afarru

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1. Stethoscopes

   afarru posted a topic in Uniform/Gear

   Hey Girls and Guys, I'm fairly new to nursing and I'm getting ready to buy a new stethoscope. I'm willing to spend $100. I know Littman is good, but are there any other types that anyone would suggest?

2. Help with mental illness topic

   afarru posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have a Huge presentation soon on a mental illness. All of the good topics have been taken. We have to have a visual aid (poster board, movies, slideshow, etc.) which is the tricky part. Does anyone have any ideas on an illness that is very intere...

3. Just started LPN School, very discouraged about grades

   afarru replied to afarru's topic in West Virginia

   I study from the time i get home to the time i go to bed. I know the material like the back of my hand. That is why it is so discouraging to make the bad grades. I write everything the teachers says. I think my problem is with the type of questio...

4. Discouraged about school

   afarru replied to afarru's topic in General Students

   Thanks tencat. The teachers say that are tests are to prepare us for state boards. Buying the book is a good idea. :)

5. Does anyone know the success rates of state boards?

   afarru replied to afarru's topic in LPN/LVN

   those are pretty good odds As far as my schools success rates, i dont know but i do know that when we graduate, places will hire us before any other nursing schools, so the odds must be good

6. Discouraged about school

   afarru replied to afarru's topic in General Students

   We dont have any test taking or study classes or computer programs. So we are pretty much alone in that part. As far as the library, thats a good idea. I have been narrowing the answers down to 2 questions , then i get so stressed at which is the...

7. Does anyone know the success rates of state boards?

   afarru posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   just curious

8. Discouraged about school

   afarru replied to afarru's topic in General Students

   Hikernurse- Oh my have I been studying. I study from the time i get home until the time i go to bed. These critical thinking skill questions are really hard for me. There will be 4 right answers, but which is the right one?...so confusing. It ...

9. Just started LPN School, very discouraged about grades

   afarru posted a topic in West Virginia

   i started school about 3 weeks ago, we have a test about every day. There has been a few good grades and a few so-so grades, but today, oh my goodness, i made a horrible grade, i mean i absolutly bombed. My grades keep gettting worse because I'm so...

10. wow.....

    afarru replied to queen47's topic in General Students

    Congrats!!!

11. Discouraged about school

    afarru posted a topic in General Students

    :stone I went into the LPN program thinking I was on top of the world...thinking I was really smart and get through the year with A's. But today I got the worse test score. I averaged my grade today and AHHH, im barely passing. I can't beleive thi...

12. No Nurse Shortage in Southern WV

    afarru replied to barefootlady's topic in West Virginia

    every nurse around wv i know can find a job really easy.

13. Entrance Exam Tomarrow--Help!

    afarru posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

    :uhoh21: I decided to take my LPN entrance exam last minute and the test is tomarrow! What type of questions is on the test? What subjects are on it? Is it hard?