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I am required to wear white scrubs for clinicals in my nursing program. Skin-colored or white underwear is also required because it is the least obvious. It has worked so far! Some of my classmates wear skin- or neutral-toned bike shorts or spanx for...

Well, we made it through! I think the last few weeks were kinda rough for a lot of us, with the holidays. Finals week was intense, we had three over two days. I think we all felt like we had too much to do and not enough time to do it. At the end of ...

Anyone applying for the Fall 2012 semester at North Central Texas College for the ADN program? I went up to Gainesville yesterday and applied! I'm pretty excited because I didn't realize until mid-March that I would qualify prerequisite-wise to apply...

We usually use all the time. The state and accrediting body require a certain number of hours of classroom time. There's always a skill or assessment to practice, though, and sometimes lecture will go longer than an hour, especially if it's a test da...

Scrubs for class are Landau brand in True Red only. There are two different style tops that I've seen and a few styles of pants. Scrubs Xpress in Denton carries these. Clinical scrubs are any brand in white. The white scrubs have to be plain, no empi...

Y'all are welcome! As far as shoes go, most people found all white sneakers somewhere. I personally have a pair of Nurse Mates because I found some on clearance and couldn't find regular sneakers in all white that didn't have a fabric tongue. Just ...

The books listed for us on the bookstore website were a package for the entire 4 semesters. Not sure if that's changed this semester (was about $800-$1000 total for us). I went ahead and purchased the book package from the bookstore. It was expensive...

Congrats! First day of classes will be here before you know it. Let me know if you have any questions. You may find that there is another classmate who lives near you that you can carpool with. A lot of students now carpool whenever possible and it ...

I had written you a nice long reply a few days ago, but it didn't go through! We started actual clinicals in September, so we've done about 6 weeks so far. It is going well for me. The first two weeks I was terrified and was wondering what I had gott...

Hey Oneita. I'm Allison, the one who just got married!

The first half of first semester has gone by fast! I'm not even sure where to start with information for you. I think it's been a rollercoaster for everyone. Good days and bad days. There is a lot of reading and a lot of little assignments, so it's e...

There is no med term course specifically. I learned a lot via A&P 1 and 2 and micro and also had some previous knowledge from a course in high school (7 years ago!). If you are worried about it, I would get a medical terminology book or workbook ...

We learned today that our shoes have to be all white (only color allowed is a tiny logo for the shoe brand), non-mesh/absorbent on the outside, and they can't scuff floors. They must have backs as well, no clogs or crocs. Hope that helps!

Ugh, white scrubs will be the worst! Time to go buy some flesh colored underthings... Shoes will most likely have to be all white with nonabsorbent material (leather etc) on the outside, maybe slip resistant. This is what most schools require, but no...

I suggest looking into local community colleges' online offerings. This would be the cheapest and easiest route to go. Local 4-year colleges may also have online courses, but will be a little pricier. :)

Got my letter packet today! I had the mailbox staked out all morning. :) It looks like I will have classes Monday (8-12 and 1-5) and Tuesday (8-9 and 1-4) and then clinical on Thursday. I wish we had been given information on scrubs and supplies ahea...

No letter for me today and I live so close! The mail service in Denton has been strange as long as I've lived here. Good to know classes may be only two days a week! When is orientation? I can at least block that day off my calendar! :)

Yay! I was tempted to call and ask, but I had hoped someone had already done so. :) While I'm thankful that the application period for NCTC is much later than other schools (otherwise I would have missed the deadline), our official acceptance is real...

I'm so antsy about getting my letter! I want to start preparing already! Hopefully letters really will be sent out by the end of the week. :)

Save your money! For my first degree (not nursing related) I went to a private school and the degree it granted me was not enough for me to obtain a job that can sustain the monthly loan payments I now have! I encourage everyone to go with lower-cost...

Perhaps you could find a per diem/PRN position in HIM/medical records at a local hospital. I'm also starting school in the fall and am hoping to do this. You wouldn't be guaranteed 16 hours a week, but many hospitals are willing to honor school sched...

It looks like the tentative cut-off score is 73, but they are double checking on Monday to be sure! I really lucked out on the science portion and ended up with 90% overall. Walked out of there totally stunned.

This sounds like the plan I have for myself in a few weeks, but I'm hoping I can quit my job. Good luck with it all!

Good luck, everyone! I have not been able to study at all for the Kaplan exam due to Micro ramping up here at then end of SummerI. I'm so frazzled!

I am also a pre-nursing student who has struggled with (mild-moderate) ADD issues. I'll be going back for a second degree, as I already have a Bachelor's degree. For my first degree, I was on medication for ADD which was a big help. This time around,...