Temple College Nursing 2016!!!

nicoleboeuf · Mar 2, 2016

I talked to the ADN director today, in case anyone was wondering if you have the same amount of points as someone else the tiebreaker is your GPA.

mygr8life · Mar 3, 2016

Ugh....my GPA haunts me. Thanks for letting us know about the tie-breaker!

bsdavis88 · Mar 3, 2016

I was accepted to the bridge program today!!! WOOHOO!!! Start at the end of May. Super excited :)

mygr8life · Mar 3, 2016

That is great! Congratulations!

nicoleboeuf · Mar 3, 2016

That is great! Congratulations!

Lol so does mine, you're not the only one!

bsdavis88 · Mar 3, 2016

DDR87-

Hey did you here back yet?

ddr87 · Mar 4, 2016

Yeah...I didn't get in . I'm going to try ctc next.

ces824 · Mar 5, 2016

That is awesome! Congrats, I will see you in August!

bsdavis88 · Mar 5, 2016

Yeah...I didn't get in . I'm going to try ctc next.

Aww man... Sorry to hear that.. when does CTC's bridge open for applications?

ddr87 · Mar 5, 2016

If I'm reading correctly, they allow applications twice a year, the next being by November 1st.

bsdavis88 · Mar 5, 2016

The program is pretty good. It was not what I was expecting it to be but that may have been my expectations for nursing school in general. I have only completed one semesters worth of clinicals and the experience was a good one. It is a slow building process with a focus primarily on Pt. safety and then for 1st semester documentation and other paperwork. Pt. interaction is plentiful but application of what you have learned is limited and anything you do most likely will have to be monitored by you Clinical instructor. You get to be hands on with what you have learned in the program. SO you do not do anything IV for example until you complete the IV portion etc.. We have not been with preceptors yet but I believe that will start 2nd year if it does, although to be honest I am not sure. TO be honest anything invasive will have to be watched by your instructor most likely, at least this is the vibe I am getting. 1st semester the only thing we really got to do was med admin. You get to watch or help with other treatments but you wont be the one performing them. Sry I do not know much about the bridge program at all, except for I believe they take 10-20 LVN bridgers and that they join beginning of 3rd semester.

I thought i responded to this message. sorry lol..

I haven't received the official packet yet they sent out on Mar 2. Im sure we will have an orientation where I can ask 1000 questions lol...But I was wondering how much scrubs are? the color? etc. Do you have to buy them through the school? What about pen lights, stethoscopes etc? can we buy our own or do you to buy everything through the school? CTC makes us buy everything thru the school except our scrubs.

Im so excited yet nervous as i have been a student through CTC for years now and know what to expect from most teachers. lol

Do you y'all have access to powerpoints? Should I bring my MacBook? When i was going through the LVN program last year I started off by printing every powerpoint and writing on them. Then I received a macbook air during the summer and decided to use it instead of printing off everything. Its helped decrease cost of ink/paper, but depending on if we are allow laptops or how they teach information would determine how I should prepare for class.

bsdavis88 · Mar 5, 2016

If I'm reading correctly, they allow applications twice a year, the next being by November 1st.

No you have until April 1st for Fall admission if you have all preq's done? . CTC has a 2 year limit on HESI exam too so if you already took it you're good. Looks like you could still get in for August you should try!