Chelly1430

Thanks every one for the replies and the great advice! I was able to get a scholarship that will cover the regular text bundle. I'm happy I didn't take the ebooks route. My gut just told me not to from the get go, but I appreciate having this website to come to for reassurance.

I know for a fact we're not allowed to use electronic devices during clinicals, but we will be using computers for in the classroom. That is insane that they do not allow computers for at least the classroom for your program and didn't warn any one ahead of time. I haven't bought anything yet. I'm planning on going to the school tomorrow and speaking with financial aid and my nursing advisor. What is even more irritating is that my school does not provide personal student loans, only fafsa and so far everything is costing way more than what they estimated for the program. Even with the full pell grant, I may have to pay quite a bit out of pocket.

That's what I was afraid of. I figured I would have to use my books, but wasn't sure.

Ok, thanks. That helps a lot!

That's cool, so you're already a LVN? I'm in north florida. The program I'm in will be 11 months. It seems really fast pace. We will be starting clinicals by mid Sept. Very exciting. It's been my dream for a long time to be a nurse. I want to continue my education and get a bachelors in nursing, but I figured LPN would be a great place to start.

Hello everyone, this is my first time posting here. I start a LPN program August 26th. I have kind of a weird question, but has anyone who has gone through clinicals had to use their books while at clinicals? I'm just asking, because I have to order books today, but my book credit only covers the bundle that is ebooks only and the regular text books will require me to pay almost $400 out of pocket, which I cannot afford at this moment.The only problem I see with using the ebooks is if I will need to use my books for looking something up at clinicals and can't use my phone at clinicals. So, that's where my question comes in.... I'm really excited and a little nervous about starting the program. Nursing is something I have wanted to do for a long time, but I don't have any prior experience in the health field, so other than the research I've done about nursing, I know nothing, lol. Anyways, thanks in advance for the help!