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I think 12-hour shifts are dangerous unless you have an adequate break to relax your mind and body; having said that, I used to work them and also loved when you get more time off in a row. Have you considered, however, that for hospitals 12-hour shi...

Good for you!! ... should've thought about that .. oh well! :)

Wonderful! It's so exciting...

What a relief - some friends of mine went to nursing school in another state. Their clinicals started 2 weeks after they started school and they spend the 1st day of clinicals alone ... one of my friends felt very lost and really didn't know what to...

I'm so glad to hear that. What was your first day of clinicals like?

Yes, the schedule was sent to us. I am with Ms. K. at BUMC.

Yes, you can buy used books. The bundles is $650 at the BHC bookstore $120 for Fundamentals. You also can rent the Fundamentals.

Thank you so much, Joseph! I definitely can use that break. BTW, don't buy scrubs yet. They have changed that from before; everyone has to buy them from Majors. Also, Ms. Klocko has already opened Blackboard :)

I'm very happy to hear that - thank you escape

Try Krogers ... I went to the one on Mockingbird/Greenville and it was somewhere around $125.

Actually, I went up to the Nursing Dept yesterday mainly to find out about the Fundamentals book. I was told that there is a very slim chance that the fundamentals book is being changed for Spring 2013, so I will take that chance and get it on Mon, ...

Amen, that was my first thought when reading this.

Lindarn, I completely agree regarding unions. In the last semester, I took History for BSN and do have a better understanding as to why Americans have such a strange relationship to unions. Employers, I don't care in what sector, are in the busines...

My experience with loyality at the job is that employers do not tend to be loyal; thus, employees should be able to exercise the same right. See your employement as a business agreement, where you and your employeer agree on certain conditions under...

Thank you for the info! Just put the books on order... Another question regarding scheduling - how did the summer semester look like from schedule? That's probably one of my biggests worries as I will have to work part-time (most likely).

Laffitte, which foundations book are we using? Have you already bought all your books?

BTW - I got CPR cert in August at Brookhaven... it said the class will be until 4 PM (on a Sat) but we got out at 11:30. Does anyone know when Success Camp is? Also, if you have registered, the classes are already showing up on Blackboard, but the...

Thanks Childers7!:)

Hi there, I've been reading along on this post for a while, so I wanted to let y'all know that I was accepted too and am totally thrilled (with knees shaking!). I'm looking forward on meeting everyone as well. Does anyone know that happens next?

I feel so grateful to have come across this particular thread, because this will be my greatest challenge as a nurse. For me, the cultural difference will show; I grew up in a more sober environment, more serious and much more introverted, and even ...

First of all, you have to work up to $85000 and here education is not free, so first invest. Secondly, I'm pretty certain 45% was not only for healthcare, so how much was actually for healthcare? In OH, my tax was much higher (without healthcare) ...

I don't understand how this is a bailout ... again, right now you are paying insurance premiums to for-profit organization and their profit is giantic ... so, in a universal healthcare system or systems like Canada or Europe, you pay to one instituti...

cdsga: No cable, need internet to work, don't eat out, seldom watch movies (prefer to read, work 2 jobs, school = no time), don't play games unless it's a board or card game, never had manis or pedis, no smart phone still old flippidiflip, color ...

Currently, I continue to work and still don't have healthcare, and that is true for many people who cannot afford current insurance rates... I'm not talking about the unemployed. People with chronic illnesses or people with cancers to whom treatment...

So do I, and I don't mind at all if I give up a little of what I have, even in my current position, to ensure that I (which I now don't) and other people in this country can afford to take care of their health.