athrun340

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1. Please explain to me why I set up this problem wrong. Dimensional Analysis

   athrun340 replied to Mrs2016's topic in Student Assist

   the way that problem was set up is really confusing. Just do your conversion one step at a time. Remember the unit you want should be on the top all the time I always start out with the weight conversion .. just my preference but you don't have to....

2. Too quiet to be a nurse?

   athrun340 replied to haileyjewell's topic in General Students

   wow that was rude. You should have told her to mind her own business. I'm on a quiet side as well. I like to listen/act rather than talk and socialized. Anyway, don't let her remarks discouraged you. Just finish nursing school and get your licen...

3. the feeling of being a nurse!!!!!

   athrun340 replied to wanttobeanurse17's topic in Pre-Nursing

   No offense but do you live outside the US? It's hard to believe that you became a nurse at the age of 17 unless you live in a country with different educational system. I'm just curious.. I'm not trying to offend you or anything.

4. How old were you when you made the choice to become a NP?

   athrun340 replied to mmcc26's topic in NP Students

   For all those students who are getting their FNPs at a young age ( I just turned 25 and just started my nursing career on a tele floor. I do want to go back for my masters eventually.. i just dont know if i should wait a couple of years or go back a...

5. How do you get over your nerves?

   athrun340 replied to ames86's topic in General Students

   nothing will make you more confident than experience. I don't think i felt comfortable drawing blood until after a year. And during that one year, i felt incompetent, nervous, and even hated drawing blood at some point multiple times but you gotta st...

6. Advice needed on where to apply (FNP)

   athrun340 posted a topic in NP Students

   Hi guys, I have a bit of a dilemma here. I'm thinking about applying to these FNP programs. I'm gonna list the pros and cons and I hope you guys can help me decide which schools i should apply to. School #1 - takes 3 yrs full time to complete; 4 yrs...

7. I take my test on Thursday! Kaplan!

   athrun340 replied to samantha120.'s topic in NCLEX

   awesome! good news! i passed too. I learned last night on my BON website.. i didnt have to pay for quick results lol. PVT works!

8. I take my test on Thursday! Kaplan!

   athrun340 replied to samantha120.'s topic in NCLEX

   you passed! congrats. Thats all that matters :) now go celebrate haha Note: ive been reading alot of threads on allnurses.com about PVT and i dont think theres a single person who said he/she got the good pop up and ended up failing.

9. I take my test on Thursday! Kaplan!

   athrun340 replied to samantha120.'s topic in NCLEX

   hey samantha.. how did you do? i ended up getting 75 questions with 17 sata, 2 questions where you have to put things in order, and 1 with picture choices. I got the good pop up on PVT too.. so happy!!! i felt confident throughout the exam. I knew i ...

10. I take my test on Thursday! Kaplan!

    athrun340 replied to samantha120.'s topic in NCLEX

    Goodluck OP! I'm taking mine on Thursday too and like you I'm feeling super confident. I feel like i should be nervous or scared but for some reason, i feel so confident. I only studied for a week using kaplan. My qtrainers scores 1. 69% 2. 69% 3. 6...

11. Feeling sub-par...

    athrun340 replied to Ash81386's topic in General Students

    OP i'm just wondering.. do you practice taking nclex questions? I find that practicing taking nclex questions really helped me improved my test taking skills. If you have the money, try to get the success series books (fundamentals success, med surg...

12. Questions about working in a hospital PRN

    athrun340 replied to gottagetmyrn's topic in General Students

    You can definintely do that and its more common than you think. You should apply for CNA or PCT "Registry" position. Registry basically means they give you a required number of days that you have to work per week (or 2 weeks). I currently go to schoo...

13. Nursing Schools in the Philippines

    athrun340 replied to jencas's topic in Philippines

    Hi does anyone know how long it's gonna take for a US citizen with no previous degree to finish a BSN in the Philippines? is it gonna take 4 years? what if he already took a bunch of pre-reqs in the states such as AP, micro, english, etc etc.. are th...

14. A little freaked out about nursing school

    athrun340 replied to Dude2's topic in General Students

    Hi OP I agree with bosslady. Buy the success series books. They are helpful. I just finished my first semester and the fundamentals success book helped me tremendously. I did bad on my first two exams but after incorporating the sucess book, my grade...

15. Adult Med/Surg ATI test -- advice? Did you pass?

    athrun340 replied to melissa0's topic in General Students

    question.. did you read the whole book and then practiced answering ati questions? or you just took the practice tests?