Tips and Suggestions
- Never think you won't be accepted into the program. Prepare as if a position has already been offered.
- If you're going into the LVN Program, take A&P (Anatomy & Physiology) 2A and 2B; you'll find it very helpful.
- Attend a Nursing Workshop so you can get all the details and plan ahead.
- Know fractions and decimals!
- Do all the prerequisites and suggested courses before entering if at all possible.
- Discover what learning style is best for you before you start.
- Learn to do without.
- Start an educational plan with a counselor.
- Learn to study and focus.
- Balance your life and get out of major stressors before getting into the nursing program...(if you need to move, do it first!)
- If you're waiting to get into the program, take a medical terminology class. Pharmacology also helps.
- Make sure you have a dependable vehicle.
- Organize your finances and use student aid.
- Know that your schedule will need to be very flexible if you must work during school.
- Talk to someone who knows how the Nursing Program functions. Don't assume things.
