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Hi All! I've accepted a full-time RN position on an adult ortho-neuro floor. We were required to bring everything but the kitchen sink for clinicals in school, but I'm wondering what you all find to be necessities now that you are working. So far I'v...

It's what you're imagining! Usually it's a great big mix of ortho pre-ops, fresh post-ops, and post-ops that came back later with complications, strokes, epileptics, dementia and Alzheimer's patients, and oncology patients. It's also not at all uncom...

Hello! I began my first nursing position in November 2015 working full-time on an ortho/neuro/oncology floor. I did a lot of classroom-type training and general orientation for the first month and have actually worked on the floor for about the last...

Hi All, My husband I moved to Nashville right after I graduated with my ASN in June 2014. I passed boards the next month, gave birth to our first baby in September, and intended to start applying around Dec/Jan. My son ended up arriving 6 weeks prema...

Hi all, I have spent the last couple of weeks submitting multiple applications to tristar and st. Thomas facilities. I received a phone call from a rep at St. Thomas who said she'd been reviewing my resume and wanted to learn more about my experience...

Hello! I'm on the hunt for my first RN position and in looking at the job page of one of the bigger hospital's in my area, EVERY single job lists "one year of experience or the equivalent" as a requirement. Forgive me if this sounds ridiculous, but w...

Hi All! I do hope I am posting in the correct area! I utilized all nurses.com as a student the last few years, but this is my first post now as an RN. I graduated from a Las Vegas ADN program in May 2014, moved to Nashville, TN shortly after, passed...

Hi Everyone! I am new to the site and will be applying to CSN's RN program in March. I wanted to start a thread and see who will be applying with me and how things are coming along for everyone. :) I have all pre-reqs completed with a pre-req GPA of...

Congrats to all of you who made it in this semester! As long as they haven't changed anything since last semester, your dosage exam will be in your third week of classes. For the first three weeks, your clinical is in a classroom setting at one of th...

Thank you Stargurl! Totally knew that, I don't know what I was thinking. I'm glad I double checked! :) Question about the ATI test...I just double checked my login info and I'm finding nothing about the purchase of the CARP/Nursing Content Mastery te...

We're not required to bring anything tomorrow for orientation, correct? Just don't want to show up and be missing paperwork or a receipt or something! :)

I went to the bookstore today and they refunded me the difference in what I paid and the cost of the book bundle online. That composite skills book that the salesgirl had mentioned to me apparently is required and it is now available in the bookstore...

Thank you Speedmy79! I just noticed that the hard copy price was also listed on the sheet given at orientation as $726 and some change. I will get in touch with the bookstore tomorrow...I'm so excited to hopefully get almost $200 back!!! Another ques...

Speedym79, did you pay $727 in the bookstore? It's necessary, but I feel absolutely sick about the amount of money I just gave them today. I'm wondering about your total though...they charged me $907.75 for the boxed bundle, then on top of that, the ...

Hello! I have been accepted to an ADN program beginning next month. I have no nursing-type experience in any area, but I do already have some areas in mind that I think I would absolutely love to work in. L&D is at the top of my list,but I also...

apn11, I got the workbook at the West Charleston campus bookstore. It was cheap...5 dollars and some change, definitely the cheapest purchase I've ever been able to make in a college bookstore! :) Even if you're not taking the toolbox course, it may ...

Slynwilli, I think the receipt is all we need to show, but I'm going to call or go in to see my advisor a little before the August orientation just to make sure I have everything right. I'll post what I find out. :) I got the workbook for the toolbox...

I had the titer testing done and the first step of the TB test done this past Friday. I go in for step 2 of the TB on Monday and I go today after work for a physical and the Tdap shot. Slynwilli, I agree about Prism...I haven't actually taken my cour...

Congrats apn11, very happy for you! :)

Got it, thanks for the clarification guys! :)

I'm also taking the 1:30-2 toolbox course. I have yet another question about this class though...previous students are saying to make sure to take both the math AND careplan parts of the course. Aren't they both covered in the same 1.5 credit hour co...

I also had to go in to the registrar's office to have them change my status from pre-nursing to nursing. I gave them the course numbers I had chosen and they got me registered right then. I am taking the Monday afternoon 2:30-4:20 pharm course. Anybo...

Kayliana, I chose option #13 also! :) Deni, are you certain your registration was complete and the courses aren't just in your shopping cart? That's kind of frustrating that there are holds on some of us, but not others. Like almost everyone else I'...

Not yet Kayliana! I tried to register immediately after orientation and couldn't, so I called the office and was told that the block on our registration will likely not be resolved any earlier than Monday. I guess we're just stuck waiting until then...

Just feeling a little paranoid about forgetting something for tomorrow and want to make sure I'll have everything. The way you all understand it, all we need to bring is a copy of our ID and our receipt for the drug screening, right? Just making sure...