Hello all! Hopefully all of you out there accepted to the Fall 2009 RN program at FCCJ will join me on this thread so we can help each other out. I went today to get my pants and found some of the white ones (come in petites and tall with flared legs and slits to fit over our shoes, Cherokee brand, $13.99) at Uniform Outlet at the St Augustine outlet mall. They also carry the pocket organizers (with flat scissors and pen light included), stethoscope (inexpensive ones, so they may not be of the quality you are looking for) and all the BP cuff things we need.
I am waiting until orientation to order my polo and uniformed top so that we may be able to try them on. Does anyone know what is included in the skills kit and if they will be available at orientation?
I am getting excited and can't wait to meet everyone!
I was wondering if any past students had any suggestions about what to bring to orientation? Also, does anyone know which hospitals are on the list of clinical sites? Thanks:)
You can wear whatever. I know people in the past have worn the same color so that they know they are from allnurses.com. Target has name tags for a $1 if you guys wanna do that lol.
I know I brought a pen and a bag/purse because they gave out info at orientation. Bring money for your polos and food. There is a burger king, starbucks, publix, hardees, mcdonalds, taco bell, krystal's, and a few other restaurants off of Dunn Ave. not to mention the cafeteria.
Hospitals I know you can go to are:
Baptist DT, Orange Park, Baptist South, Baptist Beaches, St. Vincent's, Memorial, Shands, and Mayo. Pretty much any hospital in Jacksonville besides Kindrid and Specialty.
Hello ladies I was just checking to see if anyone has spoken to the nurse to find out if it is going to be a problem if you do not have your titers results back by monday. I have left a message and e-mailed. Mine will not be in until Wednesday.
Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
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So do we find out what our schedules/classes are and what books to buy at orientation? And am I going to be able to just find out what books and shop around or are they going to have to be bought the day of orientation? So excited to see everyone on Monday!
So do we find out what our schedules/classes are and what books to buy at orientation? And am I going to be able to just find out what books and shop around or are they going to have to be bought the day of orientation? So excited to see everyone on Monday!
We will register for classes and get our schedules at orientation. I went ahead and bought my books through the north campus bookstore. They sell the entire set of first term books packaged together in a box brand new and there are a lot of them (plus some interactive DVDs). Once I bought them I priced them new on amazon.com and there was no major difference in price. You could probably buy them all used off the internet there are just so many books and I'm the kind of person who would rather buy them from the school being safe in knowing that I have the right editions of everything we need. FYI, the box is very heavy so park as close to the building as possible if you do decide to buy them from the bookstore.
We will register for classes and get our schedules at orientation. I went ahead and bought my books through the north campus bookstore. They sell the entire set of first term books packaged together in a box brand new and there are a lot of them (plus some interactive DVDs). Once I bought them I priced them new on amazon.com and there was no major difference in price. You could probably buy them all used off the internet there are just so many books and I'm the kind of person who would rather buy them from the school being safe in knowing that I have the right editions of everything we need. FYI, the box is very heavy so park as close to the building as possible if you do decide to buy them from the bookstore.
Do you mind me asking how much the set of books are? I am just trying to prepare accordingly. I thought each term was different with books and that we don't know which term or classes we have until orientation.
The packaged box of brand new books for first term cost $700 at the bookstore. It includes a lot of books such as pharmacology, medical terminology, nursing diagnosis handbook, fundamentals of nursing, nursing intervention & clinical skills, physical examination & health assesment plus some interactive DVDs and an NCLEX examination review book. The lady at the bookstore said that they were all the books we needed for first term and they make it easier by selling them together.
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Ok, I am getting so excited for orientation!
I was wondering if any past students had any suggestions about what to bring to orientation? Also, does anyone know which hospitals are on the list of clinical sites? Thanks:)