lunanarya BSN, RN

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Every program is a little different. College Algebra was the requirement for my program. While it wasn't required for admission to the program, the class had to be taken prior to graduation from the program (meaning you could take it while doing your...

So much this! I started my prereqs part time way back in 2013 and passed the NCLEX PN last summer at age 35 (and will graduate my RN program in May!) The time will fly;)

I'm a second year nursing student. During my first year, our few months of clinical were all in long-term care with a handful of med-surg towards the end. During the long-term care stint, our two tasks were to shadow the CNAs and complete our assessm...

The summer before I started my PN program, I enjoyed myself. I didn't pre-study for school, I didn't try to learn anything new and nursing related, I just spent as much time as I could hanging out with my friends and family. I had a feeling that once...

I used the ATI study manual. I'm not familiar with the other two resources, so I can't speak to their usefulness (or uselessness:whistling:) I just finished my PN year, and my school uses the ATI resources throughout the program also. What I really l...

I think it depends on the class size and clinical site availability in your area. My class was a little larger this year, so to ensure each student got the required number of clinical hours needed to graduate, we had morning (6AM to 3PM) and evening ...

When I started A&P II, a very dear friend of mine told me "When you do the cat, get a skinny one...the fat ones are a pain." hah! To answer the OP, it depends on the school. When I took A&P I (which was entirely an on campus class) we had a r...

In the beginning I tried to read every single chapter we were given but it was a doozy:wtf: Based on my (little bit) of experience, I think it depends on the material you're learning, the book, and the instructor. Our medsurg book is amazing and I c...

It sounds like you have a great gameplan for how and when you want to complete your courses, test, and apply for your program, so I would go for it this fall. I graduate from my PN program this summer, and am taking pharm now. I wish I would've taken...

Same here! I was always terrible at math. I had to take some remedial math before I could take college algebra (and I'm glad I did.) I didn't sail through it, but I passed, and it was also my highest score on the TEAS. For me, watching tutorials onli...

Too old? No way! I turned 35 in December and finish up my PN program this summer. I was surprised by the age diversity in my class (pleasantly!) Good luck:)

Just as an update (I cannot edit my above post from a few months ago,) all of the online components of the Elsevier / Evolve website and Ebooks now work on the Chromebook (highlighting, note taking, bookmarking, SimChart, etc.) The only exception is ...

In our program, our instructor is our go-to. They're ultimately responsible for our actions as students; we're working under their license while at a site. We're encouraged to trust and rely on the floor nurses wherever we are working, as it helps bu...

Our school also separates Fundamentals into a lecture only course, and our lab/skill/clinical rotations into a Clinical Practice course. Our instructors use a traditional grading scale where anything below a 76% is failing and has to be remediated. ...

Congrats to you guys:) I started my pre-reqs at HCC (Dale Mabry & Plant City) but moved last year to a new state, and a new school (I started clinical in August.) Missing the warm weather! Good luck to you guys!

I know this topic is old, but I wanted to add an update as I currently use a Chromebook. I have an Acer C720P with the touch screen feature. I absolutely LOVE it; I've had it for a little over a year. I started clinical this week. We use Elsevier (My...

Don't sell yourself short on this math thing! Trust me! I'm 34, and start clinicals next week (yay!!) It took me about 2 years to complete my pre-requisites, as I worked full time and took classes part time. And I took not 1, not 2, but FOUR math cla...

I agree, 100%. I took all of my pre-requisites as a part time student taking 6-7 credits per semester, and worked full time. It took me a little over two years. (It would have taken a little less time, but I had some remedial math classes I had to ta...

Congrats:D I just got mine, and have orientation next week. Stoked!! Good luck!

Each program will have slightly different requirements. I would recommended getting in touch with / researching a couple of schools that have nursing programs that you're interested in, and confirming they will take your credits and won't make you re...

That's actually exactly what happened to me:laugh: I met my fiance 10 years ago playing WoW. We became great friends way back then (both in long term relationships from the start), played a lot together, shared music, and each took long breaks from ...

Congrats!! I was just accepted into my program as well! Very similar, if not exactly the same plan and goals as you (get outta my attic:lol2:) I'm super pumped, and relaxing (and playing with my phone apps) until orientation day at the end of the mon...

Mine, not counting the semester I took off to relocate, took about 2+ years. I had to take a placement test for general education classes when I first enrolled in college, and I placed right into College English, but placed really low in math. I had ...

I'm not a nurse (yet!) but have worked in a combined TCM/UR department for several years now as support staff that does independent reviews for other carriers for their workers' comp claims. From our angle, it's a big cost savings mechanism. Our UR n...