UBC Nursing

lazz1 · Aug 28, 2009

Hi Browning20,

Where did you learn that the clinicals runs from 8-6? Is that starting first term?

I bought NurseMates Dove shoes. They are amazing! So comfortable and looks pretty nice. Google them and read the reviews. I have higher than normal arches so I just bought extra arch supports and they are super. :)

Does anyone know if our Nursing school orientation is different than the first year Imagine Day Orientation? I'm assuming it is...

bye!

springsheen · Aug 28, 2009

Hey lazz1,

I found the first term schedule on http://www.nursing.ubc.ca/Current_Students/Documents/Sep2009/Term%201%20-%20Sept%202009.pdf

It shows clinicals starting on October 26, and it's got whole days (8am-6pm) marked as clinical practice. I suppose it can vary though, since it can change based on instructor availabilities; we might have to do them on Fridays or weekends, one of the handouts said.

And for the orientation, I'm part of the UBC Orientation team, and we had no part in planning Nursing's Orientation. The only part that is "integrated" is the Main Event Carnival that we are all encouraged to attend at the end of Tuesday. The Orientation Week sounds packed as well!

So has anyone gotten all the textbooks? How much was it? It is an incredibly long list of books...

MPKH, BSN, RN · Aug 28, 2009

I got everything but the Elsevier package--I asked the guy behind the counter at the Health Science Department, and he said that they're still negotiating with the company as to how shipping will work...he said that the bookstore expects the packages to be shipped by the end of next week, so hopefully it will be ready to be bought by the time school starts. Oh, and, apparently the bundle is coming in two boxes weighing 80 pounds each...so bring a car when you go buy it :)

As for Imagine...I heard that Imagine UBC is now extended to ALL undergrad classes...so nobody has classes on the first day. From the Orientation package I received from Nursing, the Nursing Orientation is a lot different than the Imagine UBC day one.

Can you believe that in 10 days, we'll all be official UBC Nursing students?

springsheen · Aug 28, 2009

What!? So the Elsevier package isn't even in stores yet? I was going to go all the way out to UBC to buy them on Tuesday! Aw man... thanks for the update though! UBC Bookstore, fail.

MPKH, BSN, RN · Aug 28, 2009

Yeah, I went on Tuesday and asked. So...best bet is to get it when school starts =)

lazz1 · Sep 2, 2009

I'm so excited to start! This is my last week of work and I am looking forward to being unemployed right now!! Has anyone done the immunization check up? I'm going tomorrow, and I'm wondering if you have to pay the 150$ there or later??

springsheen · Sep 2, 2009

Hey lazz1,

I was not asked to pay the $150 when I went in for my immunization review... and I have no idea when we have to pay it.

The immunization review goes by fairly quickly, especially if your family doctor already filled out the form. The TB skin test... well, that wasn't pretty. The red bump on mine took a month to fully go away. Have fun!

MPKH, BSN, RN · Sep 2, 2009

one month! O_O oh my that's long. I am having mine done in 3 weeks...eeeep wish me luck

springsheen · Sep 2, 2009

Well, the nurse who administered it said I might have a stronger reaction because I had the BCG vaccine before (can also give false positives). So unless you've had it too, it should go away within a week. No worries!

MPKH, BSN, RN · Sep 2, 2009

..I have the BCG vaccine done when I was a kid. Well thanks for the advanced warning XD

springsheen · Sep 2, 2009

Lol, no problem. I still have a faint dark spot where the welt used to be. I don't know, hopefully I'm just weird... haha.

P.S. Does anyone know if we'll get free flu vaccines? I heard people involved in health care gets free flu vaccines, since we're considered "at risk".

MPKH, BSN, RN · Sep 2, 2009

Yup we do. Healthcare students get it for free every year--my boyfriend in pharmacy told me