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Don't pay for your insurance too soon. Again, you don't want anything to expire during the school year. Wait until the end of December

@Murse_Daniel I did mine with the American Red cross but it really doesn't matter. Just make sure it is listed as being for for Health Care professionals

I would call the office and ask! Just to be safe.

If you're in the process of completing the series just upload what you have so far. Real people look at what is uploaded and they will send you customized notifications as to what is due next. Don't stress

Not really sure what I put, it's been a while since I filled it out but for employment you can just try putting "Student" or N/A maybe?

If you know you've gotten vaccinations at some point, just get all of the titers done so check for immunity. This is the best thing to do anyways to make sure you are really immune and not just vaccinated. So get all titers done, and if one comes back negative then you can get the vaccine/booster for that and then you will need to re-titer in a month.

Definitely cancel. And even though the card is good for 2 years, the nursing program requires you to redo it every year. Lame, I know.

Don't get your CPR certification done too early. You don't want it to expire during the school year. Wait until late December/early Janurary.

All of my stuff was cheaper through my insurance and primary care physician but it may be different for others! Def look into it! :)

When I applied we never even found out how many had applied. However, there are definitely less applicants for a spring start because only SJSU student can apply. So this will definitely increase your likelihood of getting accepted. Good luck!

@zombazomba you will never know unless you apply so please apply! I will say that Spring is less competitive because transfer students are not usually accepted. So the applicant pool includes students that are already at SJSU only, cutting out a good number of applicants. And yes you can only apply to the program twice.

Hi folks. I am a second semester student in the program and I'd like to help answer any questions you might have regarding applications or the program, or really just anything. I like coming on these threads to help out because I honestly wish I had someone do the same for me when I was applying to help answer my questions, so hopefully I can do that for you! :)

Make sure you guys add the SJSU Nursing Student Group also, btw :)

Yes teachers do allow you to record lectures. I will say that the only class you might really need to record is patho because thare is a lot of information. Pharmacology tests are EXACTLY like the lecture guides so you can easily just learn/memorize the info from those. You wont need to record in PRD whatsoever. And as for skills it just depends on your instructor and how they teach. My instructor was definitely more hands on and didn't really formally lecture too much. But it all depends in your personal learning style! :)

And Beatrix.P, CNA as for your question... I have told people that this first semester challenged me BUT I didn't feel defeated by it. I really think that's the best way of putting it. I really had no idea what to expect going in, people will tell you that it is going to be SOOO hard and it IS hard but I promise you, you will make it through the semester. Patho is usually the most difficult class for people BUT I do know that most of my cohort thought pharmacology was a little harder than patho. I found pharmacology to be super easy and I struggled with patho a little (ended with an A in pharm & B in patho). Take a sigh of relief when I say that professional role development is a complete joke! But it is boring As for skills it really teaches you to not be shy even if you are working with the mannequins. Especially when you do check offs with the instructors. Skills is fun and will be the class where you will meet your program-long friends. Believe me. Skills is always fun and it always feels great to walk around campus on your navy scrubs Simulations can be a little intimidating but you will see that everyone will make a mistake and it will be ok if you make one too. It is a good experience. Skills tests are the hardest compared to any other class because these are the tests we've been warned about having all correct answers but we have to pick the answer that is MORE correct. So we will definitely have to think like nurses! But do not panic, we are taught very well during the semester and most timed we are able to make educated guesses. Trust me when I say you guys will get through it just fine! You guys will be very proud of yourselves by the end of it.