Calling ALL Southwest Tennessee Community College Spring 2011 Hopefuls!!!

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Hi everyone. Now that the official October 15th deadline for submitting the application packet has passed, is anyone sitting on pins and needles like me?? I just learned that they would contact us via phone if we are accepted.

Does anyone know when they will start calling the people who are accepted? I tried asking the ever so pleasant lady :confused: that answers the phone in the Nursing department and she didn't have answers to any of my questions.

To all of you that are waiting for that phone call, just as I, GOOD LUCK!!!!!!

I wasn't prepared for the extra costs associated with the program. After I'm finished with the checklist I will be broke lol.

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Well just an update about the background check problem I had... the info that showed up on my record that belonged to someone else with my same name has been removed, thankfully! Glad that is over with!

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I wasn't prepared for the extra costs associated with the program. After I'm finished with the checklist I will be broke lol.

Me either!!! I knew the books were going to cost me but I was not expecting the costs for CPR, titers/vaccinations, background check... etc. This is why it would be nice if we had earlier notifications so that the Spring students could have just as much time as the Fall students to get prepared.

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Well just an update about the background check problem I had... the info that showed up on my record that belonged to someone else with my same name has been removed, thankfully! Glad that is over with!

:yeah:

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I am just finishing the first semester (in fact, the last clinical check off today!!!!! Yea!!!) and I spent at least $1000 on books for the first semester. This included additional books that were needed, like care plan books, review books, study books, NCLEX books, fluid and electrolyte books, etc. I did not even open some of the required books that were on the list. It's unfortunate. Wish I had known that before I bought them!!

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I am just finishing the first semester (in fact, the last clinical check off today!!!!! Yea!!!) and I spent at least $1000 on books for the first semester. This included additional books that were needed, like care plan books, review books, study books, NCLEX books, fluid and electrolyte books, etc. I did not even open some of the required books that were on the list. It's unfortunate. Wish I had known that before I bought them!!
Hi there. Would you mind telling us exactly what books you didn't use that where on the "MUST HAVE" list?
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Nikkih901, can you PM me?

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I would also like that list..... I live off the money from Pell grants and various scholarship money, and unfortunately the school dispenses the funds in a manner that is absolutely ridiculous. They've made these changes due to all the people they had getting their money up front and never attending, and of course it seriously effects the people, like me, that are working hard to do the right thing. My major bulk of funds comes the second and third after classes begin, so I'd really like to know the books that are "musts" for the first few weeks. Thanks to any responses...

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Ok.... got my vaccinations and physical done. I ordered my background check/ drug test tonight and I'm attending the CPR training at Memphis Sat from 8-12, so I'm cooking with bacon grease now. So now just the $100 for orientation and the dreaded book purchase and I should be good to go. I'm still looking for info on those "must have" books. Who all is going to be going to the UofM CPR course this Sat?

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Specializes in ICU.

You really won't use the med surg book until second semester. You could probably get away with not buying the pharmacology book at all and just get Davis drug guide for nurses. And do not buy that Doenges care plan book. It's a waste of money. Buy the Ackley book for care plans.

Your must have the first few weeks is the foundations book. You'll need a drug guide, lab test book and care plan book about six weeks in when you head to the hospital. You'll need the Fluid and Electrolyte book about halfway. And you'll need the Dosages book first day for that class.

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Nikkih901, can you PM me?
hello sbrbh10....i just sent you a PM. Thanks!!
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You really won't use the med surg book until second semester. You could probably get away with not buying the pharmacology book at all and just get Davis drug guide for nurses. And do not buy that Doenges care plan book. It's a waste of money. Buy the Ackley book for care plans.

Your must have the first few weeks is the foundations book. You'll need a drug guide, lab test book and care plan book about six weeks in when you head to the hospital. You'll need the Fluid and Electrolyte book about halfway. And you'll need the Dosages book first day for that class.

thanks for that info scifihippie. one other thing I couldn't understand about the Dosages and Solutions class where is says part class/part online. What does that mean actually?
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