Shine_On

I'm in my first semester at NCTC & I think it's a great program. I would recommend getting a hesi prep book & maybe a SAT prep book to study for the Kaplan. The SAT prep book will help some with the writing section. Also study the psyiology from AP II. Search Kaplan on all nurses & check out NCTC fall 2014 & 2013 (i think) threads, there is a lot of good Kaplan advice on there. As far as the tats, you will have to cover them at some of the facilities. Irish_mist, since you already have a bachelor's degree, you might check out some of the fast track programs for people who already have a bachlors in something else. NCTC doesn't have one (yet, there are good things in the works though for a BSN program from what I hear!) But I know Baylor Dallas, TWU, and probably UTA have them. Not that I don't highly recommend NCTC, but I understand wanting to make good use of your time/money.

Excellent, I think our schedules are the same. I'm first lab on Tues. & clinicals wed as well.

Sorry for the double post. Running an install on my computer & it did that! Gonna migrate this convo over to our FB page today so carpool info is more secure.

You are probably right about that SAM0609. I'm a new NCTC student so my guess is that's why I cannot access angel but others can. It will all get worked out & thankfully jls0459 posted the work so I can get going with that before classes. Btw, I'm in The Colony were you interested in carpooling? I wanna get that going for any of us in the Lewisville/Corinth area that are interested.

You are probably right about that SAM0609. I'm a new NCTC student so my guess is that's why I cannot access angel but others can. It will all get worked out & thankfully jls0459 posted the work so I can get going with that before classes. Btw, I'm in The Colony were you interested in carpooling? I wanna get that going for any of us in the Lewisville/Corinth area that are interested.

Just a note on angel, I opened a request for help from nctc tech support since I cannot log onto angel but I can access canvas. Their response was that the nursing staff needs to migrate the information to canvas because angel is closed to students now. Just an FYI if others are having problems with angel. I'm goi going to follow up with an email to the director & let her know what they said.

Thank you so much for the assignment info!! Hopefully our angel issues will be straightened out soon. Just in time to move to canvas.... I recognized you from your pic on here, the poison control sounds really interesting. I plan on trying to get involved with it.

I was just logging on to ask someone to post the work too. That would be so great so those of us with 'technical difficulties' so we can get going! Thanks.

Thanks TWishes, I will email her. Just to clarify, it is angel.nctc.edu where we have to go to get all this info right? not Canvas...even though Canvas is what will be used after 9/1? It's weird that I can log into Canvas but not Angel. Sounds like a technical problem within NCTC's system. I filed a request for support since it keeps telling me my logon/password combo is not recognized in Angel.

Angel won't even let me log in!! I can get into canvas but my user name/password is not recognized in Angel. I haven't even tried to find the facebook page yet! It's the same right?? (netid and student id?)

Oh man, I've already washed my reds too! Mine are completely basic though but I'm gonna check & see if I can find a style # on them. The flair legs were way to long for me, bummer. I only bought one pair right now, I figured I might go somewhere else & see if they had petite. But my white ones have an extra pocket on each side (like cargo pants) & I love, love those pants so I hope they will be ok. I think side pockets are pretty normal for scrubs but I guess I will find out in a week. Starting to get pretty excited.

That's what I thought. I guess I will run & buy a more plain top if I have to. My pants have a tie waist & they are cargo style (with the extra side pockets) but that's not unusual for pants so I figured they would be okay. I know they have some without a tie or anything at scrubs etc in Lewisville, got my scratchy reds there the other day.

One more question...I have a solid white scrubs already but the top has a back tie...will that work for the plain clinical scrubs? no empire waist or anything (wrap type top with pockets) but I was worried about the tie back.

My immunitrax just updated to matched, so hopefully it's on it's way now. Had to send in the lab work for my titers, which I didn't do originally because I thought the form signed off by my physician would work! Can we wear tee shirts and/or long sleeve fitted tops under our scrubs? I freeze if it's below 80. I know we will probably go over this during orientation but I saw some shopping for the kids & wanted to pick them up on sale (if I can remember where they were).

Ok question on immunitrax. How long did it take for everything to be accepted after you uploaded the supporting documentation? I have uploaded all mine, got a message from them that I need to get another flu shot before 9/9 in order to stay compliant (I had mine 9/9/13, obviously but my doc didn't have them yet when I got my physical). So I know my records were received by my status still says awaiting documentation and says NO under the received documentation. I sent the copy of my physical, the immunization form completed & signed off by my doc, my insurance & CPR info. I did forget to send the copy of my CPR card until today but they wouldn't wait on everything I wouldn't think. That's everything right? It's starting to make me nervous.