San Joaquin Delta College ADN Spring 2021

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Hello everybody I just thought I make a forum for those who are applying Spring 2021. Had a question on how we send our transcripts if we did all our pre-req's elsewhere

6 hours ago, TerryT said:

Thank you for answering all of these questions so thoroughly! 

The workload already sounds intimidating and stressful to handle, but seeing that you have passed ADN001 makes me believe that it's possible to overcome. I think I would be a little too stressed with handling the HS 95 class along with the nursing program, however, I would like to have the 12 units for full-time status, so I may just take a piano class and yoga instead of HS 95. I am actually in the Fall 2020 FB group and peaked through the HS 95 docushare, and noticed that it seems to add to the ADN programs workload. There does seem to be some good information to learn throughout the class though, but I don't think I wouldn't be able to handle it, as I have a child to take care of as well. I know that the first semester is the hardest semester to get through, but knowing that getting past the first 8 weeks will guarantee your spot throughout the program is beneficial to know. 

Thanks again for taking the time to answer these questions! 

Do you mind sharing the link to their fb group? I'd like to be in it as well.  I think it will be a great resource for the nursing program. Thanks.

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10 hours ago, krn22 said:

Orientation was done over zoom about a week before the semester started.  

 

Don't feel bad, I don't mind helping at all!  My situation was a little different since I was added to the program late.  I had to do all of the background stuff (titers, drug test, order books and uniform, etc.) as fast as possible whereas they will give you guys around a month, if not more.  I don't think there is anything really to do ahead of time.  

You will switch classes every 8 weeks and will have different clinical sites every semester. So for the first 8 weeks, we had Fundamentals and now we have Med Surg (you will get a separate grade for both). I would say go into it not with the goal of getting A's.  I know we all are used to getting A's or else we wouldn't even be able to get into the program but nursing school is a whole other situation.  You have to have a 75% at the end of each 8 week class to move onto the next one.  It sounds like no big deal but it is not easy.  Especially that first 8 weeks.  A lot of people barely passed and we lost 3 people in our cohort.  However, once you get past those first 8 weeks, you are locked in and they will give you plenty of times to remediate if you get below that in the future.  You just have to make it the first 8 weeks.  Also, you will have to adjust your way of studying.  There is no way possible that you can do all of the work we have.  Right now we have about 40 chapters to read in a week and a half, 50+ quizzes, videos to watch and lectures to watch.  And that's just for your Thursday/Friday class.  So, you kind of have to learn how to focus on what to study on (something that I'm still figuring out).

I did not take HS 95 because by the time I added, it had already started.  Honestly though, there is so much work to do that I wouldn't have taken it anyway.  

How it works now is that on Mondays, we either go to campus and learn a skill (catheters, feeding tubes, etc.) or we stay at home and watch a video learning the skill and then record ourselves doing the skill and upload it to be graded.  Tuesdays and Wednesday we have clinicals (for the first 3 weeks, you don't have clinicals but will have skills on campus).  Thursdays and Fridays we either have a zoom lecture or we have a recorded lecture that we do on our own time.  Think of it as 3 different classes almost.  Skills, clinicals, and lecture.  

I think it's challenging right now because of Covid.  The professors say that if it wasn't for Covid, we would be on campus a lot more and take a lot more time learning skills, etc.  Unfortunately due to Covid, we can only be on campus 10-20 at a time and are taught a lot of skills in a very short period.  It's OK though.  You'll learn a ton at clinicals.  

I hope this helps.  Feel free to ask any other questions you may have!

You’re amazing, all of this was wholeheartedly appreciated! 

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2 hours ago, itsyeti said:

You’re amazing, all of this was wholeheartedly appreciated! 

Happy to help!

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Hate to be a bugaboo, but I’m thinking of reaching out to the school to see where they are with the alternates ?

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1 hour ago, AmerieY said:

Hate to be a bugaboo, but I’m thinking of reaching out to the school to see where they are with the alternates ?

I think I need to email them again, too. I asked them what’s my # on the alternate list, but I haven’t had any emails back.

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On 11/20/2020 at 8:39 PM, krn22 said:

Happy to help!

Another question.  Are we assigned a clinical site? or Are we able to choose? Thanks again.

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2 hours ago, ms_lynn said:

Another question.  Are we assigned a clinical site? or Are we able to choose? Thanks again.

So there are 4 clinical sites for the first semester and you get to put in your request of 1-4th choice.  They try to accommodate your first choice but you might not always get it.  If you add late (like me) you get whatever clinical site is available (I just got the spot of whoever dropped). 

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On 11/21/2020 at 10:50 PM, AmerieY said:

Hate to be a bugaboo, but I’m thinking of reaching out to the school to see where they are with the alternates ?

If you do will you please post the response on this forum? 

 

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I received an email invitation to a zoom meeting regarding fast track selection. 

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3 minutes ago, LemondropsandLollipops said:

I received an email invitation to a zoom meeting regarding fast track selection. 

Do you mind sharing what your points were?

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3 minutes ago, LemondropsandLollipops said:

I received an email invitation to a zoom meeting regarding fast track selection. 

same here! that means we are being offered fast track right?

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1 minute ago, ms_lynn said:

Do you mind sharing what your points were?

I had 81 on my original application, but added my Summer degree points with my documents so I think I ended at 83.5? 

2 minutes ago, muffins said:

same here! that means we are being offered fast track right?

I HOPE SO!

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