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 Nephrology.
Thanks! I had a great time this Christmas....

Speech is going ok... We do some type of presentation everyday, and I have 2 major speeches left, one on the 2nd and the other on the 4th. The 5th is the last day and we have to take the last unit test AND the final!!! THR also has orientation that day :confused:. I'm going to be very busy next week!!!

-Brianna

Wow- it sounds like you are going to have a very busy week! Then before you know it- school will start up again. I hope you do take some time for yourself during those last few days before school starts back up.

How did you know when your orientation was? Do you know if El Centro has one? I think I missed something :( We still don't have our clinicals posted yet!

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Specializes in Nephrology.

I just got back from Body Worlds and it was sooo cool. I definitely recommend the audio to follow along. I didn't get the audio because I thought it would just say the same thing it said in the text next to the bodies but there was more on the audio from what other people told me. It's only $4 for the audio and next time I go- I am buying it.

I thought it was a good exhibit but I kept having to remind myself that it's geared toward a very general audience. I just stopped reading the text eventually because it just said everything we all already know from A&P. I wish there would have been a tad more info but it was still fascinating to see. I hope everyone gets to go! It's on display until May 28th and you can buy the tickets online through the Science Place website. They're only $13. I don't really recommend the IMAX showing of the Human Body because it was just facts we all already know about the human body. You can go if you want though- my mom thought it was very interesting but she doesn't know a whole lot about how the body works so it was informational for her....I was kind of zoning :roll

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Specializes in OR Internship starting in Jan!!.

Thanks for the review! :D

Does anyone use a clipboard with storage? If so, do you have one with a handle? With a calculator? Do you recommend it? Thanks!

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Thanks for the review! :D

Does anyone use a clipboard with storage? If so, do you have one with a handle? With a calculator? Do you recommend it? Thanks!

I actually purchased one for 2nd semester that had a handle and calculator. The extra storage space came in handy because we had A LOT more paperwork than in 1st semester. One of my instructors actually recommended we all buy one and I saw many students with them.

In my opinion, it's a good idea for 2nd semester but you don't really need one for 1st. During 1st semester, I had the SNA clip board with all the "cheat sheet" info and a calculator but no storage. I didn't really need that much either. I ended up just using the calculator a couple of times because the calculations are so basic.

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Specializes in ante/postpartum, baby RN.
In the store they have the professional series. The Calla series is the ones Jaxia and I liked. You can order them online. They are a looser fit (wider around the top of your foot).

I will try them on. Thanks for the tip.

Katie

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Specializes in ante/postpartum, baby RN.
I just got back from Body Worlds and it was sooo cool. I definitely recommend the audio to follow along. I didn't get the audio because I thought it would just say the same thing it said in the text next to the bodies but there was more on the audio from what other people told me. It's only $4 for the audio and next time I go- I am buying it.

Let me know when you go next time. I asked some non-nursing people to join me but they were not interested. I will ask some classmates in January to go with me to the museum.

Katie

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Specializes in Nephrology.

I haven't been able to log on here all day! ARGH! Anyway- I would totally love to go with a bunch of my nursing buddies :D We should buy tickets and all go together or something.....;)

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Specializes in ER.

My daughter is so excited about going she can hardly quit talking about it. I'm sure I'd want to go again...if you get a group together from school, you should post it!

Take Care,

Kathy

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Specializes in ante/postpartum, baby RN.

There is nothing on clinicals yet. My guess is that they are either not working or they are waiting for students to finish the hesi case studies. Or both. ;)

Katie

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Tele.

Katie,

all the offices are closed until the 2nd. of January.

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Specializes in ante/postpartum, baby RN.
Katie,

all the offices are closed until the 2nd. of January.

I was just trying... ;)

Katie

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Specializes in Med/Surg/Tele.

I'm going also! I have a friend that went and saw it when the exhibition was in Chicago, they said it was a must see and that is was very cool. So I've been waiting a long time for this!

I think I'm going to go sometime in Feb. I'll keep you posted, if anyone wants to join me, they can!

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