UNG Fall 2013

The lab kit includes all the supplies you will need for check offs (like foley catheter syringes, iv kit, etc) you will receive two of certain things so you can practice in class and at home with one and then save one for check offs.[/quote']

Ok. Thanks! I think that is all the questions I have so far for now. Lol

I appreciate you taking the time to answer my questions!

No problem! Kmp5 was very helpful to me when I got started, and it feels like it was just yesterday.

The book bundle should come with everything you need book wise. I didn't buy the bundle - I just bought my stuff online beforehand because I couldn't afford the expense all at one time.

Lab days: You will be given your lab day and time at orientation.

They will assign you to Wednesday or Friday and your time will be either 8-12 or 12-4.

It will stay on that day the whole semester.

You will be off the other day.

So if your lab is on Wednesday you will be off on Friday. However, occasionally they will assign something on your day off - but not often no more than two times

Now when clinicals start - in October your clinical day will stay the same but the time will change.

You will probably show up around 6-6:30am and it will end by 3:30 (although I think it was 2:30 or 3:00).

Thank you for the information! :) So maybe it's safe to say it'd be wise to take core classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays? A good teacher teaches World History on MW and MWF, but that might not be a good one to sign up for

The lab kit includes all the supplies you will need for check offs (like foley catheter, syringes, iv kit, etc) you will receive two of certain things so you can practice in class and at home with one and then save one for check offs.

That sounds so exciting!

Did any of you have to work during nursing school? I'm trying to figure out what to expect as far as study time needed, etc. I'm going to probably work 2-3 days a week, but even that doesn't guarantee enough money to pay bills, so I might have to take on more days than that. Hoping for the best. Very excited to start the program!

I guess it didn't post...... but the top sizes where similar to my street wear. I went down a size in the pants (I got the drawstring pair) bc I heard they run big. Hope this helps! You should have plenty if time to send them back if they don't fit. I heard we won't be doing clinicals till second half of the first semester anyways.

How come you got the unisex drawstring pants rather than the women's pants? I'm just trying to decide which ones to get! Do both types run big?

How come you got the unisex drawstring pants rather than the women's pants? I'm just trying to decide which ones to get! Do both types run big?

I'm not big on elastic waist pants. I like drawstring pants better. I think the woman sizes do run big. When I chose the drawstring pants I went by waist size which put me in a S

I'm not big on elastic waist pants. I like drawstring pants better. I think the woman sizes do run big. When I chose the drawstring pants I went by waist size which put me in a S

Oh, gotcha! :) Thank you! I am not sure what my opinion is as far as pants with elastic waists are concerned, but I guess we will see! :)

Where are some of the clinical sites we may be going to? Is it random assignment or do students have input? Thanks in advance.

No problem! Kmp5 was very helpful to me when I got started, and it feels like it was just yesterday.

ordered my uniforms... so totally psyched! *eek!* :-) :-) :-)

ordered my uniforms... so totally psyched! *eek!* :-) :-) :-)

Yah!! I got mine within a week's time! Ordered it on June 18 & received it on the 25th. Although I accidentally ordered the wrong size in the top. I sent it back so we will see how long it take to get it back.

Hey! I have an idea! Not sure if all of you have Facebook or if you are like me and considered deleting yours during nursing school (haha), but an idea came to mind that has been ever so helpful to me in other areas, like work: A private Facebook group! Let me know if any of you are interested! If not, then I may just go through with deleting my Facebook when school starts as I won't have much other use for it during that time. Hahaha :)

I got the drawstring pants instead of the elastic ones, as I don't like elastic. Our campus had a private FB group and our class had a public FB group and both were very helpful.

Clinical sites for first year are NGHS in Gainesville and Chestatee. 2nd year for Psych you can go to Cobb County, Peachford or Laurelwood in Gainesville, M/S NGHS. OB were DeKalb, Johns Creek (someone told me they weren't going to JC next year), Gwinnett and NGHS. Peds were Scottish Rite and Egleston. For OB, some of us were assigned to DeKalb and the rest of the class got to choose where they went. For Fundamentals, M/S and Psych, you were assigned.

I worked full-time (3 12 hr shifts) the whole time I was in nursing school. I won't lie to you, it was difficult. First year was manageable, as we had one day free a week (the day I wasn't in clinical or lab) most of the semester. I was also taking an online class each semester in addition to the nursing classes. 2nd semester, it was awful but I survived. Looking back, I don't know how I did it, but I did and graduated with a 3.4, which was good considering how much I had on my plate as a single mom to 3, working full-time and going to nursing school. It IS doable but it's not easy. You have to let a whole lot go and just do what you have to do. The good thing is that I was working at the hospital that I will be working at as a nurse in the same department that I've been in for 4 years, so that helped me get my foot in the door.

Elanessea, if you need to take history classes, I would suggest that you take them online, as that would be way easier than taking them face to face. You can take classes on Tues or Thursday and many of my classes who needed classes did so, but I would recommend taking them online as that worked out quite well for me.

UNG definitely does a good job of preparing you for the NCLEX. Everyone I know who's taken it has passed, so far.