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I have an exam on the same subject in a week! :chair: I bought the "Mosby's Fluids and Electrolytes Memory Note Cards" and have found them to be most helpful. Good luck on your exam! ~Laurie

btw, I got mine for a really good price at allheart... check ebay, too.

That's a no-brainer, go for the RN. More money, more job opportunities.

Yep, caffeine, and lots of it :smilecoffeecup: Bonny's suggestion of exercise is probably better - and healthier, though!

I love mine, so I will second that!!! ~Laurie

I can sooo relate to what you're feeling; I've been feeling it myself the past few days as I'm buried in my books. The way I'm handling it is by telling myself that I will make it up to them BIG time during my summer break when I have three months o...

The assignment is this: "Mary, a 33yr old female, presents to the clinic w/a complaint of a skin rash." And that is all the information that we are provided. It goes on to ask what subjective/objective data I will collect, and I've gotten that part....

[banana] congratulations!!!!!!!!!! [/banana] i hope to be saying the same in a little less than 2 years! lol thanks for the inspiration ~laurie

I work full-time, and go to nursing school - so far, I'm surviving and doing well in my courses. I wish that I could work part-time, but I'm a single mom with a LOT of bills to pay. What helps is that I work 12 hour night shifts as a Unit Sec in a ...

I have the lovely job of answering the phones in the EC every night. Yeah, I just love the callers that want to know how long the wait is. Larry, I like your response, I'm going to use it. And I've had people try to "call ahead", and I always want to...

Yeah, I love the "designer" names I've seen: Porsche, Allante' (remember the Caddy by that name?), Mercedes, Lexus, Chanel, Nautica (not kidding) But the one name that, hands down, took the cake was a little girl that came into the ER by the name of ...

I work in an EC as a Unit Sec'y... my manager told me that after I finish my first med/surg rotation, I can work as an EC tech. I know that in this hospital, and in the hospital I worked at previously, they require EMT training to become an EC tech. ...

I hate to say it, but no matter where you work, there will always be one [evil]person[/evil] who will either drive you nuts or make your work life almost unbearable - sometimes both. What's worse, is that this person is your boss. Is she a charge nu...

I need to buy a stethoscope for school/clinicals, but am having trouble deciding which one to buy. I definitely want a Littman, and have narrowed my choices down to the Cardiology III and the Master Cardiology. I even toyed with the idea of the elect...

I am just entering the ADN program at the age of 41. My 7yr old son asked me recently, "Mommy, why are you going to school?" My reply: "Because it's never too late." Go for it! (and I agree with the others who suggested that you try the surg tech ...

Thanks everyone for your advice - I wound up going with the Master Cardiology :) *RNsRWe - sorry, didn't think of using the search box (still a newbie here!) ~ Laurie

I don't start the program until 10/23 (my school has staggered start times), but I just want to say good luck on your exam :cheers: ~ Laurie

4.0 - hope I can keep it up thru nursing school! :)

4.0, but that was weighted at 50% for ranking purposes - the other 50% was my HESI exam score. Good luck to you! :)

No suggestions, as I haven't had clinicals yet... but the ICU seems like it would be a great place to learn! I just had to say hi to a fellow unit sec...

Eeek.. I'm sorry, I didn't know that, and I've mentioned a couple of prof's here. :smackingf I'll refrain in the future from doing so.

Glad to hear that you had a good experience... you're the first one that I've heard say that.

I totally agree!!! As for the HESI... I was always an English/grammar "ace" all thru school... and I was really stressed about the math (not my best subject - or so I thought) - and I scored the best on the math portion of the HESI! LOL.. go figure. ...

Don't beat yourself up over it... pick yourself up, brush yourself off, and be determined to do better next time! :) One thing that I have learned is not to go back and change answers - because I have found out the hard way that your first instinct ...

Sounds like you need to watch your back around that "partner"... that stinks.