Finally2008

Finally2008

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  1. Bed Bath Failure!!!

    I am sorry to hear about your failure. I know that checkoffs can be so intimidating. Even after I had practiced and practiced, I still felt so nervous. Before you go in the room, just take a deep...
  2. We started out our very first nursing school test with critical thinking questions......I thought I had failed the first test! I was never so happy to see a B! And yes, I wished I had used Saunder's...
  3. What the heck is a dram?

    Yes, I had never heard of a dram either. Now, on the same note, you might want to look up what a minim
  4. I have the following question in my lab manual: Valsalva manuever on the removal of a central venous catheter is performed to prevent? a. b. I have looked everywhere for the answer to the question (my...
  5. Graduating December 2008??

    Good Lord willing, I'll be graduating in December, also!:yelclap::yelclap: I just have to get through my final medication calculation test, my final skills checkoff, my final ATI, my preceptorship (in...
  6. Help! Gowning and Wet to Dry Wound Dressings

    I would say Daytonite's 1st answer on July 11th to you was pretty darn clear......Looks like she put a lot of work into that
  7. Congratulations! What did you use to study? Did they give you a particular
  8. What kind of score do you have to get on this math
  9. Physician's Office

    So, the whole time I have been in school, we have been geared up to work in the hospital setting. Never do I hear anything about nursing in a physician's office. Maybe an ignorant question, but do RNs...
  10. Crying at pinning...

    To tell you the truth, I have no idea. It's a shame, though, because I think it is such a tradition for nurse graduates to go through a pinning ceremony. This inspires me to investigate further and...
  11. Crying at pinning...

    I will be graduating in December! We don't get a pinning ceremony But, if we did, I would surely be crying!! I teared up just reading all of your
  12. Calgary Family Assessment Model????

    And, yes I
  13. Calgary Family Assessment Model????

    i did not use the calgary family model, but used structural-functional theory for my paper. boy, did i hate that paper..... but the book i used made it much easier to write and it also covers the...
  14. Med-Surg before Mother/Baby as a New Grad?

    I would like to know your opinion on this. I truly feel that I want to work Mother/Baby when I graduate, but I have had professors tell me that I should have 1-2 years of Med/Surg experience first. I...
  15. tips for passing ATI comprehensive

    Congratulations!!!! That's
  16. tips for passing ATI comprehensive

    My friend is graduating next week and she passed her comprehensive test with a pretty good grade (she passed!). She told me that she felt that all the studying she did beforehand did not prepare her...
  17. OB question/rant

    You gotta love those nursing school "best " right answers..... That's a good
  18. Preceptorship In Atlanta

    My last semester in nursing school is coming up and I will be signing up for my preceptorship soon. I would like to know why I should choose your hospital to do my preceptorship:) What is it you love...
  19. Shoes!

    I found some online for $89.90--is the sizing pretty true to what you normally
  20. One quiz question I am struggling with

    I feel like I'm standing outside our classroom after an exam....we always debate why OUR answer is the correct one. Well, will we ever get the correct
  21. need help in stopping smoke

    I, too, quit cold turkey 22 years ago after smoking for almost 10 years. I do have to say it was one of the most difficult things I ever did, but you can do it!!!I am also a gum chewer...Every time...
  22. Nursing School Blues??

    I, and most of my friends, felt that way at one point or another during last semester. What I continue to wonder is why nursing school is like this for so many people? I talk to other students,...
  23. Tape Recorders???

    I love my recorder!! I don't know how I worked without one...I got a Sony ICD-P320 and it works fine. I download my lectures onto my computer and then I transfer them onto my MP3 player. Now, it...
  24. Drug classifications

    I've got the Mosby's Nursing Drug Cards. You can get them at Barnes & Noble or
  25. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    One thing I am so glad I got is a digital voice recorder to record the lectures. Then I transfer them to I-tunes and put them all on my MP3 player (I saw one that actually records in MP3 format for...