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Yes...LOL...sleep is such a precious commodity....LOL!!!

I don't think they allow payment plans for summer, but they do for Fall and Spring semesters.

I am starting my 2nd year in the accelerated program. I have worked at night 36+ hours/week and maintained a high GPA. In all fairness I am not married nor do I have kids. It is possible to work, but you have to know how to manage your time and kno...

I am just reading your post, and I appreciate you raising the question. I understand and feel your frustration. I have had some of the same questions so I have been trying to read through the posts to gain some insight as to the importance--from a ...

Thanks for the advice Moogie!! I'll check them out.

I looked into the BSN completion and there are classes that I would have to retake due to them being taken in my graduate program and they will not count my graduate hours toward an undergraduate degree. I feel like when I finish with everything, I ...

I am in a similar situation. I have a BA, MPH and MBA. I was considering doing a direct entry MSN after finishing my ADN/ASN program. I was informed that the BA is not viewed as an equivalent to the BSN. If I wanted to practice, I would need a MS...

I am 35 and just completed my summer Nursing Fundamentals course. My school does a conditional admit; if you pass the summer course then you start nursing school in the Fall. I am also in an ADN program and have a previous bachelor's degree. I sta...

Congratulations to everyone who has completed our first course--Nursing Fundamentals--and an official welcome to nursing school!! I believe that most would agree that these past few weeks were stressful, but we learned so much and met so many grea...

I sent an e-mail with the same question. Since we wouldn't have had class or clinical before unsupervised practice on Tuesday morning. I was told that I should still come and spend that time in the LRC utilizing the computerized resources. So I gu...

My name is Marcie. I too have lecture on T/Th 12-3 and clinical on Wednesdays. My unsupervised clinical is T 8-11. I will look for you guys next week...Still have a little more reading to do...How is everyone coming?

Nursing Fundamentals-- NURS 1300. There is another discussion that was started by nursingstudentAR entitled UALR Class of '13'. We have been posting our schedules there. There aren't many of us on there but it has been nice connecting with a few peop...

That is disheartening. I would hope that schools would be happy have students excel inside and outside of the classroom. I have read other posts which have stated some of the same issues. It seems you have to sacrifice one for the other. I read a...

Thanks, I am starting in a couple of weeks...not knowing what to expect is nerve wrecking...

They are for our fundamentals class. Supposedly they contain everything we will need for our skills check offs (foleys, bandages/dressings, etc.) We get two opportunities to checkoff on skills and if we don't pass we are out of the program, to appl...

IDs for our clinical sites will be made according to the facility...our clinical sites will instruct us as to when and where. Our UALR IDs are made downstairs next to the bookstore.

I didn't order through the school, but I understood them to be available for pickup on May 18th. I don't remember them giving us a specific pickup location--I assume the main office, but don't quote me on that. I didn't think about the passport pic...

@nursingstudentAR--I don't know. I plan to call the department tomorrow morning and see where we need to go to get those done. I remember seeing the student nurses (who presented the stethoscope, clipboards, etc.) wearing them. So I am sure we wil...

I think one thing to consider is your level of maturity compared to those of your classmates. It makes a HUGE difference when you have "experienced life" compared to those who are just starting out. I have 2 Master's degrees and am starting an ADN ...

I am a new nursing student and will start Fundamentals of Nursing in a couple of weeks. Your best bet is to read the posts on this site and to use the search engine at the top to find more specific topics of interest to you. This site has a TON of ...

Yes, please let us know about the skills kits. I haven't checked yet. I also need to get my school ID made. I would like to do all of that at one time instead of making multiple trips to campus. I have started the readings. So far the material i...

I currently work 3-12's at night (7p-7a). I haven't started clinicals yet, but I do enjoy working 12's at night on psych unit. Though I am sure it will be VERY different on a med/surg floor. Most of my psych nurses said they would never go back to...

@WITTY3--I am so glad to finally find someone with whom I will have class. I felt like I was starting over again in orientation. I am sure by the end of the program we will all know each other. I just don't do well with large groups of people.

I've been thinking about a roller backpack. I saw Target had one in their sale paper yesterday. Our fundamentals book is thick, and I had a chance to see the Fall book list and it has more texts so I figured I would save my back. I have a rolling c...

I was hoping that there would be more AR representation here. I don't know if people don't know or they just don't get engaged. I, myself, have found A LOT of helpful information here. It has been refreshing to read posts from others who have expe...