I was just wondering if anyone else on here is going to be entering the nursing program at Ivy Tech's Fort Wayne campus this fall. Would love to get to know a few people before the semester actually starts!
Ok, I have read through quite a few threads on associate degrees in nursing vs. bachelors degrees in nursing. I'm hoping someone can tell me if I'm thinking the correct thing, that the main difference is those who want to go into management should g...
Of all these threads that keep popping up WARNING people not to go into nursing! Do the people who start those threads really think we don't know the job market sucks right now? It sucks for everyone!! Do they really think they are going to get peo...
mamacashew replied to violet_violet's topic in General Nursing
It was illegal for her to ask you anything about your personal life. Prospective employers are forbidden to ask about your relationship status, children, or anything else. Her scope of questions should revolve only around the job you were applying ...
It's interesting to see the different uniform requirements for the different campuses and see the difference in prices for the books. Our uniforms are sandstone pants and top (with a logo embroidered on it) and a white top for second year ASN. I got...
I bought mine through my bookstore because they came in a bundle. I went on Amazon and priced everything and it was actually cheaper through my bookstore! I was shocked!! I spent about $650.
mamacashew replied to mamacashew's topic in Indiana
I finally went and got my books, and the lady that "helped" me kept telling me I needed the small nursing diagnosis handbook and I told her "no it's in the box". I had already emailed to find out the contents of the box. She swore up and down, that ...
mamacashew replied to Sophiamez's topic in Career Support
I currently teach at a community college, and it is that same college that I will start nursing school in the fall. Yes, I still plan to teach while in school and even after I'm done and hopefully working as a nurse. Most community colleges and de...
How about explaining to your instructors what happened and asking for an incomplete? That way you can catch up and finish your classes and not lose your FA.
mamacashew replied to mamacashew's topic in Indiana
I was going to go today, but something told me to wait. Now I'm glad I did! Have you called the bookstore to find out about the duplicates? Did you also get your ATI books when you went there?
I'm taking: Fundamentals of Nursing Fundamentals of Nursing Lab Medical-Surgical Nursing Med-Surg Lab Med-Surg Clinical (1 day a week for 10 hours) Online Pharmacology I will also be teaching 3 classes and tutoring/advising 10 hours a week. And ther...
Do a search for the courses. The books are now required by law to be listed. And all the ISBN's for fall are there. I will warn you though, most of the fundamentals books are packaged together in a bundle.
Thank you everyone for the advice. Unfortunately, taking it face to face is not an option due to my work. I will start the Pharmacology class 5 weeks before my clinicals, so I will be sort of taking them together! I did medical terminology online a...
I'm really curious as to how many classes do you take at a time in your nursing program? I know where I'll be attending next month, we only do one class at a time for 6-8 weeks, then move onto the next. Do schools really have people take multiple cl...
mamacashew replied to pitterpattershoppe's topic in Online Learning
At the school I teach at (non-nursing classes), you must go to a proctored location and use their computer. You may say cheating isn't your thing, but there is no way for the school to know that. You could easily have notes on your laptop that you ...
I guess I should clarify. At my program, you would take your Fundamentals of Nursing Lecture and the lab that goes with it at the same time. But it's only those two. Then you move onto Med-Surg Lecture, Lab, and Clinicals. So everything revolves ...
I've seen quite a few threads where people talk about getting an iTouch or PDA to use for nursing school and clinicals and I'm wondering if it's really something I should be looking into getting. At first I thought of doing it the "old school" way. ...
mamacashew replied to mamacashew's topic in Pre-Nursing
If you get an iTouch or any PDA there is no cell phone bill cost because they aren't cell phones. I'm not talking about the iPhone or a smartphone. Most places I have heard of don't allow you to have a camera or phone on the floor. An iTouch doesn...
mamacashew replied to mamacashew's topic in Pre-Nursing
I thought the same thing at first when I saw people say this, but then I got to thinking: my school requires textbooks, scrubs, stethoscope, and tons of other things. I don't expect them to pay for these requirements, why should I expect them to pa...