El Centro students Spring '06

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i know some of us have received our letters so i was wondering who else i will be making this journey with for the next 2 years.

my name is allison shaffer and it's nice to meet you. i know we will all be close because it's a small group. it would be nice to get to know some of you before november 17. :)

Specializes in Postpartum/Nursery.
brianna,

yeah you're right about 83 being a C. so I guess I need an 82 on the final to get a B. I'm hoping I can pull it off...it feels like I don't know anything anymore LOL

I was wrong... an 83 is a B. It's in the syllabus on page 16. Sorry about the confusion!! Allison, you obviously know alot because you are still here and your grades are very consistant. My grades this semester range from a D to an A!!! You will do great....

-Brianna

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Specializes in Postpartum/Nursery.
Congrats. :wink2:

I don't know my clinical grade yet. The truth is that my group doesn't have any clinical grade yet. We don't even know our grade for our major care plans. Well, they just want to make it more exciting, aren't they? :monkeydance:

Katie

Thanks! I barely made it though... I got 90 overall and my major careplan was an 85. I did a nicu baby and I struggled with it!

-Brianna

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Specializes in Operating Room.
I was wrong... an 83 is a B. It's in the syllabus on page 16. Sorry about the confusion!! Allison, you obviously know alot because you are still here and your grades are very consistant. My grades this semester range from a D to an A!!! You will do great....

-Brianna

Don't be sorry. I'm just glad the numbers didn't change along with all the other policies. :uhoh3:

:lol2:

Congrats on your A in clinical! :D

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Specializes in OR Internship starting in Jan!!.

Wow, that's awesome -- Grats!

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Allison,

You did great - a B is NOT bad at all. Don't be so hard on yourself.

Amy

I just got finished with test 4 and I got an 84 :o . I guess I am still sitting at a B even if I had made a 96 so it's all good. I was thinking I did a lot better than that but I guess I'll see all of my stupid mistakes when we review next week!
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Specializes in Nephrology.

Thank you Amy :)

Whew, I'm glad an 83 is still a B!

DCCCD is closed! WAHOO!!!! I'm thinking that means I shouldn't go pick a patient today- what do you guys think? ;) I don't mind going to the hospital tomorrow but I could do without the paperwork!! :lol2:

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Tele.

Ok, i need to ask you guys, did any of you purchased the evolve book box for sec. semester and was it helpful. What was included, besides the two required books with study guides and the " Nursing Care of Children" Virt. Clinical Exc. Cd's.? I know it will give you everything accessible on computer and you can type in a word and it automatically searches every book and brings it all up for you, I realize that is a big help. But other than that, I have purchased the "Box" for first sem., and thought it was a ripoff. Yes it gave you all these extra little books on the Cd's, but it really is just repeated stuff. And we are bombarded with material as it is, I just had no time to look all into it. I wished I had saved those extra $ 200 that some classmates said they saved, by purchasing the books used the old fashioned way on amazon, or such. What were your experiences, any suggestions, does it get any better, did it help you guys study or get any more info?

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Specializes in Nephrology.

I purchased all of the books I needed for this semester off of half.com and didn't even think about buying that book pac and have been making the same grades as the people who bought that dumb thing. I, personally, thought it was a complete ripoff in first semester. I have been doing just fine without a slow program bogging down my computer just so I can read it on the screen! I spent over less than half buying my books used. Granted their not all new and shiny and pretty but they have the same info! You can do what works best for you but you sound like I did at the end of first semester- a little annoyed at wasting that much money....

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Specializes in Nephrology.

I think some people have different learning styles so it may help someone but it just didn't help me. I was just saying it was dumb because of the amount of money it costs for someone like me to buy.

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Specializes in Operating Room.

What????? We had a book? :eek:

Actually, I've been using the book pac on my laptop only.

I'll plan on buying the additional added items for it for 2nd semester as well.

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Specializes in Nephrology.

I'm just "technologically challenged" and prefer good ol' thumbing through pages. Mainly because my eyes hurt on the computer screen...I know- I'm such a wimp. :lol2: or as my huband likes to call it- "whiny" lol

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Specializes in ante/postpartum, baby RN.
I'm just "technologically challenged" and prefer good ol' thumbing through pages. Mainly because my eyes hurt on the computer screen...I know- I'm such a wimp. :lol2: or as my huband likes to call it- "whiny" lol

Have you picked a patient today?

Have fun tomorrow, I know how much you like pedi. :balloons:

Katie

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