Broward College North Campus January 2011

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This thread was created for those attending Broward College North Campus in January 2011! We got accepted....let's do this:hpygrp:!!

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OMG! I didn't know we needed a lab coat! Do we really need one?

Nope, don't need a lab coat. If you are cold and want to wear a jacket at the hospital, it has to be the white nursing jacket (not lab coat) from the bookstore. However, the only sizes they ever seem to have is XL, 2X and 3X. If you need something smaller, good luck. I have been in there numerous times this past semester and no luck. But if you don't want to wear a jacket at all, that's fine, it's not required.

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We dont need Fundamental Success and Test Success but I heard they are really good books to have. They help a lot with how to take the tests and with thinking critically.

Yes, these books are very helpful. They teach pointers on how to take nursing exams and eliminating answers and also help with critical thinking. Also, I recommend Saunders and Lippencott NCLEX books. They have practice questions on most of the topics and give rationales as to why thats the correct answer, which seems to help me remember things more.

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Yayy!! Luckily I have a scope, bandage scissors, light pen etc.. already (passed down to me from my mom). I just need to get all white shoes, the scrubs, my books, and possibly a book bag with wheels because it looks like we'll be using A LOT of books. Do you think we wear our scrubs everyday or only for clinical days? I was a little confused about that.

You do not need to wear scrubs for lecture days, just campus lab days and clinical days. Also, you do not need to wear them for the first 2 campus lab days- Jan 11 and 12.

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Another question: is this the Cox textbook we need "Clinical Applications of Nursing Diagnosis: Adult, Child, Women's, Psychiatric, Gerontic, and Home Health Considerations (Clinical Applications of Nursing Diagnosis) Cox" - by Susan Newfield, et al. because that's the only one I'm finding on Amazon. Help! :D

Yes, that's the book.

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Does anyone know if we will need anything more than just the scrub top/bottom set? Like if we need the polo shirts or lab coat?

You do not need the polo shirts. I think central campus has their students wear them to lectures. North is optional. You can wear whatever to class.

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Where did you guys hear that we can't have the flare leg scrub bottoms? My friend is in the program now and that's what she wears. She said they are just picky about the color matching the top exactly.

I'm not sure if this is something new or not. I have "flare" pants, but to be honest, I don't think there's much flare in them to be noticeable. The slit is noticeable, but I mean, only if you look on purpose to see the slit. I have NEVER had any issues with my pants. Never even heard of this rule, except for someone from another campus saying their campus did not allow flare or slits in the pants. Like I said, I don't know if this is new or not- I started Aug '09 so it could be. I think as long as it was neat and the same color, it should be fine. What they seem to most concerned with was the shoes being all white.

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Hi guys!!! what about orientation? when are we going to have it? my first class is on Friday the 7th.

Orientation is on the first day of class.

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Oh yeah, and the modules we dont need to buy for NUR 1. They'll be available for us to print off line; I think the week before school starts.

Like someone else already posted, you DO need the modules. This includes the objectives, which the professors tests according to. The lecture notes are what she refers to when she not needing to purchase the packets in the bookstore. The lecture notes will be available on blackboard to print up later (plus she has the first few on her website for the first few lectures so you don't have to wait for access to blackboard to start printing).

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Hey I have one quick question. I have heard horror stories everywhere. So I wanted to know is most of the class you are in passing?? My friend is at Central and she just failed process 1..:( So I am a little scared.

