I haven't seen a Spring 2018 thread started for SPC nursing hopefuls so I decided to start one. I am very eager and anxious and I know a lot of you are too. So who else is applying for the Nursing program at St. Pete College for the spring?
A little bit about me. I have a BS in Psych and returning for nursing. I have all my prereqs completed and have a 3.66 GPA.. I have A's in all my sciences except Mirco Lab I have a B. I am super nervous about my GPA knowing that many others have better GPAs. I am holding out hope that other people will apply to other programs. Also historically the Spring is less competitive. I am hoping to get in for the night classes. The application opens on July 1st so we can apply in 3 days!!! Then wait for what will feel like forever. The suspense is already killing me.
Where are the rest of the SPC Nursing hopefuls? Sound off... 3..2..1.. GO!
13 more days!!! The suspense is killing me. I don't really have a preference for day or evening. There are benefits to both. Obviously evening will graduate sooner thus get us back to work sooner. However I want to be able to do my best, and for me, I think a break would be beneficial so that I am not burned out. Also, I could probably keep my job a little longer being in the evening program. The drawback is I would need a babysitter more frequently with eves and I will never see my 6 year old. Days would be better for my schedule/family/school balance, but my job may not be willing to work with my schedule. I'll take whatever I can get. I just hope i get a seat in the program. If given a choice I might choose days.
If i get accepted I am hoping for nights! I would just rather get it done in a sooner amount of time...even though it's gonna be tough during summer. And as for clinical site, I am really hoping to get in with BayCare somewhere, and if not then my next bet would be the VA Bay Pines. From what i've read on here in the past boards is the the VA you tend to see a lot of stuff that others at different clinical sites do not get to see often or at all.
I too am hoping (on the very big IF chance that I am accepted) for evening classes so that I can proceed through the program quicker. I know that cramming 16 weeks of training into 10 is going to be extremely challenging during the summer, but (hopefully) not impossible. From what I saw on another thread here, the schedule through summer is M-F, 1PM to 11PM.
As far as clinical locations, I'm not certain if the options change depending on the day or night schedule, but I'm REALLY hoping for Morton Plant, simply because it's SUPER close to my home. It would be nice to get a reprieve from driving down to St. Pete for a day or two during the week. :)
Good luck, everyone - only a few more days now!!! We got this!
I too am hoping (on the very big IF chance that I am accepted) for evening classes so that I can proceed through the program quicker. I know that cramming 16 weeks of training into 10 is going to be extremely challenging during the summer, but (hopefully) not impossible. From what I saw on another thread here, the schedule through summer is M-F, 1PM to 11PM.
As far as clinical locations, I'm not certain if the options change depending on the day or night schedule, but I'm REALLY hoping for Morton Plant, simply because it's SUPER close to my home. It would be nice to get a reprieve from driving down to St. Pete for a day or two during the week. :)
Good luck, everyone - only a few more days now!!! We got this!
Whoops - temporary lapse in cognitive brain function, lol. I mean MEASE COUNTRYSIDE, not Morton Plant. :)
Every hospital, textbook, google search and instructor is going to have slightly different values. Just know a general range. Google is fine. You just need to be able to look at something and know if it's wildly abnormal.
That would be one of my first choices too. Mease Countryside is right around the corner from my house too. Is it one of the clinic sites?
I'm not 100% sure, but from a few other threads, I've seen people in the program mentioning that they have done clinicals or a few different levels of clinicals at Countryside. This was posted November of last year:
"I went to Morton Plant Rehab for level 1- everyone goes to a more long term care or rehab setting for level 1. Then level 2 and 3 I was at Mease Countryside. I loved Mease Countryside."
I'm not 100% sure, but from a few other threads, I've seen people in the program mentioning that they have done clinicals or a few different levels of clinicals at Countryside. This was posted November of last year:"I went to Morton Plant Rehab for level 1- everyone goes to a more long term care or rehab setting for level 1. Then level 2 and 3 I was at Mease Countryside. I loved Mease Countryside."So hopefully it's an option!
