North Lake/El Centro - Fall '06!

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Congrats to all of us that were accepted to the nursing program at either campus for Fall '06!!!!

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I'm going to be at the NLC campus! See you in June for orientation!

Also, congrats for making it to the next semester to all new 2nd - 4th semester NLC/ECC student nurses & congrats to the graduates! :balloons:

Good luck to everyone!

Specializes in ante/postpartum, baby RN.
If you want to try on Danskos, birks, tennys, crocks, quarks and merrills all in one place - go to nordstrom. They have em all.

Thanks for the tip. I am about to buy new shoes for clinicals.

Katie

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Specializes in ante/postpartum, baby RN.
Are only tennis shoes allowed, or can we wear the black rubber shoes that can be hosed down with antibacterial spray? :chuckle

Did anyone have their books debound and hole-punched or spiral bound?

Funnie, your are ready for school, aren't you. ;)

As I know, only shoes with closed back are allowed so no clogs.

Several people in my class debounded their books but I kept mine in original form. It's up to you.

Katie

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Specializes in Operating Room.
Funnie, your are ready for school, aren't you. ;)

As I know, only shoes with closed back are allowed so no clogs.

Several people in my class debounded their books but I kept mine in original form. It's up to you.

Katie

Katie, I'm so tired of studying 24/7 on non-nursing stuff. I really need to see that light at the end of the tunnel. :)

gauge14iv, thanks for that tip! :balloons:

I don't want open-back clogs, they'd drive me nuts I think. However, I have seen water-resistant closed-back clogs (Professional Danskos) in black. They are leather, but water-resistant. I think that's what I'm going to get...if they feel right. I'll take gauge14iv's advice & find a Nordstrom close by me. :D

Katie, what is the rules on rings and watches?

Thanks for all of your help!

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Specializes in ante/postpartum, baby RN.
Katie, what is the rules on rings and watches?

I don't wear rings but some of my classmates do. So I have never had problems donning clean or sterile gloves but I don't know what they do. Your skills lab or clinical instructor will tell you the rules on rings on the first day of class. I wish I could help you more. I am sure your instructor will know the answer.

Katie

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Specializes in Operating Room.
I don't wear rings but some of my classmates do. So I have never had problems donning clean or sterile gloves but I don't know what they do. Your skills lab or clinical instructor will tell you the rules on rings on the first day of class. I wish I could help you more. I am sure your instructor will know the answer.

Katie

Thanks Katie.

I'll probably wait to look for a band to wear to clinicals then...don't want to wast money if my clinical instructor doesn't allow them at all.

I need to get some new glasses though. I can't wear my contacts as I'm constantly having to stick my finger on my eyeball trying to rotate the contact back around. :uhoh3:

I think may go Nordstrom browsing this weekend. :monkeydance: I looked them up to see where the closest location is. (Not to buy, but to try different sizes on.)

BTW, I have I.V. Therapy Made Incredibly Easy on its way...another used book that I hope is not too old by the time I need it. :chuckle

(Katie, have you been told what semester I.V. starts are allowed? When can you actually administer IV meds on existing I.V.'s?)

125 days! :chuckle

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Specializes in ante/postpartum, baby RN.
(Katie, have you been told what semester I.V. starts are allowed? When can you actually administer IV meds on existing I.V.'s?)

No, I haven't. I think we start IV second semester. Does anyone know the answer?

Katie

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Specializes in Nephrology.

Hey Fun- I got the black pair of Danskos and I loved them!

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Hey Fun- I got the black pair of Danskos and I loved them!

Cool, I'm glad to know that! :)

I've read that they are leather (cuts down on stink...lol), but they are water-resistant. I like that!

I got my current Life Uniform catalog in the mail yesterday. So, I showed my husband the black "Dansko Professional slip-on" (I'm sure he was really impressed:uhoh3: ), and told him that we're going to Nordstrom this weekend (I'm sure he's excited). :uhoh3: :chuckle

Anyway, I wear 8's in regular shoes, so I figure I need a 39. I read on a thread that a person wears size 9 and bought size 40 & they fit.

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I just wanted to say congrats on getting accepted!!

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Specializes in Nephrology.

Yes I am sure you guys will have a ton of fun at Nordstroms this weekend :lol2: I wear a size 8 and I bought a 39 but my feet are really wide so I had to move up to a size 40 and I like those much better.

Waterproof is good! I can vouch for that too!!! I was giving a patient a shower and I was helping him out of his wheelchair and into the seat in the shower. There were 4 shower heads all lined up along this wall in the shower room and I was standing under one of them. Instead of reaching behind him to turn the knobs for his shower head, I accidentally turned the knobs for the one I was standing under. I got completely soaked and he was laughing so hard. It was a fun moment but because of my shoes my feet were the only dry area on me and the shoes weren't damaged at all. Maybe I should advertise that for Dansko!! lol

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Specializes in Operating Room.
I got completely soaked and he was laughing so hard.

:rotfl: Thank God the uniforms aren't white!!! :chuckle

Thanks, lalaJenn! Hope all is well. :balloons:

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Specializes in Operating Room.

Do you where the uniform to lecture, skills lab & clinicals?

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