Stony Brook Accelerated Nursing Class of 2015

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It's almost september, which means people are starting to get their applications for nursing together real soon. I'm currently in the 1-yr nursing program here at Stony Brook. A previous alum started the 2014 thread for us, so I figured I do the same. Feel free to ask questions or message me with them. Good luck to everyone applying! :)

Hi everyone, does anyone know if we will get notified regardless? I thought today was the deadline.

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When do classes begin?

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I thought today was the last day too, but I still haven't heard anything regarding a decision. Trying to have patience!

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Hi everyone does anyone know if we will get notified regardless? I thought today was the deadline.[/quote']

Not until like a month before class. Wait listed people won't find out until class starts.

Orientation is the last week in June. Classes start first week in July.

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I know they said they would notify us by the end of the year but for those that are patiently waiting like I am, I got a rejection letter end of January when I applied last year! Definitely within the next couple of weeks we shall hear!!

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Is there anyone in the program now that can give maybe an idea of the textbooks we'll need throughout the entire year? I'd just like to get a head start on buying the material now. (If anyone is selling their old texts, I'm looking to purchase!)

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Quite an early start! If I were you I'd wait because they might change the books, but up to you. Just an FYI, you can buy all of the books used and buy all the old editions. They cost like a couple dollars each. Professor Voelpel is going to tell you that you need to buy books at the bookstore. Don't do it! She tells you this because the school has contracts with the book companies and the bookstore rips of students. You won't really read any of the books and will only use them as a reference. I would recommend having a hard copy of all them because they are super helpful as a reference, but it is such a waste of money to by new editions or even used ones from the bookstore.

Also, I have digital copies of all the books. I'd be happy to give them to the new class. Do you guys have an FB page? I can post them there. Anyways...here is our booklist thus far:

Pharm: Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 7th Edition

OB: Fundamentals of Maternal-Newborn Nursing by Murray and McKinney

Peds: Child Health Nursing Partnering with Children and Families, Ball Bindler and Cowen

Research: Essentials of Nursing Research by Polit and Beck

Med Math: Henke's Med Math by Susan Buchholz

Fundamentals: Fundamentals of Nursing by potter and perry

Pathology: Pathology for Health Profressionals by Damnjanov

Nutrition: Nutrition Essentials for Nursing Practice by Dudek

Psychiatry: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing by Townsend

Perspectives: I think I sold it so I'm not really sure

Policy: Never used it and I seem to have sold it

Additional Books: Saunders Comprensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination

That's just summer and fall. We haven't received our booklist for spring yet.

Good Lucke!

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there is a fb group! it would be great if u can add them there

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This list is amazing. Thanks a bunch.

If they only cost a couple of dollars, I don't mind shedding it to get ahead.

It's going to be a crammed year and I don't want to risk falling behind.

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I have a question about clinical for those of you currently in the program or have graduated.

I know a few months back some of you were talking about DEU and SB24 and how you can chose where you want to do your clinicals. I was just wondering if most students get to actually choose what rotation they would rather do or is one more competitive then the other? I would love to chose SB24 because ultimately my goal would be to work at Stony Brook upon graduation, but i am wondering how competitive it is? Like do they try to accommodate everyone or do they just place you in a group and thats your set group for the duration of the program?

I would like to do most of my clinicals at Stony Brook hospital but I am wondering how likely I would be to get that?

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how much is the tuition approx for the program?

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This list is amazing. Thanks a bunch. If they only cost a couple of dollars I don't mind shedding it to get ahead. It's going to be a crammed year and I don't want to risk falling behind.[/quote']

Getting ahead really isn't necessary but if you'd like to, focus on the nursing based classes. Other classes like research, policy, med math, and the other 1-2 unit classes are just fluff and easy A's. Also, tests are 99.99% from the powerpoints and in class material. The books are just good as a reference to clarify the powerpoints.

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