arial143

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1. what should i review while waiting

   arial143 replied to Godswill's topic in General Students

   i would start with fundamentals thats the first year of stuff. junior year i started off learning bed making with and without a patient, bed pan placement, handwashing, perineal care, teeth care. you'll learn all this the first few weeks of clinical ...

2. Math Help

   arial143 replied to 3kidsmomma's topic in General Students

   i have probs with that as well. i did great last year and then when i was doing an NCLEX prep CD i totally forgot how to do it. i would recommend making a flash card type thing. either have a card with the formula to do it and/or make several example...

3. Anyone working full time and going to school?

   arial143 replied to deannak's topic in General Students

   you can with depo-prevera. if you don't know what it is, its a birthcontrol shot that you get every 3 months and it gets rid of your period and is still healthy. it prevents the endometrium from lining with blood. and therefore also prevents the the...

4. Anyone working full time and going to school?

   arial143 replied to deannak's topic in General Students

   if you have the guts to do it you can. i wouldn't recommend it. if your job allows it you might want to cut back. the hours we are at school and clinicals is overwhelming (35+/wk and homework 6-10+hr/wk. my job is part time about 20-25 hours (fri, s...

5. Please help: Patient care plan/Medication card questions?

   arial143 replied to sad's topic in General Students

   thats what mine does too. if you have a clinical skills lab you get all your paperwork then. if not at clinical during orientation you'll get it then. you won't have any meds to look up because you won't have a patient yet. you might pick one up late...

6. Which semester is the hardest?

   arial143 replied to carlalogan's topic in General Students

   I thought the first year of actual nursing school was hard. but more than anything its overwhelming...and then i started senior year. hehe junior year its hard because everything is new, its time consuming, and you're adjusting to being a nurse. what...

7. What's Testing Like At Your School?

   arial143 replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Students

   - naw...they aren't that bad. i'm in an RN, BSN program. we have small reading quizes and we have exams (sporadically- they are more of midterms with 100 questions) we have to pass our exams with an 80% or better. They are all multiple choice-NCLEX s...

8. The Guys Club: Guy Students Come on In!

   arial143 replied to agent's topic in Male Students

   -Psych rotation was interesting. my favorite parts were the children and adolescent units and the detox facility we went to. have fun!!! :) i starts peds in 2 weeks. oh...and i passed my OB midterm. YEAH!!! we have to have an 80% passing grade on ev...

9. The Guys Club: Guy Students Come on In!

   arial143 replied to agent's topic in Male Students

   anatomy was so much fun. oh and you do use it during your core nursing classes. just fyi. lab was awesome. we had fetal pigs and then lamp eyes, brains, and hearts. anyways, hey do any of your schools use cadavers (spelling?)??? i have my first midte...

10. The Guys Club: Guy Students Come on In!

    arial143 replied to agent's topic in Male Students

    I am not of the male gender, but i commend you and all you other guys for sticking with it. I think that having guys in healthcare is great. I'm a senior nursing student and unfortunately my class doesn't have any but the next class has i think 4 out...