Lbenoit07

If I have the free time I enjoy running or hitting the gym to lift! It's a great stress reliever!! Sometimes I will watch shows that I have missed with a glass or 2 of wine! If I'm feeling really ambitious and not overwhelmed from everything, I will start reading for the upcoming week!

I've used OneNote on my iPad for my pre-reqs! It seems like you can do so much more on your laptop with it! I used to use EverNote but decided to switch to OneNote last semester after hearing a lot about it! I never used it on my laptop because I didn't know that I even had it! I am going to try it out for my first semester of the program and am really excited! I'm trying to teach myself things and watch little clips online about it!

Check out allheart.com they have some good deals on Littmann stethoscopes! I have the Classic II S.E. I am starting my program next week and I have head that everyone swears by this stethoscope! I have the black with smoke finish! I do like the other colors but didn't want it to clash with my red scrubs! You can also get it engraved! It's better to spend the little extra money to be able to hear the sounds you need to hear then not. Plus the Littmann should last you all through school and the start of your career!

I too am in this situation as well! I moved temporarily to Kentucky about 3 years ago and decided after I moved I should finish my nursing career! I plan to return back to MI when I complete the program and have to make the decision where I want to take the NCLEX and what state I should apply for a license in. I heard that if you apply for your license in the state you graduate from it is easier and less paperwork to file because the BON has all of that information and then you can transfer your license after you complete your move! Just look into it sometime in your last year/beginning of your final semester of the program to figure out the best option! I plan to wait until then to really look into it and figure out what I need to do! Good luck in the program!

I start my first semester of nursing school August 26! I am taking Fundamentals, Fundamentals Clinical, Pathophysiology, Health Assessment, and Health Assessment Lab! Each class and clinical/lab are only one day a week so we are allowed 1 day off! Lecture classes and lab are 3 hours long and our clinical class is 6 1/2 hours long!

I have orientation on August 22 and start classes August 26! I am not sure how long our clinicals will be but we will find out at orientation. I believe we start in a LTC facility in October! I have all of my medical supplies, uniform, lab coat, and shoes already but still need to buy my books and pay for our HESI materials! I am so excited and nervous to start! Good luck everyone!

I am starting my first semester of nursing school this fall as well! I start August 26! We have orientation on the 22! I am so nervous, but keep telling myself that I will be just fine! Stay positive, organized, and study hard! Good luck this semester and the rest of the program! We can do this!!!

Thank you! You're welcome!

I'm at Western Kentucky University

I got into my program with a 3.0 GPA

I'm curious as to what everyone uses as well! I'm starting in the fall and have been trying to decide how many binders and what sizes to buy! I also wasn't sure if I should buy notebooks or if taking notes on my laptop would be sufficient. I've heard from a few people a semester ahead of me that everyone used their laptops for notes but that was because they used ebooks but now they are switching to hard copy again for some reason!!

Repetition, repetition, repetition is the key to being successful, especially in A&P! Recording lectures may also benefit you! Flash cards will help a lot and even finding blank models and filling in the blanks helps. Typing your notes and making yourself study guides are always useful as well!

This is the first year that they are going to be using the performance for BSN. I don't know why they are even letting it be an option if so many are having issues with them in the ADN! I would think that they would have just stuck with the Cherokee uniforms. I also think they would be able to come up with the ADN's alternative quite quickly then! I hope they have another option for all of you this fall!

I agree with GrnTea! The coloring books help a lot!! You are retaining more than you think too! When you start talking about other things that will relate to what you have learned you will have one of those ahh ha moments and remember the material! A&P requires a lot of repetition! Good luck!