I know this was directed towards someone else, but I wanted to add my two cents. Yes there is a pretty large amount of students that fail- the other person said they had around 20. We had somewhere between 30-50 (and its vague because we were never really sure how many students we really had in the course to begin with- at one exam I think she counted to 140 students). By the time we reached GIGU (the course after Process 2) we had 85ish and that included a few GIGU retrackers (maybe 10ish). We lost some in Process 1 and some in Process 2, but I think the reason for this is you come out of the pre-req courses and you really don't know how to study, not the way you need to in nursing school, and I think people took that for granted. You have to be dedicated, you have to be on top of your reading, you have to study smart, and you have to learn how to take the exams. I'm not saying this to scare you because it is TOTALLY doable to pass. It will be hard, and it will be an adjustment, but you can do it. After process, the failing rate seems to slow. GIGU I think we lost 10-15 out of 85ish and then with the specialties, it was always 1 or 2- not more than 5. Ortho/Neuro will be the next time you will see big numbers-not to scare you, but this class was by far the hardest of them all. But, passing is still attainable. If I can do it, I think anyone can. I am the world's worst student and biggest procrastinator, and I have 2 kids, but there are people from all walks of life passing single moms who work full time, single/married students who have no kids and work, etc. etc.

Also, the process 1/2 professor is great, but you may not appreciate her at the time. When you encounter some of the other professors, you may miss her :) She will instill in your brain things you will think back on later, and you will hear her voice in your head, and you'll say, "I remember when Mrs. ***** said this or that." She lays the foundation.

The first week may overwhelm you. No lie, I cried one night to my husband and said I wasn't sure I could do this. I pushed past my fears and got thru that week and I ended up passing that class with a B. Now I am almost done- I am starting my final semester and will be done in May! Good luck to you all. You can do this!

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i'm going to north campus for everything except math which i'm taking online. i wish i knew how the whole online thing will start. if you know anything more, please message me. thanks. btw, i live in boca (palmetto and powerline). if any of you live in boca or pass by on the way home (or live not too far, say deerfield to delray) and would like to consider having a study group either on campus or at my house (lots of room), please get in touch with me.

john

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the swap shop in sunrise has many little luggage shops that carry adult type book bags on wheels. i found some that looked a bit weak and others that looked like they'd last forever. it takes some time to walk around the huge outdoor area but i did find very sturdy book bags on wheels for $20 - $30. also, their are many little stands under the canopies that sell medical tools including the stainless steel bandage scissors that we need and they're only about $3 for good ones. you'll also find penlights for $1 - $2. go on a sunday for the largest number of vendors.

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I know this was directed towards someone else, but I wanted to add my two cents. Yes there is a pretty large amount of students that fail- the other person said they had around 20. We had somewhere between 30-50 (and its vague because we were never really sure how many students we really had in the course to begin with- at one exam I think she counted to 140 students). By the time we reached GIGU (the course after Process 2) we had 85ish and that included a few GIGU retrackers (maybe 10ish). We lost some in Process 1 and some in Process 2, but I think the reason for this is you come out of the pre-req courses and you really don't know how to study, not the way you need to in nursing school, and I think people took that for granted. You have to be dedicated, you have to be on top of your reading, you have to study smart, and you have to learn how to take the exams. I'm not saying this to scare you because it is TOTALLY doable to pass. It will be hard, and it will be an adjustment, but you can do it. After process, the failing rate seems to slow. GIGU I think we lost 10-15 out of 85ish and then with the specialties, it was always 1 or 2- not more than 5. Ortho/Neuro will be the next time you will see big numbers-not to scare you, but this class was by far the hardest of them all. But, passing is still attainable. If I can do it, I think anyone can. I am the world's worst student and biggest procrastinator, and I have 2 kids, but there are people from all walks of life passing single moms who work full time, single/married students who have no kids and work, etc. etc.

Also, the process 1/2 professor is great, but you may not appreciate her at the time. When you encounter some of the other professors, you may miss her :) She will instill in your brain things you will think back on later, and you will hear her voice in your head, and you'll say, "I remember when Mrs. ***** said this or that." She lays the foundation.

The first week may overwhelm you. No lie, I cried one night to my husband and said I wasn't sure I could do this. I pushed past my fears and got thru that week and I ended up passing that class with a B. Now I am almost done- I am starting my final semester and will be done in May! Good luck to you all. You can do this!

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer all of our questions! I really appreciate it and wish you the best of luck in your last semester!

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