ShockerGirl07

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  1. Anyone in the nursing program at Wichita State???

    ShockerGirl07 replied to BreatheFree's topic in General Nursing

    I was in my second to last semester of pre-req's when I applied - they have a deadline on the application that you can download from the wichita state website. I took the TEAS on Oct. 1, found out I...

  2. Anyone in the nursing program at Wichita State???

    ShockerGirl07 replied to BreatheFree's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry about your pre-req's they aren't that bad! I literally passed high school chemistry with a 60.1, I didn't understand it at all, but i passed it in college with a 97 and really understood...

  3. Anyone in the nursing program at Wichita State???

    ShockerGirl07 replied to BreatheFree's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I am in the program right now, getting ready to start my 4th semester. The admissions process has changed I know since I started - I believe they are doing an interview now, but I'm not sure what...

  4. Finally getting a job...

    ShockerGirl07 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm just finishing up my 3rd of 4 semesters, and i currently have a good job (works with my school hours, good people to work with, etc.) however its not a nursing job, and i'm wanting to get some...

  5. Finally getting a job...

    ShockerGirl07 replied to ShockerGirl07's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks guys for all of your advice!! its

  6. what does mu mean?

    ShockerGirl07 replied to smurfy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    milliunits - so 8mu would be .008 units if im doing it right its been a while! its like milligrams to grams, just move the decimal over

  7. Help!!!

    ShockerGirl07 replied to HHW2006's topic in Ob/Gyn

    first off, congrats! :balloons: we can't give any medical advice on here - have you spoke with your doctor? that's what i would say to do first and see what they have to say. good luck, let us know...

  8. OB rotation

    ShockerGirl07 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi everyone! I'm a 3rd semester NS (almost done) and we are just starting our OB rotation. We had orientation on Saturday (12 hour days) and I really enjoyed it. Since it was orientation, we didn't...

  9. Blood Type DIET?

    ShockerGirl07 replied to newguard's topic in General Nursing

    Ive heard of it, my nutrition teacher swore by it when I was doing my pre-reqs. Like in the link before, there is a book called "Eat right 4 your type" I knew what my blood type is so i looked mine up...

  10. After bereavement....help!

    ShockerGirl07 replied to BeckyNICURN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    do you guys have a policy there about outside contact with patients? if its against company policy then she will understand. If you dont, i would just explain other options that she has to cope like...

  11. Prioritization/delegation dilemma..help please!!

    ShockerGirl07 replied to rissa47's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I dont know if this will help much but its what we use. Go to the link, then you can click on the chapters at the top (it will tell you what it cover in the upper left hand corner) then click on NCLEX...

  12. difficulty injecting IM medication

    ShockerGirl07 replied to nurselady777's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar thing happen when i got my flu shot (im a nursing student). She stuck me and i could tell she was having trouble pushing the med, but she just kept at it and it shot in really fast and...

  13. Mom needs help

    ShockerGirl07 replied to 4-us-by-us's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I remember things by association...i know this isnt want you were asking for, but stuff like Vitamin K is for clotting....its vitamin K, and clotting sounds like it starts with a K....does this make...

  14. Scrubs to interview?

    ShockerGirl07 replied to Chaoticdreams33's topic in General Nursing

    Call and ask, like you said you dont want to hold them up by changing if they want you in scrubs and you are in slacks and a top...I agree, i would feel weird too, but I would call and ask. Good luck!...

  15. School uniforms.. ugh..

    ShockerGirl07 replied to Scrubz's topic in General Students

    eek!! button up! ours aren't that bad, white scrub top with the school logo and black

  16. What should I expect from 2nd semester of Nursing School?

    ShockerGirl07 replied to blackberry4eva's topic in General Students

    What classes are you taking? not all programs are the same - i had Med surg II, secondary care, research, and mental

  17. assertiveness??

    ShockerGirl07 replied to hope4thebest's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How does she want you to be more assertive? In clinical? If it's in clinical, if you don't have anything to do, offer a classmate assistance if they need it. I know on our unit, if one of us didn't...

  18. Mental Health

    ShockerGirl07 replied to nursing4nena's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Psych was my favorite rotation so far. For us it was pretty easy - we werent allowed to pass meds or assess or anything. My teacher really liked that I sat in the day room (we were at an inpatient...

  19. not sure i can pass???

    ShockerGirl07 replied to jillk101's topic in General Nursing

    I have no previous medical experience, and I'm doing fine in my RN classes - they really aren't that bad, and like nurseangel47 said, things will come back to you. I can't tell you how much i've...

  20. How can I check out a doctor's reputation?

    ShockerGirl07 replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in General Nursing

    Did you try checking the Better Business Bureau? I dont know if you can check doctors there...but thats where I would start...hope this helps!

  21. ATI Testing is BS!

    ShockerGirl07 replied to TsavarenaRN's topic in General Students

    We too take the ATI tests, but with ours, if we dont pass it the first time, we get to take it home and do it and we have to get 90% or better I think, but im pretty sure you can take it as many times...

  22. Need advice, feeling really bummed :(

    ShockerGirl07 replied to LIZ07's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everyone else - take a W and retake it. I got a C the first time I took it, and re-took it at the advice of my advisor. She said if it came down to me and another person, and they had a...

  23. Moving to Kansas!

    ShockerGirl07 replied to ucfjlin's topic in General Nursing

    My friend lived in Lawrence and recently moved to Eudora because she is in the KU nursing program, and found that was a smaller commute - Eudora is inbetween Kansas City and Lawrence. Good luck! Hope...

  24. Vital Signs - Explaining The Procedure...

    ShockerGirl07 replied to totalsweetness's topic in General Students

    A thing our teachers told us to say was "i'm going to CHECK (not take) your vitals now" because if you say "take" some people get scared, worried,

  25. Where were u 9/11/01?

    ShockerGirl07 replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    I was in High School and we had class pictures that day and as we were leaving a teacher came up to our teacher and said something about planes flying really low, then we came back and the period...