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    Nursing School or Med School?!? BOTH?

    Interesting comments. I'm presently taking pharmacology and pathophysiology for my nursing program and it's driving me crazy because it's sooo superficial. I find it very hard to learn when I don't...
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    Pain Management Books

    Hi Josh. I'm a new DEMSN student and I'd like to learn much more about pain management. I came here to ask just the question that you posted and I'm dismayed to find no responses. Have you since...
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    The Surgeon Can't Continue...

    Hi there. I'm a brand new nursing student and I just read the following from the California BON website: So what kinds of provisions are they talking about? Have you ever had a surgeon prove unable...
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    Nursing School or Med School?!? BOTH?

    Well, I think prestige is a pretty silly reason to pick any career, especially one that requires the sacrifices of becoming a physician. That said, if you really think you might like to go on to be a...
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    Scientific Calculator for Chemistry

    I went through the entire BA in chemistry with a TI-30 and it was sufficient. Graphing calculators are overkill for almost everybody and certainly for chemistry. Having some built-in conversions is a...
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    Are there English Nursing schools in Europe?

    Quite a number of them in England, I'd imagine.Sorry, I just couldn't resist. It tickled my funny bone when I read that line at the AN home page. I can't really answer your question but you might try...
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    anatomy II eye assignment question

    That was covered in my physiology text. Does not yours have an applicable
  8. With that statement was resurrected an issue with my little girl that we had thought resolved for over a year. The small bump that she'd had on her head for about 18 months turned out to be a symptom...
  9. There are plenty of programs as you describe. They are called things like, "Entry Level Masters" or "Direct Entry Masters" programs. Follow the links above to the AACN site and you'll find all the...
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    help..

    :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap:
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    How Hard Is A&P1?

    I thought that neither anatomy nor physiology were particularly difficult. They are voluminous and you must be a disciplined, consistent student. They are not conceptually difficult subjects,
  12. You'll find a lot of conjecture here but nobody really knows. In these parts, the 2nd-degree programs are all accelerated. Based on the number of applicants, number of seats, and the statistics of the...
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    Alternate listed

    I don't know how many people were alternates for our program. Only one of them got in, though. She was #3 at the beginning but the first two were bumped or removed for some reason or other. One of the...
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    Cherokee Uniforms giving 10 scholarships to Nursing Students

    Yep, now I just need to find a copy of the video so I can write the
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    What nursing "invention" would make you famous?

    A hand-sanitizing system that works in about 3 seconds and requires no water, harsh chemicals, or UV exposure to the skin. I'm not even a nurse yet but my recent 3-day stay with DD in the PICU about...
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    Working as a State RN

    You need to look at your employment agreement and your State labor code. If they're requiring it, it probably is legal, but only an attorney or your State labor board could tell you for certain....
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    Disputing a grade?

    Chaya, stop worrying about the anecdotes that you read here or that come from you classmates. Every school is unique in their selection criteria just as every applicant is unique in their profile. Do...
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    Docs yelling at nurses....

    "His" nurses? Were these nurses in his practice or was there a direct reporting structure? If not, I'd strongly advocate against the terminology "his nurses." They are coworkers, not
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    Please help!

    I think your idea of working as an EMT and going to school is very sound, particularly if your career goal is to become an ER nurse or Flight Nurse (my first EMT instructor was the former; the second...
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    Rescue Me!

    I don't know about 'for dummies' but there are many of 'em out there. This one seems to do a decent job explaining it: http://www.mun.ca/biology/Osmosis_Diffusion/tutor2.html Here are a couple with...
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    Anyone here plan on a PhD,DNP, etc...?

    My goal is to earn my PhD from UC San Francisco. One of our associate faculty is working toward her PhD
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    Please help!

    I graduated long ago (from Cal Poly, SLO) with a not-so-hot GPA. I went back to school for chemistry/biology and proved myself over 7 semesters to be an outstanding student. When I finally applied to...
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    Male Nursing Application Question?

    Best of luck,
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    Why did you pick the nursing school you did?

    I applied to only one school and got in. The reasons I applied there included (in no particular order): Location - It is close enough to my home to work for me. Timing - I decided to become a nurse...
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    Male Nursing Application Question?

    They said, "...diverse talents, experiences, opinions, and cultural backgrounds" There's so much more in there than simply ones cultural background. Write about yourself and what makes you unique. I...