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mrsraisinkain · Mar 31, 2008

Oh my gosh you're too kind!! I'm really excited and really REALLY nervous. I can't wait to tell everyone about my first day, too. I know I'll have a lot of help and support from my friends on here!!

MAmom81 · Apr 1, 2008

I wanted to say that I hope you have a wonderful and exciting first day in Nursing School!!!! OMG!!!! It's offical you are a Nursing Student!!!! email me later on how your first day went if you feel up to it and have time ok.

mrsraisinkain · Apr 2, 2008

OMG girl I'll email you about it soon. I'm already so tired and kind of swamped.

L&D_2b · Apr 3, 2008

OMG girl I'll email you about it soon. I'm already so tired and kind of swamped.

I know exactly how you feel. School is great, but it is exhausting as well. When you get the chance, let me know how it's going.

We need to get together sometime. Dayton is not far from me. I only live in Western PA.

Take Care,

Marci

MAmom81 · Apr 3, 2008

OMG girl I'll email you about it soon. I'm already so tired and kind of swamped.

ok just email when you have time and feel like it ok. I completely understand how tired & swamped you are and I wish you the best in your first week of Nursing School!!!! WOW you are almost done with your first week already:yeah::bowingpur:nurse:!!!! ttyl!!!!

mrsraisinkain · Apr 6, 2008

Ok guys, I found a minute to breath and thought I'd share about my first week!

I start school at 8 or 8:30 each morning, depending on the day. I am taking Nursing 100 (Foundations of Nursing), Anatomy and Physiology, Psychology and Nutrition. Starting the 4th week of class I will have clinicals every Tuesday. The first time I went to each class was very boring, basically just learning what will be expected out of us throughout the year. I do know that it'll be so hard but hopefully very rewarding.

This is for Missy120808. I'll go through each class, k?

First I had Foundations to Nursing I. This is being taught by 4 different instructors. One is for the lecture part of the class, one teaches math, one is the clinical instructor, and the last teacher heads up the on-campus labs. Each of these ladies are very outgoing and I can tell are going to make class so much fun.

I also had A&P. The instructor for this class has such a reputation for being difficult. So much so that the Nursing 100 instructors joked that his nickname is "Tinman" (because he doesn't have a heart!) but I found him to be really kind. He told us that he is hard on us because as future nurses we HAVE TO KNOW THIS STUFF, that every class we take in nursing will use things we learn in A&P, and that ultimately he is just trying to train us to be the best nurses we can be because that's what our future patients deserve. We have A&P 3 times a week and he also offers free tutoring for an hour on Friday afternoons. I'm a little nervous because 30% of the students that take this A&P fail it but I just know I have to put that much more effort into studying.

My nutrition teacher was a little off the wall but she really just seemed to be so excited to have us there. Besides teaching us nutrition, she seems genuinely interested in our personal health and is challenging us to become more active and eat more healthy foods. I only have nutrition once a week and I already have a test this coming week.

I am taking Psychology and Concepts of Nursing but unfortunately I don't really have a lot to say about these classes. Both teachers let us out a little early and we didn't cover enough of the actual class for me to tell what the class will be like yet. We will have a group project to do in Psychology this term; that should be interesting.

We have 3 terms in this program I'm in, each term is 15 weeks long. We must maintain at least a 78% in each class to be able to pass each term and continue to the next. We got 13 books already and I'm so glad I bought a rolling backpack! Our uniforms are kind of blah (white pants, white tops with our school logo and a green lab coat with the logo) but they're definitely tolerable.

I'm so glad I met a girl off of here that's in my class. She has helped make the transition from being a stay-at-home Mom to student a little easier. I love allnurses!

Marci - getting together sounds great! My husband and I expect to be traveling some on weekends this year to go racing so I'll let you know if we come near you!!

L&D_2b · Apr 6, 2008

Ok guys, I found a minute to breath and thought I'd share about my first week!
I start school at 8 or 8:30 each morning, depending on the day. I am taking Nursing 100 (Foundations of Nursing), Anatomy and Physiology, Psychology and Nutrition. Starting the 4th week of class I will have clinicals every Tuesday. The first time I went to each class was very boring, basically just learning what will be expected out of us throughout the year. I do know that it'll be so hard but hopefully very rewarding.
This is for Missy120808. I'll go through each class, k?
First I had Foundations to Nursing I. This is being taught by 4 different instructors. One is for the lecture part of the class, one teaches math, one is the clinical instructor, and the last teacher heads up the on-campus labs. Each of these ladies are very outgoing and I can tell are going to make class so much fun.
I also had A&P. The instructor for this class has such a reputation for being difficult. So much so that the Nursing 100 instructors joked that his nickname is "Tinman" (because he doesn't have a heart!) but I found him to be really kind. He told us that he is hard on us because as future nurses we HAVE TO KNOW THIS STUFF, that every class we take in nursing will use things we learn in A&P, and that ultimately he is just trying to train us to be the best nurses we can be because that's what our future patients deserve. We have A&P 3 times a week and he also offers free tutoring for an hour on Friday afternoons. I'm a little nervous because 30% of the students that take this A&P fail it but I just know I have to put that much more effort into studying.
My nutrition teacher was a little off the wall but she really just seemed to be so excited to have us there. Besides teaching us nutrition, she seems genuinely interested in our personal health and is challenging us to become more active and eat more healthy foods. I only have nutrition once a week and I already have a test this coming week.
I am taking Psychology and Concepts of Nursing but unfortunately I don't really have a lot to say about these classes. Both teachers let us out a little early and we didn't cover enough of the actual class for me to tell what the class will be like yet. We will have a group project to do in Psychology this term; that should be interesting.
We have 3 terms in this program I'm in, each term is 15 weeks long. We must maintain at least a 78% in each class to be able to pass each term and continue to the next. We got 13 books already and I'm so glad I bought a rolling backpack! Our uniforms are kind of blah (white pants, white tops with our school logo and a green lab coat with the logo) but they're definitely tolerable.
I'm so glad I met a girl off of here that's in my class. She has helped make the transition from being a stay-at-home Mom to student a little easier. I love allnurses!
Marci - getting together sounds great! My husband and I expect to be traveling some on weekends this year to go racing so I'll let you know if we come near you!!

