Taliacoley

Hey future J1's, i am a future J2. Tomorrow is going to be a hectic day. Remember if you didn't get everything they said its okay ask someone after. Also don't forget your wallets. Majors will be there offering book deals they except credit, check, and cash. TNSA, which is a nursing student association, will be there offering patches, name tags, uniforms, and opportunity to join. You will also be able to sign up for CPR training through TNSA. All of the supplies offered are at a lower price than Majors and better quality. TNSA accepts cash and checks. Look on the boards for good book deals, you can also look on craigslist for nursing books. Good luck tomorrow. See you there.

For time management You should read your notes everynight. It is really important to do that so you keep everything fresh. If you work you may want to make sure your job is going to be flexible for fewer hrs. Study with someone, even if you are not a person who usually does that. It is important to realize that Nursing school is nothing like any other classes. Your thinking lvl will be so different. If you are use to straight A's don't worry when you don't always make them. Just try to relax and focus on what needs to be done.

You will learn that the Pharm book is not used, so i will be selling that. Some students choose to use it but not many. There are a few others that seem to be okay to sell, such as the assessment book. You will have a concept book that contains a lot of the same information. Your med-surg book is a definite keep, calculations book is a keep, any HESI practice books are a keep. You will receive or be able to buy online key passes that allows you to access the Evolve site that will have extras for you. You will also need a clicker to use all 4 semesters. Majors will be offering a book package that contains everything for about $900. You maky be able to buy everything seperately cheaper if you have the time to look. Your stethoscope can be bought online cheaper than at the store. I was able to get mine engraved from the online site cheaper than buying from majors.

You will need a watch with a sweep (2nd) hand. No digital watches. You will also have to keep your nails short with no nail polish on them during lab/clinical days.

Hey J1's to be. I am just finishing my first semester as a J1. There is lots of information floating around. On orientation you will have an opportunity to order books, scrubs, patches etc.. TNSA is an organization that will offer scrubs and patches at a better price than Majors. You may alos see on the bullentin boards where other J1's are selling their books; this may be beneficial to some. You will have 3 main classes, 4 if you are taking Patho. This semester everyone attended Pharm/Concepts lecture on tuesday, Patho was on Monday mornings. Assessment was lec/lab on Wed, Monday, or Thursday. Concepts lab was on wed or Thursday. Assessment clinincals onoly took place 3 times, concepts clinicals took place either on wed, thurs, friday, or sat; it will depend on where your hospital is. Although there is no online courses you will be doing alot online. there is a great amount of paper work for assessments and concepts. As for the uniform there is a scrub etc right near the school they have great deals. Shoes area personal preferrence, but i wouldn't spend a great amount on the first pair, you want to make sure they are going to be comfortable enough for clinicals. There are some students who wore white shoes that contained more than just a little color spot. It is not preferred but it will pass. There is alot of information that you will receive on orientation but don't let it worry you. just pay attention to what they say about scheduling, and expectations. There is alot of repeating info that you will hear. If you have any queestions please let me know.

Jeanmarie, I am a nursing student and presenting a presentation on Pediatric free standing hospice facilities. I have been looking up information on George Marks. I was wondering if you would mind me using your testimony about what you do? Also would you be able to direct me to where i might be able to view pictures of George Marks and possible parent testimony? This presentation is a special project for our Nursing Program and only a few selected topics were accepted to present so i am trying to make it as informative as possible and I really want to touch the audience. Thanks so much for what you do and for your time. Talia Coley

Hey Aggie, I just now saw where you posted your schedule for me to see. I have the same schedule as your. I am in group 37. I have sahagun for both assessment lab and concept clinicals. Where are you sitting in Pharm? I have been sitting on the right side of the room on the isle seat. We should try to get together. Are you going to be going to re-inforcements with Rica or tutoring with Blake? I look around everyday and wonder which one you are. I am Talia, I have curly, shoulder length brown hair, I wair glasses, and i am baout 5'3".

I understand. I have already completed the enrollments, with much frustration. I started working inthe calculations big and i have read the Pharm. I will be glad when we get in there and know exactly what they want. When is your first class, which one will it be.

we wear them to clinicals. I worry about that stuff too. Scrubs Etc. near the school has a great choice of scrubs. I went there after trying a few other places and it was the best. I am going to the stufy session next Thursday. I hope to get info on some of my questions. Are u in the fast track program?

Great I am glad that you have gotten it worked out. I wish more people from Dallas would hop back on. I would love to know who some people are. My group seems to be on a different life path than me so I don't know at how well it will work. I forget where you said your clinicals will be. Do you have everything? I still need to get my stethoscope.

I wasn't notified at first neither. I saw it on Blackboard, then I conttacted them. They originally had classes scheduled for Wed. and Thurs. Go onto your BB account and look under the TNSA, there is contact info there.

A friend told me that bring our books is not always required. Just note paper and pencil. I got a sling bag for my things. Shoes was hard i ended up with a pair of reeboks. If they let us wear crocks I will wear those. Is anyone going to the CPR class this wednesday.

It satarts Aug31st. I hope you get good news.

i am going tomorrow to pick mine up. Who is your patho teacher?

Is anyone still on this site.

thanks for the offer but i will pass. just remember to eat and sleep.

I hear you, only why i took it was because my advisor told me to.

I took Patho with *****. I used note cards to help me study. The minute you get the info you need to start looking it over. I had to read over everything every day. He only lectured, we took notes. He made the class pretty difficult in my opinion. I heard that ******* will at least give you notes. It is definitly alot of connections to A&P. We had alot of Bio stuff not alot of case studies.

i took it Fall of 08. I am so glad i did too.

My name is Talia. You will get everything in the packet which includes Clicker, passcodes, extra material for study, and a secure knowledge that you will be able to access your book online becuase no-one else has used that keycode. It definitly is a large sum. Next semester I will get a better Idea if the package was worth it or if buying on my own will be okay. What area do you live in. I am in Mckinney/Prosper.

Hey, I thought the pricing was horrible too. I was able to find all of my books for about $600. The down fall to that though is there are no "special books online." You also will have to buy passcodes, which cost about $50 each. THen you have the clicker. So when it is all said and done the cost of the books I found and then the add ons the price jumped up to close to $900. So the best deal is to get the package. A lot of the books will be reused for other semesters. What group are you in? I am in group 8, clinicals at Presby Plano.

Your hospital is listed on your schedule. It will be under concepts. Your whole group will be at the same hospital. Congratulations on being accepted. It was a long day at orientation but very interesting.

I took Patho last fall. I am so glad to have it over with. You will be glad to do it before this fall. My schedule seems pretty fair. I go T, W, TH.

Aggie How did your day go? What group are you in? I am group 8, my clinicals are at Presby Plano. I wish r books would be available sooner than August. i am going to borrow a friends over the summer.

12 hrs to go and we will be in orientation.