Lonestar Spring 2013

nataliea15 · Dec 22, 2012

Hey Guys,

This is a very sad post for me. I Went last wednesday and picked up the complete book package, 1 lab kit, 1 advanced lab kit, and some study guides, patches for scrubs. Anyway..going up my stairs with the box I injured my back and had to have emergency spinal surgery last friday. I left the hospital yesterday to go home. Needless to say, I am no longer in the program since I have to recover. I wish all you ladies well in the program.Hopefully I will recover in time and be able to apply to North Harris in March.

sockmonkey · Dec 23, 2012

Hey Guys,
This is a very sad post for me. I Went last wednesday and picked up the complete book package, 1 lab kit, 1 advanced lab kit, and some study guides, patches for scrubs. Anyway..going up my stairs with the box I injured my back and had to have emergency spinal surgery last friday. I left the hospital yesterday to go home. Needless to say, I am no longer in the program since I have to recover. I wish all you ladies well in the program . Hopefully I will recover in time and be able to apply to North Harris in March.

Wow. I'm so very sorry to hear this. I wish you a speedy recovery and good luck! :)

sapadgett · Dec 23, 2012

Hey Guys,
This is a very sad post for me. I Went last wednesday and picked up the complete book package, 1 lab kit, 1 advanced lab kit, and some study guides, patches for scrubs. Anyway..going up my stairs with the box I injured my back and had to have emergency spinal surgery last friday. I left the hospital yesterday to go home. Needless to say, I am no longer in the program since I have to recover. I wish all you ladies well in the program.Hopefully I will recover in time and be able to apply to North Harris in March.

So sorry to hear this! Hope you recover quickly and good luck in the future!!

renee926 · Dec 26, 2012

I have a question about the book package. According to the book list, there is a Prep U component in the book package. Is this something that can be purchased separately? Does anyone know? I already have a couple of the books so I'd rather not purchase an entire package if I don't have to. Thanks for your help!

renee926 · Dec 27, 2012

Ok...so I found the answer to my first question but I do have another! Which edition of the "Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing" are we supposed to get? The ISBN on the book list directs you to the 8th ed but the 9th ed. is listed...

Jesbustos · Dec 27, 2012

Ok...so I found the answer to my first question but I do have another! Which edition of the "Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing" are we supposed to get? The ISBN on the book list directs you to the 8th ed but the 9th ed. is listed...

I THINK I saw read or heard somewhere that you can choose... I could be totally wrong tho.

iamleeann · Dec 30, 2012

Sorry to hear about your back natalie15.

I purchased the 9th edition to Wong's. I believe the 9th version just made its appearance, so maybe they didn't have the ISBN at the time of the booklist. The 9th edition is what the bookstore has listed as the required book.

ikegrad2002 · Jan 1, 2013

HAPPY NEW YEAR YA'LL!!!!!

ikegrad2002 · Jan 2, 2013

I received a message in my Angel mail about our clinical orientation and class dates and times for the people who schedules were messed up. Check ya'll mail :)

nataliea15 · Jan 3, 2013

Jesbustos,

:oI tried to send you an email but your storage is full.

veronicamc04 · Jan 7, 2013

Since you never used the cd's or access codes, I should be ok using a couple of used textbooks? Do you have any tips or advice for the first weeks? Thanks.. I start 01/14/2013!!!! I'm estatic!!!

ShockEmRN, BSN · Jan 7, 2013

You should be okay using used books as long as they're the right edition.

Tips that I can give would be make sure u don't get behind on the reading cuz it's hard to catch back up if you do, so definitely always try to read ahead. Also, make sure to start on ur projects early. You'll have around 4 projects to complete, and most are due around the same time. Many students, including myself, put off their projects for just a little bit and then all of a sudden got overwhelmed with the projects, hw and reading all due at once...so yeah, lol, definitely wished I would have started on the projects the day they were assigned.

Also, make sure you have a decent planner to stay organized with the hw, reading, projects, discussion posts & responses, tests, etc.

Another thing I wanted to add:

Any Cy-fair students that have any questions throughout the semester (or rest of the program), please feel free to ask. I've been through the first semester, I know what it feels like, so I definitely do not mind any questions y'all throw at me. :)