Gloucester County College Nursing Fall 2011 Hopefuls?

dannipoint · May 18, 2011

momtofore, anytime after noon on June 2nd works for me :) I switched my summer schedule to early morning instead of afternoon.

dannipoint · May 19, 2011

I got my student nurse planner in the mail today. It's the 2011-2012 version and i highly recommend it. It's not only a planner, but it also has valuable references and resources inside as well like how to do charting, medical terminology, dosage calculations, ect.

momtofore · May 19, 2011

Thanks, dannipoint. I guess I'll go through with getting it then, once I know if I get chosen for a book scholarship or not!

In three more weeks or so I'll be able to buy the rest of my books!

ctine05 · May 19, 2011

I bought the student nurse planner also, but I guess I should of looked back through the posts.I bought the red one, its the 6th edition, but its the one GCC has pictured on their website I didn't even know there was another one:(.

dannipoint · May 19, 2011

ctine05, i think someone mentioned on here about that planner ..... i ordered that one too (the red one) but ..... i changed my order to the new planner 2011-2012. Ctine, did you order come already? Is it too late to change? Where did you order it from amazon? Maybe you can return and exchange for the new planner. :)

ctine05 · May 19, 2011

Yea its too late now, I just got it in the mail.I ordered it off eBay.It just confused me because GCC has the old one listed.

dannipoint · May 20, 2011

i know what you mean. I think the reason GCC has the old pic up there is because the newer version was just released in may..... but maybe you can still return it to ebay and get the updated version.

dannipoint · May 20, 2011

Oh.... I mentioned this to momtofore, but amazon has a fundamentals of nursing taylor 7th edition study guide to accompany our text. I read on allnurses that this will be of use to us. It's certainly not required or recommended by GCC, but I ordered one because I like to utilize all the resources I can get my hands on. :)

Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/Study-Guide-Fundamentals-Nursing-Science/dp/0781793866/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1305853421&sr=8-2

ctine05 · May 20, 2011

I'm going to try and see if I can return and get the new one.Okay thanks for the info I'll look into buying that because I definitely want all the resources I can get lol.

SJerseygrle · May 21, 2011

I am going to preface this by saying I already realize how strange I am. I know there are other words for it too.

I looked at the Fundementals books, which I want to finish by the end of August, and split it into "units" with one unit being 15-25 pages of material. If anyone wants this info, you can email me and I'll give it to you. That said, if you just want to split the book into quarters, it's Chap 1-17, 18-28, 29-36, and 37-46.

momtofore · May 22, 2011

SJerseygrle, you are right up my alley with those sort of divisions, lol. How many units does that work out to? Knowing that will help me decide if I want to go that route or not.

I am about to make up a study schedule for the summer. I am going to reread A & P 1 & 2, Microbiology and Medical Terminology in addition to the Fundamentals book....in addition to working 30+hours a week and doing projects here at home. Yeah, I'm going to have a life!! LOL

I'm soooo glad I'm not alone in this!

SJerseygrle · May 22, 2011

There are 85 Units. I would be happy to send the list if you want. I am going to see how I do and if by mid-June I am falling behind... I will cover the "recommended" reading and I am going to skip to Chapters 29-36.

Here is my reasoning: having looked at the book, those chapters will be what is covered around the third exam. The material looks like the most "nursing" type of material, rather than stuff you could learn elsewhere applied to other things. The third exam is usually the hardest and the most difficult part of the course combined, so having pre-read that section will actually be the most helpful. Just my 2 cents!