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1. Nutrition: Phosphate vs. Phosphorus

   tcgirl replied to tcgirl's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you for your quick reply. I'm going to go with that for now, and double check it with my teacher tomorrow.

2. Nutrition: Phosphate vs. Phosphorus

   tcgirl posted a topic in Student Assist

   I'm having trouble with an assignment for my nutrition class. I'm supposed to list the phosphate content in a renal menu I'm working on, but all I can find is the phosphorus content. I can't even find references to phosphates in my nutrition book, ...

3. Stealing stethescopes

   tcgirl replied to ICU_RN_BSN's topic in Uniform/Gear

   My school only allows us to have black steths, so you might want to check with your instructor to make sure they don't care about the color before you buy one...

4. Omg math problems fail

   tcgirl replied to Darkpk55's topic in Pre-Nursing

   This is something that you need to fix NOW. Don't expect to be taught that kind of basic math once you're in nursing school - it's hard enough without the added pressure of trying to catch up and learn something you "should" have learned in high sch...

5. Vaccines Required for Nursing School

   tcgirl replied to Dahlia1694's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I had to have a tetanus booster, as well as most of the others mentioned above.

6. I couldn't handle it and now I'm afraid...

   tcgirl replied to RevolutioN2013's topic in General Nursing

   I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my father recently, and I kind of understand what you mean. I am not very far into nursing school, but I have come to realize that it's different when it's not your loved one in that situation. It is easier to r...

7. help guide me! how to get started w/ lpn schooling

   tcgirl replied to cassiepooh's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Honestly, your best bet is going to be to do some research for yourself. First off, you will need to find Wyoming's Board of Nursing website and see which schools are approved to teach LPNs. Then, you'll want to look into prerequisites, program rat...

8. Confusing Test.. and Teachers who say the book is wrong..

   tcgirl replied to alwayschanging's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   You're going to find that there's a lot of uncertainty. One teacher wants things done one way, your textbook another, and whoever you get for clinicals will have totally different method. The same holds true for testing. In your example, we were ...

9. any probs with sallie mae private loans

   tcgirl replied to rokbe's topic in General Students

   Honestly, that's a huge debt load to take on. No matter who you get it from, it's going to be very hard to pay it back. Is there any way you can go to a school that DOES accept federal funding? If you're single and not working, they would probably ...

10. What changes did you make before you started NS?

    tcgirl replied to ChervRN's topic in General Students

    I'm not a mom, but there are a couple of things that I did that have helped our household run much more smoothly. 1. I began planning our meals a month in advance, and making a general shopping list for each week/two weeks. It's not as hard to do as...

11. what textbook do you use?

    tcgirl replied to milksteak's topic in General Students

    We use Rosdahl's "Textbook of Basic Nursing", also by Lippincott. I actually like it, for the most part. It tends to break things down and uncomplicate them, which is nice for people like me with little to no medical background. On the flip side, M...

12. Tn tech covington lpn students how did you get in.

    tcgirl replied to pcarter2324's topic in Tennessee

    My combined score was 197 out of 200. 99 in math, 98 in English.

13. Tn tech covington lpn students how did you get in.

    tcgirl replied to pcarter2324's topic in Tennessee

    I wouldn't call it extremely easy to get in, nor is it easy once you are in, but it certainly can be done - I started in September. Your number one priority should be scoring as high as possible on the COMPASS exam. It appears that most of the admi...

14. TN Tech Covington

    tcgirl replied to pcarter2324's topic in Tennessee

    The compass was pretty easy for me, but if you're at all uncomfortable with the math you will want to do some review work first. There are a bunch of websites that will walk you through sample tests, just google "compass review" or something like th...

15. TN Tech Covington

    tcgirl replied to pcarter2324's topic in Tennessee

    I'm in the current day class. It's a really good program, but VERY intense. I was not aware that they are registering anyone yet... are you sure? Usually, you will take the COMPASS test in the early spring and from there the school contacts peopl...