hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

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  1. Which class schedule is your top pick?!

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      Dale Mabry Days (9am-12am)
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      Dale Mabry Afternoons (1pm-4pm)
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      Dale Mabry Nights (5pm-8pm)
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      SouthShore (2pm-5pm)
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      Plant City (Hours unknown)

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I have decided to start a thread for HCC future nurses that are applying for class beginning 2015 of spring. I would like us all to be able to share and relate to one another, while experiencing this exciting moment. I know it may seem a little early but better sooner then later. This will be my last semester before I can apply to the program. I am registered to take micro with lab and humanities fall 2014. I will be able to submit my application in right after my grades are posted. The deadline for the 2015 spring class is June 1st if I am not mistaken. How is everyone else holding up?

Beware of parking it is horrible

DM parking sucks too. So I kinda figured it would be.

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What if I left the money order blank?:nailbiting:

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thanks santmeyersarah! i chose the ruskin and plant city campus, since its closer for me and a lot less crowded. dale mabry is the longest distance for me. i remember making the preference selections, but they haven't assigned a school yet? or did i miss that? i look forward to meeting everyone as well!

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According to the letters we will find out campus assignments by mail before orientation. According to the Fall 2014's boards, they got their letters about a month before orientation. So I would assume that we will get ours by the end of this month!

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Has anyones check been cashed? Mine hasn't.

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Has anyones check been cashed? Mine hasn't.

Not yet.

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Has anyones check been cashed? Mine hasn't.

Mine has not. I dropped it off on 9/9

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Nclex was rough. There's no nice way to put that lol. I'm just thankful it isn't something we repeat lol. I passed with about 100 questions. I had taken the Hurst review course at Dale mabry, gone over my notes, read up on the Kaplan suggestions, and done hundreds of practice questions. I passed the first time, but I truly didn't think I did after I left. I don't think any of my friends felt they passed, but they all did.

I didn't have the greatest luck finding employment. My classmates did, but it took me 6 months. Luck of the draw I suppose. I am working now though and I'm glad I'm working where I am..With the three twelves like I had wanted. So it worked out for me. :)

Definitely study a lot & take great notes. Soak in as much as u can at clinical and try to get as much exposure to tasks as possible. Be as helpful as you can to your nurse during clinicals because she/he will be more likely to offer u new opportunities if she has any.

There is A LOT that a nurse does that u don't necessarily see..so if she/he is busy..just offer to help and give her space. Trust me..If she needs help and u can do it, she'll likely let u know. I've had students with me and something as simple as vitals and helping a patient dress when I have to prepare someone for discharge helps a lot.

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At Mandy, do you think your classmates got jobs before you because they had health care experience and you didn't? I have none and this is my worry. Thank you for all the info u provide

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Some did so yes, that helps and I didn't. I worked at the same office for 10 years. But, not all my classmates had any experience. Honestly, I didn't think it would be that difficult so there were places I didn't want to work and I started out being a little pickier than I should have been so don't do that. And also, I hadn't had a cover sheet with my resume until I hadn't heard back from anywhere. Not sure if it was luck or the cover sheet, but I did make one later.

Some of my friends were also willing to move to Orlando because it seems Florida hospital Orlando hires new ADN grads quicker than Florida hospital Tampa.

One of professors attempted to get me hired as well, but 2 of my classmates just happened to apply first. So my delay could have been any mix of those things, but the place that did hire me was exactly what I was looking for. For me, it ended up being the best. The nursing staff is awesome, the director is amazing and it's a great fit for me. Busy floor and I learn alot, all the time. So it may have taken awhile, but I'm happy with the turnout.

It was nice to have come full circle and be given an HCC student to shadow me yesterday...The professor being my 2nd semester professor. :)

But advice? If you can get hired as a CNA before you graduate, do so. Make sure that facility will hire you once you graduate HCC..but it would help you get your foot in the door. Some people I know we're hired right in and started working as graduate nurses. But rumors are that some places would not hire their CNA once she graduated because the facility wants BSN only. So just make to ask.

Any other questions you have...I'm happy to answer.

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Did my fingerprints for background check and dropped off my acceptance letter. Man do I not like Ybor Campus lol.

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At Mandy, do you think your classmates got jobs before you because they had health care experience and you didn't? I have none and this is my worry. Thank you for all the info u provide

I have no experience either, and that's my worry too. But hey, worrying won't take us anywhere. I plan not to be picky. But for now, i focus on graduating and passing NCLEX?

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