Tarian

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1. A Class Full Of Women!!! Ugh!!!!!!

   Tarian replied to Born2BAnurse's topic in General Students

   As a 32 year old male nursing student, I'm finding that age is a more significant factor than sex in student social relationships. At first I thought the "cattiness" that I've found myself exposed to was the result of being in a 95% female populatio...

2. Does anyone know...

   Tarian replied to jenrninmi's topic in General Students

   As far as I know there isn't a comprehensive website; you'll need to do some legwork to get that info. There are certainly lists of schools by specialty, so you can find the "best" schools out there. As far as pass rates go, I found that info for ...

3. Please help

   Tarian replied to Bunte2000's topic in General Students

   Another thing to consider... In at least one study, there's been a corellation between the proportion of BSN vs. ASN staff and the overall outcomes of the patients. While you might not make much more money as a BSN, you by definition will end up wi...

4. Need all help I can get with Micro...

   Tarian replied to WanttobeRNinNC's topic in General Students

   Hmmm... Sounds like I'm in the same class as Francine right now! My advice would be to make flashcards of the core material, and review them often; I've found that helps me a LOT. I'd also answer any sample questions that are available to you. So if...

5. Need a good digital voice recorder

   Tarian replied to marilynmom's topic in General Students

   I bought an MP3 player/digital recorder/FM tuner this semester myself. I love it so far. I got a 256MB Yepp YP-55 (made by Samsung) from Best Buy. I got some extras with it, namely the 2-year replacement plan (since I KNOW I'll break it sometime du...

6. The Guys Club: Guy Students Come on In!

   Tarian replied to agent's topic in Male Students

   Hi everybody. I'm starting my first semseter of my ASN program right now. I'm 32, with a BS in Chemistry and 7 years experience at a tech-related service company. My goal is to work as an ER travel nurse then get my BSN, and see if I want further ...

7. Mercy Des Moines

   Tarian posted a topic in Iowa

   Hi there... I'm a returning student in his first semester of the ASN program at Mercy College in Des Moines. Any other Des Moines out there? Or even from Iowa for that matter?

8. Medical Reference Dictionary?

   Tarian replied to Tarian's topic in General Students

   Thanks Carolanne! I'm going to remember to compare prices online first. From the books available so far, I can save $20. I've still got half the books for one class that aren't in yet, and two more classes with no books in yet. Hopefully I can sa...

9. Medical Reference Dictionary?

   Tarian posted a topic in General Students

   I just picked up some of the books for my first full-time semester in nursing:) ... one of the required books is a hardcover version of Mosby's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary. Is this book recommended? Spending as much money on th...

10. How long is your commute?

    Tarian replied to KristinWW's topic in General Students

    When I start full-time classes this fall, my commute will be 15 minutes each way. Right now I'm taking a summer class at a community college to save money, which is 30 minutes away. Can't wait for fall.

11. I admit it!!!!!

    Tarian replied to bedpan's topic in General Students

    And I thought I was the only one! When I first started my CNA program, I ran out right away and bought scrubs, sphygmomanometer and stethoscope. I wore my scrubs & stethoscope around the house (sepecially in front of mirrors:)) and couldn't wai...

12. Afraid of Failure

    Tarian replied to justjenn's topic in General Students

    Heck yeah I'm scared! I'm personally making a big financial gamble-- not working any more, and taking out loans to cover expenses while I get through the program. So far the fear has been a good thing, though-- I've been able to stay incredibly foc...

13. website????

    Tarian replied to salvati08's topic in General Students

    I'm not sure about a website, but at my local bookstore I saw a US News & World report magazine-format publication that was shelved along with books that listed rankings for the best grad schools. I looked up nursing and they had separate lists ...

14. Desktop vs laptop

    Tarian replied to Gampopa's topic in General Students

    It's a personal decision, of course, with pros & cons for both. Myself, I use and enjoy my desktop because I can have a full-sized keyboard in front of me (scrunched laptop keyboards are a bit harder to use in my opinion), as well as a larger sc...

15. skipping class, a hard habit to break

    Tarian replied to PlanetCaroline's topic in General Students

    I try to attend all my classes, even when the instructor reads straight from the book. I find that my retention level goes way up if I hear information that I also at another time read myself. But if the instructor DOES read straight from the book, ...