~*Beth*~

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1. Had My First Clinical EVER Today!

   ~*Beth*~ replied to ~*Beth*~'s topic in General Students

   I know that it was just my first day and I'm bound to have tons of difficult ones in the future. Today actually started out very difficult. The client was coughing up a LOT of phlegm and when I went to rinse out the emesis basin I couldn't help but...

2. Had My First Clinical EVER Today!

   ~*Beth*~ posted a topic in General Students

   This is what I wrote to sum up my feelings about what happened today: My First Patient... ...was born before the Titanic sank. ...couldn't feed himself. ...couldn't walk. ...had no bowel control. ...had difficulty speaking. ...was hard of hearing. .....

3. Had orientation today

   ~*Beth*~ replied to Achoo!'s topic in Pre-Nursing

   I had orientation Thurs. 10am-5pm & Fri. 10am-2pm. We picked our schedules, purchased skill kits, were fitted for our uniforms, ordered uniforms/accessories etc. (a grand total of $317). Books are rumored to be around $800. We also have homewo...

4. ANY FCCJ/UNF Students?

   ~*Beth*~ replied to NeoRNtobe's topic in General Students

   Kim, How was orientation for you? Wow! I know I am calling WorkSource on Monday to see if they will help me out with this growing money pit called nursing school! So much for Christmas presents...hehe! Which section did you get in? I'm in sectio...

5. ANY FCCJ/UNF Students?

   ~*Beth*~ replied to NeoRNtobe's topic in General Students

   Thanks everyone for the good advice. I've been getting my appointments for immunizations/background check etc. scheduled today. I'm glad I had set aside a little nest egg for these expenses. The costs are adding up quickly! :uhoh21:

6. ANY FCCJ/UNF Students?

   ~*Beth*~ replied to NeoRNtobe's topic in General Students

   Any advice on the type of stethoscope? They have 3 different Littmanns shown (with free name engraving if you pay for it the day of fitting). Then they have three Sprague choices that are noticeably cheaper. I've heard Littmann is good stuff...any...

7. ANY FCCJ/UNF Students?

   ~*Beth*~ replied to NeoRNtobe's topic in General Students

   FCCJ's Spring term. Any advice/pointers/insight you have is welcome!!

8. ANY FCCJ/UNF Students?

   ~*Beth*~ replied to NeoRNtobe's topic in General Students

   IT CAME TODAY!!! I GOT MY LETTER!!! =) I am so excited! I haven't even finished reading through my packet yet, but I had to jump on and post because I wanted to share the good news! =) I just tried calling to accept my seat but I got no answer, s...

9. ANY FCCJ/UNF Students?

   ~*Beth*~ replied to NeoRNtobe's topic in General Students

   Congrats hagmayer! I am going crazy...I also applied for the Spring 2006 term at FCCJ. I haven't gotten a letter yet. I had 198 points. The suspense is killing me.... ..Thanks to those of you FCCJ students sharing information. The nursing dept. ...