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Use a smart phone + amazon kindle app and your can have all the reference you need

$4 for nights, $2 for weekends, $2 for charging Which is why I only work weekend nights.

Here's how I study... 1. Actively listen in class 2. Read my ATI book http://www.atitesting.com/onlinestore/default.aspx ATI has been the best investment ever. It cuts out all the fluff and just gives you what you need to know.

I went to the library and checked out 3 different study guides and answered every question in each of them. I took about a month to study before taking the exam. Although I did skip trying to learn vocabulary words. I studied mostly science... the math was sooooo easy on the test.

whats the difference between a RN and a LPN? about $15/hr

I dropped out of "med surg 1" becaues I was borderline and retook it later... nothing to feel discouraged about... sometimes it just takes longer to absorb the information you are presented.

wow, can't believe your doing ob without having learned any skills yet. Newborn Nursery was fun.

um... nursing is enough to drive anyone insane

Its your option to interact with this person you know.

"That which causes us trials shall yield us triumph: and that which make our hearts ache shall fill us with gladness. The only true happiness is to learn, to advance, and to improve: which could not happen unless we had commence with error, ignorance, and imperfection. We must pass through the darkness, to reach the light."

Lots of nurses smoke, its a hard habbit to kick. Just remember although the struggle gets easier with time the cravings will never completely dissapear making this a lifelong daily struggle. I think cessation is more successful when you gradually reduce the intake, maybe wait a little longer each day before having that first cigarette of the day. There is lots of literature and programs to help you quit smoking. As far as setting an example you could explain how addiction works, how smoking negatively impacts the body, and give a personal testament on how difficult it is to quit, the emotions you go through etc... Just maybe you'll convince someone whom is tempted to try smoking realize what lies ahead. You can use your struggle with addiction to help others and be a positive influence in their life, no rational thinking person will expect battling an addiction to be any easier because your a nurse. The important thing is you recognize a problem and have a desire to change.

Do any of you guys use this book for school? and if so did you buy the additional comprehensive study guide that compliments it? and if so would anyone be interested in helping compile the answers to the questions in each chapter and posting them online for everyone that needs them? I have some chapters completed that I can post online if enough people are interested in helping.

What does the x4 mean?

Some people have the worst personalities. Maybe they are trying to encourage you to participate more or maybe they really are bullies. Regardless, nursing requires us to step out of our comfort zone and to become the leader. The one who takes risks and makes choices confidently. Just remember your not there to make friends... your there to learn. If you need to work on anxiety related to poor self concept then do so but do it because you want to be the best nurse you can be and not to please your classmates. As for the original question, I have not experienced bullying and tend not to engage in discussions related to things other than the current nursing subject being discussed.

I'm no longer waiting... got accepted and will begin march 7th... not to spend all this money to prove I'm not a criminal.