shanzo89

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1. Does this seem right to you??

   shanzo89 replied to shanzo89's topic in General Students

   Could have been bad information, but it was from several people in the same lab section. According to the curriculm director when she was commenting on the lab problems they were "self-learning modules." That's a direct quote. Guess I'll find out ...

2. Does this seem right to you??

   shanzo89 replied to shanzo89's topic in General Students

   Just to update you all, I guess they had a skills test in this class and a lot of people did poorly on this test. Imagine that! So supposedly there is going to be some reorginization of the way this class is taught! My concepts teacher is in charg...

3. Does this seem right to you??

   shanzo89 replied to shanzo89's topic in General Students

   I think the reason that there wasn't enough lab space was because they are starting this new program where everyone enters at the same place, then exits where they want - LPN, AD, or BSN. This is the first year for this program, which will phase out...

4. Does this seem right to you??

   shanzo89 replied to shanzo89's topic in General Students

   True, I don't know exactly what is happening in the class, that's just what a few of the students in that skills lab have told me. I was feeling a little freaked out about the whole thing last night, mainly because I'm not able to take the skills la...

5. Does this seem right to you??

   shanzo89 posted a topic in General Students

   Ok, what do you all think of this? In my nursing program you are required to take a basic skills lab. I'm not in the lab right now, but what others have told me about it causes me to be very concerned. Apparently when the students get in the lab th...

6. Saving the Placenta

   shanzo89 replied to Natalieboo's topic in Ob/Gyn

   My sister-in-law just did that. Had a baby on the 13th and they're planting a tree over it. I wonder what the EPA would say about buring a placenta?? Oh, well, I do like the idea of planting a tree for the baby. That's kinda neat. It's the whol...

7. Getting to know you

   shanzo89 replied to RNIAM's topic in General Students

   Hey there, My name is Shannon, and I'm 31, I have two boys, ages 8 and 5, soon to be 9 and 6!! I've been married for 13 years, so yes, I was married at 18, he was 21! I have a bachelor's in elementary education, but I was always interested nursing...

8. When Do You Start School?

   shanzo89 replied to Nycole's topic in General Students

   My classes start Aug. 26th, as well. I'm excited and nervous all at the same time!!

9. SN inbetween 25 & 35 LOL we need a spot to

   shanzo89 replied to Lisa1970's topic in General Students

   Lisa, My A&P book was Human Anatomy and Phsiology by Elaine N Marieb, 5th edition. Published by Benjamin Cummings, an imprint of Addison Wesley Longman, Inc. Or so the book says. We had a webiste that you could visit at http://www.anatomyandp...

10. SN inbetween 25 & 35 LOL we need a spot to

    shanzo89 replied to Lisa1970's topic in General Students

    Lisa, Good luck, no idea what to tell you! Do you have the book that you used in the class that you took before? Maybe you could just skim that to refresh your memory! My name is Shannon, and I have two boys, 8 and 5. I have a degree in education...

11. How many does your program admit?

    shanzo89 replied to Momto2monsters's topic in General Students

    My school had over 700 applicants this year for 250 openings. These were all the openings for the LPN, Associates RN, and Bachelors RN. (They had two programs this year- a new one and one they were phasing out.) This area was hit pretty heavily i...

12. What's the weirdest baby name?

    shanzo89 replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My step-brother has a son named Ien, pronounced like ion, which is a combination of Ian and Triena. His other daughter, with a different mom, is named Feather. Of course, I can't talk, my middle name is Peace. Comes from being born during the Viet...

13. Question on textbook costs

    shanzo89 replied to shanzo89's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the advice. Still waiting patiently for that orientation letter! Shannon

14. Question on textbook costs

    shanzo89 posted a topic in General Students

    Hello, I'm excited to say that I was accepted into a nursing program for the fall! I haven't received orientation materials yet, so I'm not sure what all I will have to buy. I'm trying to figure out how much I'll be spending on textbooks, etc. Rou...

15. Viagra in the NICU

    shanzo89 replied to imakidnurse's topic in NICU

    Read this on the Discovery channel about viagra, hope this helps! Viagra, Potential for Newborn Lung Disorder 04/27/2002-NEW YORK (Reuters) - New animal research suggests that the impotence drug Viagra could help treat a life-threatening lung conditi...