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I also had a HORRIBLE experience with scrubshopper. After 4 shipments I still did not get the right order! I finally just kept it and will have to have the pants altered. Customer service is awful when you can get a hold of them. DO NOT ORDER FROM THEM!!!!!!!!!

Hello, I'm just finishing peds right now, half way through 3rd term. Its not so bad, tests are actually pretty easy. I had Hepburn for lecture and Hunter for clinical and enjoyed them both. Learned a tremendous amount in clinicals, most of which will carry over into adult nursing (peds is definitely not for me). I'm not sure yet about OB-that starts next week. I've heard that its pretty easy as well. It seems like once you get past second term, you're over the hump so to speak. We'll see how fourth term goes. And yes you will need the massive adult health book for 4th term as well as in OB for the women's health unit. Well I guess I'm done rambling. I'm tired and going to bed. This is our heck week, one test done & two more to go....

Joyfuljoy- I wouldn't worry about the NAT again. You should be fine with 200+. Good luck and best wishes to you.........

I had 217 points & got into the Summer 07 class. I think the cut off was 185ish. Are you sure its 117? Do you have all your prereqs?

Congrats on getting in!!! Don't worry too much about the photo. I was kind of freaked out too about all the requirements about the photo. Just go to walgreens or CVS and get one taken. Mine even came out a bit blurry and they didn't say anything.

I have to agree with everyone else so far. I also have the Saunders NCLEX review and its helping me tremendously in my adult health 1 class (med/surg). It really helps with testing.

Good luck!!! I had 217 when I got in... Enjoy your time before all the madness begins...........

nope... The uniforms have to be from FCCJ. You can buy a lab coat though and sew a patch on that...

Nope...it gets progressively more busy as the term goes on, in my opinion. Lots of tests, plus group projects, then clinicals start and then like the last 3-4 weeks are pretty crazy... I do think though that as it goes on you get more comfortable with it all, if that makes sense. You get into the routine and figure out the best way to study...

Here are my tips. I didn't take it online though but may help anyway... *Keep up with you reading! *Know the drug classifications, i.e. beta blockers, cephalosporins, loop diuretics, etc... Flash cards may be good for these. *Know digoxin, it comes up a lot. *Know the difference between cholinergic, anticholinergic, adrenergic, adrenergic antagonists, etc... and what effect they have on the body. *Try to pick up on the major side effects or drug interactions, i.e. nitrates cause headaches or digoxin & lasix = hypokalemia. *Also know the antidotes for overdoses, i.e. heparin= protamine sulfate, coumadin=vitamin K, etc... Good luck!!

217...

4 hours of required community service is due at the end of the semester for your techniques class. It has to be health care related and cannot be your place of employment. I went to the nursing home on dunn ave near the school and walked around and talked to the residents for a few hours. Its easy, no big deal.

I used a friends clipboard similiar to the one the above poster described one day in clinicals. I hated it!!! I kept forgetting it. It was hard to find places to stash it. And then I brought it into a pt room who was on contact precautions, so then I had to deal with disinfecting it. So now I just have some blank paper folded up that I keep in my pockets. If it doesn't fit in my pockets, I don't need it....

I have to agree about the nursemates. Every pair I tried on, I hated. But I guess its just a preference thing. I have a pair of white nike airs. They're kind of bulky but they are so comfy. My feet are wide too. I think I paid $50 at famous footwear or rackroom. I wish I would of seen the shox, I love those shoes... The dosage calc isn't too bad. Just know the conversion stuff and ratio & proportion. The med term isn't too bad either, just a lot of terms they can test you on. I don't have a rolling back pack. (I'm clumsy & I'm afraid I'd be running it into people). But a lot of people do and they seem to like it. My back definitely hurts after lugging the concepts book around. Good luck guys on your first semester!!!!!! It goes by superquick!

Schedule for my first term: M: Test 3-5:50 T: Pharm 9-12 , Concepts 1-4 W: HA 9-12 Th: Techniques/Clinicals 7-2:30 F: off I know some other sections had tech/clinicals on friday and I think Wednesdays off.