What I am Taking This Summer (Is it too much?)

FocusRN · May 27, 2005

I think the idea is that you take the no credit class to learn the content and then test out of the class by exam. Right?
-Jess

Yeah that's the idea.

And thanks everyone for your replies.:)

Jess RN · May 27, 2005

Yeah that's the idea.
And thanks everyone for your replies.:)

You're welcome and best of luck with your classes! Let us know how it all works out!

-Jess

sunshine9 · May 27, 2005

Human Anat & Physi 1 (CCCONLINE)
Human Anat & Physi II (CCCONLINE)
ORGANIC AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY (CCCONLINE)
Microbiology (ECE)
English Conp (I & II) (ECE)
Life Span Psyc (ECE)
General Psyc (CLEP)
Is this too much. Well if it is I will just be studying my a$$ off because I have no choice. DO ya'll think that I can do it.

It does seem like quite a lot to take all at once. I also do think that it would be harder to take the sciences online. I do not feel as though you gain as much information. Also because you are not just taking one science but 4. I also wonder how it is going to work with squeezing in your labs. At least the other classes are just exams. Maybe you should try and study through and try and bust those exams out of there so you don't have such a full course load the whole summer if you can and just go through and still study them some as the summer goes on. It's definately going to be a difficult task to accomplish. I'm not going to say that it is or isn't doable. I don't know your study habits, your knowledge of the classes, or how the classes are done over them. I would never do it. You want to retain a lot of that knowledge. I'm not saying that you won't, but then again you probably don't have a memory like me. I'll be studying through my A&P book to keep it in my head. Best of luck with your decision. I just hope that you are not taking on too much of a courseload.

allnurses Guide · May 27, 2005

No, not odd, just a bit advanced. Most babies just don't have that degree of fine motor control at 4 months. As I said in my previous post, I am just playing devil's advocate. Babies are young for such a very short time, if I had it to do again, I don't know if I'd ever put him down! It sounds like you are great at multi-tasking. Since you did ask for other opinions, I was merely offering the perspective of the mom of a teenager who is just wondering where on earth the years went!

I couldn't do it. No way.

I waited until my youngest was in 1st grade to start. Time flies for some reason when you have kids.

steph

austin heart, BSN, RN · May 27, 2005

I too think that it is too much. Not only because that is a VERY heavy course load for any semester much less summer sessions but......

My son is 4 months old as well and I didn't want to even return to work part time (2 days a week) for fear that I would miss the accomplishments that he achieves each day. He is changing daily and will never be young again. Forgive me if I sound harsh but I just find it sad when you say

"He has essentially sat by himself awake for 4 hours at the longest, many times. He is a people person, but he loves his alone time with a book or the TV"

My son has met most of his developmental marks way in advance but at 4 months is unable to entertain himself with these activities for more than an few minuets at a time. A child's emotional and physical development depends entirely on their parents and the amount of time spent with them. What is the point of having children if you are going to stick them in a bouncer by themselves all day in front of the TV and not enjoy them?

austin heart, BSN, RN · May 27, 2005

After reading my post again......I do not want to offend any of the nurses here that needed to return to work full time when their children were young for financial stability. I do find that leaving your child with a caring, attentive caregiver is different than leaving your child ALONE to entertain themselves. I am quite fortunate to be able to work on weekends only while my husband is at home with our son so that one of us is with him all the time. I know that some here do not have that same luxury.

brinley_s · May 27, 2005

I'm just curious what state you are in.. Where I am at the seats for the fall RN program were awarded months ago, they wouldn't even consider anyone that was just taking their pre-req's this summer. I understand that you are anxious to get into the program and to get your degree but I would check to see if you are really going to get a seat in the program.. It would be terrible to shove all of that info into one summer only to find out that you have to wait until next fall to be admitted.

allnurses Guide · May 27, 2005

I too think that it is too much. Not only because that is a VERY heavy course load for any semester much less summer sessions but......
My son is 4 months old as well and I didn't want to even return to work part time (2 days a week) for fear that I would miss the accomplishments that he achieves each day. He is changing daily and will never be young again. Forgive me if I sound harsh but I just find it sad when you say
"He has essentially sat by himself awake for 4 hours at the longest, many times. He is a people person, but he loves his alone time with a book or the TV"
My son has met most of his developmental marks way in advance but at 4 months is unable to entertain himself with these activities for more than an few minuets at a time. A child's emotional and physical development depends entirely on their parents and the amount of time spent with them. What is the point of having children if you are going to stick them in a bouncer by themselves all day in front of the TV and not enjoy them?

Wow, I missed the part about placing a child in front of a tv at 4 months of age. That is just wrong. And 4 hours at a time without interaction from a human?

Toddlers shouldn't even be watching much tv, much less an infant. It isn't good for any of us really. And NO TV's in bedrooms. Never.

Remember the study done where babies were only handled when they needed a bottle or changing? Remember how underdeveloped intellectually, emotionally and physically they were?

