I have been going through all these posts to find what items are the best things to have for nursing school. The posts are all scattered so I thought I would start a post that will contain all the info for the new incoming students.
I would like to know what I should spend my money on when it comes to study guides, NCLEX review books, NET review books, best nursing shoes (without a logo), stethescope, misc nursing items you have to have, etc. Any new students/senior students/graduate nurses have any info they can share? What were the items you couldn't live without???
Black clicky pens so you don't have to worry about the lids. A black Sharpie to cross out patient info on any papers. I bought a nice clipboard that opens with a calculator at Walmart for $2.00. I keep all of my papers in it, it is even big enough to keep my stethoscope and clinical pens in while I am not in clinical. I found some small colored cards on a ring, they are about 2x3 inches, they are the perfect size to put in my scrub pants (carpenter) and I can study stuff when I have a few minutes down time. A good decent lunchbox, eating at the hospital can get expensive and fattening. I have a small 2 year paper calender in my purse, I have to see everything in front of me at once, it actually covers the entire time I am in nursing school, I got it at the one spot at target. I think it will be cool to look back at it when I am done. It is motivating now to look back and see how far I have come.
hi, i am a prenursing student. my question is gen chemistry helpful in nursing school.
just wondering where do you buy your references for your pda. i have a pda from dell but i hardly use it. i bought the drug reference for it and still dont knoow how to use it . thanks.
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Where did you download most of your software for your PDA from, or was it several sites? I purchased a HP PDA today, can't wait to start using it, I have 3 weeks to get familiar.
She just misunderstood u. I had the ends cut off my books and had them to punch holes in them with the 3hole puncher so that I could put them in a binder.
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About how much did it cost to get this done? Office Depot wanted to charge me $40 and I thought that was a bit high.
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Kinkos charged me $1.60 to chop it down. It's great!
Kinkos charged me $1.60 to chop it down. It's great!
Office Depot tried to charge me 1 cent per page.....a total of $17.28 for one book.
How many pages did you have? Did you have the pages hole punched as well?
I think I'll try Kinkos today. I told Office Depot, "The other nursing students told me that y'all would try to scr*w me." Before I left out of there, they wanted to charge only $9.76. Of course, it was too close to closing time then.
I just got back from getting one book debound at FedExKinkos.
1728 pages in the book...grand total: $1.61!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was only one cut, so only $1.61.
I didn't have them punch holes in it because I have a machine.
Thanks NYStudent!
So happy it worked out for you! I love Kinkos. You can't beat $1.61! :roll Doesn't it feel great to save money? I was amazed when I called and they told me how much it cost. I actually thought it was an error so I made sure to call Kinkos again and speak to someone else and he confirmed it! I ran over to Kinkos and had it done. Now it's the only place I take my books to get debound.
Addition: I don't have a hole punch at home so as soon as they debound the book for me I borrow the hole punch and punch the holes before I leave Kinkos. They let you borrow hole punch and staplers for free!
The bright idea'd person I am, I tried to spiral bound pages. Apparently, my spiral bound machine is not the machine for the coils I purchsed yesterday.
I just three hole punched them all & stuck them in a binder.
Oh well.....My pages won't look pretty, but at least I'll save my back.
So happy it worked out for you! I love Kinkos. You can't beat $1.61! :roll Doesn't it feel great to save money? I was amazed when I called and they told me how much it cost. I actually thought it was an error so I made sure to call Kinkos again and speak to someone else and he confirmed it! I ran over to Kinkos and had it done. Now it's the only place I take my books to get debound.
Addition: I don't have a hole punch at home so as soon as they debound the book for me I borrow the hole punch and punch the holes before I leave Kinkos. They let you borrow hole punch and staplers for free!
just wondering where do you buy your references for your pda. i have a pda from dell but i hardly use it. i bought the drug reference for it and still dont knoow how to use it . thanks.
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Before I left out of there, they wanted to charge only $9.76. Of course, it was too close to closing time then. 
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