Lizzie19

First, take some deep breaths, cry if you need to and let out that emotion. I also failed my first check off, it was on medication administration. I won’t go too much into it, but I got severe performance anxiety and made one huge mistake that was an automatic failure. That first day I cried the entire way home, convinced that I was going to fail after all the effort I put into getting into the program. After thinking it over, I decided I wasn’t going to go down without a fight and practiced as much as possible. A week later I passed the redo and now I’m in my third semester, hoping to graduate at the end of the year. Use every chance you can to practice and prepare for the next check off. That way no matter what the end result is, you’ll be able to say you did your best. Good luck, and tell us how it goes.

I checked around online before I bought them, but it was hard to find used copies that were the newest edition from reliable sources. Amazon, B&N, etc. were basically the same price as the bookstore for a new copy. The three most expensive books (Kozier Fundamentals, Jarvis Physical Assessment, and Elkins Nursing Skills) have online components that you have to buy. They come bundled together at the bookstore but be careful if you buy them separately because you might end up paying more. For most people the schedule is four days a week. Two clinical days (7-1 or 1-7), two theory days, and a skills lab on a theory day. They pick your schedule for you but it's possible to switch with someone else. Also, after about 4-5 weeks you will have to travel to the clinical site the day before each clinical to pick out a patient. So if any of you have to arrange child care that's something to keep in mind.

Good luck to everyone! I'm currently in Foundations at TCC; it seems like it's been forever since I was worrying about whether or not I would get the letter. Now I'm just several days away from getting my first patient in clinical. If you have any questions, I don't mind answering. Like smilingbig said, definitely be prepared to spend a lot on books. On just the required list they give you, I spent about $700 alltogether at the bookstore. I took A&P II and Micro in the same semester too and got an A in both, so it's definitely doable. Get as many of the other prereqs done as possible too, like English and Psych. Online classes were a real help if you want to look into those.

Only three days left! I got my scrubs, lab coat, and shoes this afternoon. If anyone hasn't gotten theirs yet, there's a good place called Scrubs Etc. on Pennsylvania Avenue right by Harris. They have Cherokee brand white tops and teal pants on discount for about $12.00 each. For the shoes, I highly recommend a brand called Nurse Mates. Very soft, comfortable, and no strings to worry about. They were $51.00 after a $9.00 student discount.

We didn't get much of a chance to talk, but I like my group. I met one of them during lunch, so it was nice to see that she was also in there. Which clinical group are you in? I go to JPS M/W 7-1. I also have theory T/Th 2:15-4:05 and skills lab on Th 9:30-12:30.

The coffee shop by the bookstore sounds great. If everything goes well I'll probably be there between 6:30-7:00. I'll be the girl with shoulder-length brown hair, glasses, and a green messenger bag. My name's Elizabeth, although you can call me Liz or Lizzie or whatever's easiest. I know what you mean about not believing this is actually happening. Not too long ago I was in high school not sure what in the world I wanted to do. I've bounced from animation to psychology to veterinarian and so on. Now in about two years hopefully I'll be an R.N. and ready to move out on my own.

Congratulations! I've also been accepted; it was such a relief to see that large envelope in the mailbox. My mom was so excited she wrote it on the bulletin board at the school she works at. I would like to meet up too. I travel from close to the NW campus so I'll probably be there really early to avoid the morning rush hour.

Make sure to check your mail for another letter from TCC, it contains a background check form they left out of the original packet.

Awesome! Looks like we'll all be in together. See you on December 5th (orientation).

No, it doesn't mention it I'm afraid. Just the standard congratulations and a whole bunch of forms and ckecklists to prepare for the upcoming semester.

I'm in! I'm in! I was so worried about that one B but thankfully it didn't keep me out. There's a lot of papers in that envelope to look over, so I'll check back later. Good luck to everyone else!

Congratulations! Two more hours roughly until I get my mail. It was a brown envelope right?

Sorry about that stacygirl, I'm sure your time will come. I went to the very last information session, and I heard one person talk about having to take the test that same day because she had just found out about that math requirement. I can't imagine how stressful that must have been to have everything ride on that one test.

November's almost here; I'm getting so nervous waiting. According to the Spring 08 thread the letters came about a week into November. To pass the time I'm taking Medical Terminology and Pharmacology along with a few other electives.

I got one last semester when I applied but I haven't seen one yet for Spring '09.