TWU Fast Track Summer '09

Princess_WannaBe · Mar 9, 2009

It sure isn't. It's hard to talk to my freinds about nursing school. They don't understand how hard it is to get in and don't get that its a big deal!!!!

lovelovelove · Mar 9, 2009

oh i totally hear you. i get that from everyone too! if they only knew!

Princess_WannaBe · Mar 9, 2009

My friend last year got into BrookHaven and I was the only one super excited for her. Everyone else was like thats nice. When she told me I was screaming and jumping up and down like it was me. I hope to have that feeling soon!!!

Prettyladie · Mar 9, 2009

thats how i was when my friend called and told me she got into sfa's program i was extremeelllyyy excited. i was screaming and i was like me next. my aunt was like why havent you graduated. why is it taking you so long.. might i add she is my great aunt and shes 70 something so i dont think she knows that its not as easy as a sign up like back in her time. and i HATTEEE when ppl say it will be a nice paycheck.. im like ooooook good day.

NeoNurseTX, RN · Mar 9, 2009

because i just thought there wouldnt be that many people with a degree already trying to change fields. but i guess im wrong.

Most nurses I know are second degree...and when I was at TWU it seemed about 75% second degree and then the rest of us were the fresh outta high school/prereqs type,..if that!

fanshawe · Mar 9, 2009

i'm coming from a sort of IT-ish job right now. i already have two degrees, but whatever, i just can't seem to tolerate working in an office, at a desk, doing meaningless stuff all day, every day. i'm hoping the third time's the charm...it's hard to imagine a more meaningful, important and engaing job than nursing.

so, with regard to the number of applicants. anytime i've asked about it in the past, i've always been told that a large percentage of people who apply don't meet the minimum requirements, like, they missed a pre-req or didn't take the NET or whatever. now, why you would apply without having all your ducks in a row is beyond me, but i would guess that quite a few of the 300 or so that applied this time will be disqualified right off the bat for similar reasons...at least, i hope so.

fanshawe · Mar 9, 2009

so, tlaspires2RN, how's that pathophysiology class treating you? is it really the beast it's rumored to be?

Prettyladie · Mar 9, 2009

i took patho online at sfa. it wasnt bad at all. i dont know where they might be taking their class, but ill put my two scents in anyways lol. so when do yall find out for the fast track? we still have to wait until april ughh. what is an IT program/ degree? like computers.. lol idkk

fanshawe · Mar 9, 2009

i'm taking patho and pharmacology at dcccd right now, online. the patho textbook is horribly written and confusing, but the material isn't too tough. it's just a lot of information. same with the pharm class. so many drug classes to remember, but i wouldn't call it difficult, just overwhelming at times.

IT = information technology. yes, computers and the like. i think it's a catch-all category, but my degrees are in journalism and finance, so i didn't come by it naturally, just kinda fell into it as the opportunities for better pay arose.

Prettyladie · Mar 9, 2009

is it green and purple. called understanding pathophysiology. by huether and mccance.. i had that book. i was like realllly?? what is this? lol

fanshawe · Mar 9, 2009

yes, that's the same book. it's just so dense and difficult to read. the authors often just devolve the text into an alphabet soup of enzymes and hormones and other abbreviations that just lose all meaning when so many are strung together in a sentence...they just never seem to get around to actually explaining a disease process very clearly. luckily the supplemental materials on the companion web site are much clearer.

Princess_WannaBe · Mar 9, 2009

I was taking the patho and pharm class last semester but had to drop due to a car accident. I kinda liked the patho book but I didn't get all that far in the class. It was just so much volume for only a once a week class. It should have been three times a week or at least twice at the most