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Hello Anna26, For the MH HESI I used quizlet. I survived Boyer's exams by making sure I was there for lecture and studied the power points. She still managed to pull a random fact or question on the exam that was from an obscure part of the chapter! Good luck!

@jowilk Clinicals were held 1st semester at NHC in Tullahoma, Lynchburg, Antioch, Murfreesboro, McMinnville. 2nd at St. Thomas Rutherford & Smithville, Tennova at Tullahoma, and Lincoln Medical Center in Fayetteville. Mental health clinicals were at Vanderbilt, Centerstone, Compassus, and Trustpoint in Murfreesboro. I may be missing a few. These locations are dependent upon renewed agreements with the school. Don't get it twisted..you may still be driving over an hour even if you can see one of these facilities right out side your window.

I survived my exams this week and the semester. ? Here is a bit more info I thought I would share. Good luck you guys. -Required Uniform items- StethoscopeGogglesBandage scissorsPen light (with pupil gauge) Watch with second hand-Studying- If you get this down before fall, you will be ahead of the game. Learn to love "most correct", SATA'S (select all that apply) questions and how to answer them. Learn the ABC's, Maslows, ADPIE, SBAR, concept mapping and the difference between Subjective/Objective information. Skim chapters prior to attending class. Focus on headers, paragraph topics, diagrams, boxes and side bars. Power Point's.. don't squander your time trying to print every power point as soon as it gets posted. I have lost HOURS and taken out a small forest reprinting because slides were changed sometimes right before class. *see page 3 and remember the word 'flexibility' again. -Clinical nights- During clinical you will have to "pick up" your pt the night before. This is prep work for a care plan/enag, medication awareness for the following day, and to meet your patient. Show up again the next morning around 6:30 ready to go. -Suggestions- I'd recommend cleaning your house/room/car thoroughly before school starts. Food prep the best you can. Make ahead crock pot/frozen things and easy snacks to grab, such as, apples/peanut butter, veggies, grapes, hard boiled eggs, nuts. I find Trello.com helpful in organizing a schedule for the content that needs to be studied. For lecture/power points, I used a 1.5 in folder and dividers.1.5 in folder for clinical1.5 in folder for skills labAfter each exam, I move the ppt's to a 2 in binder and leave at home.https://www.walmart.com/ip/Avery-2-Heavy-Duty-View-Binder-One-Touch-Rings-Navy-Blue/14935274 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Avery-Ready-Index-TOC-Dividers-Multicolor-Tabs-1-Sets-11151/17163691 This is handy at clinical. https://www.amazon.com/WhiteCoat-Clipboard-Wine-Nursing-Edition/dp/B00GWSVO3Q/ref=sr_1_8crid=1DA7I0VMTZOS3&keywords=iso+clipboard&qid=1556860891&s=gateway&sprefix=iso+clip%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-8 Check out free NRSNG pod casts and you can sign up for freebie Friday's.

Y'all know my disclosure - subject to change. I will post more required items and sort of a "things I wish I had known" when I can. I have 4 exams to conquer over the next week and a 1/2. I may sink yet! So, wish me luck.. I purchased 2 scrub sets and 1 lab coat. So that one pair is always clean and provides a buffer to not have to wash clothes every 5 seconds. I got them through Amazon Prime that way I could send things back if they didn't fit appropriately. Scrub Hub in the Boro is the only other place I ventured too and they didn't carry Landau at the time. uniform list revised.pdf

If you are bridging.. These may be in your near future. I also starred* items in 1st year section you may need to consider purchasing. If I give something a "thumbs down", it is because I think it is difficult to match older edition chapters to the instructors lecture outline. Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing (Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical) Fourteenth, North American Edition, 1-Volume Edition ISBN-13: 978-1496347992 ~Reading Assignments/Day 1 ~Massive paper weight-lol ~? Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice 7th Edition ISBN-13: 978-0803658608 ~Needed for Reading Assignments ~Psych clinical homework completion ~? 2016 Intravenous Medications: A Handbook for Nurses and Health Professionals 32nd ISBN-13: 978-0323296601 ~Needed for skills check offs ~Clinicals if instructor is picky ~Older edition friendly http://thepoint.lww.com/coursepoint This.. ...Ugh. While I "think" it helped me learn more content, I feel like I HAD to purchase/buy this @ $150 for 10 grade points. It is also added stress for mandatory homework completion deadlines. Again, hope this helps.

