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  1. What's the Best Nursing Drug Handbook?

    papergirlRN replied to gemini_star's topic in General Students

    Our program made us purchase Davis, and that is also what I see at the hospital at the nurse's stations. It's easy enough to use, but I've never seen any other

  2. New UALR Students?

    papergirlRN replied to papergirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    How is everyone doing halfway through the semester? Oh - - - and how's sim-lab/clinical going?

  3. Help Deciding for Nursing Schools

    papergirlRN replied to alwaysnervous's topic in General Nursing

    I attend the University of Arkansas at Little

  4. Help Deciding for Nursing Schools

    papergirlRN replied to alwaysnervous's topic in General Nursing

    My school (an ADN program)works with quality points given which works a lot like GPA, but they only look at your prereqs. You have to have a 2.0 overall GPA and a 2.5 in "Nursing Core Support...

  5. New UALR Students?

    papergirlRN replied to papergirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hope everyone had a good first day!

  6. ordering supplies online

    papergirlRN replied to sundaygirl's topic in General Students

    Hiya, Just wanted to second andy's steeles.com recommendation. I got my steth from them, shipping and all, for cheaper than my nursing school could get with the bulk discount from 3M Littmann. It...

  7. New UALR Students?

    papergirlRN replied to papergirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for letting us know! I haven't had a chance to look at the syllabi

  8. New UALR Students?

    papergirlRN replied to papergirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent questions! I hadn't even thought about it. . . . Think they'll give us final instructions in class on Monday or Wednesday before clinical? Wow. . . just one more

  9. Is Valtrex prescibed for anything other then Genital Herpes?

    papergirlRN replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Someone in my family suffers from Bell's Palsy. Whenever this strikes him, he takes an antiviral - usually

  10. Anyone quitting

    papergirlRN replied to weytn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I, quite frankly, am scared to death. The company I work for is letting me work part time for the first semester, so I don't have to deal with the stress of learning a new job on top of everything...

  11. Looking for Nsg Shortage Comics for Powerpoint

    papergirlRN replied to Ginger35's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You'll probably have to get permission (copyright issues?), but there are lots of funny comics at www.nurstoon.com. Good

  12. Smoking and Nursing, coping with stressors?

    papergirlRN replied to MaleRNstudent21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats on making the decision to quit! I quit on April 10th myself. My advice is to see your doc. I had several friends that quit, and they were all using Wellbutrin and some type of nicotine...

  13. In need of prereq help for a prereq

    papergirlRN replied to lancerRN2b's topic in Male Nursing Students

    When I took Chem I, I had also been out of math practice for a very long time! But, the basic algebra skills came back quickly and we even spent half a class period reviewing so everyone was up to...

  14. failing two days b/f eligible for nclex

    papergirlRN replied to lobeth's topic in General Nursing

    Thought OP had been

  15. New UALR Students?

    papergirlRN replied to papergirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Is anyone planning to attend the Survivors

  16. Hourly Rate For LPNS

    papergirlRN replied to thundercat LPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Be careful, guys! This is an OLD thread - I would hope things have changed in the last 5 years

  17. New UALR Students?

    papergirlRN replied to papergirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hear ya! I went out and bought uniforms as soon as I left orientation that day, but I'm a dork like that! :-) I don't know about that oddball on campus class. But, honestly, I didn't even...

  18. Cellphones in class

    papergirlRN replied to KungFuFtr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    oops! double post

  19. Cellphones in class

    papergirlRN replied to KungFuFtr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree. Cell phones have just become popular in the last 10 years or so. We made it for years without them. If there is an emergency, your family can call the school or leave you a message. If...

  20. New UALR Students?

    papergirlRN replied to papergirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies everyone! I signed up for classes and clinicals at St. Vincent's, but I don't know much about the classes there. I just figured parking would be better there than on campus...

  21. A&P 2 and Micro (lecture only) for fall?

    papergirlRN replied to laurawho7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took chemistry and a&p II, both lecture and lab, the same semester with sociology. . . . and I thought chemistry was much harder than micro! 11 credit hours plus 40 hours at work every week. I...

  22. YES, I do need a note! (long RANT!!)

    papergirlRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i saw something in another thread (an old thread, at that) that really bothered me, and i would like an opinion. i am not a nurse, but i am a nursing student. i work full time and go to school...

  23. YES, I do need a note! (long RANT!!)

    papergirlRN replied to papergirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe that is what she meant. At any rate. . . . I just saw that and thought, "I do that!". But before my mom got sick, I never missed a lot of work before - and was never even late! I can see how...

  24. If there is such a thing as a beautiful death.....

    papergirlRN replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's nice, Tazzi. I agree. . . . I hope somebody can be with my loved ones if I can't. Not just someone to watch, but someone to hold a hand. I think it would make all the difference in the...

  25. Moving to Cabot

    papergirlRN replied to booklovinrn's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome, CAMeadors! I am just a little ways from Cabot. . . . DH and I drive there to eat dinner sometimes! I have friends that have children in the Cabot school districts, and they love the...