Sounds like you had a busy week. Welcome to being a nursing student. I always have such great intentions about coming home and writing about the days experiences for other allnurses members to read. However, when I get home, all I want to do is sit down and relax!

Keep us posted as to how your program is going. I think it helps many aspiring student nurses to decide if nursing school is right for them.

Take Care,

Marci

MAmom81 · Apr 6, 2008

Ok guys, I found a minute to breath and thought I'd share about my first week!
I start school at 8 or 8:30 each morning, depending on the day. I am taking Nursing 100 (Foundations of Nursing), Anatomy and Physiology, Psychology and Nutrition. Starting the 4th week of class I will have clinicals every Tuesday. The first time I went to each class was very boring, basically just learning what will be expected out of us throughout the year. I do know that it'll be so hard but hopefully very rewarding.
This is for Missy120808. I'll go through each class, k?
First I had Foundations to Nursing I. This is being taught by 4 different instructors. One is for the lecture part of the class, one teaches math, one is the clinical instructor, and the last teacher heads up the on-campus labs. Each of these ladies are very outgoing and I can tell are going to make class so much fun.
I also had A&P. The instructor for this class has such a reputation for being difficult. So much so that the Nursing 100 instructors joked that his nickname is "Tinman" (because he doesn't have a heart!) but I found him to be really kind. He told us that he is hard on us because as future nurses we HAVE TO KNOW THIS STUFF, that every class we take in nursing will use things we learn in A&P, and that ultimately he is just trying to train us to be the best nurses we can be because that's what our future patients deserve. We have A&P 3 times a week and he also offers free tutoring for an hour on Friday afternoons. I'm a little nervous because 30% of the students that take this A&P fail it but I just know I have to put that much more effort into studying.
My nutrition teacher was a little off the wall but she really just seemed to be so excited to have us there. Besides teaching us nutrition, she seems genuinely interested in our personal health and is challenging us to become more active and eat more healthy foods. I only have nutrition once a week and I already have a test this coming week.
I am taking Psychology and Concepts of Nursing but unfortunately I don't really have a lot to say about these classes. Both teachers let us out a little early and we didn't cover enough of the actual class for me to tell what the class will be like yet. We will have a group project to do in Psychology this term; that should be interesting.
We have 3 terms in this program I'm in, each term is 15 weeks long. We must maintain at least a 78% in each class to be able to pass each term and continue to the next. We got 13 books already and I'm so glad I bought a rolling backpack! Our uniforms are kind of blah (white pants, white tops with our school logo and a green lab coat with the logo) but they're definitely tolerable.
I'm so glad I met a girl off of here that's in my class. She has helped make the transition from being a stay-at-home Mom to student a little easier. I love allnurses!
Marci - getting together sounds great! My husband and I expect to be traveling some on weekends this year to go racing so I'll let you know if we come near you!!

Thanks so much!!!! I really appreciate the fact that you took the time to tell me how your first week went:bowingpur:bowingpur:bowingpur!!!! Sounds like a really exciting & full week I wish you the very best in your classes & I hope that you enjoy yourself & have fun:nurse: :nurse: :nurse:!!!! I have some exciting news-I know I said this before but I know for sure!!!! I called My CC on Friday & asked if I had moved up & the Lady in the Health Sciences department said no I was #44 but then I asked if they were accepting 45 students or if that was still up in the air & she said-wait for it she said YES!!!! She told me that they were accepting 45 students for sure!!!!OMGOMGOMG!!!!!!!!!!!!I am in!!!!!! I am just waiting for the accpetance letter in May!!!!! yayaya!!!! I am excited, happy, nervous, & thrilled!!!!! I cannot wait to start Nursing School!!!! email me when you have a free moment when you feel up to it ok:w00t::caduceus::clpty::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::hpygrp::chrs::nmbrn::rcgtku:!!!!

mrsraisinkain · Apr 9, 2008

I got 29/30 on my first test (in Nursing 100 class). Now I have a nutrition test tomorrow and an A&P test on Friday but I gained a lot of confidence from doing well on that first test!

L&D_2b · Apr 9, 2008

I got 29/30 on my first test (in Nursing 100 class). Now I have a nutrition test tomorrow and an A&P test on Friday but I gained a lot of confidence from doing well on that first test!

Congratulations! You did a great job!

I was so scared taking my first few tests. Once you know what to expect, it's not too bad anymore.

Study hard, our nutrition test was pretty tough. I'm sure you will do great, though.

--Marci

mrsraisinkain · Apr 9, 2008

I definitely had more anxiety of taking the test than the actual test material. The nutrition test was a little more difficult than I thought it would be. The teacher tried to give us our grades but the scantron machine broke so I have to wait a week for my score now. I'm really liking school though!