This is the book list that was handed to us (may be different for you) during orientation. I purchased a "Discounted Package" from the Motlow Bookstore. My package was promised June 30th and got mine a week before classes. I was freaking out. Some of my classmates made off like bandits purchasing elsewhere and had them sooner. The bookstore will price match though from what I understand. The package cost was $500 and did not include all the books listed. For UTD prices on books the isbn#'s are listed below. Just know everything here is my personal opinion and experience. I don't want you to feel like you have to purchase every book that they list. I did, and wished I hadn't. You think you are going to be the best student ever by reading everything, but let me crush those dreams right now. There is not enough time in the day for ALL of it. By this second semester, I didn't purchase anything till a week after class started. Doing it this way ensured "needed" items instead. If I give something a "thumbs down", it is because I think it is difficult to match older edition chapters to the instructors lecture outline. A bit of light recommended reading for the summer - 1st years. *Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination 7th Edition ISBN-13: 978-0323358514 ~Summer reading This provides scope for NCLEX style q's and obvious review for NCLEX. Too soon? I think not. Fundamentals Success: A Q&A Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking 4th Ed ISBN-13: 978-0803644144 ~summer reading I think this helped me get my head around the "why this is the right answer". Some of the content will match up with what you are to cover and a few of the questions even showed up on the exams. (Not many, but if it helped me get 1 question right.. It was worth it for me.) Strategies, Techniques, & Approaches to Critical Thinking: A Clinical Reasoning Workbook for Nurses (Strategies, Techniques, & Approaches to Thinking) 5th Edition ISBN-13: 978-1455733903 ~"Optional" summer reading I would call this mind mapping or connecting the dots for clinical. Davis Advantage Basic Nursing: Thinking, Doing, and Caring 2nd Edition ISBN-13: 978-0803659421 ~Will need for reading assignments/Day 1 ~? *Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses 16th Edition ISBN-13: 978-0803669451 ~Will need for clinical ~Skills check offs ~Used both semesters ~Older edition friendly *Nurse's Pocket Guide: Diagnoses, Prioritized Interventions and Rationales 14th ISBN-13: 978-0803644755 ~Will need as a reference for clinical homework I have used this for both semesters. *Nursing Care Plans: Guidelines for Individualizing Client Care Across the Life Span 9th ISBN-13: 978-0803630413 ~Will need as a reference for clinical homework I have used this for both semesters. Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests 6th Edition ISBN-13: 978-0323446631 I never used this 1st semester. I have used it this semester (2nd), but feel I can find the same info here and other places on line. https://labtestsonline.org Fluids & Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series®) Sixth Edition ISBN-13: 978-1451193961 You might find this helpful? I've never opened it. Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary 23rd ISBN-13: 978-0803659049 ~I have yet to use this book. Calculating Dosages Online: Access Card ISBN-13: 978-0803639690 Total waste - As long as they don't make mandatory homework from this, as in they are checking it, I'd skip it. If you feel like you need to work through Med Math, get this one used/rented instead. It's way better. Calculate with Confidence (Morris, Calculate with Confidence) 6th ISBN-13: 978-0323089319 Davis's Nursing Skills Videos: 12-month access 1st Edition ISBN-13: 978-0803660595 Total waste - They will tell you what THEY want you to do, how to do it, and in what order. Also, they will at times provide Youtube nursing dept videos. Not to mention the countless other FREE resources. Hope this helps! #inthistogether #yougotthis #nursingstudents #rnbound

The nursing dept heads have been talking about doing a big/little program (1st yrs assigned with 2nd's) to help navigate the new waters. If this is something you guys are interested in, be sure to bring it up during orientation. If not, there were people who failed 1st go round that were admitted back and I asked them a gazillion questions. My pleasure, I would have gave my left pinky toe for someone to chat with on this roller coaster ride. ❤️

@kzmmx Orientation was previously held in the Marcum building and I don't see that changing. As far as a dress code goes... last year people showed up looking like they just rolled out of bed. They soon regretted their decision when photos were taken that day for our nursing ID badges.

Congratulations to those that have made it.? ?️To those that haven't, keep your head up and don't give up!

@kzmmx Yes, plenty of my classmates are working through school. One in particular has a similar schedule - Fri/Sat/Sun. The only issue will be if you get a Saturday clinical. Just let the instructors know and I'm sure they will work with you. Keep in mind you will also have class and exams on Monday. She shows up pretty wiped out, but it can be done! #rndetermined!

@kzmmx This semester has been so nuts. I've lost track of what day it is half the time. I was able to download a clean calendar for 2nd semester though and it may be beneficial to those that are bridging. A bit of an outline - Med Surg clinicals (CFE) you only go 6x's and Mental Health 4x's plus attend a Support Group. All subject to change of course.

@kzmmx Here is my calendar from 1st semester. It will probably be more confusing than helpful as mine turned out to be a personal calendar also. I did not want to chance transferring the school schedule wrong. Hence.. the black outs.

@Courtney Brianna Tobitt Sadly, there is no way to know what each year's cumulative scores will need to be until letters are out and people are willing to share their scores. My first time applying (4/25/17) was in the 580's. I reapplied and was accepted (4/19/18) with around 620 points. Maybe this can be a ballpark range for you.- Good luck to you and everyone.

In case you missed Motlow's nursing information session today in McMinnville. You can still make it to the Smyrna, Fayetteville or Moore sessions. I would have posted before now, but I just found out myself. https://calendar.mscc.edu/?fbclid=IwAR1zQM1ImitHipm9Jhtabh_g8-X1oB2xKlwp-z43OC1kqx4Usiji4QPq1j4

Waiting until April, I can most certainly relate.