cingulargirl21

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1. how are you staying fit and healthy this spring/summmer?

   cingulargirl21 posted a topic in General Students

   So, how are you staying healthy and fit this spring? I've been making extra effort to drink at least 5 bottles of water every day ( I just refill my 16oz bottle) and I have been riding my exercise bike for 20-40 minutes daily plus using some free wei...

2. Spring Break...what are you doing???

   cingulargirl21 replied to TLC RN's topic in General Students

   Today I am reading Med Surg and some OB, fun stuff I am doing today: watching movies and eating brownies and ice cream! Yum!!!! Oh, yeah, I slept late this morning.........mmmmm

3. so, are ya studying this weekend?

   cingulargirl21 replied to cingulargirl21's topic in General Students

   I'm so bored............my Med Surg chapter is 50 pages long, I have 12 more pages to read though but its real tough to read this stuff since its spring break.............I am having fun and relaxing but I'm trying to get alot of reading done so I wo...

4. Spring Break...what are you doing???

   cingulargirl21 replied to TLC RN's topic in General Students

   getting 8 hours of sleep.........having picnics with my bets friend, reading cosmo and celeb mags........watching sappy tv shows.............and eating mac and cheese and then riding my exercise bike ofr 30 minutes to undo the damage! Shopping.........

5. so, are ya studying this weekend?

   cingulargirl21 replied to cingulargirl21's topic in General Students

   I managed to finish a paper so far..........whew! I also read 12 pages of med surg this morning before I started falling asleep lol! So I'm taking a little break......I get sick of studying but I like feeling like I have done something, I hate the fe...

6. so, are ya studying this weekend?

   cingulargirl21 posted a topic in General Students

   Spring break started from me on Friday (yea!) but I am determined to squeeze in a few hours of stuyding every day..........and catch up on sleep, tv and shopping........I feel like this is a chance for me to get some reading done...........and maybe ...

7. Help, lab values questions

   cingulargirl21 replied to mitchsmom's topic in General Students

   nomral lymphoscytes: 20-40% (0.2-0-4) Normal neutrophils: 45-73% (0.45-0.73) I dont know about anything else..sorry

8. Help, lab values questions

   cingulargirl21 replied to mitchsmom's topic in General Students

   elevated neutrphils could mean: physical or emotional stress, acuet suppurative infection,myelocytic leukemia,trauma, cushings syndrome, inflammatory disorders like rheumatic fever, thyroiditis, rheumatoid arthritis, or metabolic disorders such as ke...

9. ? about weight and nursing school see below

   cingulargirl21 replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

   Hi, I'm sorry you arent losing weight as quickly as you want. Losing weight is alsmot tougher than nursing school! I dont think diet pills would be a good idea, they are expensive, may have harmful side effects, and they might not work. I lost about ...

10. Unfair tests?

    cingulargirl21 replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Students

    welcome to nursing school, the teachers expect you to read their minds. Some questions are like that and sadly, there really isnt much you can do except OVERSTUDY!!!

11. Very first nursing exam....done and over with!!

    cingulargirl21 replied to MarcyRN3385's topic in General Students

    congrats on making it through your first test! I am a junior in a 4 year BSN program (semester 6) and it is extremely beneficial to oversudy. Trust me, its better than understudying. The teacher will always put the one thing on the test you didnt stu...

12. Study Tips for Med Surg

    cingulargirl21 replied to taysyd's topic in General Students

    I got a 90 on my medsurg test that was on the dreaded FLUID and ELECTROLYTES!!!! Thats test was the TOUGHEST!!!! But here's what I did because I only had 2 days to study because I was busy with clinicals and other work. I wrote out the lecture notes ...

13. Frustrateed because I'm sick.

    cingulargirl21 replied to lisamc1RN's topic in General Students

    I've got a cold too......and I have clinical tomorrow and wednesday plus a test on Thursday! I took some cold and flu medicationa dn am hoping for the best. It sucks being sick, especially in nsg school.

14. stressful week, test on Monday

    cingulargirl21 replied to cingulargirl21's topic in General Students

    I got 90% on my exam today! Yea! So so happy!!!

15. Study Tips for Med Surg

    cingulargirl21 replied to taysyd's topic in General Students

    Well, I try to read tha chapter before the lecture if possible........that way I get more from the lecture. Then I like to make note cards.......index cards with important stuff on them, like signs and symptoms of somtheing or nursing interventions t...