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My husband's grandfather had polio as a teen. As a result, his jaw looks misaligned and he has speech problems. It can be very difficult to understand some of the things he says.

Maybe you didn't get my point, which was that people questioning vaccines were questioning long before Jenny McCarthy started shouting from the rooftops. And they're not following McCarthy orders. My point is that there is a ridiculous misconception ...

In nursing school, I HATED med/surg with a passion. I dreaded every single time I had to be on a med/surg floor. Then 4th semester rolled around and I was put with a preceptor on a surgical floor, on night shift. All summer before the start of that s...

For my program, I had to take 1 semester of microbiology, 2 semesters of A&P, 1 semester of chemistry (general or health sciences version were acceptable), developmental psych, nutrition, and statistics. After entering my program, they dropped th...

I just wanted to point something out. Not all non-vaccinating or delayed vaccinating parents believe there is a link between autism and vaccines. They might be in the minority, but I believe it is a common misconception. Many people I know who have d...

Thank you for starting this! I start working on a surgical unit next month. In my last semester of nursing school, I was with a preceptor on this very same floor. Since I will be more "on my own", I am loving the suggestions. Do any of y'all carry a ...

Hi everyone. I emailed everyone that I had an email address for to give them the link for the Facebook group for your class. Please PM me if you need the address.

Yes, you will have reading to do before hand. Traditionally, it has been the first 3 chapters of the Fundamentals book. As soon as I gather the information, I will let you know for sure.

Stevebeuke - for the generic program, you're on campus twice a week for class. You could get away with one pair of the reds, but I recommend 2 pairs. It's just easier. For the 1st semester, you only have clinical once a week, so one pair of whites wo...

I submitted mine on Immunitrax.

I also wanted to say that many of your questions will be answered at orientation. I know it's hard not to plan everything now. There's so much excitement! But try to stay calm and just go with the flow.

From my personal opinion - I would just purchase the box of books. You need online access for specific things ie SimChart, completing skills assignments, online access to your books. Purchasing everything separately might actually be more costly. ...

Everyone take a deep breath! I'm Amanda - the Student Nurses Association president. Hi to everyone and congrats! If you scored above the cutoff, you are tentatively in the program. They are not going to run out of slots. The staff specifically count...

If anyone needs the link to the FB group, send me a private message.

You have to have your reading done before class starts. You'll get information about that at orientation.

Approval usually comes from the nursing director. But as longed as they were accepted, you're good.

Are y'all using Immunitrax? I faxed and uploaded...I think the faxed was just a little faster, but not that much.

All white and they can only have a tiny logo. Like the heart on Nurse Mates. Plus they cannot be a breathable material...think leather, vinyl - no mesh.

They will register you for your classes. I didn't get my blue card until 2 months after my prints. =/

I took micro in summer school so I was reading everyday. But in a normal semester, I would say a couple hours a week. Dev psych is a lot of reading, but I took it online. I though dev psych was very interesting and you do use it a lot in nursing!

I am not sure why they do not include the information. But I do know for a fact that they do not have any plans on changing the required scrubs. True Red by Landau for class days and any brand of whites for clinical - whites cannot have frilly, girly...

Yes, you can buy scrubs, lab coat, stethoscopes, blood pressure cuffs, penlights, etc at orientation. But you can save yourself a lot of money if you buy this stuff online like at Amazon or even at the student bookstore (except scrubs). You really o...

Yes, they will send you your schedule with your acceptance letter. Clinical days are usually Wed, Thurs, or Fri from 7am - 3pm at a nursing home in Gainesville. Congrats to everyone that made it. See you at orientation!

Yes. All the books you buy for first semester are used for the entire program. Other tasks are the background check, fingerprinting, physical exam, entering your titers/immunizations into a specified program.

You'll have a lot to do when you're accepted...besides buying books. The information packet they will send has all the info and it's really important to read through all of it and get it done ASAP. Make sure to get all your titers done. And make sur...