WhitDogg19 replied to WhitDogg19's topic in Emergency
"I'm suspicious of this post. This same info was posted a couple of months ago and the poster was banned. I see you just joined this month just a coincidence or is the banned poster utilizing a new account?" I'm sorry - I tried to find some informati...
Happy New Year! I have a copule of opinions for you. 1. For a stethoscope, you want quality for your NP clinicals (I am on an NP track as well). Try one of the Littmann stethoscopes. You can get them from places like Allheart.com or the actual L...
Hi everyone - First of all, Happy New Year! I had a quick question for you all in the ED. I will (hopefully) be an NP by May '08, with my fingers crossed for an internship in the ED this summer. Just curious if there are any NP's out there worki...
WhitDogg19 replied to birthmamaew's topic in New Nurse
I haven't taken my NCLEX yet, but I have also been using the Saunders NCLEX review book. It is different from the rest of the books because not only does it give you a ton of practice questions, but it also gives you an explanation as to why an answ...
WhitDogg19 replied to WhitDogg19's topic in Student Assist
Thanks so much everyone - I was looking at the F&E Made Easy book - glad to hear that it is worth looking at. WIll definitely have to go shopping! We are using Ignatavicius' Med/Surg Nursing for our text. It just feels like it throws so much at...
Hey all - any suggestions for a good textbook that would be helpful for someone having a tough time with fluids and electrolytes? I am a relatively new nursing student, and I know what the ranges are for most of the 'lytes, but (for instance) if one...
Books are nuts! It makes me so angry that we have to pay that much for paper and words! But, I guess it is what we get out of them that counts....... I spent $756 on 20 books for my first semester. I spent $25 on a membership card at Barnes & ...
WhitDogg19 replied to danbranham_2000's topic in General Students
Good Luck, danbranham! I start Monday, too! UMass Medical School in Worcester. You are lucky to have had everything paid for by your program. Keep me posted how your day went on Monday, and have fun this weekend!
WhitDogg19 replied to LindseyLou2222's topic in General Students
Out of all my pre-req's, micro was probably my favorite (although it ran a close second to Organic - YEAH RIGHT! :rotfl: ). The class itself is very interesting, however you are right, identifying the unknowns can be extremely difficult. All I ...
WhitDogg19 replied to AlwazAmbitious's topic in Male Students
Watch a few re-runs of M*A*S*H, and try and take some notes on Klinger's Nightengale outfits - that should get you close enough! Totally Kidding! :roll I know in our program, the we females have blue cargo-type pants, with polo-type shirts, lab co...
Hey Goober, and everyone else who has been repeatedly put down because you look so young! I have also been spoken down to more times than I can count, and not just in the work place, but at the movies, at the store for lottery tickets, and anything ...
WhitDogg19 replied to blee1's topic in Male Students
NO WAY! Turns out, depending on when you went to take your chemistry, I was probably in Australia for the time you were going to take the class! It is our third term that we can spend abroad! I am glad that you got someone else pretty good for the...
WhitDogg19 replied to LilPeanut's topic in Post Graduate
How cute are you! :chuckle I am very excited as well! (kind of scared stupid, too! :uhoh21: ) GEP @ UMass Medical. We have navy pants & white polo type shirts + white coats. I decided to spice up my life with Littmann II's Raspberry colored ...
PS - don't worry about the BLS class. Do you already have the book? If you already have the book, read through the book carefully, do the practice tests, and make sure you know the practical material ( if you want, you can practice CPR on a pillow...