What's in My Clinical Bag?

These are always the most fun videos!

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Nursing School Update: Lots of Check-Offs

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Nursing School: First Day of Lab

First Day of Lab and me in my scrubs!!

enjoy!

Nursing School: Day 1 & MORE Stuff!

Nursing School 1: The Goods!

My favorite videos to watch--all the cool junk you get for nursing school. 

Still to come: three more books, clinical stuff (including more nursing supplies)

lovely face, huh?

xo

update #7: my last "pre" nursing vlog!!

I GOT IN!!

my face has pretty much looked like that for the past 24 hours ;)

TEAS TEST RESULTS

check it out! i should have posted this right after i took the test! i did pretty well (i did not study except for getting up ten minutes early to youtube how to multiply and divide fractions) ha!

advanced?! what? i'll take it!

GOOD LUCK

counting my chickens before they hatch

i'm just so dang anxious.
so, here are some nurse-y things i'm into (whether i get in this semester or 5 years from now):

1. bed number ten

Seen through the eyes of a patient totally paralyzed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, this moving book takes you through the psychological and physical pain of an eleven month hospital stay. Bed Number Ten reads like a compelling novel, but is entirely factual.

(side note: my dad had Guillain-Barré when he was young--i don't know much about it but i guess he's really lucky that it was acute)

2. this stethoscope + nametag color combo 

it's between seafoam green and pine green on the stethoscope. i am really wanting a littman (even though it's totally unnecessary and i could get a package deal from prestige medical for thirty dollars less. 

but that button for my nametag is super cute, right? 

you can get yours here :)

3. a digital voice recorder

i'm thinking a good study habit for me would be to re-listen to lectures. i know this would have helped me in microbiology! there's just so much information you have to absorb. 

this model is a little pricey (around $50) but it has USB, a memory card slot, and i can listen to it through the speakers in my car!

4. a watch

i am leaning toward a white watch. this one is cool because beyond the regular numbers is military time!

prereqs: over

refresher on the prerequisites for my nursing school & the grades i ended up with!

                                                            MY POINTS / MAX POINTS

Anatomy & Physiology I: A            4 / 4

Anatomy & Physiology II: A           4 / 4

Microbiology: B                               3 / 4

English Composition I: A                 3 / 3

English Composition II: A                3 / 3

Psychology: B                                    2 / 3

Human Growth & Development: A  3 / 3

Electronic Health Records: A            3 / 3 

Elective (Communications): A           3 / 3

Math: A                                               3 / 3

                                                       ________
                                                        31 / 33 + 17.4 / 20 (ENTRANCE EXAM SCORE)

                                              
                                                 = 48.4 / 53

yay! i cannot believe my prerequisite stage is over!! now i am just being a spaz and checking my email every twenty minutes playing it cool, and enjoying summer. 

update #6

just waiting on that acceptance letter!! eek!

but, i'll let you know either way (if i get in, or don't)

trying to enjoy the little bit of summer before school starts (fingers crossed)

nursing school application

the application for my college's nursing program was available on January 31st (a day early!) and, being the nerd that i am, i was already checking the website the day before ;)

out of 12 pages of information, only 2 were actual application.

so, i have it ready to go! i have tried once to bring it to the nursing office, but no one was there to take it.

something about our program: nothing but your prerequisite grades can help you get in. you cannot send letters of recommendation, essays, volunteer work, etc. two pages of an application that includes information like:

Name

Student ID #

Which Nursing Program you want (Track I or II)

Address & Phone #

What College(s) you've been to

What classes you're in presently

Emergency Contact

crazy easy, right?

Update #5

this is my last semester of prerequisites. i cannot believe it. ithas gone by so quickly.

~up-to-date course breakdown~

Anatomy & Physiology I: A

Anatomy & Physiology II: A

English Composition I: A

English Composition II: A

Electronic Health Records: A

Human Growth & Development: B (retaking this semester)

Algebra: C (taking a nontransferable math this semester to replace low grade)

Psychology: B

Elective (Communications): A

Microbiology: (taking for the first time this semester)

this video also includes a glance at the new Center For Health Professions building and a few of my wedding photos from October!

mini update

i  just got back from my honeymoon yesterday and have to get back into the swing of school and work.

on monday, i will be choosing my last (last!?) classes before i apply to the nursing program.

at my college, we apply in spring (around February) and are notified of acceptance/rejection around June/July. There is lag time in between application and notification so the spring classes can be counted as part of our application.

i cannot believe i have one more semester before [fingers crossed] nursing school starts.

my prerequisite rundown:

English Composition I (retaking this semester)
English Composition II
Algebra (retaking next semester)
Electronic Health Records
Anatomy & Physiology I
Anatomy & Physiology II (taking this semester)
Microbiology (taking next semester)
Psychology
Human Growth & Development (retaking next semester)
Elective (I'm using Communications)

update # 4

Hello all, it's been awhile! Just filling you in on where I've been the past couple of months.

{I promise you I'm not on crack, just excited (and tired)!!} 

I didn't realize how fast I was talking until I edited it. 

update # three & volunteering!

I started volunteering at a local hospital. I am now going into my fourth shift of volunteering. I love, love, love it. It does take up my Saturday morning, but I'd only be sleeping anyway. I highly recommend it. I volunteer 4-5 hour shifts once per week on a Med/Surg floor; and by all the stuff I have to restock, I can tell I am really helping them out. 

update # two

this is just another update, and filling you guys in on the courses needed to apply at the college I am going to. 

you can subscribe to my channel on youtube @ kellylynndennis! 

update # one

this is my first update of the prerequisite classes I have to take to get into nursing school. enjoy!

Coming Soon!