SPC Fall 2014 Nursing Applicants

uhmmitsrach · Aug 6, 2014

I think that for the first few weeks it won't be the whole time since we'll be in class but then once we start clinicals I'm pretty sure it's the whole time block.

shadokat · Aug 10, 2014

One more week! How is everyone feeling? What are you guys doing to prepare?

highwaygirl · Aug 11, 2014

Hey guys! Good to see the excitement for starting the nursing program. I remember it well.

I am going into level III this semester, but I had HealthSouth days for Level I. It is definitely smaller than a hospital because it's a rehab facility, so you will not have the opportunity to see any diagnostic procedures or surgeries. However, I strongly encourage you to go with your patients to their physical, occupational, or speech therapy sessions. I learned a lot of interesting information from the therapists, who were all very willing to include me in what they were doing with the patient. It wasn't nursing-specific information, but I think it is information that all good nurses would want to know.

(The lead physical therapist at HealthSouth - whose name I am drawing a blank on - is especially fabulous and student-friendly.)

HealthSouth also has a dialysis room; try to visit it when you're not with a patient and learn what goes on in there. It's fascinating.

The nurses that were there during my semester were all good and willing to help/answer questions. However, there was one CNA who was NOT a positive experience for my group. You'll realize who I'm talking about (if she's still there) almost immediately.

Enjoy your semester!

Tomrn2128 · Aug 11, 2014

Thanks for the informative information :)

Yes shadow, I am excited to start on the 18th!

uhmmitsrach · Aug 13, 2014

Does anyone know the website that we need to go to in order to print the Critical Thinking test results? I know we go to "atitesting.com" for the ATI results but it was a different website for the first, shorter test and I forgot to write that website down :/

milly29 · Aug 13, 2014

They said they didn't have a way to print it out because it's something that are beginning to do so they will let us know at a later time. For now we don't have to worry about it :)

mrsmorris · Aug 14, 2014

Hi, I am curious as to what alternate number those of you who were chosen are. I was chosen as an alternate but didn't get in and have heard about some students getting in that had higher numbers than I did.

Tomrn2128 · Aug 15, 2014

ohh ok

Tomrn2128 · Aug 15, 2014

I didnt get in as an alternate but I did hear today that alot of alternates were getting in.

Tomrn2128 · Aug 15, 2014

I don't think we did the critical thinking part. It is something we do on the first week of class.

We did Teas, self-assessment at home, I don't think we did critical thinking yet.

kateucf09 · Aug 15, 2014

drew2128, do you know where we find the self-assessment part? I can't find it anywhere. And we did the critical thinking when we took the TEAS on our testing day.

thebirthoflove · Aug 16, 2014

Drew and I both took the TEAS on the first available testing date, so the critical thinking section was not yet available for our group. We were told we'd be taking it sometime during the first week of school. When you took the TEAS, they should have given you a piece of paper that would provide you access to atitesting.com and a special code to enter to take the self-assessment.