TexasGirl

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1. How many hours a week...

   TexasGirl replied to need2be's topic in General Students

   I wonder if they have a rehab program for dirty husbands? I could get so much done if I wasn't picking up after him all the time, but he is the reason I am able to do all of this without working so it's a trade off! He's worth it.

2. How many hours a week...

   TexasGirl replied to need2be's topic in General Students

   I don't care what anyone says, the more you study the better you do. I am very lucky to not have to work during school and would recommend to others to do the same if possible. I have a very good GPA now, but I study all the time. I really admire ...

3. How many hours a week...

   TexasGirl replied to need2be's topic in General Students

   Everything changes when you start nursing school. I had to totally reorganize everything. I felt really overwhelmed with all the information that was being dumped on me. I had to develop a strategy to make every second of the day count. I read al...

4. How many hours a week...

   TexasGirl replied to need2be's topic in General Students

   I'm a 4th semester student in an ADN program. I wouldn't say that I study 40 plus hours a week all the time, but if I have a test that week I do. Usually it is all within two or three days. Just a tip.....prepare to experience some major changes i...

5. List of common OB drugs PLEASE!!

   TexasGirl replied to kwagner_51's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I just finished my OB rotation last semester. My clinical instructor gave me the following list of drugs to know before beginning our L&D shift: Pitocin, Stadol, Demerol, Magnesium Sulfate and the antidote Calcium Gluconate , Terbutaline, and Fe...

6. Nuvaring

   TexasGirl replied to kat983's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I was having problems with spotting on the pill (it seemed like I tried millions of different types), the injections, and Nuvaring. I tried it for about 3 months and had a lot more break through bleeding than before and a little weight gain. Then I...

7. anyone have tips for clinicals and other classes

   TexasGirl replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Students

   I think you've made it through one of the hardest parts! First semester was really tough for me because you have to learn to think like a nurse and figure out what your instructors expect of you. I'll be starting my fourth semester in August and ha...

8. I'll be a new student Jan '05. Any tips?

   TexasGirl replied to foqus's topic in General Nursing

   congrats on getting in. i am a fourth semester nursing student in an adn program in texas, so i know of a bunch of great books to help you out. first, mosby's "fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance," by heitz and horne. you won't be able to m...