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  1. Brookhaven/Mountainview

    Once you are signed in click on my name and it will give you the option to PM me.
  2. Brookhaven/Mountainview

    Hi Congratulations and Good Luck. You are starting a journey that will be over before you know it. I graduated the program in August 08. Lots of places to find books cheaper on line and Half Price books. McKinney and Northwest Highway are the best fo...
  3. Brookhaven Spring 09

    Yes you will need to register for class but you do not have to worry about the class filling up because only nursing students are allowed in. So you can wait untill later to sign up. The everyone will be taking the same class at the same time except ...
  4. Brookhaven/Mountainview

    "need help! does anybody still have their book from pediatrics? i have been using the wrong book! i borrowed the book from the library because i didn't have my financial aid money yet, and it isn't the right book. i have wong's nursing care of infan...
  5. I am in my 40's just graduated from Nursing School, single and have three living children. Two of my children were in NICU. I just started a job in a large level 3 NICU. So I think the life experience that you have will help with getting a job in NI...
  6. Brookhaven/Mountainview

  7. Brookhaven/Mountainview

    Congratulations!!!!
  8. Brookhaven/Mountainview

    Take a deep breath. Make time for yourself even if you do not think you have the time. It helps if you keep your the stress level down. It all can be done and you will be finished before you know it. Good Luck.
  9. Brookhaven/Mountainview

    Yes I could not get in to take it before I started work and I knew that I could not take it the first two weeks of work. I was told that they would work around me taking it after that so I will schedule it as soon as possible. I will be working at B...
  10. Brookhaven/Mountainview

    Good luck! Are you the first one in our class to take NCLEX ? You are one busy woman. How is everything going? I will be taking it after I start working in September. Keep in touch and good Luck with everything that is going on. Susan
  11. Brookhaven/Mountainview

    Sue Watson was wonderful you will really enjoy her. Good luck:nurse:
  12. Any NP hopefuls??

    YES I have plans on becoming an NP, I just graduated and will start my job in NICU in September. After working for six months I will start going back to school part time.
  13. Brookhaven/Mountainview

    We did not have to go the day before to pick up patients in OB or Psych. Some of the clinical instructors in Peds made the students go the day before to pick up patients ( I believe it was the clinical the went to Medical City Dallas) I went to Child...
  14. Backpack Advice

    I used a rolling scrapbooking tote. It was the right size for the books had a lot of places so that I could organize every thing. Had a place for all of my pens , highlighters, ect. It would also hold my lap top for when I needed to take it to class....
  15. Brookhaven/Mountainview

    Thank you so much.I think we are all a jumble of emotions right now one minute I am fine and the next I am freaked out. I am fine right now and will hopefully stay that way until after the test. It is only a test and I have to keep telling my self th...
  16. Brookhaven/Mountainview

    I was on financial aid. I did not buy the book pack. I would buy used books and sometimes not the same addition but it always had the same material only on different pages. I did not use a book for pediatrics. ( I was mostly A with a few B student du...
  17. Brookhaven/Mountainview

    We were able to sign up for our support courses, and nursing foundations, but thats it until success camp which is a week before school starts. I have 3 kids which start school the same day I do, and really need more than the Friday before school sta...
  18. Brookhaven/Mountainview

    I am in Fourth semester getting ready for HESI and our pinning. I went to Parkland for OB and loved my Clinical instructor, and for Peds I went to Children's with Ms. Wilson that was a great experience and she was a wonderful Clinical instructor. ...
  19. Brookhaven/Mountainview

    Depends upon the semester. Sorry. My first semester was Monday - Thursday, Second semester Monday - Thursday. Third semester Two days for lecture and two days for clinical.( my clinical was on the weekend). Fourth semester two days for lecture and tw...
  20. Brookhaven/Mountainview

    Our classes were scheduled differently than yours what classes will you be taking? OB and Peds and Pych is that right?
  21. Brookhaven/Mountainview

    See next one down. Sorry
  22. Brookhaven/Mountainview

    End of life has several papers to write but is not a hard class. Patho is a very important class as far as nursing is concerned. If you know your patho you will do well in Nursing school. I am not sure that you will have enough time to study during M...
  23. Brookhaven/Mountainview

    Congratulations to everyone that will be starting in the fall. Also congratulations to all that have just about finished first semester.
  24. Brookhaven/Mountainview

    Congratulations! Even though the program is hard it is the best decision that I have ever made. Nursing is where I belong. Never any regrets.
  25. Brookhaven/Mountainview

    I have the Littman Master Classic II( I really like it) . I have tried the Cardiology not sure which one but it was very clear and easy to hear every sound. It was much more expensive. You can go to like Majors and they will let you try out the diffe...