mkatts19

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1. "Best" nursing school for masters or NP.? Tried WGU. I want to learn more.

   mkatts19 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Man that was hard trying to fit a tidbit into the title, haha. So I'm curious of anyone's experience at any school they went to or the experiences with nurses/instructors from specific schools. I'm basically hoping to hear something like, "My instruc...

2. Potential move to CA from TX

   mkatts19 replied to goingCOASTAL's topic in California

   Hi! I'm from California, went to nursing school there and all but I go back and forth between there and Houston. What part do you currently live in now? Cost wise, it is NOTHING like how Houston is. There are huge houses for 200,00 but in Califor...

3. I am a new nursing student, and about to give up... Please help

   mkatts19 replied to sraeisza's topic in General Students

   I found that if people turn to the nclex books before actually learning the content, they're not learning what they need to be. Nclex is fine after you know the content, but not to start off with.

4. Study tips?

   mkatts19 replied to NOLAgirl2's topic in Student Assist

   If you really know your information, you should be able to explain it or write it out. If you have a good friend or a study group going, then see if they'll study with you in this way: Explain to them the different topics you're covering. If you c...

5. Nursing School - What should I review?

   mkatts19 replied to betlop's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Oh wow.. they held a place for you essentially then? That's pretty interesting! If you do get antsy though and just feel like you want to learn soomething, then YouTube health animations to get you (nerdy talk) "excited" about what you will be learn...

6. Would it be SMARTER to do my LVN then ADN based on GPA?

   mkatts19 replied to stefonee356's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Much of the advice I heard of before nursing school was that if you can get into the straightest path, to go for it. If you can get into an ADN program, then why would you do LVN? Some people take LVN because they feel they need more experience or ...

7. Pre-Nursing Background

   mkatts19 replied to dedicated2Help's topic in Pre-Nursing

   What does this person's opinion have to do with your application to the college? I ask because it doesn't appear that she has any say in what college you go to or the application process... unless I read wrong somewhere.

8. Breaking Into Nursing

   mkatts19 replied to Tflowers34907's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I could care less about the money because I've held other jobs that pay more and don't require the same grilling work as nursing... but at the same time, the money nursing pays does help with motivation. I personally want to travel so this field is ...

9. can you guys help me work this out (a&p II experiment re: NaCl intake & aldosterone)

   mkatts19 replied to pre-nurseshan's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I don't know how much help I will be.. but first and foremost, your understanding should come from your textbooks. If you understand it from there you should be able to answer majority of the questions for your assignment. To (hopefully) jumpstart ...

10. Tips for doing well in Med Surg and Pharm

    mkatts19 replied to Tonks57's topic in General Students

    It's all about understanding and not just 'reading' once you're in the med/surg/pharm land. If you can't explain it, then you don't really know it! I'm an organized person and a post it/agenda lover but I never really used it well in nursing school....

11. Thank you note--too much?

    mkatts19 replied to missk88's topic in General Students

    I say yes as well but if you're worried about how you might feel or your instructor... then you can always wait until the end of the quarter. I get what you mean about possibly feeling like a suck-up or brown noser but honestly your personality is w...

12. I am a new nursing student, and about to give up... Please help

    mkatts19 replied to sraeisza's topic in General Students

    I personally never joined a study group... most people just diverged from anything nursing related and wasn't helpful at all. The practice questions for NCLEX are WAYYYY too early for you. You shouldn't even touch that until your 2nd or 3rd year, i...

13. Do you just love it when professors test you on information you haven't learned??

    mkatts19 replied to hershdawg's topic in General Students

    My opinion is that it's not necessarily that the instructors are covering things you've never heard... It's that they're asking questions that need more than just spitting out the memorized info. Instead of just memorizing the info, see if you can a...

14. Nursing School - What should I review?

    mkatts19 replied to betlop's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I have to ask out of curiosity... A program accepted you even if you have been out of school of 3 years? I have to be honest and say I didn't even know that was possible. You might feel like you need to brush up on things, but all you're ever going ...

15. So scared for nclex pn

    mkatts19 replied to padozal's topic in NCLEX

    A piece of advice I've gotten is that if you are getting more questions right than wrong.. you are still in the game. However, it wouldn't hurt you to extend your test date to get more prepared. You will never feel 100% ready for the test.. no one ...