it as A&P I&II must be 6 hours each. They separate out their A&P so you take a class of Anatomy and a class of Physiology. If you choose to transfer in with the combination course A&P I, then you must also take A&P II, which will usually equal 8 semester hours. This is from their page: - The science prerequisites* listed below are the only prerequisites required (all must be completed within 10 years): - Anatomy (or Anatomy & Physiology I) - Physiology (or Anatomy & Physiology II) - Microbiology - General chemistry - Statistics

I'm not in our program yet, but I know that it has about a 8 - 10% graduation rate. Each semester only about 8 - 11 people are in the graduating class out of the 120 they admitted. The ADN program is easy to get into though, just do well enough on the teas, pass the 3 classes, keep a 2.5 gpa and you're in. When people don't have to put in a lot of hard work to get into something, they just don't take it as serious. The program looses about 50% of the class in the first semester.