TessaMae

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  1. voice recorders

    TessaMae replied to seasoned hopeful's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    were you able to save it onto your computer? i'm not sure if your is different but with my recorder, i would save it onto my computer and then use my itunes or windows media player to burn to a

  2. STCC Nursing Fall 2009

    TessaMae replied to bananimal's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    The professors send all emails through blackboard, so if you do not have a blackboard account, the emails got to your stcc student email. As soon as you can, you should go to blackboard and update...

  3. STCC Nursing Fall 2009

    TessaMae replied to bananimal's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Do your best to get a C+ you definetly will not want to take that in the spring semester and unfortunetly they don't make exceptions to the rule, plus with the clinical being on random days its really...

  4. What makes Nursing school hard?

    TessaMae replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Students

    IMHO...its not that the work is more difficult than any of the pre-req's its that unlike other classes there aren't any other grading opportunities than the 4 exams and one paper (at least not at my...

  5. STCC Nursing Fall 2009

    TessaMae replied to bananimal's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Which class is it? If you go onto the stcc nursing webpage it lists each course that is required and you have to complete it before the semester you are in. For example, there are a few people in my...

  6. STCC Nursing Fall 2009

    TessaMae replied to bananimal's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Last year they sent them out a week or two before class

  7. STCC anyone?

    TessaMae replied to Chaoticdreams33's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    She means that there will be classes on using the smart phones that they are going to schedule into the second week of school...like in addition to the regular nursing

  8. STCC anyone?

    TessaMae replied to Chaoticdreams33's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Unless your schedule is different, class starts on Sept

  9. STCC anyone?

    TessaMae replied to Chaoticdreams33's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    My kids are 9 and 3, many people have kids and work. It is hard but more so there just are not alot of grading opportunities. We have 4 exams and a paper each semester so the 4.0 is down the drain...

  10. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    TessaMae replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

    check to see if your program allows before

  11. STCC Nursing Fall 2009

    TessaMae replied to bananimal's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    In 102, they tell you what has to be included in the paper but you can pick your topic as long as it fits the criteria...and you have to post your topic with your reader and get it approved...In 202...

  12. STCC Nursing Fall 2009

    TessaMae replied to bananimal's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    my instructor said we couldn't cut and paste either. she wanted it to be written in our own words in a way we could remember. like if the med was for blood pressure we had to write "lowers bp by...

  13. STCC Nursing Fall 2009

    TessaMae replied to bananimal's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Everyone is different, I know for me I went into September with a plan in mind based on how I got A's in all of my pre req classes. In A&P I always did all of the reading, found it very helpful....

  14. STCC Nursing Fall 2009

    TessaMae replied to bananimal's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Just my but, I went in to the program with a few friends, we had pre-req's together and I was so excited that I wasn't going to be "alone". Once school started though, I found that we drifted apart....

  15. STCC Nursing Fall 2009

    TessaMae replied to bananimal's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Maybe in the school of health but not the school of nursing...although I have had classes in that building for the last 2 years and have never seen a sims patient on the floor or in the hall etc. We...

  16. STCC Nursing Fall 2009

    TessaMae replied to bananimal's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I think this would work for the fundamentals book - which you only use for the first semster mostly or the maternity book that you only use in semester two, but many of the books you use for the full...

  17. STCC Nursing Fall 2009

    TessaMae replied to bananimal's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    There are 5 med calc problems on each of the exams and you will have med calc "quizes" (they aren't graded) that you need to turn in each week with your clinical paperwork. If you don't know the...

  18. STCC Nursing Fall 2009

    TessaMae replied to bananimal's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    So jealous! I have to get up at 5am to get me and the kids out the door in time for

  19. STCC Nursing Fall 2009

    TessaMae replied to bananimal's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    If you live close to STCC, a Wed lab does get you out of bed. I sometimes forget not everybody has to travel 45 minutes like me lol. I thought that by having a day off I would be able to dedicate it...

  20. STCC Nursing Fall 2009

    TessaMae replied to bananimal's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    You can still switch to the Friday lab if you want...that day off is nice for studying and doing clinical

  21. STCC Nursing Fall 2009

    TessaMae replied to bananimal's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    They will tell you all that when you get your semester calendar on the first day of school. Our class...on holiday weeks like columbus day we did an on-campus simulation lab (SIM's) and you do not...

  22. Should I miss clinicals for...

    TessaMae replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Why not ask your program advisor?? At my school you can miss clinical under certain circumstances as long as it is less than 10% of the total semester hours. I would think you could run this by your...

  23. Finding out if you got accepted before getting a letter

    TessaMae replied to mom2jakenjax's topic in General Students

    At my school thats what happened to me...took two weeks but I got the letter! Once i found out I asked my friends to check their webadvisor account and sure enough the ppl who had Rn as their major...

  24. Pregnancy and Nursing School

    TessaMae replied to mesa14's topic in General Students

    Everyone says things they wish they could take back. I don't know you but really think it is wonderful that you can realize when you do this and say sorry.. Kudos to

  25. Pregnancy and Nursing School

    TessaMae replied to mesa14's topic in General Students

    What about the mommies that have to work and do not have the luxury to stay home with their two year old??? I happen to have a two year old Jonny myself and feel no guilt sending him to...