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1. Nursing Students over 35

   canidoit replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Students

   I am 40 years old and in my first block of an RN program. When I graduate I will be 42 years old. I was intimidated by my age until I went to the first day of classes only to find that most of the students were not fresh out of highschool and in fa...

2. what to expect from clinicals

   canidoit replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in General Students

   We didn't ever work the nursing home in first semester, we went to the hospital. We had a few weeks of learning at school first to get the basics down, and then we started on the hospital floors with one patient of our own. As we were checked off o...

3. What to expect first year clinicals?

   canidoit replied to hopefornursing's topic in General Students

   With three weeks left of my first block of nursing, clinicals went like this: 11 weeks: med/surg, endo, resp, wound center, the OR, hospice. We started with assessments, then went on to add NG tubes, foley cathetars, IV starts and DC's, medication ad...

4. Hesi finally done

   canidoit replied to canidoit's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I hadn't taken chemistry for three years so I got an 84 in that portion... I really think if you study the HESI study guide, you will do well. Do you have that? I had to take all the portions but the Chemistry and Biology portions don't apply to my...

5. Hesi finally done

   canidoit replied to canidoit's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I had that question too! I was just using that as an example..... meaning if you know everything the study guide covers, u will do fine.

6. Hesi finally done

   canidoit replied to canidoit's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Just be sure you know the study guide well... so like when it says know the glands...really know them. and what they secrete...etc.

7. Hesi finally done

   canidoit replied to canidoit's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Our nursing school requires you to take all the portions.. english, reading vocab, biology, chemistry, a and p and math... it took 2 hours 20 minutes to finish all 7 tests. Do you have the HESI study guide? The math comes straight from it, the gram...

8. Hesi finally done

   canidoit posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hi, I am new to the community and happy to find others who are the same boat. I just took my HESI today...all pre-reqs done..just need to finish the CNA and I'm ready to apply to the program. I just wanted to say the HESI wasn't as horrible as I ...