Niknik123
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Pharmacology for nurses 4th edition by Adams. Honestly I bought the book and never used it. If you have dr. K, print the slides before class and read them, then take notes during lecture. He teaches everything you need to know in lecture. The book is well over $100 so in my opinion, save the money and buy the books for your core classes. They teach you only a portion then the rest of the tests are on the book material so be prepared to highlight your life away.
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Have you taken micro? That was the tie breaker for our entry class. Don't be discouraged. My first attempt, I applied at PBSC and didn't get in. Then I applied for PBSC, BC, and Nova and got into all 3.
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GIGU students at central and south, how is your class so far and how are the professors? North seems to be all over the place. They are literally giving us 2-3 days notice for orientations and simulations (because we should respect what they want but who cares about being respectful to our responsibilities such a work schedules) on top of cramming in lab hours and test prep for the first exam. You would think this is their first run at GIGU summer session at North. Interested to hear about the other campuses.
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You will need to go to your primary dr and pay the copay if you don't want to pay upfront. You are only getting one shot. The rest are titers to prove immunity (blood drawn and mixed with the viruses to text response level). Only if they come back as not immuned do you get more vaccines. So even with insurance you need to know what blood work they cover because some plans don't cover titers, only initial vaccines because they are preventative! I went to md now. They give discounts to broward students. Physical, titers, ppd and vaccine were all $225. My insurance reimbursed me rather quickly. Md now provided rapid responses to titers.
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She is a nice person, but she's particular. Its her way or she will make you feel like a 2 year old. From example: she will let you use the basic white calculate from the book store after lecturing for 20 minutes how they didn't allow it before.... A girl got the basic one (literally the same) but in pink... And she lectured us and didn't let her use it. So just do whatever she says and nod your head. She breaks it down and makes it very easy. Her notes are incredibly useful for preparing the math exams that you have at the beginning of every course. Just write what she says to write and if you don't understand, make sure you get help in the lab. You will have a math exam at the beginning of every course that you need to pass to move forward to demo and clinical.
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Yes but you need to buy the little basic white one from the book store. No other one will be accepted... Not even the basic in pink or blue. The math teacher is extremely particular... And trust me its not worth arguing.
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North is the best. Register for folas lecture and try to get Peggy for clinical. You'll thank me
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They will teach you skills. In return demo you are tested on the skills. If you don't pass, you get one more try. If you don't pass both, you do not get to move forward in clinical because you are not safe to be in the hospital. This means you will have to retake clinical. You will do these for each course you move through. The hardest part for process 1, in my opinion, is the head to toe assessment just because you have to know what to look for in each part of the body. Start reading your perry and potter now and really focus on vitals and health assessment. Also Jarvis is really good as well. I watched videos galore on YouTube for head to toe assessments. By the end of process 1, you'll be able to assess someone in your sleep lol.
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They told us 3. However you only really need 2. Turn one in to the office then keep another set in a folder in your car incase you ever need a document. But make sure you scan and save the whole packet somewhere so you can make more copies in the future if you ever need. I had a 3rd copy in my binder but tossed it because space is precious!
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Submit copies of everything including Cpr card. They need it for your clinical ticket, which you can't do return demo without. Also make copies for yourself. Things tend to get lost...
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I believe the broward nursing club offers cpr classes for $25 but I'm not sure if it's for renewals or new cards too. Find them on fb bcnsa nursing or via email nursingclubbc@gmail
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Yes I have the textbook and study guide combo. Can meet at north campus
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FYI MD now has an account with BC. They give more of a discount. Tigers are $20-$25. I did my physical, vaccinations and titers there (everything on the list) for $210 and if you have insurance they may reimburse you if you send in the bill.
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Depends on your professor. They all lecture from the new edition which does have differing material. It depends on if they give you the vital information or not. North campus is 70% lecture and 30% from the reading so the newest edition is highly recommended.
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I have the fundamentals book for sale with the study guide for $50 if you're interested.
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North and Central..... Dr. k
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He will tell you that you need the book but you don't. He provides power points... Use those and write down everything he says (he doesn't allow recording). He does reviews and everything he says is on the test. I can tell you from experience it is VERY easy to let this class fall to the side with being so wrapped up in lecture & clinical. I'm guilty of cramming right before the tests. Now that I've gotten a grip on things, I plan to designate ever Monday night after the class to rewriting my notes onto notecards so during the week I can quickly glances though them a couple times.
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I had the option between palm beach, broward and Nova. I ended up going with broward for a couple different reasons, the biggest being their high NCLEX pass rate. Nova is a one stop shop getting your BSN up front but you graduate with roughly $65,000 of student loans (assuming you do not get aid, scholarship, etc). Some hospitals offer tuition reimbursement but only a certain amount. So let's say it's $10,000 they will reimburse... You'd still be left with $55k in debt from nova where as broward college tuition debt would be paid in full (their program is roughly 10k). With BC you graduate in 18 months and begin working as an RN. From my research, the hiring rate difference between ADN and BSN is $1-$2 which isn't much because at the end of the day, both are new grads (experience brings income). The RN-BSN is designed for the working nurse and is online. Generally the hospital you work for will again aid in tuition or offer some sort of reimbursement. By time you graduate with the BSN, you could have virtually no debt and 1-2 years of expense. At this point you could find a position with a sign on bonus (which generally requires 2 years experience) of anywhere from $5k-$10k. So it may take a tad bit long but financially there are great options. Ps: with broward, the ADN program is no longer offered online. Only the RN-BSN bridge is. I am able to work 20 hours with BC and soon will be increasing my hours to 30. I think it's different for each person.... How demanding is your job and do the hours work with school hours... Study habits... Family life... Etc.
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Start with vitals & health assessment. Your exams will have a different breakdown of chapters than ours because your course is only 6 weeks. I recommend reading each chapter (shoot for like 1 ch. a week) until you start and highlight the main topics so you have base knowledge when you listen to the lecture. Record the lectures!!! This post has the reading list for north campus: https://allnurses.com/showpost.php?p=8923224
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You have to wear an all white shoe with no logo (at least not a predominant one like the Nike check mark) and no mesh. It has to be easy to clean. There was a debate on rubber ones because they don't bend. I got the rubber scrub zones from all heart and both north campus professors approved them. They are affordable, comfortable for 12 hour clinical and best of all easy to clean with bleach ScrubZone by Landau Unisex Energize Nursing Shoe | allheart.com
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I saw a couple people are interested in the fundamentals book, I can meet at north campus. Email me at [email protected]
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Hello Future RN's, I have 2 sets of the Perry & Potter Fundamentals books for sell $50 each Both come with the textbook & study guide (both study guides are brand new so you can fill out the questions yourself) These will be you bibles in Process 1 & 2. I will provide the reading list with each set. Also from the book list I have the Med-Surg textbook (generally $130 used) and study guide ($30 used) for sale as a combo for $125. Mosby's Diagnostic & Lab Test Reference book (generally $40 used) for $30. PM me if interested