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1. UTHSCSA Accelerated BSN Summer 2015

   lalapenna replied to lalapenna's topic in Texas Nursing

   I emailed with Debbie Koehne about the schedule and she said we start the 24th, so no break in between. The plan was originally the 31st but they couldn't fit the full semester in that

2. UTHSCSA Accelerated BSN Summer 2015

   lalapenna replied to lalapenna's topic in Texas Nursing

   I had previously posted in our class's Facebook group about the start date for Fall 2015. I deactivated my Facebook account but in case anyone's curious we will start fall classes on August 24th. From...

3. UTHSCSA Accelerated BSN Summer 2015

   lalapenna replied to lalapenna's topic in Texas Nursing

   Thanks! Orientation schedule just came

4. UTHSCSA Accelerated BSN Summer 2015

   lalapenna replied to lalapenna's topic in Texas Nursing

   Does anyone know what we're going to need for supplies for lab/clinical? I figured we'd need a stethoscope and medical scissors, but beyond that I'm not

5. UTHSCSA Accelerated BSN Summer 2015

   lalapenna replied to lalapenna's topic in Texas Nursing

   Here is a quote I found from a 2013-2014 accelerated student about the textbooks and software. It is from this

6. UTHSCSA Accelerated BSN Summer 2015

   lalapenna replied to lalapenna's topic in Texas Nursing

   So, just curious, has anyone heard good things about the program or any of its professors? I haven't talked to many people who are actually in the traditional or accelerated programs but what little I...

7. UTHSCSA Accelerated BSN Summer 2015

   lalapenna replied to lalapenna's topic in Texas Nursing

   no, I'm most likely going to wait until the last possible second to purchase the ATI software and the computer. I'm crossing my fingers that my financial aid comes in

8. UTHSCSA Accelerated BSN Summer 2015

   lalapenna replied to lalapenna's topic in Texas Nursing

   @Barsumian Honestly I'm not sure if there is an optimal device for e-books. Since they are from different companies, I think there might not be a consistent device that they are most often developed...

9. UTHSCSA Accelerated BSN Summer 2015

   lalapenna replied to lalapenna's topic in Texas Nursing

   Everything I've read about reading on a computer/tablet/phone says it keeps your brain awake. I have an app on my macbook called f.lux that does pretty much what Original_red described, but I'm not...

10. UTHSCSA Accelerated BSN Summer 2015

    lalapenna replied to lalapenna's topic in Texas Nursing

    Usually you do not have access to online content with used books. I highly recommend bigwords.com; it compares prices from different websites including Amazon and you can specify whether you want to...

11. UTHSCSA Accelerated BSN Summer 2015

    lalapenna replied to lalapenna's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yeah I wish we'd start hearing from teachers too, and since we haven't been officially given our reading assignments yet, I'm not sure how urgent it is that we get started on them. Reddit has a whole...

12. UTHSCSA Accelerated BSN Summer 2015

    lalapenna replied to lalapenna's topic in Texas Nursing

    Ha I was just pricing out textbooks as well. I'm considering renting a few vs. buying going off what I'm reading on threads here and at reddit.com/r/nursing. I was also thinking about buying old...

13. UTHSCSA Accelerated BSN Summer 2015

    lalapenna replied to lalapenna's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yes for sure. I've been going through khan academy videos just to refresh my memory a

14. UTHSCSA Accelerated BSN Summer 2015

    lalapenna replied to lalapenna's topic in Texas Nursing

    lol @ having to read four chapters for the first day of Health Assessment and

15. UTHSCSA Accelerated BSN Summer 2015

    lalapenna replied to lalapenna's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yeah I definitely recommend talking to someone at the office directly if you any have questions about your situation, that's just what she told me. I actually did call about setting up an appointment...