badwolf

Just ignore them and don't deny yourself the use of good equipment just to make someone else feel better. Their stuff may be fine, or they may have to double back and buy again if they aren't getting good results. Not your problem. If they could they would buy expensive things too. I know it hurts to have people be ugly to you, but just be nice and people will come around. Or they won't, and that's fine. You're there to learn, not make friends. Just be the bigger person. And no, I don't think your professors will hate you. Good luck and chin up!

Unless you have gotten information from your school about their requirements, I would wait to buy anything other than your basic school supplies. They may have a certain type they want you to buy or some schools provide a lab kit with some of your nursing supplies in it.

A&P I for me was a lot of memorization (mostly anatomy). Flash cards and printing off diagrams to label were my best study tools. My best advice for starting college is to enjoy the new social life and friends that comes with it. However, make your studies top priority. A lot of people ( including me) have trouble balancing the two at first and that's okay. Take good notes, get a good night sleep before tests and study a little everyday. Good luck! Even when you're working hard, college is a lot of fun.

Thanks all! I will keep these in mind when shopping for materials!

This is my last free week! Like everyone else, I plan to clean and organize. When my financial aid comes through, I will shop books and supplies. I need to freeze crock pot meals, but we will see if that happens. Maybe I can get to the lake one last time!

Just curious, what non-textbook have you relied on most during NS? I don't want to jump the gun and buy anything I don't need, but want to start window shopping. Sorry if this is a repeat post. Thanks guys.

I'm staying open until I have done some clinicals and worked as a CNA. All of the nurses I know say that what you think you want to do usually changes.

I know that this will sound mean, and I'm sorry. My first impression of you from the OP is that you have a chip on your shoulder and that won't get you anywhere. Be positive and let your work speak for you. As my mother says, "not everyone has to like you." With school as well as work, you may not be everyone's favorite, but if you work hard and are easy to work with, most people will respect you. If you truly want to be a nurse, more than anything else, why should anyone stop you?

Has anyone else gotten "when you're a nurse I will be calling you in the middle of the night when my kid's sick" Hahaha, so funny. But seriously, don't call me.

I had that question. Here is pretty much what I said: "When I decided to come back to school to be a nurse, I put my heart and soul into that goal. Since starting my pre-reqs I have worked hard and raised my GPA from a 2.5 to a 3.6. I can honestly say that I have never worked so hard for anything in my life because I want to be a nurse and I know that I will one day. I really would like to be a part of your program, but if I'm not, that's okay because I know that I will find a way to reach my goal." All true. No reason to try to make anything up, just find a way to get your point across well.

Yay! Good luck!

I've been organizing my office so that everything is at hand. I started this weeks ago, but for some reason everyone and their mother has decided to come visit this summer, so I hope I get done before school starts. My husband is awesome about doing house work, but he can't cook. So I've been getting recipes together for the crock pot or easy for him to make when I can't. I'm learning to say no to social events. I still will make a point to meet friends for dinner, etc, but I just can't worry about hurting people's feelings if it doesn't work for me.

Haha, I haven't even started nursing school and I get this kind of stuff all the time. I was meeting friends to go on a road trip and the first thing my friend said to me, at 7am, was, "I have blood in my stool, should I be worried?" Nice to see you too! I even get billing questions and questions about medical mysteries that people see on TV. Then they act like I'm dumb because I don't have an answer. Hello!?!

If you want to know how to keep your name clean, in any job, go to work and do your job! Don't worry about social stuff. The patient thing seems like a no-brainer to me. Socializing with coworkers (and I mean non-dating socializing), that will probably be up to you. But take caution! If you want to go to the club with coworkers, just know that there will be a chance that everyone at work will know what happened the next day. I don't hang out with coworkers as a general rule. I have had a few exceptions, but these were people that I had a good connection with and I usually didn't hang out with them until we had worked together for some time.

Thanks! Like another poster said, I might have to revisit this in a few months as a reminder! Good luck on your boards!