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Hi everyone! I just graduated from a BSN program this past December and passed my NCLEX about a month ago! I was just offered a position on a cardiac med-surg floor and am very excited, it starts around mid-May! Just curious for any tips or information I could use to prepare myself for starting out on the right foot! Like, maybe what things to look over (obviously EKG strips, etc.) or any advice you'd like to pass along to me!

Sam, such a scholar!

I know! I met Barbie and that was about it! Theres so many people and I have no idea what you look like so its hard! haha

So..what did everyone think about today? :)

Awesome! :) Where did you decide to live at? Close to campus?

I know for sure TGH, STJ (st josephs), and the VA are the choices and I think one other for the accelerated-- I didn't know what the initals stood for though

I thought the VA hospital was one of them? It would be nice considering it is right across the street from the college of nursing..you could just walk to clinicals from class! Talk about convenient.

well if we all live around the same area we could always car pool to clinicals! :) lol

Wonder if we get to pick where we do clinicals or if they choose for us?

Brandon is a really nice area, but i'm not sure about carrollwood. Soho is nice! It'd be a really cool place to live..minus the expensive-ness of it.

I'm not sure what to wear either..are shorts too casual? haha. I'm SO excited to meet everyone! Especially the people on here that I've been talking to :) put faces to names!

Yeah I think we get pre-registered for classes on orientation! I can't wait to know what the schedule for the fall will be!

have you never been to USF before? If so I'm not sure I did it 4 years ago

Academic Success Workshops Academic Success workshops are available to all first semester nursing students. Students who receive below a 75% on the Evaluation HESI or subtests may be REQUIRED to attend ALL Academic Success Workshops. Failure to do so may result in Dismissal from the College of Nursing. The Evaluation HESI will be given Friday, August 27 from 9am to 1pm. Attendance is mandatory. Further details will be provided at Orientation/ Match Days. that's what was in the email about HESI

I'm not sure, I'll probably look over some things and find things to practice with. I really don't want to have to do those workshops if I get under a 75%

Does anyone know how many times we have to take the HESI exam? I know we are taking it on aug 27th but I was wondering if there were anymore times? I read that some schools require you to take it 3 times and the third time is to allow you to walk and get your diploma!

I think the hep a was $34 or something like that-- prices went up a little from the sheet they gave us

overall for undergrad (upper divison) and for the accelerated they take both your overall and science prereqs (anatomy 1 and 2, micro, stats) hope that helps!

I'm glad to hear alot of people worked or knew someone who worked while in the Accelerated program..if it gets too hard I may have to quit my job though

Thanks for all of the input! I just want to start getting all of my stuff together, but I haven't even had orientation yet!

you could probably get the one in WA and then in 6 months or whenever get the second one down here!

They don't do Hep A at the USF health services but they do it at the immunization clinic (I'll give you the address and phone number if you need it!) And the accelerated advisor said that as long as you are in the process of getting the vaccination shots (like at least one of the Hep A's out of two) then as long as it shows when you are supposed to get your next shot its fine! :) I only got one of the Hep A's so far because I thought it was optional

Sunflower19- Sorry, I can't send messages yet (haven't hit 15 posts). But I went to the college of nursing (CON) last week and asked about the optional part of Hep A and I spoke to the advisor and she said I needed to get it, so I just did to be safe! Better safe than sorry!!

thanks for all of the advice :) I start in august!

I'm starting nursing school in the fall, and I have wanted to do this for years due to the kindness and compassion that nurses have had for my family during difficult times (father having quadruple bypass, etc.). I'm excited and happy to give back to the community! :)