RunninDad

2 Uniforms, undershirts, socks, white shoes, stethoscope, pen light, bandage scissors, boxed book set, case of black pens, few note pads, and im shopping around for a new laptop or netbook for theory/lecture.

Half of them will fail out or drop out in the first skills test. ;p

First day for me was a clinical/lab setting day so we had a 3 hour look at the syllabus / calendar and called it a wrap.

I think the point that was tying to be made was that as a nurse (which has more importance than taking a test to be a nurse, imo) you're not going to have a quiet environment to practice in often, when you may find yourself needing to focus. Part of being a nurse is being able to tune out the background noise and focus on the task at hand. Same thing goes for being a student.

Voicemail.. what? You mean you don't have that bluetooth piece surgically placed inside your auditory canal? Sheesh, get with the times!

My thing is I just simply don't have or see a use for it, for myself. My wife has one and loves it. It's just not my cup of tea. It was hard enough for me to start texting people.. I'd still rather call and have some form of personal contact. Electronics have taken a lot of that away for today's youth.

With the amount of work you're about to have, I wouldn't be going out of my way to look for friends. Make friends when you have your degree an are working =D But in all honesty, study groups will be formed once classes start. be proactive and throw your name/number/email out there so things can get setup. While you're in your study groups, I guarantee you'll have no issue making friends as time goes on. you'll find a core people you enjoy learning/working with and this post will be ancient history to you. You have the right mindset when you think about going to school and nose diving in to the books! Don't worry about making friends. They'll come in time, IF you have the time, lol!

Ha, I just saw this posting after I made my post in regards to those who use laptops in the classroom setting... I guess I'm lucky my institution has not gone to that degree yet. of course, there aren't a bunch of folks using laptops at this particular place and the folks that do use them use them for the appropriate reasons... accessing class materials online and what not. I really don't see what this craze is about facebook. haven't done it yet, and likely never will. I must have just skipped by the 'social networking' era.

I'm just trying to get something that works well with the family life so wife can be off the days I'm at school and I'm off the days she's at work.

I think a LOT of people go over board with AnP. Anatomy is literally the road map to the human body. How do you get better at driving places and remembering where to go without needing to call for help or look at a map? You travel the route over and over again. Anatomy is no different. Go through the motions of reading and placing visuals with what you are reading. If you know what one thing is, you can follow it one way or the other to find out what it leads to. Everything connects in some fashion and it is no different with the body. Some people take excessive notes. Some people study excessively. Some people cram the night before. For me, I found that just reading the material and studying the diagrams/maps/pictures of the current content was more than enough to let me cruise to an easy A in both AnP 1 and 2.

Fun times tomorrow! :dncgbby:

Yes I personally feel that anything passed 30 is too old for children. That's MY life decision though, if other people have different feelings or goals then fine with me. :) I was just offering her another view point that she may not have seen or thought about.

I haven't read any replies aside from the Op so if I am repeating things I apologize. I am speaking strictly from personal experience. As a father/husband, I would advise waiting until AFTER you finish nursing school before starting a family. Even then, I would likely advise waiting until you have your first year of actual nursing under your belt before you start. My wife got pregnant during her final year on her BSN and literally gave birth 2.5 weeks after she walked with her diploma. She got to breastfeed for 3 months before going in to the workforce and I quit my job to be stay at home dad and continue with my education finally. It was VERY hard for her. It was VERY hard for me. The first year of being in the workforce is VERY stressful. You may realize you absolutely hate working in the field you have chosen and want to go from NICU to somewhere else. She is going to be 31 this year and she has spoken about wanting another baby. I absolutely refuse, even though I'd love another as well. However I am not going to put that kind of stress on myself through school or on our relationship or on our children as well. Nursing school is not a breeze. the first year of working is not a breeze. You learn MUCH during school and you learn even MORE when you actually start working. Between getting used to all the new coworkers and dealing with the hate the older nurses have for you, trying to care for a new born and deal with your emotions rationally is going to be tough ( though for you it may not be an issue at all). Again, this is coming from the POV of a husband/father in a similar situation. My wife and I are glad we did have the second child though because if we hadn't we would have never had her to begin with. By the time I would be ready for a third, my wife would be close to 35 and that isn't something we want to do. I hope I was able to help a bit with a different view point.

Check your pirate mail today. there has been an update. hey incredible news! Thank you for doing the digging for me.

Which mail are you specifically referring to? The follow up or the original email that was sent out regarding orientation? I have yet to see a follow-up email discussing more about the Family Day portion of the orientation weekend.