AmericanChai

AmericanChai

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  1. Those Baby Shows

    AmericanChai replied to LiveZen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :) Okay I have to admit, for the birth of my second child I did have a lot of people in the room. I had my two girlfriends, my husband, and a doula. It was a very large room and it was really nice...

  2. Fundoplications in children

    AmericanChai replied to AmericanChai's topic in Gastroenterology

    No one? Hmm .

  3. How do you get a toddler to take fluids?

    AmericanChai replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I hope she feels better soon. I agree that the med syringe trick is pretty effective. Just aim for the inside back of her cheek and try squirting 5ml at a time. You might try to get some flavored...

  4. So I got in...

    AmericanChai replied to TheEnvoy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats on getting in! I have a degree in English and here I am age 32 going back to school to be a nurse. I too had very little confidence in math. With my first degree I started at the bottom with...

  5. Tuition Prices

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

    I am told that the nursing program at the community college was $5000 for the program start to finish! The pre-req's are about $300 per class not including

  6. Managing your time and how do you do it!

    AmericanChai replied to HMnursingstudent1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm in a slightly different situation, but I have to really watch my time or I get behind with studies. I have two young children and one stays home with me full time. It's very hard to study with a...

  7. Chemistry 2006/ 2007 Club***

    AmericanChai replied to dreamBIG's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I thought I had this all down pat, but now I'm confused about some homework problems. I am able to solve them (problem a was a *beast*) but not figure out the sig figs. Also, when I am solving a...

  8. Chemistry 2006/ 2007 Club***

    AmericanChai replied to dreamBIG's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just wanted to share that Wikipedia.com is awesome for chem students! You can type in any chemical and it will give you the formula and characteristics of it. We are doing a lab on conductivity...

  9. Nervous about Chemistry

    AmericanChai replied to jbjints's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I learned this trick from my lab teacher: You have an acid disease called "ate-ic ite-ous", so -ate's become -ic, and -ite's become

  10. Nervous about Chemistry

    AmericanChai replied to jbjints's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have a BA in English and am now going back to school to be a nurse. Chemistry is something I have been scared of and avoided since high school! I of course have to take it to get into nursing school...

  11. Pictoral chart showing different types of BM

    AmericanChai posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay after you are done giggling, this is a very useful thing! My daughter has some GI issues and trying to explain her bm's is often challenging. If only a nurse had shown me this and let me pick out...

  12. Chemistry 2006/ 2007 Club***

    AmericanChai replied to dreamBIG's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know if this has been posted or not, but I found a link with several different periodic tables (including blank ones) that you can print out for practice....

  13. PREGNANT while nursing student???

    AmericanChai replied to lovinla23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Honestly, having been through 2 pregnancies, I can't imagine doing that. First trimester is very exhausting. You have NO energy even if you are blessed not to have morning sickness. I have worked with...

  14. Chemistry

    AmericanChai replied to Angela1336's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats!!! I am taking it this semester after 15 years of high school, and it's going fairly well for me. I have an English degree so this is foreign. I just sit down and copy the notes every night...

  15. Phoenix Newbie

    AmericanChai replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hi! I am in Chandler. I have two small children (one with special needs) and am a prenursing student so I have NO life. lol! But I wanted to give you a warm welcome. Do you work at Banner

  16. Chandler nice/bad areas??????

    AmericanChai replied to english_nurse's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hi! I am in Chandler, too. I really like it. We have lived here for 8 years. It's very family friendly. Ahwatukee is also nice. Both areas have good schools and other things.There are also many...

  17. ideas for a outstanding letter to get in to nursing school

    AmericanChai replied to lucyt's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In addition to the great advice above, tell about your life experience in areas other than nursing and how that has shaped your character and what skills you gained to help you be a better nurse. It...

  18. HELP Everyone says I can't be a Nurse!

    AmericanChai replied to mydee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If there's a will, there's a way. When I started college (the first time around-- this is my second degree) I had to take remedial classes the first year. I took a math class that was for zero credit....

  19. Mommy issues of the other kind ...

    AmericanChai replied to DaughterofRuth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    (((HUGS)))) I am the mom of a 2 year old and a 5 year old. I have been homeschooling the 5 year old for 3 years (she's gifted/talented) and had planned on doing so until I got into nursing school in a...

  20. Coaching my daughter in childbirth

    AmericanChai replied to mleern's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with you. I totally depends on the angle of baby's head and where the mother looks like she's going to tear. But sometimes it's better to get a tear started in the right direction rather than...

  21. Treating the symptoms vs treating the cause

    AmericanChai posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is a question I have had for awhile and I'm not sure where to go with it. I thought I would ask those of you who have been in a medical setting for quite awhile and see what your experience has...

  22. opinions about epidurals

    AmericanChai replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am not an ob nurse, I am a doula of sorts. I was getting certified when I changed direction and am a prenursing student now. Natural childbirth is the ideal situation as far as lower risks. Having a...

  23. Treating the symptoms vs treating the cause

    AmericanChai replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    thanks again for sharing your thoughts, everyone. weetziebat, as a vegetarian, cloth diapering, earth loving person i can agree with your sentiments. i wish natural medicine was covered by insurance...

  24. Coaching my daughter in childbirth

    AmericanChai replied to mleern's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was training to be a doula until I turned towards nursing instead. I still attend births for friends as a doula. Just attended a home birth 3 mos ago. :) Your daughter needs to prepare for birth and...

  25. Treating the symptoms vs treating the cause

    AmericanChai replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for listening! :) I know that sometimes the answers will never be for certain but I feel like they are not that concerned about finding out why. I did not post here to get answers for her...