NStiger88

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1. heart failure patient question- please help!

   NStiger88 posted a topic in General Students

   We were talking about the symptoms of heart failure and my instructor brought up that edema was one of the main symptoms and asked what it is increased by? I'm going between a few options because of what i have looked up but i still need some help de...

2. Help with care plan please!

   NStiger88 posted a topic in General Students

   I have a patient that I'm having some trouble with. He has a trach so I wanted to do my careplan on that because we just had a lecture on it this past week (plus its the only thing the guy has going on thats significant). I picked ineffective airway ...

3. Nursing Help! LSU va CSN

   NStiger88 replied to Boogs1203's topic in Louisiana

   To the Original Poster, did you end up picking a school??

4. LSU BSN

   NStiger88 replied to mdv0731's topic in Louisiana

   Csmith06, LSU looks at your prereq GPA abjones, LSU considers applicants with a 2.8 or above. However, the usual average GPA for students who are accepted is around a 3.4 or above.... this does not mean you will not get in! make sure you don't have a...

5. Complete list of NNP graduate programs

   NStiger88 replied to babyNP.'s topic in NICU

   Louisiana State university Health Sciences Center in New orleans has an NNP school

6. Where to Start

   NStiger88 replied to joshindfw's topic in General Students

   volunteer in a department you are interested in.. yea there's no money but most places only require you to work like one day a week so you could get another job if you need one. i also worked in the doctors' offices. you learn some terminology, but ...

7. Nursing Help! LSU va CSN

   NStiger88 replied to Boogs1203's topic in Louisiana

   thankyou, i was about to say the same thing! also, you get 2 1/2 years of clinical experience at lsu sooo they have the same amount of hospital experience...so lsu grads can also graduate and hit the floor... im also not hating on charity since that...

8. Nursing Help! LSU va CSN

   NStiger88 replied to Boogs1203's topic in Louisiana

   it really depends on personal experience because you either get students who go to lsu or who go to charity so one will not know about the other. the nclex pass rates are practically the same. each school has about the same amount to clinicals so eit...

9. LSU BSN

   NStiger88 replied to mdv0731's topic in Louisiana

   the school is pretty hard so my biggest advice to you would be to buy your textbook early and start reading up a little bit over the summer. phys is realllyyyy hard but i think a new teacher is taking over next semester? either way you will have to s...

10. Students not working while going to school....

    NStiger88 replied to CLJ1988's topic in General Students

    i had to quit my job when i started my bsn program bc the boss wouldnt work with my schedule at all. instead i got a small nanny job on the side to give me some extra spending cash. also, many hospitals in my area will pay back your loans for you if ...

11. Why do teachers tr to fail you???

    NStiger88 replied to NStiger88's topic in General Students

    teeniebert-- its a public bsn program. many of the teachers do want to help in anyway possible, its just a select few who dont want to give the time to concentrate on certain material or give minute clues as to what the test will primarily be on. i g...

12. Why do teachers tr to fail you???

    NStiger88 replied to NStiger88's topic in General Students

    first of all, i never said this was every teacher. I said it was my one teacher. my anatomy professor is the most amazing person who is so helpful and he obviously still fails people, but he does it because he has to because i obviously understand th...

13. Why do teachers tr to fail you???

    NStiger88 replied to NStiger88's topic in General Students

    no where in my thread did i say anything about being behind in readings so i have no idea where that is coming from??? also that was the second week of school and i made a B on that test. Thankyou though.

14. Why do teachers tr to fail you???

    NStiger88 replied to NStiger88's topic in General Students

    people come to this website for HELP not for people to criticize them when they are having a problem. maybe you should try to look at a problem from another perspective besides your own or just don't post. people don't need others to put them down wh...

15. Why do teachers tr to fail you???

    NStiger88 replied to NStiger88's topic in General Students

    no i don't want nurses whose teachers made it easy but i would also like a teacher to give FAIR questions. i don't think a teacher should try to fail his students because there are alot of people out there who could be great nurses but someone failed...