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Personally, I will mix a little sterile water in with the D50 solution in order to make it easier to push in and cause D50 is so harsh on the veins.

Awww...I am a third semester nursing student, but it is always nice to read about everyone's first day/semester in nursing school. Good luck to all of you guys and remember to hang on and enjoy the ride! And most importantly CONGRATULATIONS and welcome to the student nursing family :yeah:

YAY....I am glad to hear that you guys made it through orientation and got your schedules. Can't wait til you guys start. Welcome to the USA Nursing Family!

Wow, first let me say congrats to everyone who will be starting the nursing program in the summer. I am a current nursing student @ USA and I will say it is going to be hard and stressful, but also fun and entertaining. Hmm, of the things I have heard on here 1. Yes, we will be in the new building! I am kind of excited, but will miss being at SHAC. 2. Don't know your incoming schedule, but if you guys are taking Health Assessment, Pharm and Patho it will be a pretty good first semester. Dr. Vanderwaa teaches Pharm and Patho. She is awesome and you will really enjoy her classes. I will say that buying the books for those two classes are not necessary. Print her notes, go to class and you have all the information you need. Health Assessment is taught by different instructors. Lots of information will be covered and I am sure since it is summer it will be fast paced. Remember to review the book and your notes. Keep up on all the material!! Don't put off studying til last minute or it will not be pretty! Once again, congrats to all of you and welcome to the USA Nursing Family!

I have a question, more a debate. As an exercise physiologist, I was told by a fellow collague that if you have a patient with a pacemaker that you can place the lead on the patient's scapulae and get the same results. The same with the lower limb leads and his or her pants to high and you can't get where you need, you can place those leads on the sides of the spine. He said, technically it is not correct, but it will not adversely effect the outcome. My question is how accurate is this? And if this is okay where is the literature to support it? and finally, will it effect the ECG outcomes? I appreciate all help on this! (Sorry, if it sounds crazy, but writing fast)!

Congrats on your first test. Keep up the good work! :-)

I was re-reading my post and realized that was confusing. The first part I should have mentioned that is if you currently are working for Infirmary. The scholarship you are talking about "Infirmary Alliance for Registered Nurses Training", was the link I was talking about. It is only for Bishop State, but you are right they do pay for everything. Sorry, I should have been clearer!

Good luck to Animal1993 and Redy2BANURSE on your test. I am sure that you both will do really well.

Thanks everyone for the encouraging words! It really means a lot.

Well, I had my first test today. It was not what I was expecting and I did not do as well as I thought I did (a D+) First, it was an electronic test in which you could not go back and review your answers, I guess to get us ready for what it is like to take the NCLEX. I am horrible at test like this. I am use to taking my exam and then going back on ones I was not sure about and really taking my time to think about those. I don't know. I studied pretty well. I read the notes, reviewed chapters and still....I sucked. I guess I will have to work harder...or quit and do something different. I guess I am venting. Ugh! Well, back to studying.

Infirmary Health System will pay up to a certain amount for tuition reimbursement, however for each semester you receive the reimbursement you have to promise to work for the system one year. They also have a program for people looking to be a RN. Go to http://www.mimc.com and look under careers and there is a section labeled "Infirmary Alliance for Registered Nurse Training" that will give you more information. Hope that helps and good luck.

I am officially done with day two. I started to think "What the hell am I thinking." The schedules and syllabus are scary but as my co-worker said, "Take it one day at a time." and I shall. Lots and lots of reading (yeah, I know that is to be expected). We have to print out our own handouts (my poor printer), we have a media site with additional lectures we are required to view, and of course go to class and study outside of class. So far, it has not been horrible. I have a little bit of an advantage in some areas because of my previous schooling and work experience, but in no way will I be slacking off. I am determined to finish this with the best grades possible, but I am reminded. A "C" equals RN! Glad to hear that everyone else first days are going alright/good. Take care.

That is so awesome. Congratulations! ::dancgrp::

::clpty:: Congrats to Radmom, AZMONO2, and Plover1 for getting into your programs.

Thank you to everyone, this has been a great support system! I am so excited and a little nervous. And I am waiting to hear even more good news from everyone else!