First Day of Nursing School

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I wanted to start this thread again. I've seen so many posts about first days and have lived vicariously through those posts. Now, with that first day steadily approaching, I'd like to start my own thread. I start school on the 21st of August, and I thought that I'd go ahead and start a thread so that it will be good and ready for that first day post. As of now, I have pretty much everything done except I have to have my second PPD read on Monday. I welcome comments from everyone. After all, we are all in this together!

Still maintaining firmly that charging for syllabi is WRONG. Paper and ink is not that expensive. Heck you can even go to the public library and print for 5 cents per page. That's if your school doesn't give you a printing credit

Agreed. At my local community college the teachers would offer to email the syllabus for us to print.

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The first math tests are a piece of cake. I recommend dimensional analysis because that is what you will need for chemistry. Makes it a whole lot easier if you learn it now. I can do most of the nursing math in my head though.

This is my fourth semester so I'm used to the dosage calculations test. It's just frustrating to have one before classes even start.

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This is my fourth semester so I'm used to the dosage calculations test. It's just frustrating to have one before classes even start.

Same here! Do you have to make 100 on yours too? We do and if we don't we cannot continue in the program. We get three chances however.

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Apparently, I am an idiot. I thought that I had to pay $200 for my syllabus, but that is for a textbook bundle. The way that I was told made it seem like it was some kind of 200+ page syllabus. In reality, our syllabi for both of my classes will be on Blackboard tomorrow.

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I've only paid $155 so far, but that's for 3 books. Need one more, it's only like a $50 book! If you get the student Amazon account, you get free Prime shipping (2 day shipping is free on somethings!). You just have to remember to cancel after 60 days because then they will charge you $40!

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Hello!

I had my orientation last Thursday night. We got to tour our labs and meet the teacher and the dean of the nursing program. I am so excited to start!! Everyone is so helpful and really wants to see us succeed. It's a small program--only 56 first semesters! Our first day of class is this Monday, the 19th. I just have to finish my 8:30-5 CPR for healthcare professionals course Wednesday, and then I'm all set!

Our clinicals are from 6:45-12:45 for two days a week, unless you get one of the two 12 hour clinical options, then it's from 6:45 to 7:15 for one day a week.

I'm trying to keep a job this semester, so I guess I'll see how that goes with everything.

Good luck to all!

Hal

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Specializes in CVICU.

Our instructors seem very helpful too. They told us multiple times to come talk to them if at any time we are having problems that are affecting our learning, no matter what. And they told us that if we want to withdraw, they would love for us to have a meeting with them before doing so to see if it can be worked out.

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My first day was Monday it was very overwhelming but i believe i can make it...we didnt have a huge amount of chapters 2 read but obce we arrived this morning we jumped in head first we covered 4chapters and have 2 read 4 nore 2nite

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You are kidding me??????? Pay for a syllabus????? :wideyed: I have never ever heard of that. That just burns my hide. Talk about sucking every dime out of students that they possibly can. Are these community colleges? Universities? Diploam Program? Tech schools?[/quote']

I never heard of paying for a syllabus our instructors printed them off

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Specializes in CVICU.

We had a 20 question quiz/test over OSHA/bloodborne & airborne pathogens. It wasn't timed, it was online, and we could use our books. I did it at home and made a 100 on the first try, but like I said we could use our books so that isn't saying much lol. Glad to get the semester off to a good start.

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Specializes in Public Health.
We had a 20 question quiz/test over OSHA/bloodborne & airborne pathogens. It wasn't timed it was online, and we could use our books. I did it at home and made a 100 on the first try, but like I said we could use our books so that isn't saying much lol. Glad to get the semester off to a good start.[/quote']

OMG be prepared as a nurse to do CEUs for the rest of your life ? sooooo annoying

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Specializes in Primary Care; Child Advocacy; Child Abuse; ED.

We use mannequins in simulations hospital and the experience is Awesome!!! Clinicals are Awesome also but I like that we can go into the lab treat our patient, instructors are the voice of the patient and ask questions. When you are in clinical you have to wait for the patient to be ready. I guess I am saying there is a lot to learn either way. We started clinicals our first semester three weeks after the start of school and we were in the hospital for 8 hours once a week and sims lab 6 hours. Second semester we went to the hospital 10 hours once a week and sims lab 6 hours. This semester we have clinicals for 12 hours and sims lab for three hours. I am excited to get down :) Good luck everyone!!!!!

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