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  1. Out of town clinical sites?

    sjalv posted a topic in General Students

    How many of y'all are assigned clinical sites that in another town? Last semester, our program only offered one LTC facility for first semester that was in town. This semester, the one I will be...

  2. First Day of Nursing School

    sjalv replied to sealford's topic in General Students

    Those kids are idiots. I'm 19 and have a good understanding of what nursing really is. I'm not in it for the money, because I know the money isn't really there. One of the guest speakers spoke about...

  3. First Day of Nursing School

    sjalv replied to sealford's topic in General Students

    So I had my orientation today, which lasted from 9-3:45ish. It was pretty boring but I'll explain it. Started with the director of nursing introducing herself and our instructors. The instructors told...

  4. Heads up to all new nursing students:

    sjalv replied to Nursing2102's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think a lot of the nursing school horror stories come from those who just were not adequately prepared for nursing school. The classes are not like your prereqs, where you might be able to simply to...

  5. First Day of Nursing School

    sjalv replied to sealford's topic in General Students

    Thanks! I will post with a full update tomorrow. My friend who is a semester ahead of me in the program basically told me that they go over the syllabus quickly, the instructors introduce themselves,...

  6. Out of town clinical sites?

    sjalv replied to sjalv's topic in General Students

    I wonder if they do this on purpose. Seems very

  7. Out of town clinical sites?

    sjalv replied to sjalv's topic in General Students

    Yes. First semester is LTC, twice a week for 3 hours

  8. Out of town clinical sites?

    sjalv replied to sjalv's topic in General Students

    We will definitely be carpooling. But we don't know who is in what group yet, and won't know until Monday. Luckily my clinical is from 4pm-7pm so getting up early won't be an

  9. Do physicians have authority over nurses in the hospital?

    sjalv posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hi there. In a hospital setting, do physicians have direct authority over an RN/LPN? I realize there are charge nurses/a DoN/a clinical manager, and I also realize physicians tell the RN what to do...

  10. Paying for Course syllabus?

    sjalv replied to QueenAnnissa's topic in General Students

    My school started as a farming school over 100 years ago. Its main focus is still agriculture, and now nursing. It is the only 2-year program within 50 miles. Am I the only one who doesn't find it...

  11. First Day of Nursing School

    sjalv replied to sealford's topic in General Students

    Maybe I am just lazy, but I would rather pay $20 and get a syllabus that is already color coded, formatted and hole-punched than have to print 100+ pages and use the ink/worry about organizing

  12. Paying for Course syllabus?

    sjalv replied to QueenAnnissa's topic in General Students

    This is the first time I have ever had to pay for a syllabus.. but all the syllabuses I received in the past were like 2-3 pages long. First page being a cover page, 2nd being the college's...

  13. Paying for Course syllabus?

    sjalv replied to QueenAnnissa's topic in General Students

    At my college, we pay $20 for the syllabus and it is over 100 pgs of information, including a calendar-like planner for the entire semester with the days when we have tests, lecture, skills lab etc...

  14. First Day of Nursing School

    sjalv replied to sealford's topic in General Students

    Community college. But I can understand why they do it. Like I said, my syllabus is over 100 pgs long and plans everything out for us. Paper & ink isn't

  15. "Fake" or Nonprescriptive Eyeglasses

    sjalv replied to DemosthenesRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have needed corrective lenses since I was 8ish. When I was 12, I started wearing contacts. Have not regularly worn glasses since, so I cannot comment on how people treat me. Let me tell you though,...

  16. First Day of Nursing School

    sjalv replied to sealford's topic in General Students

    Wow, $200? I just got mine today and it was $20. It includes details on all the assignments, tests, and case studies to come. Clinicals information, skills lab information, communication lab...

  17. iMac or MacBook!

    sjalv replied to nurseprince2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes. My school offered Office for Windows/OS X free to students. Never had any problems out of it and I used it to make my powerpoints for presentations in Speech/Humanities, write papers for Medical...

  18. iMac or MacBook!

    sjalv replied to nurseprince2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For the record, while I am currently using a PC laptop, I would like to add that while there're fewer applications for OS X compared to Windows, the applications for OS X tend to be of a higher...

  19. The Insanity That Is APA in Nursing School

    sjalv replied to The_Optimist's topic in General Students

    Don't waste your money. Son of Citation

  20. iMac or MacBook!

    sjalv replied to nurseprince2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Fireman is correct. For anything you would need to do in general (powerpoints, web browsing, writing papers) a low-end computer would be fine. Something like this would work perfectly: ASUS F55U-NH21...

  21. iMac or MacBook!

    sjalv replied to nurseprince2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I second the notion of getting a PC. Windows vs OS X aside, let's just talk prices. I had a MacBook that had 4GB RAM and like a 2.1GHz dual-core processor. It was $1300. I currently have an ASUS Q500A...

  22. I am very disappointed

    sjalv replied to ChooSoul's topic in General Students

    My cousin was in her 2nd semester of nursing school out of four when she became pregnant. The week before finals of 3rd semester, she was 9 months pregnant and fell very ill. She was hospitalized from...

  23. Who Here Has Worked Their Butt Off???

    sjalv replied to J3w3lz88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would like to meet any (pre)-nursing student who can say s/he hasn't worked their butts off. And then ask what drug(s) they are

  24. First Day of Nursing School

    sjalv replied to sealford's topic in General Students

    Y'all are lucky y'all's instructors even emailed y'all with what to read on. We get our syllabus like a week before classes begin.

  25. Do physicians have authority over nurses in the hospital?

    sjalv replied to sjalv's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks for the responses. It is a shame that some physicians wield informal power and can influence nursing managers in a negative way. I understand the physician reporting poor work performance if it...