[Ede]

Thank you verytallnurse! You are amazing!

[KarmaInMotion]

Oh thank you sooo much verytallnurse for your response and insight. So I guess I should invest in a good printer since mine acts up alot lately . I knew we would have papers to do, but by the way you make it sound, alot of papers will be due. Well at least one of my fears has been confirmed rather than remaining an unknown any longer lol. I'm hoping to start with being able to use the library printer while I watch for sales.

As far as teachers, this is who I have this semester: Lisiecki Danielle, Sullivan-Stromberg, Nordmark Samijean, and Kestel-Branchaw. The last time I looked them up on rate my prof., I could only find a little info. on 2 of the teachers. So I don't know if the other 2 are newer or what? The good thing is that what I did find was quite positive.

And please do keep any tips comming! I think I'd rather be scared and prepared than just scared LOL.

[verytallnurse]

Hey, Karma and Ede! I hope my tips are not scaring you, it should only help! About the printer - yes, if your printer is acting up now - believe me..you will loose your mind later then . I had a very fancy shmancy Lexmark that would not cooperate with school format.. so I bought very cheap HP for 70$ anf never had a problem since. So test them now, make tables 2 pgs long, 5 columns, type in those tables like 5-6 lines and then try to print... see if all your text is there when and how it transfers to the next page. It might look perfect on the computer, but printers have the mind of their own. Ok, teachers... now. Three of them were mine! I do not know Danielle so sorry. Then Ms. Sam N. - easy going, very nice and for some reason I thought her tests will be easy - my mistake.. so study. Then my first teacher and clinical instructor - Ms. Janet S. - you will think she is acting too strong at times but believe you me - she is only preparing you for the next semesters!! Take as much information from her as you can - because when you will get to the next semesters - it always shows who was Janet's students. I hope she is your clinical instructor too. She is so good! Now...! Ms. Branchaw . You will be so afraid of her - it's not even funny! But when you leave her - you will miss her the most! Be prepared - Ms. Branchaw's favorite question is WHY. It may seem that she is putting you on the spot - noooo...no no. She is making you THINK. It is not enough that you know the answer from the book but WHY is this happening to the patient.. you needs to know because you will get that question from patient's family about 5 times a day! When you will be a nurse - you will explain it to the patient and his family, then walk out the room and say it to yourself - Thank you Ms. Branchaw.. Who cares that you don't know the answer to the question in CLASS.. When you don't know it at the bed site 2 years later - not good! So do not stress out when she asks you something - think.. and say I do not know yet.. JJC teachers hate smart as* , anoying with detailed questions, interupting lecture students.. Listen and you will learn, read..and then if you don't understand something - then ask before the next lecture. A lot of times you will find an answer at home later. So that's all for today. I will try to give you small tip on process paper next time. Hey I just thought of something interesting.. Something that will give a good example of how detailed you will learn things. Question : We all breathe. WHY?
Well.. do you think you can tell me without looking at the book? Oh.. and once you answer it - then ask WHY again.. Not easy is it? I know..it used to drive me crazy but now I get those questions EVERY DAY... . What else would you like to know? Have a nice day!

[KarmaInMotion]

Oh what wonderful information verytallnurse! lol What I ment about being scared was not directed toward you or your information, just some of the personal feelings of entering into nursing school. As far as teachers, it sounds like I have some great ones that really want to prepare us to be great nurses. Wonderful! I think I will do well then. I love teachers that want to make the student use their brain rather than just listen and memorize. I am begining to view this as a positive challenge ahead of me now, so thank you for helping ease my mind in this brief time of uncertainty . Now if I understood you correctly, the teachers are not fans of many questions interrupting their lectures? And I should save my questions for after, or before the following scheduled lecture... Normally I am a ? asking type of person. But I do notice when it irritates and can control myself lol, and I undertand this will be a different learning platform than "regular" classes. So thanks for that heads up. You probably saved me from getting on a profs. bad side lol. Great example of a WHY question and delving further beyond basic answers. You're AWESOME , thanks!

[cuteazz1]

What time is the night program and how long is it?Thanks...

[KarmaInMotion]

hey cuteazz1. Classes usually start at 4. Some days it's only couple of hours, some days until 9 - one of those longer days for me is b/c I am not a CNA, so I'm getting some further instruction/class time. But the other day is our clinical day. We aren't doing clinicals yet, but when we start them, they said it will be until 9:30. And I have no idea yet what the method/plan/rules will be for clinicals when we get to having to gather patient info. When we start pharma., I'm guessing it would have been until 9 all week, but this year pharma. is online. I can't tell you for sure how consistant this general time frame is though since I don't know any prior evening NS.