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 ...

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. Electro...

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 y...

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 particul...

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 ...

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 th...

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 th...

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.

Starting in fall 2010 as well. Bit irked that I didn't wait til spring as the new BSN program starts then, but anything is better than nothing at this point.

After going back and forth between trying to get in to UWF and PJC for the last 2 years, I finally got in to PJC. I've had my pre-reqs done to get in to the UWF BSN program for a long time now but you need close to a 3.8gpa to get in there it seems. ...

I guess that entirely depends on what the school in question requires. Of the schools that I looked in to that ran an alternate list, it was a first come first serve basis. Those who submitted their applications in first were chosen first and so on a...

I was recently 24 on an alternate list of 26. I had all the pre-reqs taken care of as well as all the non nursing courses involved in the program (such as nutrition/AP2/micro/etc). I took the nln/net(whatever it's called) and scored among the highest...

ADN program is the only program available to me. The only BSN program in the area requires you to more or less have a 3.8 or higher gpa because the competition for a class seat is so fierce. We have 1 local adn program and anotehr adn program an hour...

So the short of it, I've two options locally to get a nursing degree. One is a bachelors program and the other is an associates degree program. I'm annoyed first fort eh fact that I've got nearly 60 credits compiled and will have over that once I fin...

I'm in nearly the same shoes, P-A-F. I've been feeling the exact same way over the last few weeks.

I've been skimming through the site during downtime. I'm a married father of two young daughters. My wife is currently working as a school nurse(BSN) and very much enjoying it. She started out in NICU but left due to absolute horrid management condit...

You're exactly right. Nurses should be compensated for their services appropriately. In Pensacola, Florida there are 3 hospitals - Baptist, Sacred Heart, and West Florida Regional Medical Center. All 3 work with each other at keeping pay low so that...

I'm not sure I'd say anatomy is the hardest subject. I didn't study that much when I was taking it, and had a B+. The body is a machine, so just think of it as a machine like a car or computer, and it really does honestly get easier, at least it did ...