Navarro ADN-RN program Fall 2012 - Page 29

Congrats to the newbies!! Glad yall are in! I do feel like we're a little family although we've never met. I was thinking abt getting all black tennis shoes since our pants will be black. I've yet to find any tho, so I may be stuck with white. I work at a Shoe store, so it makes it easy for me. I finally got my CPR done. Yayy!!

Congratulations to all the newly accepted!! Was wondering of there are any of you who haven't taken CPR yet??? My cousin is going to teach a class if I can get some people together.

Also can we get black Nike shocks? I don't wanna wear white shoes w blk pants!

And I am buying most of my books from an nursing student y'all think I should buy new instead???

RaeAnn04 - I have yet to take CPR but will probably take it in Corsicana late July. I wasn't aware that we were able to take any other CPR class other than what was listed on our attachments. If we can, what are the stipulations to it?

I'm pretty sure you can get just about any shoes just as long as they follow the guidelines. No mesh, holes, backless, or extreme logos. They have to be all black or all white. I too, did not want to get white shoes with the black pants, but I'm opting for the Crocs since we will be on our feet a lot during clinicals.

I'm not quite sure what I plan to do about books. I read in the earlier posts from Josh that all you really need are the Fundamentals to Nursing, Pharmacology book, and Davis drug guide. I still plan on buying some of the optional books, just because I want to be prepared. I do have financial aid, but I may buy some of the cheaper books through Amazon. I feel as if some of the new editions are somewhat critical since they offer the newest information in regards to medicine (it's forever changing and updating.) If you could, you might wait until orientation in August to ask about the books, it will still leave you some time to buy since classes do not start until the 27th.

RaeAnn- black nike shocks are probably fine, but i think they want the logo to not be noticeable. Black does sound better than white (I'm a guy, so the "advanced" matching and all that jazz is over my head sometimes). Would black shoes be better than white? Regarding your books, look at the list as an overview. There is one book that we must have a CD for, so make sure that you get the CD with the book. Other than that, buying used is perfect (they highlight in it as well, making your studying a little bit easier).

mrskennedy- the only stipulations is the specification of the CPR. It's mandatory to get CPR FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. I had to go back to navarro to get the correct card after the class because they gave me the wrong one. So as long as the course you pay for is for healthcare providers you are good to go. On amazon, I found many of the "optional" books for less than a dollar (the cheapest I bought was $0.17...shipping $3.99). The only really expensive book is Fundamentals of Nursing, and the cheapest I could find was $130. Hunt around (and make sure you have the right edition) to find the best deals. I think we also have to pay for class before orientation day too, right?

Red- Happy Friday to you too!!!!! Thanks for the link, I think I'll go check it out! Nikes make some of the best looking shoes out there.

I had previously registered for Fall classes before I knew that I had been accepted into the program. I saw that they had dropped those and registered me for nursing classes earlier last week. So, maybe they're getting it done sooner than the 1st.

Has anyone else been registered by the nursing ladies?

I don't know if they registered me because I registered myself for the classes. :P I'd say they probably did. It also shows what days and times we'll be doing stuff, so that helps. I'm not sure what to expect for orientation day.

Hi everyone. Just wanted to give a quick update in regards to Financial Aid.

In an e-mail I sent this past Friday, I asked about the refund dates (along with the status of my own Financial Aid.) I recieved a reply today and was told that they have yet to determine the 2012-2013 refund dates. So, I know that does not answer many of our questions, but I figured I'd let everyone know who was curious about it that they are still trying to "figure things out."

I got that answer, now I have to e-mail them back since they failed to answer my other question. I swear, sometimes FA is so frustrating!