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Hello :) I am taking my NCLEX RN tomorrow at 2pm and I would love some words of encouragement, if anyone has any. I have been studying, praying, meditating, and trying to stay calm all week, and it really is hitting me today. I know I can do this. P...

Finished exam in 1 hour, 75 questions, just got the good pop-up!! Thank you all!! :) :) :) :) RN hopefully :) :) :) :)

Good luck!! I am signing off now and I will be back after it's all over. We can do it!! :)

Thank you all sooo much for the words, thoughts, and prayers. I know we all can do this. Best of luck to all of us taking the exam this week. Prayers will be said for all of us. Thanks for everything. :)

I would love to hear any opinions/suggestions on clipboards, stethoscopes, etc... Do you guys carry a clipboard for clinicals? With or without a calculator? What brand stethoscope do you suggest? Did you have it engraved? I purchased a Littman lightw...

Sure no problem. I know how hard it is to find good looking and comfy scrubs. A lot of us started out with the basic, scratchy cherokee ones and are now trying to find more comfy and stylish ones. I will start my final year of the program with som...

I also would avoid any contrast color stitching. I did manage to find a great and soft Dickies top recently that is more stylish than the usual cherokee boxy cut top. You can also wear the Karlie Koi white pants because they are all white with no c...

I know that if the color is not "port wine", they will have a problem with it. I too love Koi; however, the closest they have to port wine is the color you mentioned, and it is not the correct color. I even had my last clinical instructor in NP2 stat...

For those wondering about the CPR class. I just finished up NP2, and last year when I was waiting for orientation like all of you, I went ahead and took the CPR class. Most of the students at orientation already had completed the CPR class prior to...

For the calc test you are allowed to use a BASIC calculator (add, subtract, multiply, divide, square root), our professor provided us with calculators in NP 1. In NP 2 we can use our own, but they have to be basic ones as well. For the clinical calc...

Hello :) Just to calm some fears for those who are alternates. I think you still have a good chance of getting in. I started the program, Fall 2009, and at my orientation, there were 8 people who had accepted their admission to the program, but did n...

If they don't accept it, then take the CLEP exam for the course, if it is offered. That sould satisfy them. :)

Hello :) I am currently an HCC nursing student and I wanted to let you all know who are applying for Fall 2010, that last year, the application deadline was January 15th, the committee met early March, and I received my acceptance letter by the end o...

Hello, I am currently in the Dale Mabry day program. I know that instructors do switch from day/night and also campuses. We have an instructor from Plant City nights, for our day section for this semester at Dale Mabry. I would apply where you want t...

I do not find this topic offensive at all. Honestly, I don't think anyone of us, patients included, would want to be surrounded by heavy body odor; however, I think the appropriate way to handle this situation is to remove yourself from it. In a clas...

I would wait until after orientation. Everyone waited to buy the books because they were not in the bookstore yet. Also, there were some edition changes from the previous semester, so there is a possibility you may have different editions than us. I ...

Yep, Joyce LeFever Key is one of the authors. Clinical Calculations: With Applications to General and Specialty Areas by Joyce LeFever Kee, Sally M. Marshall

Hello :) That does not include tuition. Tuition was about $1000. So $1800 total so far. The clinical calcations book does come in the box; however, I purchased an older edition, 5th edition on ebay for like 6 bucks with shipping and studied out of th...

Hello :) Cost of first semester so far... about $800 including books and supplies for clinicals. We do have to purchase one more book for the psych component of the class, but they have not told us what the book is yet. I saved some money by buying s...

Hello, Contrats to all of you that have been accepted or are alternates!! I am currently in NP1, Dale Mabry, day program. Re the CPR card/registration thing. I am pretty sure they mean do not register for classes. For our grop we were not even able ...

Hello, I did not receive any letters from HCC before my acceptance. I am not sure why they are sending these letters out, perhaps to include the Ruskin campus as a choice now?? I am sorry, but I do not think this letter is an indication if you are g...

I chose in this order: St Joes, UCH Carrollwood, Town & Country, Memorial. UCH was for Carrollwood Town & Country looks like it is west of HCC Memorial looks like it is in Hyde Park area I googled the last two as I had never heard of them. H...

Fall 2009, Dale Mabry, morning (9-12am) class here. I too, purchased my scrubs, patches, and am pricing out shoes and the Clinical Calculations book, so I can get started on the math. Our instructor e-mailed on Campus Cruiser already to ask about cli...

I got the campus that I wanted for Fall 2009. So, all is good. :) No mix-ups for me. Orientation was exhausting, I agree. I am excited to start!! Will work on getting scrubs and shoes soon. I see a lot of student nurses at the hospital I work at, wit...

Roman813 Thank you so much for all of the helpful information/tips/etc. I am beginning to feel less nervous about starting this whole thing. This is a huge step we are all taking, and I know that we all want to be as ready as we can for this. Thanks ...