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. :)

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Specializes in Nephrology.
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what Amy?

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oh nothing...I had posted something in the wrong forum!

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Specializes in Nephrology.

How is everyone's first week?

I am definitely enjoying 2nd semester more than 1st.......so far. It seems like the schedule is easier to follow and the teachers are a whole world better. I know the studying is completely insane but it's all temporary. We will survive!!!!!!

I wish the best of luck to everyone!

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Specializes in ante/postpartum, baby RN.
How is everyone's first week?

I am definitely enjoying 2nd semester more than 1st.......so far. It seems like the schedule is easier to follow and the teachers are a whole world better. I know the studying is completely insane but it's all temporary. We will survive!!!!!!

I agree. This semester looks more exciting than the first one. Unfortunately, I don't have anybody in my clinical group from my previous group. So today 5 of us went out to a restaurant together and we had a great time. Now I feel more relaxed going to Parkland orientation tomorrow. :monkeydance:

Good luck to you all, too.

Katie

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Specializes in Postpartum/Nursery.
How is everyone's first week?

I am definitely enjoying 2nd semester more than 1st.......so far. It seems like the schedule is easier to follow and the teachers are a whole world better. I know the studying is completely insane but it's all temporary. We will survive!!!!!!

I wish the best of luck to everyone!

Hey everyone! I haven't posted on here since the beginning of summer, so how is everyone doing? I finally got to meet Katie at orientation last Monday.... It's nice to be able to put a name with a face!

Last week was absolutely crazy for me!! I had something to do every single day:

Monday- Orientation at El Centro

Tuesday- Lecture 9am-3pm

Weds- Learned all 5 skills

Thurs- Practiced 3 skills for check offs

Friday- Checked off on IM, Sub-Q, and IV!!! ( I got 100's on all three!!!)

Sat & Sun- Worked 2 12's

This week was not as busy, so I enjoyed it more. Lecture has definitely been more interesting this time around... We started clinicals yesterday... I was in the nursery and I saw a circumcision!!

Well, now I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to study for the first exam, the pharm exam, and finish my major care plan... Anyone have any ideas??

-Brianna

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Weds- Learned all 5 skills

Thurs- Practiced 3 skills for check offs

Friday- Checked off on IM, Sub-Q, and IV!!! ( I got 100's on all three!!!)

Sat & Sun- Worked 2 12's

This week was not as busy, so I enjoyed it more. Lecture has definitely been more interesting this time around... We started clinicals yesterday... I was in the nursery and I saw a circumcision!!

Wow, you always have all check off on the same day. And you always pass. :)

Congrats. :balloons:

Do you have all your clinicals in a THR hospital?

Katie

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So, I had a great day at the orientation yesterday. We visited some PP floors, had TB mask test, got a tag for the scubs machine to use during L&D rotation, got a hospital ID, and we had a great breakfast at the cafeteria and lunch at the med. school. I was surprised to see that I can get to the hospital in 30-40 minutes from home. I live far north so this is a very good time. :wink2:

I hope all of you are having fun at your orientations/clinicals.

Katie

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doing your clinicals at Parkland? Do you get a day to shadow in the NICU? What days are your clinicals on? I work in the NICU usually Monday - Wednesday of each week and love to orient nursing students....especially those from my old stomping grounds. You will see more in the L&D unit there in one day than you would see at another hospital in two weeks!

Jamie

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doing your clinicals at Parkland? Do you get a day to shadow in the NICU? What days are your clinicals on? I work in the NICU usually Monday - Wednesday of each week and love to orient nursing students....especially those from my old stomping grounds. You will see more in the L&D unit there in one day than you would see at another hospital in two weeks!

Yes it's Parkland. :) I would love to go to your unit but we are scheduled 'only' for M/S, PP, L&D and well baby nursery. In case we get extra free time during our clinicals my instructor wants us to spend that on one of the L&D floors. Also, we are at the hospital on Wednesday to select a pt and then go back on Thursday for clinicals.

Katie

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third floor....that's where most of the high risk stuff is.....lots to learn, and in case you haven't brushed up on your spanish, just remember mas, mas, mas for helping them push! Newborn nursery is a whole different universe...we get pulled over there every so often (when we're overstaffed, which doesn't happen often) and it drives us crazy! Med/surg at Parkland is an experience in itself....you'll learn alot, take advantage of the opportunities. When I did my clinicals at Parkland (4th semester), I left there every day swearing I'd never work there....here I am two years later, and I can't imagine working at any of those for-profit hospitals....I love where I'm at and what I'm doing.

Jamie

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Allison,

Glad to hear that things are going well for you.

Amy

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