bhanson

bhanson

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bhanson has 2 years experience and specializes in Cardiac.


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  1. stressing- how do you pay for nursing school

    Unfortunately that is how it works. There is very specific criteria they use to determine if parental income is figured into your expected family contribution (EFC). I am 23 and file my own taxes. I completely support myself and have not had parent...
  2. Anatomy & Physiology (1 and 2) + Microbiology = SUMMER

    I'd just like to add that you will get as much out of A&P as you put into it. Yes, a lot of the anatomy is rote memorization and will require brute repetition for retention. Yes, you will forget most of it soon after the class finishes. Howeve...
  3. Am I wasting my time going to nursing school?

    While it is much tougher to find a job these days if nursing is the only thing you can see yourself doing then there is no choice. By the way, anecdotal evidence in my local area leads me to believe good nursing candidates are still able to find jobs...
  4. A&P I and II - Prerequisites

    The first part of A&P I also covers some basics. Most notably you would be missing vocabulary, chemistry, cells, and tissue. The vocabulary is simple and the Chemistry you would have already learned in a G. Chem class. Cells are covered briefly...
  5. If you haven't been accepted to a program yet, why not work overtime for a year so you can afford to focus on nursing school when that time comes along?
  6. Pre-nursing student = no job?

    Try looking for a patient sitter position. It doesn't pay very much but it may get your foot in the door. They usually don't require any experience.
  7. Candy is hyperosmotic and will make them even more thirsty. Use ice chips instead although remember that x volume of ice chips is roughly equal to about x/2 volume of fluid.
  8. question about stethoscopes

    http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showpost.php?p=3289972 FWIW I use a Littman Classic II SE so I don't have to deal with the tunable diaphragm issues.
  9. In my area it is the clinical instructor's responsibility to arrange clinical sites. The same cohort taking the same class will have clinicals at entirely separate facilities. In fact, most of the hospitals in this town do not provide scrubs for th...
  10. Pre-nursing student = no job?

    Managers at hospitals have a lot of red tape to cut through when hiring people. When I applied for a CNA position a while ago I didn't hear anything back for 2 months. I had completely forgotten about it until I got an e-mail out of the blue. By the...
  11. Grade Inflation in Nursing School

    I don't think that analogy is accurate. I don't believe you need someone to "teach" you the vast majority of material in nursing school. Some lectures may be helpful and it really depends on the professor and the specific subject, but for the most ...
  12. What to buy/read before starting nursing school!

    You're going to want to have A&P done before you start nursing school. This is for two reasons: (1) they'll expect you to already have that knowledge and (2) you'll want the extra time for the nursing material. I suggest you take A&P II this...
  13. Grade Inflation in Nursing School

    Carry on then.
  14. Grade Inflation in Nursing School

    That is an incredibly liberal reason for throwing out questions. Anything in our book is fair game. In fact, I'm not even sure how such a policy could exist in nursing school considering it is impossible to cover everything in lecture due to the vol...
  15. Grade Inflation in Nursing School

    No, there is not any grade inflation at my school. In most of our classes 1-2% (in some classes Exams are worth 25% and contain 40 questions including alternative format. You have 50 minutes for each exam and there is no extra credit. Occasionally...