AngelaBS10

What is the "trick" that everyone is talking about?

I'll be there on Saturday :)

Hey Julie, I just posted this on facebook too :) I always buy new if I can. You can sell them and get most of your money back afterwards as long as they are not too battered.

i thought i read somewhere that it was from 8am to 4pm but i can't find it now. i think the site has some discretion but you have to clock up a specified number of hours to graduate. did anyone ask for option #4 as their first choice? that was the ph location.

I just checked Magnus and everything is still pending. It did say that it is up to the school administrator to change the status.

That's exciting enough, Kaiti!! I just got a text that mine is on its way via FedEx :yeah:I have read lots of really good reviews about this scope so I can't wait to give it a try.

What color did you settle for Kaiti? I am upgrading to the cardio III also. Red I think.

I hear you on the scrubs, Erinina! I just priced all the books. I got half from Elseivers.com and the other half from e-bay. The total was $965.92 including shipping and an extra book that was just a "recommended" text (Gerontologic Nursing). They are all brand new so I could probably knock a few dollars off if I get used. I am going to check out Amazon when I get back from class tonight.

I just did a shopping cart at the UCF bookstore and the toal was $1287.00. That did not include the Davis's Drug Guide. They were all used books (if available) and I don't know if they add sales tax on used books.

Do we have to use the online text for any of them? I had an economics class that I paid $70 for online text access; but at the end of the semester it disappeared along with my $70 and I had nothing to sell on e-bay and nothing to keep for reference. Hello nurse Urkle!! I don't think they will let us change the uniform. They had a big stock of them at the store so they have probably had this arrangement for a long time.

I tried mine on. The waistband comes up to my chin!!

Has anyone bought their scope yet? I was looking at the pink breast cancer edition for $69.99 (includes engraving)

No mate: they had them in stock already embroidered. The only thing you have to get from the book store is a sew on patch for the left sleeve of the jacket.

The jacket is pretty ugly btw

I bought my scrubs today. I got two blue and two white pants and three tops. I wasn't sure how much time we would be wearing them so I may have gone a little overboard. I only bought one jacket though Does anyone know what sort of forceps we need (tubing, sponge, etc.)?

an e-mail just arrived from con&& the kit does not include bandage scissors or forceps; but (as we all know) does include a bp cuff.

if you get the one included in the nursing pack you will have no choice in color; you just have to take whatever they bring to the school. i confirmed with con&& (not mentioning names) that you can buy elsewhere and have whatever color you want. the one that the pack supplier is selling is the littman classic ii but i'm sure if you want an upgrade it will be ok. i heard that the classic light is not as good at picking up minor nuances in bowel and heart sounds as the regular classic ii. i found a place online that will engrave your name either onto the bell or on the tubing. with shipping and everything else it amounts to a little less than they are selling the school ones for

Thanks Hatter, and congratulations to you too!!

Can you post your source on the facebook page? I found most of them but it still added up to more than $800.

Yeah, sorry about that. I read it too late. I'm going with individuality too.

Just got the word from Connie that if we get the scope that comes with the pack we have no choice of color (it's whatever they bring to the school). You can order one and have it engraved with your name, which is highly recommended, from medisave.net. The price including shipping is $81.60. That is the cheapest I've found so far with engraving. If anyone has something better let us all know.....please :)

Yeah, I got a complete blank too; except they told me it was because the school wanted everyone to have identical trays, gloves, etc. so we "all have the same clinical experience". I don't know about the rest of you, but I won't be devastated if someone has better latex gloves than me! Not a fan of being told to hand over hard earned money without being informed as to what I bought.

here is a little something interesting. i called the pack supplier and she would not tell me what we are getting in the pack!! but she did tell me that the stethoscope they are offering is the classic ii.

yikes, that doesn't look like such a good deal anymore; although it's not as bad as the government (hrsa) offering!! i found littmann scopes (classic ii se) for $63.99 with free engraving and lots of colors to choose from but the shipping makes them almost as expensive as ordering with the pack. there are others which are the classic lightweight that are $44.00. does anyone know which scope it is we need?

For those struggling with finances, I heard that ORMC hire nursing students as techs and participate in a tuition reimbursement plan. Don't all rush at once; but they take third and fourth year nursing students (I think we qualify as 3rd year).