hi and congrats to all of us! i made this thread so we could all exhange info for out ft cohort. that way we won't get mixed up with the other p/timers and ao track! congrats to them too!
for those who are just tuning in:
our orientation is july 18th, the ati assessment is july 19. mark your calendars!
we do need to get titers for 2 tb's, mmr, varicella and hep b is highly suggested! i think hep a too!
the program is 4 semesters. we graduate in december 2012!!!!!!:yeah:
we have to turn in all our paper work for orientation, which includes our drug screen, health record, background check(i think they receive this from the actually company though)
make your ati account!!! atitesting.com
what i have left to do:
get my drug screen and 2nd tb! should go tomorrow.
uhhh all my titers actually
my unform--although i've already gotten my skirt for clinicals (don't wear pants), i don't have the top or lab coat!!!
get my books-- i've gotten supplementals like an nclex book and stuff but not the actual texts.
what i have done to get ready:
i am going on a diet! healthy meals all day! i don't want to gain 10+ lbs--don't like the idea of being an unhealthy nurse lol
going over some, but not all a&p--mostly bones, muscles, heart, endocrine, and stuff like that.
cleaning out my room to make more space.
i got an extra desk--its big and spacious for those late night study sessions. i have another one but its small. mostly for the computer. but it has lots of shelves for my "enjoyment books".
i am cleaning my shelves(i have lots) and organizing the books by subject (anatomy, physio, patho, bio, chemistry, dictionaries, etc) and as time goes by, i'll put the nursing books as follows: (fundamentals, health assessments, pharmacology, patho, medsurge, specialties, references/dictionaries, review books)
i'm cleaning my filing cabinet out but i am making copies of all my important documents, including my health record incase mdc loses it, lol. so i'll have files for my health docs, extra copies of my other valuable docs(house docs, car docs, insurance etc), and drug screen results. i'm also going to keep file of my ap notes. this is all for simplicity!!!
i'm going to buy those under-bed storage bins to store my extras-- extra back packs, extra office supplies, and my sewing supplies(yes i love crafts)
make sure my dental appointments and my dog's shots are up to date!!!
i printed a ton of "grocery list/menu planner" sheets. i am going to put it on a magnetic clipboard and put it on my white board. every week or month i am going to pick out a day just for meal planning and grocery shopping. i am going to work it out so that the first semester i only have to go shopping twice a month. most of my meals, if they turn out alright lol, will be freezer meals.
i think i need to buy a mini freezer lol
i'm going to do all my fun stuff before school starts. i want to go to the zoo and see some museums and other geeky stuff with my mum. might not be able to for a while
what other misc stuff are you doing to organize your life? i *love* organizing :redbeathe any tips would be great!!!!!can't wait :redbeathe:eek::rolleyes::clown:
I have a 2 1/2 hr break on Wednesdays too. My first class gets out at 10:30am and my next class doesn't start until 1pm so we can study together if your break is the same time.
I think the ones in those boxes in the bookstore are two volumes ($143). Not sure if this is the same thing on Amazon for $118. I got the international edition (UK) online and hope I can use it instead (
I think the ones in those boxes in the bookstore are two volumes ($143). Not sure if this is the same thing on Amazon for $118. I got the international edition (UK) online and hope I can use it instead (
Oh, okay. Just wanted to check because I got mine on amazon and was surprised that it was 2 volumes since that was never mentioned on our book list. I'm sure that your book is the same however. I think it would have to mention somewhere if it was different?
How thick are the two volumes? This international one is just one book but 2 7/8" thick. The pages are super thin, a little translucent, so that might be a drawback. The manager at the bookstore actually discouraged me from buying the set he has (which kind of surprised me). He kept saying I wouldn't need it until later in the semester. One thing that worries me is that he kept warning me that the math pharm class would be very hard. I didn't really react, so he added extra emphasis and actually told me straight up I would have trouble in the class. Kinda nervous about that.
I've heard that pharmacology is a bugger! If I have a hard time with 1st semester "math/pharm" then WOWIE... will I have a tough time for pharmacology which comes afterwards.
is anyone else unbinding their books too and putting them in binders? if you are, which ones are you unbinding?
pixie, yes, i'm considering debinding some of my books. but i'm not sure which ones yet. i've "debinded" or "debound" (proper terminology?) previous textbooks. sure saves the back or shoulders from carrying a bunch of heavy books. the only downside i've discovered, is when the professor skips to a portion of the textbook that isn't assigned that day. (like an appendix, or chart, or a different chapter, etc).
i guess you could take whatever chapter we are covering to class, and the other chapters can be kept in the car. that is what i would do. i am mostly going to study on campus anyway so it will work for me.
Pixie, Yes, I'm considering debinding some of my books. But I'm not sure which ones yet. I've "debinded" or "debound" (proper terminology?) previous textbooks. Sure saves the back or shoulders from carrying a bunch of heavy books. The only downside I've discovered, is when the professor skips to a portion of the textbook that isn't assigned that day. (like an appendix, or chart, or a different chapter, etc).
I've had the same hesitation about getting the books unbound for that reason, but what eagle says is a good idea.
Has anyone seen the list of books you need for fundies? holy cow! If we have to bring like 6 books to class ......yikes! I received the syllabus for my fundies class, so I was looking that over. I know we won't have to take them all to class at the same time (I hope), but I can see us being responsible for taking 2 or 3 at a time - and the thickest ones too!
I received the syllabus for my fundies class, so I was looking that over. I know we won't have to take them all to class at the same time (I hope), but I can see us being responsible for taking 2 or 3 at a time - and the thickest ones too!
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That's perfect! I have a break from 10:20-2:00!