Ashkins529

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1. What is your school's grading scale like?

   Ashkins529 replied to vc01ca's topic in General Students

   My School.. Anything Letter Grade Description Grade Points A+ 90-100 4.0 B+ 85-89 3.5 B 80-84 3.0

2. What do you take to clinicals?

   Ashkins529 replied to i♥words's topic in General Students

   We are required to wear our school uniform, and ID. (If we don't have our ID we are asked to leave and pay to make it up) Other things we should have is our stethoscope, bandage scissors, tape, any color pen, and any prep work (often we don't get ou...

3. *Microbiology Spring 2012*

   Ashkins529 replied to Lala718's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Started mine today and have lab on Wednesdays. Yikes!! I am more nervous now! The Prof put all the notes and powerpoints on blackboard already for both lecture and lab. I just looks SO overwhelming. *takes a deep breath* All will be good.

4. A&P Notes. What's your method?

   Ashkins529 replied to NellieOlsen's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I have a livescribe pen. My prof would at the start of a new topic post the power point to blackboard. I would write out every slide on the RIGHT side of my notebook. Then read the book. During lecture I would take notes on the LEFT side of the n...

5. Study groups or Tutoring for Teas V

   Ashkins529 replied to Jamiek33's topic in TEAS

   I take the TEAS 5 on the 25th and am in the Albany area. My main worries are English and Reading. I am reading the ATI and McGraw Hill books for another week. Then some of the college classes I am taking start back up and I wont have a lot of time...

6. *Microbiology Spring 2012*

   Ashkins529 replied to Lala718's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I will be taking Micro this semester as well. We start on the 17th. Yikes!!

7. Psychology

   Ashkins529 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   I am so frustrated with my school right now. I am taking classes towards a nursing degree, just not the nursing classes yet. When I go to my schools nursing website it has all the classes listed and the recommend order to take them. Developmental an...

8. So depressed and angry

   Ashkins529 replied to Isabellah's topic in General Students

   My suggestion. Take it to the Dept Chair.

9. Required A&P book .. e-mailing professor w/?

   Ashkins529 replied to Ashkins529's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Thank you!

10. Required A&P book .. e-mailing professor w/?

    Ashkins529 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    I am signed up to take A&P 1 this fall. There are 3 books required. 1. Hardcover Human A&P 10th edition Marieb ($284.05 on campus) 2. Human A&P Lab Manual 10th edition - (updated this semester) cat version - Marieb 3. Loose leaf Text ...

11. Could use some advice or a listening ear...new RN, newly abusive husband

    Ashkins529 replied to seekinganonymity's topic in General Nursing

    Has your children's father changed? He has 50/50 custody of the kids with you? Get counseling for yourself and your children. You guys need a fresh start from everything.

12. Could use some advice or a listening ear...new RN, newly abusive husband

    Ashkins529 replied to seekinganonymity's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry you are having to go through this, for your safety you need to leave!! Get out of the place you have both shared. Call a shelter. Do what you need to do!! I added some bold to the part about your dog. In some states the laws regar...

13. Speeding tickets and employment

    Ashkins529 replied to loveishope's topic in Texas

    When we lived in Texas my husband always had to put down his speeding tickets on job applications that didn't specify traffic tickets. My husband is from Texas and we lived there off and on for 20 years. To my knowledge it is the only state that wi...

14. They won't stop calling me!

    Ashkins529 replied to optimist's topic in General Nursing

    i actually make my son's go outside to put it on. the times they forget .. let's just say it has been a long time since the last time. (mid-winter .. temps -10.. windows open to the apt)

15. Pre-req math classes for nursing school

    Ashkins529 replied to ED Escort's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Here the pre-reqs for the ADN are high school algebra, biology, and chemistry with an 75 Regents or 85 Non-regents. No math classes during the course of study. All Anatomy, Micro, Eng, Psy, humanities, ect are all co-reqs . (personally I am doing ...