Penny.Lane

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1. GHC Fall Semester 2009

   Penny.Lane replied to HopeForMelissa's topic in Georgia

   in the most important science prereqs I have A, B, B and I'm not sure I remember the rest but my GPA was pretty high when I applied. Yes my class when we got started was only about 40 people.. I wouldn't freak out too much though I have talked to peo...

2. GHC Fall Semester 2009

   Penny.Lane replied to HopeForMelissa's topic in Georgia

   I did the January accelerated program. The schedule was usually Mon, Tues, Thurs with Tues online modules clinicals will be whatever you get from the lottery or however they decide to do it then for 1102 you will go to school through the summer from ...

3. GHC Fall Semester 2009

   Penny.Lane replied to HopeForMelissa's topic in Georgia

   I wouldn't really worry about clinicals quite yet thats for sure. The project isn't all that hard so I wouldn't be concerned about it. When project time comes up if you need help you can always PM me. Don't stress over clinical calcs it isn't too dif...

4. GHC Fall Semester 2009

   Penny.Lane replied to HopeForMelissa's topic in Georgia

   I don't mind at all :) What I would've given to know some of the things now. Now I don't know about Marietta campus but if any of ya'll are in Rome I must say if they give you online quizzes it is in your best interest to copy and paste those questio...

5. GHC Fall Semester 2009

   Penny.Lane replied to HopeForMelissa's topic in Georgia

   yes the nursing program overall is pretty good. they have pretty good pass percentages and graduates do pretty well nclex wise as far as I know. The biggest complaint is sometimes they don't have the best organization in the world and that can make i...

6. GHC Fall Semester 2009

   Penny.Lane replied to HopeForMelissa's topic in Georgia

   wow GHC! Hello ladies (and gents?) I'm a second year, about to graduate in May from GHC just wanted to let you guys know if you ever want the down & dirty on professors or have any questions I managed to live through first year and would be more ...

7. When is a Risk For nursing DX appropriate as a primary nursing DX?

   Penny.Lane replied to shelbias's topic in General Students

   I have never used risk for as a primary without getting a lot of red pen back in response I think out of the choices you were given though I would select risk for infection as the priority. I'm not sure I'll look into that and post again if I find a...

8. Advice to Students: say "thank you"

   Penny.Lane replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Students

   I always found that it made a difference to my nurse for thanking them when they helped me and at the end of the shift. Also I found that Thank You cards are great for the end of the rotation. Even if I didn't feel I was welcomed very warmly, I alway...

9. forgot everything from fundamentals!

   Penny.Lane replied to raedee's topic in General Students

   It may be helpful to you if you make flashcards (not a lot) with each system assessment and I divide it up into one for normal findings and one for abnormal findings and what they mean (nursing implications). Once you have created the cards it only t...