tracyd77

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  1. The First Days of Nursing School by the Fall 2009ers!!!

    tracyd77 replied to craziechiq's topic in General Students

    So tomorrow marks the end of my second week of NS!! I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to get on here before now. I LOVE it so far! I'm overwhelmed, sleep-deprived and stressed, but loving it!...

  2. Does anyone else get extremely tired while reading textbooks?

    tracyd77 replied to Sarah Hay's topic in General Students

    It happens to me too, but not everytime. I normally have to change my environment (ie. Go sit in the uncomfortable chairs--they'll keep ya awake ;-)), take a walk (20 min-enough to really get your...

  3. Student Nurse Jobs

    tracyd77 replied to HopefulRN2010's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I'm in NS too, so I haven't done it myself, but my local hospital holds a job fair specifically for Nursing type jobs and this is one place to start. Also I've been told that you could get a lead at...

  4. Savannah NICU

    tracyd77 replied to katiep14's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I'm still in NS but I live a little south of Savannah (Darien) and I love Richmond Hill. It's a small enough town, but still close to the city. Neecy is right about the drive time and the school...

  5. GA Nursing Roll Call

    tracyd77 replied to jb2u's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Hey! I'm Tracy and I am an ADN student at the College of Coastal Georgia (Brunswick). I am starting in less than 2 weeks! WOW! I'm so excited. Neecy224, you're right up the

  6. Should I....?

    tracyd77 posted a topic in General Students

    Ok, so I'm purchasing my books and uniforms for NS and I have 2 questions. And, I am probably over analyzing this and it may not make any difference which I go with, but I would like some feed-back...

  7. Pinching pennies or student loans?

    tracyd77 replied to tracyd77's topic in General Students

    Yes, I'm worrying about less than $10K of debt. I don't want to borrow ANYTHING if I don't have to... a "little" adds up over time. Thanks to everyone for your

  8. Pinching pennies or student loans?

    tracyd77 posted a topic in General Students

    I will be starting NS in August and I am so excited. My husband supports me 100% but we don't see eye-to-eye on the financial side of things. Up until now, I have worked FT and gone to school PT for...

  9. Pinching pennies or student loans?

    tracyd77 replied to tracyd77's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the input... I think we have decided to pinch pennies and I may apply for a small service cancelable loan through the college. This would be repaid by 2 years of service, as an RN...

  10. GPA

    tracyd77 replied to FaithWorks's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Community college? My GPA is a 3.4 and I was accepted for the fall to College of Coastal GA which is technically now a 4 year school, but they are just now transitioning. They only offer a...

  11. Senior? Maybe...Maybe not... VENT

    tracyd77 replied to Dr.Nurse2b's topic in General Students

    Aw man! This stinks! I'm

  12. the "dream" has come to an end

    tracyd77 replied to summersent's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing isn't for everyone, I think it is good that you figured this out sooner than later. Good

  13. The Difficulty.

    tracyd77 replied to JMMagana18's topic in General Students

    Every school is different. Try to find another school in your area that may not have the same problem. My school does have about 400 ppl apply and only about 100 slots but admission is based on a...

  14. Student Uniform - My Gosh!

    tracyd77 replied to Meg_student's topic in General Students

    Lord have mercy!! Yeah, I seriously doubt this is the ONLY option, they HAVE to have a pants option! For whoever said "no one wears white anymore"... our uniforms are white w/ our school patch...

  15. TEAS EXAM: I failed...Anyone take it with some advice?

    tracyd77 replied to karenroxx's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    I didn't do as well on it as I thought I would. The science was my worst section too. I made a 79% altogether but I don't remember what I got on the science portion. I think if you study just the...

  16. Health Insurance While in School

    tracyd77 replied to luvnkileigh's topic in General Students

    Assurant Health is a health insurance company that I've seen advertised for students or self-employed ppl that is "supposed" to have low premiums... try googling it... Good

  17. What to tell nosy boss...

    tracyd77 replied to Lovelymo79's topic in General Students

    Sounds like you've already made your mind up... But, what is stopping you from telling them you are taking a college course and leaving it at that... you don't have to tell them

  18. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    tracyd77 replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    This is such an incredible post... I am really interested in strange diagnoses, I watch Discovery Health (Dx Unknown and shows like that) all the time. I am not a nurse yet, but am in NS and I work...

  19. briefs or diapers

    tracyd77 replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    I call them "depends" or "incontinent supplies" or "protection", ie: "do you wear protection (for your accidents)?" But in the end, I call them what the patient calls them... if they say diaper, I go...

  20. Students not working while going to school....

    tracyd77 replied to CLJ1988's topic in General Students

    Kudos to all who are working FT and taking care of multiple kids-especially you single moms!! I don't know how you do it. I've been working FT and going to school PT, taking all my pre-reqs. I...

  21. Accepted

    tracyd77 replied to becky5438's topic in General Students

    Congratulations on getting accepted!!... I did too! I am starting in August as well and share your same concerns! I completed all of my pre-reqs as well as the co-reqs, since they were pre-reqs when...

  22. Ideas for Health Care Issues Skit? Lost!!!

    tracyd77 replied to gelousstudent's topic in General Students

    Yeah, I have no clue about Ohio issues, since I'm in GA... BUT, I helped with a drama team of my church's youth group for a while... and it was easy to come up with skits when you pair it with a song....

  23. Service Cancelable Loans??

    tracyd77 posted a topic in General Students

    Has anyone used a Service Cancelable Stafford Loan for NS? I'm thinking about applying for one and I would like some feedback from anyone who has used one or applied for

  24. Service Cancelable Loans??

    tracyd77 replied to tracyd77's topic in General Students

    Awesome, thanks! I spoke to someone yesterday at my college's Financial Aid office and I can't apply until they get the money, which is sometime between now and the fall semester (they never know...

  25. What mantra is getting you through nursing school?

    tracyd77 replied to MySimplePlan's topic in General Students

    "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!" "Tough times never last, tough people do! And I'm tough!!" And then I just think of how proud I will make my Daddy to be the first one of his...