Yeah me too, I live less than a mile away from Mease so I'm hoping for Countryside as well. However, Morton plant would be great as well.Goodluck Everybody!!! It's only a few days away...
At least for fall term, the clinical sites for level one were baycare Mortant plant rehab, health south rehab, menorah manor, northside hospital, and the VA. If you choose the VA, you'll do all your clinicals there except OB.
I also really wanted countryside- I live in east lake and got put in health south. I'm driving two hours a day with traffic. It's miserable lol
Hi guys. Just a few more days and then you find out! I'm in level 1 with the VA group. I thought I'd put my two cents in for ya so hang on - here goes....
Level one is crazy busy - if you don't like to read ... well there is no such thing as I don't like to read anymore! Take the time to read your chapter assignments before you get to lecture. It will help. Take the time to do the key words and unit objectives - again it will help. Paige said she spent 26 hours in lecture and about 30 studying. This is not a lie – I do about the same and also work 36 hours per week. So if I'm not in class/clinical I'm work, studying or sleeping. I have precious little time for anything else.
Tests are brutal. If you thought micro was bad - wait for it. They were not kidding when they said that that course was like the training wheels for RN classes! You will study like you have never studied before. Things that have worked in the past may longer work. You will constantly be changing your study methods so you can learn. Don't forget to use all your resources and don't wait! NIP is fantastic but won't help you that much the day before the exam! Do not forget to use ATI to your advantage. Yes, its time consuming but it WILL help! The test questions are entirely different in RN classes. Make sure you take your time and READ what the question is asking. Don't jump to the answer without fully understanding what it's asking. There will be a few orientation sessions before classes start - GO to them! One is just on how to study and test taking skills. Get as much practice in these types of questions that you can. It really is true... there are many right answers on some of these questions but it is only what is the MOST right that matters. You have to KNOW the subject matter to fully know/understand which one is correct.
Don't get discouraged! Ask for help - they (your teachers, NIP, and fellow students) are all there to help you. Keep in mind you are no longer competing for that sacred position in RN class - you are all ONE team now. Support each other. It's going to be a tough 4 semesters!! If possible, get yourself attached to a level 2. They will help you find where things are located and help you keep your head attached so you don't go crazy!
The first 3 to 4 weeks just take it day by day. Get a planner and mark out what is due and what is going on so you can stay on track. Always be one step ahead and try TRY not to classes. You WILL be overwhelmed. You will feel like this was a bad choice. You will cry or be frustrated. Just take a moment to stop and remember why you want to do this and pick yourself to keep on going! I spent the first 5 weeks being so far into the weeds I did not even know that there was anything else out there BESIDES weeds. But it gets better!
Do yourself a favor – splurge and buy 4 sets of scrubs. This way you can do laundry ONCE a week and not in the middle. Scrubs n' Stuff is the best prices for these. When you buy them wash then in cold. The first time put a half cup of vinegar in the water (it helps seal the color in). Dry on delicate ONLY and keep them in until their slightly damp. Hang dry right away so you don't look like a wrinkled mess.
My schedule is Monday - 7am to 11am Tue/Wed 6am to 3pm Thu 8am to 11am. And yes I still work. No not full time as my job could not accommodate me full time (I work 36h per week) but there are quite a few weeks where I wish I could have cut back (yay for "sick" days)
All in all.. it's going to be awesome and IS awesome! I'm so happy that I'm at SPC and I have a group of amazing students with me. I am also avail for any questions or worries. Feel free to contact me anytime!
Sungray, ASN, BSN
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13 more days!!! The suspense is killing me. I don't really have a preference for day or evening. There are benefits to both. Obviously evening will graduate sooner thus get us back to work sooner. However I want to be able to do my best, and for me, I think a break would be beneficial so that I am not burned out. Also, I could probably keep my job a little longer being in the evening program. The drawback is I would need a babysitter more frequently with eves and I will never see my 6 year old. Days would be better for my schedule/family/school balance, but my job may not be willing to work with my schedule. I'll take whatever I can get. I just hope i get a seat in the program. If given a choice I might choose days.