Off my soapbox . . .

steph

FocusRN · May 27, 2005

I'm just curious what state you are in.. Where I am at the seats for the fall RN program were awarded months ago, they wouldn't even consider anyone that was just taking their pre-req's this summer. I understand that you are anxious to get into the program and to get your degree but I would check to see if you are really going to get a seat in the program.. It would be terrible to shove all of that info into one summer only to find out that you have to wait until next fall to be admitted.

In Louisiana. The program that I am interested in always has open spots, all I have to do is be enrolled,in my pre-req's (past midtern), with a 2.0 average at midterm. My admission would be contingent on my final grade of course.

FocusRN · May 27, 2005

I too think that it is too much. Not only because that is a VERY heavy course load for any semester much less summer sessions but......
My son is 4 months old as well and I didn't want to even return to work part time (2 days a week) for fear that I would miss the accomplishments that he achieves each day. He is changing daily and will never be young again. Forgive me if I sound harsh but I just find it sad when you say
"He has essentially sat by himself awake for 4 hours at the longest, many times. He is a people person, but he loves his alone time with a book or the TV"
My son has met most of his developmental marks way in advance but at 4 months is unable to entertain himself with these activities for more than an few minuets at a time. A child's emotional and physical development depends entirely on their parents and the amount of time spent with them. What is the point of having children if you are going to stick them in a bouncer by themselves all day in front of the TV and not enjoy them?

Well that is very harsh, and my son isable to entertain himself for long periods of time, and usually doesn't like to be disturbed. And if he is he'll basically have an over stimulation break down, because of an outside source. I never ever said that I "stick them in a bouncer by themselves all day in front of the TV and not enjoy them?", or anything of that nature. He swings in his swing every now and then, an I sit him there so that he can look through his books. And I don't happen to believe "A child's emotional and physical development depends entirely on their parents and the amount of time spent with them."Yes emotionally they need affirmamations, but physically I think most or atleast some can learn on there own. For instance my son learned how to roll from his back to his tummy and push up on his hands (not his arms but his hands kind of like a push up)when he was about 10 weeks. That he stumbled on himself since I had been at the time trying to stop him from rolling, as directed by his doctor for his head. He did it on his own. I don't believe in "babying", I do however believe in quality time and teaching which is a big difference from a child totally relying on their parent to learn. My mother didn't baby me, and I think I developed well, after all I graduated from high school at 15 with honors, my brother graduated at 16 with honors, and a full scholarship to Tulane University, from where he graduated with a BS in Biomedical Engineering, and continued on to grade school at Purdee University, where he will be graduating this December with a Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering. So for children who were left to our own devices, and to teach ourselves, I think that we did pretty well.

My son has a mixture of qualities. On one had he likes to be left alone to work, as I do, and on the otherhand he likes to be with and around people to learn and interact. And with that said I will raise him accordingly.

FocusRN · May 27, 2005

Wow, I missed the part about placing a child in front of a tv at 4 months of age. That is just wrong. And 4 hours at a time without interaction from a human?
Toddlers shouldn't even be watching much tv, much less an infant. It isn't good for any of us really. And NO TV's in bedrooms. Never.
Remember the study done where babies were only handled when they needed a bottle or changing? Remember how underdeveloped intellectually, emotionally and physically they were?
Off my soapbox . . .
steph

First I don't think it is wrong for my child to watch a television at 4 months. Maybe it is wrong for your children, but I am more than sure that your children and my child are very different developmetally, and personality wise. Inever said that he has ever spent 4 hours without human interaction (accept when he is asleep). I said he has sat by him self. Meaning he was been left to his own devices or playing with me with toys to choose from, without being ask (in someform or another to be pick up in walked around, and sometimes he doesn't want to be interupted when he is playing. My son is no where never under developed for his age emoitionally, physically, or intellectually. As a matter of fact I think and his doctor has told me that he is very advanced, so I muct be doing something right. And just so it won't be mistaken again I don't just sit my baby infront of a tv, to watch cable. He watches baby einstien and things of that nature. He never watches general television. Right now in fact he is watching, a french lesson.

hikernurse · May 27, 2005

What about dividing things up and starting NS in the spring? You're lucky they always have openings where you live--here they sure don't! You wouldn't be that much behind and that way you might have a chance to fit in a little fun this summer :).

You sound really smart and enjoying science classes will definitely make things easier. Babies are a bit more difficult as they get older (although they get even more fun!) as far as needing hands-on attention. I'm NOT implying you aren't giving him (a boy, right?) enough attention now, just that as they get more active, you have to do alot more jumping up and down and at some point (sadly :rolleyes: ) they outgrow the swing. I'm bouncing my 6 mo on my lap right now, in fact (and wondering why they don't make an indoor swing big enough for older babies and toddlers :chuckle.).

I couldn't handle those classes (which doesn't mean *you* couldn't); I'm swamped with chem, lab, film and stats--and already wishing they were over!

Good luck and let us know what you end up choosing!