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  1. Covering tattoos and washing hands

    Tat jacket website has temporary flesh tattoos, you can cut them to size to fit on your knuckles, and it lasts 3 days. I used it on a tattoo on my neck. http://www.tatjacket.com - it's the eclipse temporary tattoo It works... I had to apply two coat...
  2. UPMC Shadyside fall 2014!

    Just a tip, because I did not know this when I got into the program, you have to take A&P 2 at the same institution as A&P 1 in order for it to transfer. I had taken 1 and then got into Shadyside and soon found out I could not just take 2 at ...
  3. UPMC Shadyside fall 2014!

    My schedule started off with me having at least one day off a week, I then worked a 10 hr day at a day care center that day. I also have a 5 and 2 year old at home. But the schedule will probably change with the change in curriculum. Right now I have...
  4. UPMC Shadyside fall 2014!

    I like Shadyside, not everyone does though. I liked the classes at ccac as well, I did a years worth of classes there before getting into Shadyside. I actually was going to go to ccac but the year that I wanted to apply to get in they had decided to ...
  5. UPMC Shadyside fall 2014!

    I am a current Shadyside student in my third semester. I am doing tuition forgiveness. It works like this, as of right now the school costs about $32K for 22 months. Upmc will pay $22K of it if you sign a contract saying that you will work for them f...
  6. Why is nursing school so overwhelming?

    I can certainly understand how overwhelmed you feel. It seems like physiology may not pertain to nursing, but really it's almost the center of it. A nurse is pretty much the last line of defense for a patient. Doctors spend minimal time with patients...
  7. How to get straight A's in nursing school?

    Just be careful, at our school even if you study your butt off and have straight A's you can still fail in the blink of an eye. We have compentencies, many of them each semester, that are pass or fail. You get two chances. Seems like enough opportuni...
  8. Superstitions???

    I'm so glad I'm not the only one with a 'routine'! Lol I love these!
  9. Superstitions???

    As I'm sitting here making my med cards, I realized I have a superstition that gets me through. I religiously watch deathly hallows part 1 & 2 while I study and make note cards. (waving my nerd flag) I, for some reason (?), find it comforting and...
  10. What do you use to take notes?

    I take notes by hand, I can usually keep up but I also use the Quickvoice app to record lectures on my iPad. It's a great app and then I can always go back and listen again if I missed something. All of our teachers are cool with this and there's sev...
  11. Nursing questions

    Remember nursing questions are different then normal test questions. Break down the question and pick out key terms. There will always be two (or more) answers that could be correct, it's a matter of picking the most correct question. Make sure the a...
  12. Organizing Class Work, Handouts, and Binders

    I use a separate binder for each class, they aren't big though. I bought dividers from staples that are numbered up to 20 or so. I placed 1-16 in my binder and put each weeks outlines, notes, case studies, etc. in under each week. We have tests every...
  13. Do you remember the moment?

    Wow, I'm amazed by everyone's stories! (the good and the not so good) Thank you for sharing! There seems to be a resounding trait throughout all of the posts, I believe it's strength. I agree that it will help to remember these stories if there's ev...
  14. Do you remember the moment?

    Chose* to (sorry!)
  15. Do you remember the moment?

    When you decided to go to nursing school and become a nurse? I know not everyone has necessarily experienced a specific moment that made them want to be a nurse, but some of us have. I had forgotten mine for a little while trying to get through the g...