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Hi, No worries, ask away It was definitely everything I hoped for and more! I thoroughly enjoyed the clinical portion of the class. Our teacher is/was very knowledgeable (Prof. Jean-Louis) and so was the clinical instructor (Prof. Baldia). I did well in the class and am hoping NUR 2 will be just as exciting! There is a lot of memorizing and reading that needs to be done (37 chapters total) but it's not hard material, just a lot of it for such a short period of time. Once you're in, memorizing the oxygenation, fluid and electrolyte imbalances (hypo & hyper natremia, kalemia, calcemia, magnesemia) and medications (about 15 in total) is key. Are you in the field now? Are you applying for the evening program as well? I wish you the best of luck. Best, Christina

I'm also interesting in this program as I have a bachelor's in another field and am currently in progress of completing my ADN at BMCC. It seems the info sessions fill up pretty quickly. I couldn't find anything until Jan 2016 Any relevant info is greatly appreciated. The program is not part-time correct? It would be hard to work and go to school since it seems classes are during the day at least for the first year of the program right?

There's a great comprehensive Cliff Notes A&P book that I found to be very helpful in studying for the HESI entrance exam. The guidebook that the school recommend is also very good at least in giving you an idea of what to expect on the actual exam. My school only required Math, Reading and A&P modules of the HESI for nursing. I found the test to be very straight forward. The critical thinking questions were not too bad either, it was pretty obvious what you should be doing as a nurse in the field.

The math courses for RN programs are usually not hard. It's mostly medical dosage ratios which are fairly simple to calculate given the formulas you are taught. If they do require a statistics pre-req you could try looking up tutoring videos on YouTube. I've found a lot of help on YouTube throughout my Nursing studies across various topics.

Not sure if BMCC is close to you but their PT Associates RN seems like a good choice. I also have a Bachelor's in another field and am hoping to use the ADN and my Bachelor degree to get into a Master's program later on. I would focus on the pre-reqs one at a time (I did the same) to ensure you get top grades which will help. The program at BMCC is excellent and you get a lot of support from the teachers since they know you work full-time in most cases. Classes are held Tues & Thurs from 6 - 9 and clinicals are on Saturdays. That would still leave some time for you to spend with your family and baby.

Unless your school is different, usually A&Ps are required before taking Microbiology. My school required A&P2 as a pre-req to Micro. I think taking A&P first helps in understanding micro a bit better.

Hi Kryptonite, I can't respond to your PM because I'm rather new to the site but please see below... I'm so sorry that I didn't see your message sooner. We started promptly after the orientation with assigned reading prior to the class start and as you may know things get hectic pretty quickly as I work full time & go to school part-time. I'm hoping everything went well if you did take the HESI this week. I can definitely answer your questions though and I hope it helps. 1. The nursing department requires that you have pretty much all the pre-reqs completed. You may be in progress of your last pre-req when they give you the HESI exam approval 2. After each nursing semester you must take the HESI achievement exam related to your semester. The grades don't count however if you score above 800 they will add 5 extra points to the final exam which counts for 40% of your class grade 3. Saturday clinicals are usually 8 to 3PM if you get everything done on time. There are a few times when you'll be "team leader" and you'll start at 7:30am but for the most part you will leave before 4PM. There is one rotation through the nursing home and that usually will run until 4pm because it's a lot of patients. You practice in the Nursing lab for 3 weeks prior to starting at the hospital 4. I used the HESI study guide that Mr. Sierra recommended as well as the Anatomy and Physiology Cliff Notes book. 6. I really hope you get into the program, it's a wonderful experience and you will love it. FYI Once you're in you will probably not need to buy the books. There are many students who have PDF copies of the first set of books that are required for NUR 112. Again, I apologize for the delay in getting back to you and feel free to contact me should anything else come up. I'm on vacation now from school so I will be able to respond in a prompt manner. Thank you and best of luck! -Chris

Hi, Are you in the day or evening program? Yes, I picked up my package on Wednesday & have been looking at the books on Amazon. They're really expensive :/

Congrats!!!! I was notified Tuesday regarding acceptance for the evening/weekend program. Very excited!