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    From auto worker to nurse

    Music in My Heart replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    About 80% of my class are reentry students of one sort or another. Some of us are getting out of jobs/careers that were not liked. Others of us are economic refugees (I'm one of the
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    antelope valley to UCLA medical center-is it doable?

    Music in My Heart replied to ABC RN's topic in California Nursing

    Oh my goodness, that would be horrid. Without traffic it's about an hour. With traffic it could easily hit two hours... or more. If you work the night shift it might not be so bad. Trying to get from...
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    surviving school without study partners

    Music in My Heart replied to Jaxs's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If I walked into a study group and found that most of the others were unprepared I would pack up my things and walk out. It's a study group, not a tutoring
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    I need stethoscope suggestions

    Music in My Heart replied to JettaDP's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My hearing's not the best so I popped for the best acoustic 'scope I could find - a Littman Master Cardiology. In many/most ways, it is overkill, but it gives my ears the best chance of hearing...
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    Did you need Excel for Chem or Bio

    Music in My Heart replied to Piglet68's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've used Excel much more in nursing school than taking prerequisites. Specifically, I use it to collect, format, and display my patients' lab values for my care plans. OP, I'm wondering why you're...
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    Did you need Excel for Chem or Bio

    Music in My Heart replied to Piglet68's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've used it a number of times but that's only because (A) I have it and (B) I'm very proficient with it. I certainly could not have done the same quality by hand but I could've met the basic...
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    SIM lab - Do you like it?

    Music in My Heart replied to AOx1's topic in General Students

    I just finished my first semester in an accelerated program. After about 100 hours of hospital time and 2/3 through med-surg 1 I spent two days at the sim lab. I loved my sim experience. It was...
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    My school won't let me retake any of my prerequisites

    Music in My Heart replied to oned's topic in General Nursing

    I just checked a couple of the local community colleges (Northern California) and they both penalize students for "the number of repeats, withdraws, no credits, and incomplete grades in the core...
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    How many nursing schools did you apply to?

    Music in My Heart replied to Carmen29's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For each school you must either meet their prerequisites or obtain a waiver based on professional experience or having taken a similar class. Your best bet is to just keep taking classes as you apply...
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    How many nursing schools did you apply to?

    Music in My Heart replied to Carmen29's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I applied to only 1 and got in. There was a second school that I would've applied to if I hadn't made it into the first one. I would not have moved but that's because I have a child in school and I...
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    What kind of calculator did you buy for Statistics???

    Music in My Heart replied to dee78's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    We actually had to do them longhand as well. The keys just made for a quick double-check that I hadn't made any careless mistakes. Toward the end of the course he did let us use the stats
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    Anatomy/physiology refresher course

    Music in My Heart replied to am22's topic in General Students

    i wouldn't worry too much about anatomy. i would spend some time reviewing physiology because it ties right in with patho and pharm. i have a physio review guide that i really like -- it's clear and...
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    Help my dad had liver CA and has lots of edema

    Music in My Heart replied to grish's topic in General Nursing

    Is your dad in hospice care? If not, has that been discussed with you? Does your dad have an advanced directive and health care power of attorney put in place? Be aware that the abdominal ascites may...
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    What kind of calculator did you buy for Statistics???

    Music in My Heart replied to dee78's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took stats last spring and while the TI-83/84 were suggested (and useful), they were not required. Just about any scientific calculator, including the $12 Casios, have the basic stats functions ΣX,...
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    My school won't let me retake any of my prerequisites

    Music in My Heart replied to oned's topic in General Nursing

    To make it even worse, sometimes the combined grade includes the combined units so a 4 unit F combined with a 4 unit A works out to be an 8 unit C. OP, I think your best bet is to find a school that...
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    HELP! trying to find Fall '08 Science in No. CA

    Music in My Heart replied to NewCaliGal's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The thing that's so irritating is how many students end up dropping several or many weeks through the course or who end up giving up, taking the F, and then repeating the class. These chumps deny the...
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    Accelarated programs

    Music in My Heart replied to krolik's topic in General Nursing

    I'm leaving engineering for nursing and I'm in an accelerated DEMSN program. From what I've seen, your engineering education and experience will be a great asset -- not in terms of subject matter but...
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    Older Nursing Student 1st Timer

    Music in My Heart replied to NewMexicoJohn's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Welcome, John. Congratulations on escaping cubicle-farm hell. I am (or was, anyway) an engineer and I certainly don't miss that aspect of the career. I think you'll be pleased being in an accelerated...
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    Age Factor

    Music in My Heart replied to rpc19's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Out of 24 matriculants we had 4 over age 40 (51, 46, 43, 43) and a whole host of 30-somethings and a few wet-behind-the-ears
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    HELP! trying to find Fall '08 Science in No. CA

    Music in My Heart replied to NewCaliGal's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Some places to check out: Sac State UC Davis American River College Solano College Yolo College (Woodland) Sac City College Sierra College Anatomy and physiology are often over-booked and you're...
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    surviving school without study partners

    Music in My Heart replied to Jaxs's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I take this same tact. I share everything that I come across and most of the study aids and tools that I develop. I figure that it will pay dividends if I ever find myself in need of a hand from some...
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    Job Interview: Check Writing Legibility?

    Music in My Heart posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nursing student coming from another profession where I've several times interviewed folks for professional and non-professional jobs. For certain positions I have asked for a simple writing...
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    surviving school without study partners

    Music in My Heart replied to Jaxs's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm a loner. I live far away from any of the other students and my family schedule doesn't provide much time to get together anyway. I study on my own but it seems to work for me. I enjoy the social...
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    Job Interview: Check Writing Legibility?

    Music in My Heart replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    Tazzi, bethin, et. al. -- Why is it not realistic to expect that everybody is able to write
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    Job Interview: Check Writing Legibility?

    Music in My Heart replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    Funny stuff. It does, however, demonstrate the critical importance played by the lowly hyphen. "Check-writing legibility" addresses what you guys were thinking as opposed to "check writing...