nem90 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Has anyone done nursing as a second undergrad? What are some things to be careful of before doing a second undergrad in nursing? Any troubles with pass/fail courses or work terms? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike1401 Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 I did a BA in psych and attempted a degree in nursing. The coursework: its not difficult, just time consuming. The most difficult thing I found was the hospital placement. So long as you realize you can never bathe a patient via bed bath to the level of cleanliness the patient could him or herself with a tub/shower (health permitting), you're good. Clinical instructors value speed and efficiency, not perfection. That's something I couldn't do. Even so, failing out of nursing school isn't the end of the world: I did get into med. Ironically, the hospitalist I chatted with while charting flunked out of the same nursing school and made it through med. She gave me the same advice I'm giving you: never tell your nursing instructors you're interested in med. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nem90 Posted July 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 I did a BA in psych and attempted a degree in nursing. The coursework: its not difficult, just time consuming. The most difficult thing I found was the hospital placement. So long as you realize you can never bathe a patient via bed bath to the level of cleanliness the patient could him or herself with a tub/shower (health permitting), you're good. Clinical instructors value speed and efficiency, not perfection. That's something I couldn't do. Even so, failing out of nursing school isn't the end of the world: I did get into med. Ironically, the hospitalist I chatted with while charting flunked out of the same nursing school and made it through med. She gave me the same advice I'm giving you: never tell your nursing instructors you're interested in med. Sorry, just wanted to clarify, what do you mean by flunking/failing out? How was your GPA in your second undergrad compared to your first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike1401 Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 I failed because I did not "meet the standards" in my second clinical course of my first year. In clinical, I didn't have what it took to juggle patients' meds, charting, and hygiene. I also didn't have the support of my nursing instructor as soon as I told her my summer plans were to study for the MCAT. I had a 91% average in my nursing program. You see, the grading for clinical courses were satisfactory(S)/unsatisfactory(U). I had a "U" on my transcript next to that course. The rest of the courses were graded on a percentage basis, so, no apparently no foul as far as med admissions was concerned. I couldn't progress further in the program without that clinical course, and because it would have been another 8 months before I could attempt it again, I opted to do a BSc in physiology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiratidzo Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 Hello, has anyone been accepted into the accelerated nursing program at U of A for fall 2013.I applied there and still have a decision pending on beartracks. It seems to be taking a little long to get a reply.the suspense does not help! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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