Cdu external Bach of nursing- how is everyone coping?

Thanks for the reply. :D
Nice to know that it can be done. I've actually decided after all that i am going to stick with 2 subjects for the time being.. mainly because this semester i only did one nursing subject and one common unit so i am a bit worried about how heavy i will find the workload taking on 3 nursing subjects in one go. I'm stressing enough at the moment about studying for my NUR231 exam..
So next semester i will do 2 nursing subjects and then do the other common unit over summer semester and see how i go.. maybe next year i will be brave enough to take on 3 subjects.

Hi Alli
Last sem I done 3 sub and was able to get credit for the common unit. Im not working but i have a little girl who is 16 months. It was hard work especially A+P but I managed and got pretty good marks. My daughter is in care 2 days a week, so i get just those 2 days to fully focus on study, other days i just get whatever i can done - mostly after she is in bed.
Next sem I plan to do 3 subjects again and 1 summer semester (A+P 2). I wish more subjects were offered over summer sem then we could break up the workload abit more.
Good luck with your units this sem - you will be dong A+P right? its alot of work and lots to remember but so interesting.

Good luck with it
K

Hi Mrsmedic, I haven;t done any residential schools or clinicals yet because im studying part time.. 2 subjects per semester. So my clinicals wont be until next year. From what i have heard though if you are organized and put in early enough.. you can do your res schools close to you and im assuming this applies for clinicals as well.

hi alli, ive got a deferred spot at CDU which im trying to decide whether to take up next year. im an EEN so i'd be starting in second year.

at the start of this year i was going to pick up maybe 2 subjects and see how it all went- but the start of my year ended up being totally crazy with personal things going on, and i decided i would just defer while i still could and leave it for a year.

however, ive got to say, that initially when i DID think i was going to be studying this year, i actually felt completely lost trying to figure out how it was all going to work?? now im a very computer savvy person, i do pretty well with self directed work etc...but i just found that right from the beginning it felt really strange just reading lecture notes online etc and couldnt make sense of how this system was actually going to work for me? i felt like it could be really easy to get sort of lost in all the notes and wind up feeling like it was all a bit of a mess bcos i was already feeling that way within only a few weeks of the semester beggining. i dont know whether its because im a pretty visual kind of person so although i can spend lots of time on the computer doing stuff, initially i still need the concreteness of a lecturer standing in front of me discussing things and giving instant feedback. or the other option is that bcos the start of my year was such a mess, that my brain just wasnt capable of seeing the online learning aspect clearly, perhaps it will be a different expereince if i try again with a clearer mind?

im probably not doing a great idea of explaining this : ) but im just wondering how you felt about it all and how it has progressed for you throughout the year? i was even starting to think that i wouldnt bother with CDU and i'll just do an internal course in my own state in the next few years. but the lure of the 'idea' of being able to study subjects part time and still be able to start a family etc is making me feel like i should give CDU another chance.

your advice/ prespective on how youve found it would be really great. im also going to copy and paste this ramble ive written into a new thread to see if i can get some feedback from others about this becasue i need to get a move on and make up my mind i think!

thanks in advance!
jules