San Joaquin Delta College ADN Fall 2023

Anna1234 · Jun 10, 2023

fernandez01 said:

Hello. I'm currently unable to pm you, but if it's okay to ask, how does lab work for nursing students? I'm seeing some classes up on portal like NURSADN 1 that seem to have lab days for sim labs and hospitals between class times, and it seems like a lot. Are we supposed to attend the whole time there, or are we to complete a certain set of hours during these times the labs are open? I know emails have yet to be sent, but I feel so anxious looking at how these times are, especially as a student with no experience or knowledge on it. If you could enlighten me, I'd really appreciate it ?

For NURSADN1 we went 4x a week. The first 5 weeks are on-campus clinicals which is why the hospital days are overlapping but after the 5 weeks you go to the hospital you chose. That schedule does look messed up bc you go to 1x lecture, 1x skills, 2x clinicals in a week.

fernandez01 · Jun 10, 2023

Anna1234 said:

For NURSADN1 we went 4x a week. The first 5 weeks are on-campus clinicals which is why the hospital days are overlapping but after the 5 weeks you go to the hospital you chose. That schedule does look messed up bc you go to 1x lecture, 1x skills, 2x clinicals in a week.

Yeah, I have no idea why it looks like that ? I'm hoping they fix it by the time they send out the email, bc I'm not sure why there are 3 lecture times. What does a typical schedule look like?

Phoenix02260518 · Jun 10, 2023

Anna1234 said:

For NURSADN1 we went 4x a week. The first 5 weeks are on-campus clinicals which is why the hospital days are overlapping but after the 5 weeks you go to the hospital you chose. That schedule does look messed up bc you go to 1x lecture, 1x skills, 2x clinicals in a week.

Is the program as hard and scary as everyone makes it? Any topics of study we should brush up on or know before we start the program?

JKA · Jun 10, 2023

Has anyone gotten any update yet? I haven't received anything?

Phoenix02260518 · Jun 10, 2023

JKA said:

Has anyone gotten any update yet? I haven't received anything?

I've practically harassed them at this point. The packets were supposed to be emailed last week. They're still supposedly doing "updates".

JKA · Jun 10, 2023

Got it. Thank you! I was like we should have some sort of update by now. Just wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything!

Anna1234 · Jun 10, 2023

fernandez01 said:

Yeah, I have no idea why it looks like that ? I'm hoping they fix it by the time they send out the email, bc I'm not sure why there are 3 lecture times. What does a typical schedule look like?

The schedule for ADN1 looked like Tuesday/Wednesday clinicals (6:30-2:30), Thursday lecture (8:00-12:00) Monday skills (8:00 - 11:00). But this all depends.

Anna1234 · Jun 10, 2023

Phoenix02260518 said:

Is the program as hard and scary as everyone makes it? Any topics of study we should brush up on or know before we start the program?

No studying isn't really necessary bc they teach everything.

fernandez01 · Jun 11, 2023

Anna1234 said:

The schedule for ADN1 looked like Tuesday/Wednesday clinicals (6:30-2:30), Thursday lecture (8:00-12:00) Monday skills (8:00 - 11:00). But this all depends.

I see. And is it 2 classes per semester or more? I see there are other nursadn classes, and I assume some of them are taken concurrently, like nursadn 1 and 2 for a semester. ADN 2 doesn't appear in the portal yet, but how would that schedule be?

Anna1234 · Jun 12, 2023

fernandez01 said:

I see. And is it 2 classes per semester or more? I see there are other nursadn classes, and I assume some of them are taken concurrently, like nursadn 1 and 2 for a semester. ADN 2 doesn't appear in the portal yet, but how would that schedule be?

No you take one class at a time. NURSADN1 is the first half of the semester and then NURSADN2 is the second half. The schedules for NUSADN1 and NURSADN2 are the same. The only difference is that NURSADN2 doesnt have any on-campus clinicals.

Phoenix02260518 · Jun 12, 2023

Anna1234 said:

No you take one class at a time. NURSADN1 is the first half of the semester and then NURSADN2 is the second half. The schedules for NUSADN1 and NURSADN2 are the same. The only difference is that NURSADN2 doesnt have any on-campus clinicals.

Hi!

how would you rate your experience with the professors? I have anxiety as it is ? what hospital did you practice at and how was it?

Ramon · Jun 12, 2023

Phoenix02260518 said:

Hi!

how would you rate your experience with the professors? I have anxiety as it is ? what hospital did you practice at and how was it?

The professors are the best thing about this program, for the first semester at least. I came in this program with 0 medical experience and myself and others found Dameron to be the perfect hospital to get your first introduction. If you are more experienced you might find Dameron a little "boring" but trust me it has its days. But the best part about picking Dameron is having (MODERATOR EDIT OF NAME) as your clinical professor. He will make your experience much more comforting, fun, and motivating. He genuinely cares about your learning and there's no question you can ask him where he will give you a plain answer or make you feel dumb. When you take Medsurg1 in the 2nd half of the semester you will also have an advantage by being able to ask him lecture Qs while on the floor because he will give you patients with problems that you are learning in the lecture. Also be ready for him to come up to you and ask you Qs about your patients, he always looks to teach his students, but that doesn't mean you have to know or understand every single thing about them. I am speaking to the traditional students (Fastrack Students don't get to pick their site) I highly encourage to pick Dameron with (MODERATOR EDIT OF NAME) for the best learning experience.