CCAC Spring 2011

i feel your pain- i stood by my door watching the road to see when he was coming. he is lucky I didnt drive around looking for him!

I am now scheduled for registration, uniforms and doctors for physical shots etc! wow... lots to do. I am also working on all the other papers to mail out tomorrow. I went online and checked out our uniform choices. cant find the lab coat though.

If you look at last years posts, some people got theirs a few days later. They still got in, but for some reason they do not all arrive on the same day. I know you all got in!

Pookalook- did you see anything about a stethoscope? do we have to buy one on our own? also did you see we have to buy nursing shoes? i thought we could get white tennis shoes....

It definitely said nursing shoes...but I don't know about stethoscope. I guess we can find out at our fitting.

I can't standddd waiting like this! My mail still hasn't gotten here. Congrats to those who got in!

I'm a current CCAC nursing student and you are all correct in that they are not necessarily straightforward with what you'll need. Here are my suggestions:

Yes, get a stethoscope. You definitely need one. I suggest getting a high-quality one.

White shoes, they don't have to be nursing shoes. Just make sure they are all white.

Pen light, scissors, etc.

When you get your book list, I suggest trying to find the books online, it's much cheaper than the bookstore. Each campus is different so make sure the booklist is for your campus!

You have to get a drug test too. There are several places around the PGH area that do these. All of your clearances take about 2 weeks - oh, and you need to get the Hep B vaccine if you haven't already. If you have, you need to show them the results of the titer test.

Good luck!

Bobsdaughter- thank you for the help. any suggestions were to buy the stethoscope etc? also do we have to have any certain type of white shirts under our scrubs? like can we wear long sleeve shirts or turtlenecks or just tshirts? thanks again for the help!!

Wahoo! Allegeheny Campus, Day Program accepted my application.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

No problem. Definitely get a Litman stethoscope, and make sure you put a label on it with your name. They run about $100 but you really want a good one - there is a big difference in quality. Look online for one - or maybe the uniform store. Oh, you'll also need a watch with a second hand. And I think it's a good idea to buy a BP cuff to practice (unless you already know how to take BP).

You can wear white or navy longsleeves under the scrubs. At least you can at our campus.

what campus are you at? I will be at Allegheny. Thanks again for all your help! Oh one more thing- I read somewhere that we needed a stethoscope with a bell for peds- is that right?