UTHSC Traditional BSN Spring 2014 Applicants

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I have seen many threads for previous applicants for past semesters to the UT Houston School of Nursing. I wanted to start one myself as I am applying for the spring 2014 traditional BSN and have yet to find a thread for it. Although I opened it for applicants, I would also encourage previous applicants, current/previous students, and applicants for other semesters at UTHSC to join in and share in this exciting time!

I hate to say it, but the registrars office is just as cold and incompetent when you finally do get accepted. We have heard nothing but complaints on our FB page from the beginning. They lose transcripts, take weeks to upload transcripts, never answer phone calls or emails, and if you show up in person, you're told to call or email them. I didn't get to register for classes until 3 days before classes started. It was such a mess. Just a tip to anyone that does get in in the future, the student affairs ladies are SOOOO helpful when it comes to everything (including kicking the registrar into gear). Good luck to you all! I promise it's worth all this trouble! :)

It sounds like you already in the program. How u like it. Talk to us about the program like wht is the pace like. How the teachers like? Tell us more about stuff like that.

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It sounds like you already in the program. How u like it. Talk to us about the program like wht is the pace like. How the teachers like? Tell us more about stuff like that.

I just completed the first week, so I don't have much experience, but I do know that it is mentally draining and requires TONS of reading. We were just assigned a 200 page reading for Pharm to be completed before next Wednesday. The upperclassmen are seriously lifesavers, everyone is so helpful and really interested in seeing you succeed. As for the professors, they are great people, but are not there to hold your hand, like you may have been used to with prereqs. They are not there to make sure you come to class everyday or hounding you to turn in assignments, so it's really up to you and your determination to take charge of this experience and excel. Make friends with as many people as you can, and lean on each other to make sure that everything is getting completed on time and concepts are really being understood. Good luck to you!

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I just completed the first week, so I don't have much experience, but I do know that it is mentally draining and requires TONS of reading. We were just assigned a 200 page reading for Pharm to be completed before next Wednesday. The upperclassmen are seriously lifesavers, everyone is so helpful and really interested in seeing you succeed. As for the professors, they are great people, but are not there to hold your hand, like you may have been used to with prereqs. They are not there to make sure you come to class everyday or hounding you to turn in assignments, so it's really up to you and your determination to take charge of this experience and excel. Make friends with as many people as you can, and lean on each other to make sure that everything is getting completed on time and concepts are really being understood. Good luck to you!

Thank you for all your helpful posts! It is nice to have someone that is already in the program to help you out :) Would you mind sharing what the dress code, school supplies, watch preference, and anything else that we could go ahead and start getting before we start classes?!

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Thank you for all your helpful posts! It is nice to have someone that is already in the program to help you out :) Would you mind sharing what the dress code school supplies, watch preference, and anything else that we could go ahead and start getting before we start classes?![/quote']

You'll need navy blue scrubs (with no prints or different colored thread) I bought 2 pairs of the Grey's Anatomy scrubs in Indigo **Helpful tip-Scrubs & Beyond on Fannin gives all UTHealth students a 10% discount** You'll also need mostly white shoes (no mesh), a watch with a second hand (I bought a Timex from Target because it has military time on it, which you'll be required to use) and you'll need a stethoscope. I bought the Littmann Classic from Amazon for like $65. You'll also need a white mid-thigh length lab coat, but you won't use it until the 2nd semester.

Sometime soon, I'll find your classes FB page and post a helpful document that an upperclassmen made with the entire supply list and helpful tips.

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Thank you for all your helpful posts! It is nice to have someone that is already in the program to help you out :) Would you mind sharing what the dress code school supplies, watch preference, and anything else that we could go ahead and start getting before we start classes?![/quote'] dress code is navy blue scrubs with patch on left side, mostly white shoes. You can wear a black, white or navy blue undershirt. Watch preference it just has to have a second hand and can't be digital. Get lots and lots and lots and lots of ink and paper. Really I've gone through 2 reams already and it is the second week! Get your CPR done and get your immunizations and titers drawn. Go ahead and just draw titers on EVERYTHING. You'll need it
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And start a folder with your immunization/titer records and CPR certification info! You'll need them for every clinical. Just basically use this time to try to get everything as organized and planned out as possible, because after the first day, you won't have time to do any of that.

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You'll need navy blue scrubs (with no prints or different colored thread) I bought 2 pairs of the Grey's Anatomy scrubs in Indigo **Helpful tip-Scrubs & Beyond on Fannin gives all UTHealth students a 10% discount** You'll also need mostly white shoes (no mesh) a watch with a second hand (I bought a Timex from Target because it has military time on it, which you'll be required to use) and you'll need a stethoscope. I bought the Littmann Classic from Amazon for like $65. You'll also need a white mid-thigh length lab coat, but you won't use it until the 2nd semester. Sometime soon, I'll find your classes FB page and post a helpful document that an upperclassmen made with the entire supply list and helpful tips.[/quote']

Thank you so much this was very helpful! That would be great I will PM you the link to the FB page!

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dress code is navy blue scrubs with patch on left side mostly white shoes. You can wear a black, white or navy blue undershirt. Watch preference it just has to have a second hand and can't be digital. Get lots and lots and lots and lots of ink and paper. Really I've gone through 2 reams already and it is the second week! Get your CPR done and get your immunizations and titers drawn. Go ahead and just draw titers on EVERYTHING. You'll need it[/quote']

Is each titer individual?! I have most of the required immunizations, just not the varicella because I had chicken pox so I will need the titer for that. Thank you for the info :)

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Is each titer individual?! I have most of the required immunizations just not the varicella because I had chicken pox so I will need the titer for that. Thank you for the info :)[/quote'] no problem! And here's my opinion after going through 14, yes 14 doctor visits this semester (we would suddenly get an email saying we needed this and that)....gather all of your immunizations and documents and go over them. I went over mine and was like "oh I have everything" well it turns out I wasn't immune to hep B anymore so my titer showed that. I told my doctor I was going to nursing school and she was smart and said "let's just draw all possible titers to prove your immunity" and it turns out hospitals need your titers. Doesn't matter if you have record from the vaccine from 10 years ago, they just need to see you're still immune and as it turns out I had to restart my 3 hep B series again. So tell them you're going to nursing school and get every possible thing checked. The hospitals apparently want just titers of everything. And something new to this semester apparently you need to prove you don't have hep C (we got that kinda late notice) so go ahead and get a hep panel to prove you don't have it. Also get the flu shot and TB test and keep it documented. Those last for a year so you'll need to bring those to every semesters clinical placement site. I would advise started all of this ASAP! I was stuck doing all of it over holidays!
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Hi everyone. I have been accepted into the Summer 2014 BSN program and am wondering if a Facebook page has been started as I cannot find one.

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Thank you so much this was very helpful! That would be great I will PM you the link to the FB page!

Please PM to me as well!

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Hi everyone. I have been accepted into the Summer 2014 BSN program and am wondering if a Facebook page has been started as I cannot find one.

I sent you a PM with the link it it :)

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