tommsbomb

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1. Terminated from Financial Aid!

   tommsbomb replied to SDChargersGirl#31's topic in General Students

   yes it does make sense. An ADN degree is only supposed to take you 2 years. When I applied, I didn't get the full amount because of the restrictions of the degree and time limit. If I were you, I would go to a BSN school.

2. nursing exams, can you prepare like it's A&P and do well?

   tommsbomb replied to TessaMae's topic in General Students

   Hello, this was my problem too. In our school, 1st year was kind of a review on the systems with nursing added to it. This year it was all nursing. My advice to you is do the NCLEX questions because you need to know your priority interventions. Usual...

3. NCLEX...when to start studying....

   tommsbomb replied to sh1901's topic in General Students

   I don't think you have to study the book like a regular nursing book, but you do need to have practice questions. The Lippencott NCLEX book is mostly questions, and yes the Saunders book does go into details. If I were you I would look at in now befo...

4. What a terrible way to start off the new year

   tommsbomb replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Students

   Hey, a lot of these people are sounding really mean right now, so I am going to save all that that has already been said. What I think you should do is some soul searching and find out what makes you, you. I think that you should take a few steps bac...

5. Starting to doubt everything...anyone else?

   tommsbomb replied to rockexrolloh's topic in General Students

   I can relate totally to you. I feel the same way, except that I want to move back to my home state after I get done. I know that you do have to start somewhere, but the good thing is, there is a shortage of nurses and eventually you will get there. A...

6. Can someone please explan drip factor, gtts, etc

   tommsbomb replied to borninoctober's topic in General Students

   There is a book called demensional analysis for medications and it breaks it all down and it is WONDERFUL!! you should really invest in it. We had to teach ourselves from this book. It helps you set up the equations. All from the beginning. If you wa...

7. Stuff for clinicals

   tommsbomb replied to Dawn Vylet's topic in General Students

   Hello, I am going into 4th semester and have figured out a thing or two about clinicals. You have to be prepared. You cannot tell your instructor you don't know something, or hold on, the other nurse has the book. Because of this, I take my drug book...

8. Gearing up for next semester : )

   tommsbomb replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

   Well, I am very excited because it is my last semester. However, it is the busiest one! I have Mental Health, Med Surg, Professional Transitions, a mental health clinical, a med surg clinical, and finally a 12 hour preceptorship thing going on. So ye...

9. 4th Semester Nursing

   tommsbomb posted a topic in General Students

   Hello, I have finished 3rd semester nursing and am going into 4th semester. I don't know how I am going to pass. 3rd Semester took all my time and this coming up semester has 2 more clinicals involved. I have 3 lectures and 3 clinicals and I don't se...