Hillsborough Community College Fall 2012

Sorry hbedling!! I just saw you ask this. I purchased mine off of Amazon as well. :)

You all will be getting a new version of the Potter/Perry book in your package this year, mainly because the version for my class, which is the current "new" version (until you all get yours) didn't include the answer key for any of the sample questions. Manufacturer mistake. So the "new" version will be the exact same as our version, except yours will have the answer key in it, while our answer key had to be emailed to us.

I am selling all of my books for $350. That includes everything (potter/perry, med-surg 1 & 2, study guides, strategies book, clinical guides, med-surg SLS access code, drug guide, RNotes pocket guide, calculation book, Kaplan Study Guide, etc). If you buy this, you won't need to buy the package, or any of the supplemental books. The only extras you will need to buy is a nursing diagnosis book and the potter/perry access code. All total will be about $450, which is about a $400 savings.

Study vital signs, infection control, hygiene, health assessment, and wound care. I'll post a little health assessment guide in a bit, as a lot of what is in the chapter just isn't done in the hospital, and you won't be expected to know it. (for instance the weird tuning fork thing, has any doctor/nurse ever done that to you? Lol.)

In the calc book, concentrate on memorizing coversions. The math is pretty simple (the book tries to make it confusing, but it really isn't). Conversions is what will throw you off, you need to know how many pounds in a kg, how many ml's in a tsp, etc. Learn where everything is on a drug label, for instance, generic name, brand name, lot #, etc. Memorize the 6 rights of medication administration...they will drill you on those everytime you have to administer meds. If you have the opportunity to, take the Pharmacology class that HCC offers..over the summer if it isn't too late, or whenever your are able to. It is HUGE help in nursing, in fact, most of my class is taking it over this summer, luckily I took it last year and it was a life saver!

I'll post some sample questions and answers the same time I post a cheat sheet to the health assessment.

Thank you SO much for all of the info you've been giving us. I've started keeping notes in a notebook of stuff to remember. :)

Someone had asked about getting to choose your clinical day. You kinda do, and kinda don't. Here is what happens..if you are nights/weekends, your clinical day is Saturday...always.

If you are mornings or afternoons, your clinical days will change from semester to semester. Here is an example:

For NP1 our clinical days were Tues or Wed. This is where we got to choose..but only between Tues or Wed.

Now, for NP2, my class's options are clinicals on Thurs or Friday. Once you choose your day, it will be that day each week for the semester...then it'll change again come the next semester.

Hi, I might me interested. Here is email: [email protected]

I was looking at nclex books and thought it would make sense to get a different one from my SS classmates; that way we could pool our resources and have the most question samples. Thoughts?

If SS is your 1st choice and you got a nclex study book, which did you choose? (I am hoping for campus assignments soon!!)

Please and thank you!

I was looking at nclex books and thought it would make sense to get a different one from my SS classmates; that way we could pool our resources and have the most question samples. Thoughts?

If SS is your 1st choice and you got a nclex study book, which did you choose? (I am hoping for campus assignments soon!!)

Please and thank you!

That's a really good idea! Hopefully we end up at the same campus. :) I bought the Kaplan NCLEX-RN Strategies, Practice, and Review for 2012-2013. For some reason it was a LOT cheaper than previous versions of the Kaplan books. Hopefully it's a good one!

Kaplan is supposed to be good too.

If you have an i-device, there is also a free app with a bunch of nclex questions.

Kaplan is supposed to be good too.

If you have an i-device, there is also a free app with a bunch of nclex questions.

I found a few apps for Droid so I downloaded those! :)

For the record, we just need to fill out the acceptance form and mail it back including a $38.00 check for drug test.

Also, where do you go for the finger printing? Is it HCC Ybor?? I tried going back to previous posts and I think I got even more confused as to where to go.

The other information and requirements will be given at orientation? I just want to make sure I have everything done!!!

For the record, we just need to fill out the acceptance form and mail it back including a $38.00 check for drug test.

Also, where do you go for the finger printing? Is it HCC Ybor?? I tried going back to previous posts and I think I got even more confused as to where to go.

The other information and requirements will be given at orientation? I just want to make sure I have everything done!!!

You're correct, just the confirmation and check.

The address on the fingerprint form is for the building you're to go to. It's not the actual Ybor campus, can't remember the name of the building. I think that's on the form too though. Pretty easy to find and I don't know my way around Tampa/Ybor at all lol. I went Thursday and didn't have any issues. Just go to the front desk and let them know you're there to fingerprint.

Thank you so much for the information on the fingerprinting. Thank goodness I have you guys.

Thank you so much for the information on the fingerprinting. Thank goodness I have you guys.

No problem! :) Just a side note, I did have a terrible time with that livescan fingerprint machine. The guy before me did also lol. So be prepared for that. It took me an hour and a half to get 12 prints done for them!