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:
For those of you who got your Fundamentals syllabus, Can you please post the readings for the first week? I'm in sequence 2 and I havent received an email from my professor.
I just got back from the bookstore and got the nursing kit. it has so much neat stuff like IV starter kits and tracheostomy stuff. It's huge but it makes me more excited : )
I haven't gotten my ipod yet, I am waiting to see if i get it for my bday tomorrow:biggringi But even if I don't I'll get it and stuff it with cool apps ASAP. any suggestions?
I can't waaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit for school to staaart :loveya:
Yay! You got it! Isn't it really cool? I know the excitement and nerves you're feeling after seeing all that equipment! One set is to practice, one set is to test with, I think.
Well, I looked at all kinds of apps and I got theses (some are a bigger investment, like the nursing central, but the others are less money or are free):
For those of you who got your Fundamentals syllabus, Can you please post the readings for the first week? I'm in sequence 2 and I havent received an email from my professor.
Thanks
I'm seq 2 as well :)!
The syllabus is from Prof. Ponce. Most of the books we bought are for this class, but I think she only refers to the Fundies book when posting assignments, so Chapter 34 is listed for week one and says "Orientation, Principles of Asepsis, and Protective Precautions" - the chapter title is "Infection Protection and Control," so I guess it's the same thing. (In case you're wondering, chapter 37, 38 are for week 2; 47, 48, 15 week 3; 16-20 week 4). These are to set us up for clinicals I'm guessing.
For those of you who got your Fundamentals syllabus, Can you please post the readings for the first week? I'm in sequence 2 and I havent received an email from my professor.
so I went to buy my iPod Touch today (the 3rd generation for HIPAA issues) and the apple website says the iPod Touch has HD video!???? Ok, so big deal it doesn't have a camera. I'd think a video is worse?!
PLEASE help me understand. Is this incorrect advertising? I feel like I'm "missing" something. I texted my friend who has an iPod Touch and hers is a 2nd gen. with no camera and has only 8gb memory. Isn't that too little of memory?
so I went to buy my iPod Touch today (the 3rd generation for HIPAA issues) and the apple website says the iPod Touch has HD video!???? Ok, so big deal it doesn't have a camera. I'd think a video is worse?!
PLEASE help me understand. Is this incorrect advertising? I feel like I'm "missing" something. I texted my friend who has an iPod Touch and hers is a 2nd gen. with no camera and has only 8gb memory. Isn't that too little of memory?
This is a good comparison chart of the different generations of the iTouch. I don't really know about the gb, to tell the truth. I hope this helps somewhat :)
I haven't gotten my ipod yet, I am waiting to see if i get it for my bday tomorrow:biggringi But even if I don't I'll get it and stuff it with cool apps ASAP. any suggestions?
There's a couple that correspond to the textbooks. I think they are free with the code from the book but I forgot because I haven't used them yet.
The thing I recommend most is a flashcard app. They are not dry and boring like regular flashcards because you can add pictures and even sound files. Also, at least one of these apps (I think Mental Case) takes the cards you miss and then mixes them back in randomly. It does some kind of complicated algorithm, but in short it doesn't waste your time repeating the cards you already know. There are a bunch of these apps out there to choose from. The two I have used are:
BTW, I have 2nd gen iPod Touch 8GB and that is plenty of memory unless you have thousands of songs or a lot of movies. The only time I've even come close to the limit was when I downloaded 3 or more movies for a long airplane flight.
woooohooo!
kerima
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For those of you who got your Fundamentals syllabus, Can you please post the readings for the first week? I'm in sequence 2 and I havent received an email from my professor.
Thanks