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akspudus

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akspudus specializes in New Graduate Nurse.


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  1. ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor

    I just took the ATI RN Comprehensive predictor. Our school uses it as an exit exam. You MUST get greater that a 90% probability to pass the NCLEX on the first attempt. According to the ATI rep at our campus....that a 70.7% overall score corresponds t...
  2. Miami Dade College

    BTW....as for the initial outlay for book in nursing school. Yes..almost $1000. But, there are a bunch of reference books (i.e. drug guides, lab guide, procedure guide, care plan guides) included that you will need throughout the time you are in scho...
  3. When to apply for license

    I went ahead and did mine last night. Online. Holy zonkers....applying for NCLEX...gulp! akspudus
  4. When to apply for license

    I'm in the same boat. I have the forms already filled out. I'm wanting to take the NCLEX ASAP. Does anyone know how long it takes for the paperwork to clear? akspudus
  5. Miami Dade College

    Best piece advice that I got about med/surg...and int was from Professor Ponce. If you want to have the best chance of Acing med/surg...get the book Medical-Surgical made Incredibly Easy. During the break between semester, read the pathophysiological...
  6. Miami Dade College

    I had her for Assessment and med/surg. She is a challenge as are all professors in nursing school...but she gives you all sorts of study materials, powerpoints, study guides for exams..etc..etc. Her goal is to teach you the material...not have a clas...
  7. Miami Dade College

    I would recommend studying her PowerPoints. Listening very intently during her lectures. Take good notes. Get a med/surg review and rationales book and study each applicable sections just before each exam. Make sure you understand the disease proces...
  8. Miami Dade College

    ahh...no. Its AK Spud US...spud as in potato. Long story. Anyhow, first of all I wouldn't speak badly of any of the professors at MDC. Yes, some are better than others but none are horrible. I took Adult Health Assessment and Med/Surg from Professor ...
  9. Miami Dade College

    Ahh..well we all can falter. The Critical Thinking and Care Plan exams are a little crazy sometimes. Our scenario was a male firefighter, 40 years old, that had sustained burns over 40% of his body...36 hours ago. He had tolerated the fluid resuscita...
  10. Miami Dade College

    First pointer... RELAX!! In a few months...you'll be looking back at those skills tests and laughing. Just remember the five rights. Make sure each one of those is covered....then draw up your medications...check labels the three times. When I took ...
  11. Miami Dade College

    Wow folks...Sorry I have been pretty much absent from the boards for the last few weeks. I just finished Advanced Med/Surg. Failed care plan/critical thinking the first time through. It was the first time I have failed anything in nursing school was ...
  12. Miami Dade College

    Don't worry. What you need to do is split your study time between reading and going over PowerPoints (ingestion of information) with doing practice NCLEX style tests (digestion of information). You need to get into he habit of utalising the informati...
  13. Miami Dade College

    Wow...looks like you all are having fun in the first semester. Get ready...first semester is just a warm up. it only gets more challenging from there. Next semester you have med/surg...and pharmacology...and clinical. Summer semester will be a rush o...
  14. anyone starting RN at MDC this august?

    The time difference between the accelerated and Generic programs is just ONE semester. As arduous as the generic program can be...I can only imagine how hard the accelerated program must be. I personally know a handful of people that are or were in...
  15. anyone starting RN at MDC this august?

    Remember, when you calculate your GPA for acceptance into MDC's Nursing school. Not all of your classes count. Only the classes that count towards your AS in Nursing. So, you need to go to the MDC school of nursing web site and look at the list of pr...