kristajaye

Shoes with good support are a must. Compression socks will also help with leg fatigue.

If you don't do it already, wear compression socks. Spending an entire shift on your feet can be very taxing on your legs. Compression socks made a HUGE difference between my legs being a little achy and wanting to cry at the end of the day. Hang ...

Clipboard case that opens - to hold & hide my mound of paperwork (also holds my quick reference sheets), a watch with a second hand, penlight, black pens, stethoscope, 4x6 notecards, scissors (very handy for packaging on pills that won't open), a...

I have 2 different scopes from Prestige Medical. One is a Clinical I & the other is a Clear Sound. I love them both. They each retail for around $40. I have had other nurses on the floor borrow my Clinical I and they all commented how much they l...

Thank you for sharing your story. No one should have ever criticized you for your "free ride"... you earned every penny of it with your service to our country! I am about to begin my first semester of nursing school (at a community college) next w...

It got quiet in here. I guess most of us have migrated to the FB group. For the alternates...did you guys get in?

Welcome! I thought it was time to start a new thread for TCC fall 2013 applicants and future hopefuls. I've followed the past 2 threads for TCC and there are at least a handful of us finishing up pre-requisites this summer and fall. Feel free to j...

This is a great site with practice questions: http://www.test-guide.com/free-hesi-a2-practice-tests.html Quizlet is a great site for vocabulary flashcards. My username on that site is the same as my user name here. Feel free to copy my flashcards i...

I plan to use the backpack I've been using. I may get a rolling backpack if the load is too heavy.

Send an email to the general email for the Nursing Dept to check that your acceptance form was received. They didn't get mine the first time I sent it so I had to resend it. Hopefully they just mistyped your email address when they sent the confirma...

Thanks for the advice Verna! I remember you from one of the other TCC threads. Where is the TNSA office?

I think someone on the Facebook page said Orientation will be during the first week of August.

4.0 science & 96.5 HESI

I got my acceptance letter around the same time as ktm. It was sent to my personal and school emails but my school email was misspelled.

Me too!

Congrats! Hopefully the rest of us will hear soon!

:) I'm looking forward to meeting you.

No, it is not listed on the website. I found out about it from flyers up on the bulletin boards. It is through Health Services on the NW campus. Only $15 for the 4 hour class and you get the book too. I am taking the last class of the semester on ...

Waiting somewhat patiently. I signed up for a CPR class on NW campus the week after finals. I want to get it out of the way so I won't be in a rush at the end of the summer.

From what I am reading you have a 4.0 for your sciences and a 93 on your Hesi. If that is correct, your science grades make you very competitive and your Hesi score is fairly high as well. I turned in my application today with a 4.0 and a 96.5 on t...

Has anyone had titers done? Mine came back immune for measles, rubella, and varicella but my mumps was borderline. I'm going to need a booster. Does anyone know if titer results and documentation of a single dose of MMR will work for the applicatio...

Thanks for the advice Christin!

I got my lowest score on vocabulary too. Labile & efface (nonmedical definition) were 2 of the ones I could remember that got me. I'm just glad it's over. I'm having my titers drawn next week and my 2nd Hep B will be the last day of the applic...