NurseNugget

Here is a link to a FB group for Spring 2020 Mobility students. There's a security question that you will have to refer to the acceptance letter to answer. We want to make sure we keep bots and trolls out! https://www.facebook.com/groups/243045539967010/?ref=bookmarks

What's meant to be will be. I didn't get in last year because a transcript didn't get sent due to a really crazy issue. But my grandmother went on hospice in January and I took care of her until she passed. I fully believe God knew when the right timing was for me. He knows for you, too. ❤️

I have a friend who was on the alternate list last year and got in. Many people applied to multiple programs. Hang in there! You may well be with us in the Spring!

I’m in!

Okay, the letters are out! Who is in?

It looks like we may have to wait until Monday or Tuesday to find out. The waiting is the worst part, for sure.

Anyone else get this email?

Also DJ deserves a freaking Christmas gift from every single one of us even if we don’t get in. That woman has the patience of a saint and is always so nice despite us calling with a million questions! ?

Getting answers and getting it done. Yes, girl. That’s RN material!

@rjellew No. They are separate. If you check the registration for Spring 2019, there were 119 total seats in 112, i.e. 119 accepted to the full program. There were 36 total seats in 209, i.e. the mobility program. They can change those numbers as they see fit and it isn't always a set number. If they only have 32 that they think can actually succeed in the mobility program, they can choose to only take 32. Like if there are 32 students with 38 or more points and then a bit gap and the rest are 34 or lower, that would be a reasonable place for a cutoff. Same with the full program. These are general ballparks of how many are typically accepted in a given semester based on past trends and what we have heard directly from the nursing department staff.

@kjocres If you have As in all of your classes, you have 45 points. The GPA isn't an additional set of points, it's just a minimum requirement. You add up: ACT + Points for four core classes ( A=3, B=2) and the ten points for the dosage exam.

I believe I have 45. I took those prerecs when I was about 20 and didn't care, so my grades were very "meh". Thankfully, I had a strong ACT to carry me. Aced the test, so that's ten points. Most people I've spoke with have between 34-39 points. I did speak with someone who said that she'd been told only 79 applied and there are typically 150 applicants. It looks like they take 36. So good luck and hope to see you in class! I just want to get this thing done. Should have done it 15 years ago, but c'est la vie!

I’m applying for Mobility (almost 15 years after graduating as an LPN) so our points are slightly different. We had to take a dosage calculation exam and make at least a 90. But it was really easy, so I assume everyone got that ten points. For us it will just come down to ACT and the points for those four classes. My ACT is good, so I’m hoping that carries me. If not, oh well. Might be God saying it’s time to change direction.

Mine looks the same.

Letters were mailed today! Good luck, everyone!!!

Letters went out today! Good luck, everyone! Hope to see you in class!

Oh, if this is your first run through nursing school, then I would definitely recommend traditional classroom. I think hybrid is easier when you've been a nurse for a while and you are moving to a higher level of nursing, but for a brand-new student, I think it would be incredibly overwhelming.

I am stressing out. I HAVE to get my plan together soon. Working two jobs, three kids (one with special needs), husband with demanding job schedule...I HAVE TO PLAN AHEAD!!! *twitches* I know I'm not alone in this. I am not totally sure about my points, but I think it's around 40? My old classes are too old to count for "points", but I had a really good ACT score. Hoping that carries me. Gah! I just need to know already! Are y'all applying to do hybrid or classroom? And will you be brand new nursing students, or are you LPN's doing the mobility program? I'm an LPN, hopefully doing hybrid.

Did you read the fine print when you signed up? The TEAS at Drake is only for Drake students. They won't send it to Calhoun. And they won't give you a refund. So stupid.

Anyone applying for Wallace's mobility program for Spring 2016? I just realized most of my points aren't valid because I have been out of school for too long. Drats. Luckily I have a high ACT score, so I'm hoping my score will be high enough to go ahead and start in the spring. Starting in fall wouldn't be the end of the world, but I just want to be done and move on. If you are applying, how long have you been an LPN? I'm wondering how it will be to go back to school after ten years!

I am an LPN with almost ten years in nursing. I have worked mostly nursing home, but also pediatrics in a low income clinic and some time in a peds ENT office. I made the jump to hospice just this month, after feeling the call to this area. I even am planning to go back to school (finally) for my RN specifically to work hospice case management. I know I am where I belong, and I feel specifically called to pediatric hospice, and I am confident in that calling. But... Tuesday it will become "real". I will visit my first pediatric hospice patient. Despite my conscious choice to pursue pediatric hospice and my certainty of my calling, it is starting to weigh on me heavily what I'm about to have to actually do. I'm NEVER nervous about new endeavors, but on this I am. I can't even put my finger on why. I have multiple friends who have lost children in the past two years, and they have all been eager to share with me what is and is not helpful, but somehow I'm still a bit of a wreck about it. I won't back out just because it's hard and scary. Nursing itself is a hard and scary profession! However, I would love some advice. I'm asking God for guidance and wisdom. I'm asking Him to put the right words in my mouth and guide my hands. But I would really like to hear from some "veterans" on this. How did you adjust to doing this day in and day out? Were the first days, weeks, or even months, particularly hard? Were you this nervous at first? Does it ever get easier? What advice do you have for a newbie? I would greatly appreciate your input!