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Hello, I have finished my prerequisites, and applied for the A.S Nursing at SPC College. My GPA is 3.800, so I hope it is good enough to be accepted. I will be notified by July 1st. Now I have nothing to do until July, and I have no idea what to expect? Like for example, what textbooks will I be needing? Maybe I can do some reading, just to get a hint of what to expect. So can anyone that have "been there, done that" give me some advice, and maybe a name of few books to leaf through? Thank you!

Are we going to be notified when the syllabus and handbook are updated?

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Trivine1,

I posted earlier, but I guess it didn't take...:no:

I hope my CPR class is as fun & fast as yours was! My class is tonite (7/21).

Btw, I ended up having to get the MMR vaccine as my antibody count was low. It didn't hurt when the nurse stuck me, but it sure did burn when it went in. :eek:

Hi Boppers ,

I only just now saw this message :down:, so how did it go? CPR that is? I did titers for MMR + Varicella, so now I have to wait for a couple of weeks to get the results :sniff:. I sure hope it comes positive, I don't want any more shots...

I am not sure whether anyone will notify us when syllabus is available or not, but I check MyCourses everyday just in case.

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Trivine1,

Surprisingly it was fast & fun! We had a pretty humorous & down-to-earth instructor; she made it interesting. We went 6-9pm.

I hear ya on the shots...definitely NOT fun!

I've been checking for updates, too. Is anyone else finding that site a bit of a mess?! Maybe it's just me...:confused: I just want to be able to send the syllabus to print @ Office Depot.

Had to buy a bookcase to store all the textbooks (which I haven't purchased yet). Now, I need to go find a cart to transfer them back & forth...

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Trivine1,

Surprisingly it was fast & fun! We had a pretty humorous & down-to-earth instructor; she made it interesting. We went 6-9pm.

I hear ya on the shots...definitely NOT fun!

I've been checking for updates, too. Is anyone else finding that site a bit of a mess?! Maybe it's just me...:confused:

Yes! An absolute mess, mixing different semesters together, different subjects, just very unorganized :no:.

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Trivine1,

Are you sure it will take a couple of weeks to get your titer results? I did mine in the doctor's office, then they sent it out to LabCorp, and got back to me with the results within a day or two.

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Had to buy a bookcase to store all the textbooks (which I haven't purchased yet). Now, I need to go find a cart to transfer them back & forth...

I bought the books online (Amazon), I hope they get here on time. I bought a "High Sierra" rolling bag-pack. It should fit everything "I hope", and it also has a special compartments for laptop, and tablet.

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Trivine1,

Are you sure it will take a couple of weeks to get your titer results? I did mine in the doctor's office, then they sent it out to LabCorp, and got back to me with the results within a day or two.

Well... like I said, my doctor is not reliable. I called the office for the titers, and they wanted to schedule me for a physical. So after explaining to them, that I have had a physical in less that 6 months, I don't need one, they insisted; basically (no physical, no titer). So I said: "Fine I'm going somewhere else, thanks for nothing". And I ended up going to the health department, that was a nightmare, but they told me it takes up to two weeks for the results.

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Seems like nowadays everyone wants to charge you for things you don't need!

Am I looking at this wrong or did I miss something during orientation, but my schedule shows only a few hours for "lecture" on Mon & Thurs? Surely we will be spending more time on lecture than that.

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Am I looking at this wrong or did I miss something during orientation, but my schedule shows only a few hours for "lecture" on Mon & Thurs? Surely we will be spending more time on lecture than that.

Mine shows Monday 1:00 pm-3:00 pm. Thursday 8:00-11:00 am. Tue/Wed clinical. In those couple of hours, how are we going to go through 13 textbooks is still a mystery to me :bored:.

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My schedule says the same, but we're also not starting clinicals until Sept 22nd, according to what the Dean told me. Maybe all that time on Tues and Wed will use the books for the first few weeks. I've been going through a crazy mad dash to get everything done while going back and forth with the Dean. I got my titers back and everything was actually unexpectedly positive, except for Mumps so I'm a little worried there. My doctor is being ridiculously difficult about filling out the physical form because of my cancer history, and I'm getting really frustrated with this whole complicated process.

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I am going to get titer results today for MMR + Varicella. I sure hope they are positive! I emailed Ms. Boylson and explained to her that if my titer today was negative, then there is no way I can submit all my vaccines by Aug 1st. She said if titers results were negative, then I should let her know so we can work something out. At this point frustration is an understatement :drowning: .

Ashtinp, if I understood correctly,you went through chemo right? In that case I am surprised that your titers were positive, good luck for you :cat:.

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The kitten photo (my avatar) is our new kitty :). I'm in love :cat:.

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