brianycpht

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1. Hillsborough Community College RN program fall 2013

   brianycpht replied to hallberry's topic in Florida

   Hey no problem, I have actually returned to my previous major of finance/accounting. Nursing was just WAY wrong for me and am much better suited behind a desk with my head in a spreadsheet than doing the nursing thing. I felt like I didn't fit in wit...

2. Hillsborough Community College RN program fall 2013

   brianycpht replied to hallberry's topic in Florida

   Also see mrs Richey as often as you can to review exams and for general help. She makes herself very available in the hours after class. Just let her have a lunch break first after having lectured for 3 hours !

3. Hillsborough Community College RN program fall 2013

   brianycpht replied to hallberry's topic in Florida

   A little disclosure . I decided to leave the program this summer because I found nursing isn't for me after doing clinicals. I just didnt like it.That being said I DID pass and survive NP1 and wasn't having to give up too much of my regular life. Tha...

4. Hillsborough Community College RN program fall 2013

   brianycpht replied to hallberry's topic in Florida

   For you guys in DM mornings. Last semester we were in the lab the first day. We did a hand washing exercise where we went into a closet and Mrs. Richey showed us all the germs on our hands with a black light! We then took each others vitals to get pr...

5. Hillsborough Community College RN program fall 2013

   brianycpht replied to hallberry's topic in Florida

   About your Clinical Calculations Test. I took NP1 last semester and I wanted to let you guys know one important hint about the test. Remember to write out Amount, Route, and Frequency EVERY TIME. You'll get marked off for not doing it. Just don't fo...

6. After a month, I want to be done...

   brianycpht posted a topic in General Students

   I've been in a nursing program for a month now. I'm not really doing poorly or anything, I just have this nagging feeling that this isn't what I want to do. Every time I tell anyone this, they either say that they felt the same way, or I get criticiz...

7. Hillsborough Community College Spring 2013

   brianycpht replied to Rachanee's topic in Florida

   Yeah, I'm pretty anxious about the whole thing. Not sleeping much. I'm starting to really regretting signing up for this thing, contemplating withdrawing before the tuition payment becomes final. I don't think I'm gonna have the time to devote to thi...

8. Hillsborough Community College Spring 2013

   brianycpht replied to Rachanee's topic in Florida

   Found some decent shoes at uniform city. They were not that expensive, so I lucked out there. We decided to at least start out on the cheaper side of things for now and if I make it through the first couple of weeks and things are going well for me i...

9. Hillsborough Community College Spring 2013

   brianycpht replied to Rachanee's topic in Florida

   Does anybody know if the port wine jacket is required? Did anyone find out if port wine is the same as wine? The lady at the uniform store told me it was but I'm not sure. Also, regarding shoes, I can't get a clear idea about what type I'm allowed to...

10. Hillsborough Community College Spring 2013

    brianycpht replied to Rachanee's topic in Florida

    Does anyone have the link to the facebook group, I'm not allowed to do private messages on here and I wanted to join. I'm in the DM am class and my name is Brian Yacker. Also, this may seem like an uncomfortable question to ask, but is it frowed upon...

11. Hillsborough Community College Spring 2013

    brianycpht replied to Rachanee's topic in Florida

    K.2012 Thanks for the post it means alot to have someone from the last class coming on here. I'm like you, choosing to find a balance between the two. At orientation, they really have backed off the "scary" talk. They even brought a student counselor...

12. Hillsborough Community College Spring 2013

    brianycpht replied to Rachanee's topic in Florida

    My problem at first was the same as the others, then that was cleared out. Next mine and about 4 others had a "Prerequisite not met" error and we had to hang around. They were routinely clearing out peoples holds and kept telling us to do it over an...

13. Hillsborough Community College Spring 2013

    brianycpht replied to Rachanee's topic in Florida

    Sprmomof4I was there for almost 2 hours with them trying to get them to fix my error. They kept telling me it was fixed but it wasn't ! I can't believe so many people had problems!

14. Hillsborough Community College Spring 2013

    brianycpht replied to Rachanee's topic in Florida

    Some words of encouragement for anybody who may be nervous: One thing that has been bothering me is when people tell me that becoming a nursing student is essentially giving up your life and you will have to divorce your family for the durtion of the...

15. Hillsborough Community College Spring 2013

    brianycpht replied to Rachanee's topic in Florida

    Anyone getting nervous yet? It hit me all of a sudden I guess. I'm not really sure of myself about if I can do this. The skills labs/clinicals are what bother me. It sometimes takes me a while to get the hang of things, especially if someones yelling...