Cindyel

Cindyel ASN, RN

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  1. SATA questions help

    Cindyel replied to mynamejake's topic in General Students

    I used the Saunders book my whole first year. You may not need the whole chapter but you certainly can answer the questions that apply to your content. It is absoluely applicable to Fundamentals. The...

  2. Head to Toe Assessment

    Cindyel replied to Tiffc88's topic in General Students

    Youtube and

  3. How to Ace Nursing Fundamentals courses?

    Cindyel replied to FutureNurseInfo's topic in General Students

    How did it go? The first exam is always the scariest. Being afraid of the unknown is nervewracking! Hope it went

  4. Student Charge Nurse out of line

    Cindyel replied to cin808's topic in General Students

    Imo let it go. It will not help anything. It is not like she reported you or caused you any

  5. First day of Nursing School

    Cindyel replied to LavenderRN's topic in General Students

    My first semester of clinical was in a LTC facility and we were not permitted to use the automatic BP machines. We were required to have our own BP cuffs and perform manuals each and every time....

  6. Nursing School Drug Testing

    Cindyel replied to Egonza57's topic in General Students

    My program drug tested us once we were accepted....not the clinical facilities we were placed at. You had to pass in order to keep your spot in the

  7. iPad Pro for notes

    Cindyel replied to TinaMWrtr's topic in General Students

    Me too...the keyboard is a

  8. iPad Pro for notes

    Cindyel replied to TinaMWrtr's topic in General Students

    Exactly what nursemarcio said! That was my exact setup and is very helpful to me to write the notes with an apple pencil in notability. The size is really about preference. 10.5 was fine for me. Good...

  9. Tell me about your university's student/peer mentor program - I want to start one

    Cindyel replied to secondversenurse's topic in General Students

    I found our peer mentor program invaluable my first year. My school has a panel of 2nd year students come in during orientation to talk to the incoming students. Then you can sign up if you would like...

  10. How many hours do you study for?

    Cindyel replied to LubbDubb77's topic in General Students

    Nursing school is an absolute grind. I never really had any weekends off. (I am in my second year) I study every day for the most part. The volume of content will be like nothing you have previously...

  11. Simplenursing.com?

    Cindyel replied to LavenderRN's topic in General Students

    NRSNG has the cheat sheets on an app for around $10. You also receive updates to it if any are available. Invaluable tool right in your pocket. Registerednursern.com is great. You can also print the...

  12. High School Student Trying to get into a Direct Entry Nursing School

    Cindyel replied to wondur's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Direct entry for a BSN means you are admitted directly into the nursing program as a freshman when accepted into the school. You do not have to do a separate selective admission process after starting...

  13. I Passed my NCLEX RN!!!

    Cindyel replied to direw0lf's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Woohoo!!!

  14. Older Students - 40 +

    Cindyel replied to rabiamirou's topic in General Students

    I am 49 and have 1 year left. There are several non-traditional students in my cohort. I am not even the oldest! (Yay me lol) I have a BS in another field but decided to do the ASN program and just do...

  15. Macbook Air or Macbook Pro for Nursing School?

    Cindyel replied to tmccstu2018's topic in General Students

    I have been using my Ipad Pro with an Apple Pencil and it has worked great. (Just starting year 2) I purchased a hard case with a keyboard on Amazon and that has been a great addition. I load all of...

  16. First semester nursing school

    Cindyel replied to dreamnursing2's topic in General Students

    Congrats on being accepted to nursing school! I just completed my first year and what a whirlwind! My best advice is to have as much fun as you can before school starts. Spend time with your family...

  17. What undergrad bsn nursing should I go to? Does school rank matter?

    Cindyel replied to Azhe5298's topic in General Students

    Don't forget to factor in the costs of going back and forth to GA. I am in NJ and my daughter was going to school in GA and the travel costs add up quickly. You also need to make sure you won't get...

  18. NRSNG

    Cindyel replied to LorraineC's topic in General Students

    I am a second semester student and I have not used the academy but I love their Scrub Cheats app!!! I use it constantly in class and clinical and well worth the $10. Check it

  19. Is my Bachelors degree in another field useful in nursing??

    Cindyel replied to erogersii's topic in General Students

    I am in the exact same boat. I graduate in May of ‘19 and I already have a BS in Management. It will take about 10 classes online to convert the RN-BSN. I wish it was not required, but most of...

  20. Exams

    Cindyel replied to jphill15's topic in General Students

    Try the Sunders NCLEX reiew book. They separate content into different sections and their rationales are great. It is worth the investment. They also have a book on test taking strategies but the...

  21. Recording Lectures?

    Cindyel replied to maggie0's topic in General Students

    My program has a strict no recording policy. Make sure you check with the

  22. ASN program with a BS degree in MGMT

    Cindyel posted a topic in General Students

    Hi all. Looking for people's thoughts. I am 48 currently in an ASN program and I have a previous BS in Management Science. With all of the discussion on requiring a BSN, how do hospitals view a...

  23. ASN program with a BS degree in MGMT

    Cindyel replied to Cindyel's topic in General Students

    I completely understand that. I would need only 10 classes online to convert to a BSN. Was trying to gauge if it would be

  24. Visible tattoos appropriate for RN's?

    Cindyel replied to jayne12's topic in General Students

    My school has a strictly enforced no visible tattoo policy. You have to wear make up or compression sleeves to cover them. Even if the clinical facilities allowed it, the school does not. For...

  25. Additional resources for 1st semester success

    Cindyel replied to EdVedder's topic in General Students

    Be sure to get permission to record lectures. My school has a strict "no recording"