Tanya Q

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1. Pharmacology help Please

   Tanya Q replied to djnme2000's topic in Student Assist

   Since I have a few minutes, I thought I would add onto what I posted. Keeping the neurotransmitter/receptor differences between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems in mind, you can understand how various drugs target SNS or PNS: Symp...

2. Pharmacology help Please

   Tanya Q replied to djnme2000's topic in Student Assist

   Here's my basic overview: --------------------------- Nervous system has 2 parts: 1. Somatic: controls skeletal muscle 2. Autonomic: controls smooth and cardiac muscle Autonomic nervous system is further divided into 2 parts: 1. Sympathetic: ca...

3. Neurotransmitters

   Tanya Q replied to CBsMommy's topic in Student Assist

   jackfackmasta's answer is right on! i would just add that neurotransmitters themselves can be acted upon in the synapse, although as the post noted, this action would not be called "blocking." like in the case of ach, ache binds directly to ach and ...

4. Public Health Nursing certification?

   Tanya Q replied to Tanya Q's topic in Public/Community

   Thanks for the input everybody! I'm applying to a master's entry program, so after completion I would have a MSN. The program also qualifies graduates to apply for the Public Health Nursing Certificate. Afterwards, I could go onto become a Public He...

5. A&P 1 Spring 2010

   Tanya Q replied to Rimzy's topic in Pre-Nursing

   fairynerdmom, like michaelxy wrote, distilled water is hypotonic compared to cell cytoplasm, so when injected into muscle, muscle cells in the immediate vicinity of the injection site will burst = tissue damage = ouch! likewise, in the vein, rbcs nea...

6. Nursing school roadblocks

   Tanya Q replied to Michaelxy's topic in Pre-Nursing

   like sandman2855, i think you have a very good chance of getting into nursing school! i have a b.s. in biology with a minor in chemistry, and i'm really sweating getting into schools too! (i'm stuck in ventura county, so my college pool is also pre...

7. Has Anyone Taken Lifespan Psychology Online?! Where?!

   Tanya Q replied to Batman24's topic in Online Learning

   This response is probably a year too late, but I thought I would post the info anyways. I took an online lifespan psychology course from ventura community college, PSY V05.

8. Public Health Nursing certification?

   Tanya Q posted a topic in Public/Community

   is anyone familiar with the public health nursing certificate? what kind of job opportunities are available to someone with a public health nursing certificate versus a public health nurse practitioner? thanks!

9. Fall 2010 UCLA MECN applicants share your comments/concerns

   Tanya Q replied to Amy2020's topic in California

   just wanted to wish everyone good luck! i've been avoiding allnurses, trying not to obsess about nursing school. a very difficult task. i totally agree with dizzymisslizzy9; hopefully everyone is getting some chillaxing time in! i'll be heading off ...

10. Fall 2010 UCLA MECN applicants share your comments/concerns

    Tanya Q replied to Amy2020's topic in California

    Hi CaliforNurse2Be, research at a sleep clinic sounds interesting. Most of the research I've done involves plant macromolecules, no great conversation starter there! I work on the weekends, so I probably won't be able to make it to UCLA, but you sh...

11. Fall 2010 UCLA MECN applicants share your comments/concerns

    Tanya Q replied to Amy2020's topic in California

    sugarlips, sorry, i didn't see your post. i think we we're posting around the same time yesterday. to find out where the h1n1 vaccine is being offered in your county, it's best to go to the county's public health website. l.a.'s is http://www.publich...

12. Fall 2010 UCLA MECN applicants share your comments/concerns

    Tanya Q replied to Amy2020's topic in California

    hi, fellow biologist, amy2020! i interned at a biotech company for a year and realized i needed to go to graduate school because anyone doing anything interesting had a master's or phd, otherwise the work was fairly repetitive and boring (to me). i ...

13. Fall 2010 UCLA MECN applicants share your comments/concerns

    Tanya Q replied to Amy2020's topic in California

    sugarlips, i have type i diabetes too! 23 years, so you've got 3 years on me! have you looked into the campus's health benefits? i've been concerned about getting adequate health care without coverage through my work. i'm always so excited to meet ...

14. Fall 2010 UCLA MECN applicants share your comments/concerns

    Tanya Q replied to Amy2020's topic in California

    hi everyone, i also applied for fall 2010 at ucla's mecn program. i'm so glad i finished the application and have it turned in! i'm also applying to csun's accelerated bsn program. that application is due at the end of this month, so i'll soon have a...

15. A question for UCLA MECN students

    Tanya Q replied to SCNP2B's topic in California

    i'm applying for fall 2010. i took epidemiology at csuci, but during the information session, we were told that it wasn't a big deal if you were unable to take the class. like californurse2be wrote, you can take it during the summer at ucla.