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Studying for the TEAS test due by JAN. 20th. Do you need to know conversions on the math part or are they supplied? Also, are there alot of spelling questions? My spelling sucs...er, sucks. hehehe:lol2:

Hey Jamie, I read all the previous post and a lot of good wisdom was shared. I graduated last May, and found all the nearby Hospitals now wanted a year's experience. I did my precepting in an Oncology unit in a big nearby Hospital and just knew I wou...

You say it in a nutshell. Problem is, RN's, people in general, are scared of change. I don't know what it will take to wake this country up and get fed up with the status quo. As a single payer nation, all the incentives for profit leechs is gone and...

well said chihmom8. you hit the nail on the head with this quote “well, i do know why, they have a huge lobby in dc and contribute a lot of money to our politicians' campaigns”. this is perhaps the biggest problem we have in getting effective legisl...

Along with a lot of you, I'm a 20th-er. I'll be one of four guys in a class of around one hundred. Should be very entertaining. Sure is a large stack of books for one semester.......geeeesh.

Hi guys, 51-year young male here. I used to work for the "Big Brown UPS" but the job satisfaction thing just wasn't happening. My wife, brother, sister, and daughter are all nurses and I have never known them to be dissatisfied with their jobs. Frust...

As for motivation, this should dispel any doubts.

Hey Suzy, I'm right there with ya. I am 51 and start nursing clinicals this fall. As long as you have all your marbles, I don't see an issue with age. My goal is to work in Hospice and help in any way that I can before I leave this rock. Cheers

I finished A&P I last semester and I too have been away from the class room for a long time. What I did was to make lots of flash cards on muscles, bones, etc. Another thing that helped me was, I used a program I beleive comes with all window ope...

Wow, has anyone noticed how many post has been placed by all the respondants to this post? On average, they are fairly low numbers which has me wondering, are we mostly newbies concerned with this post? My wife, a nurse of 30 years, has done and seen...

I'm 51 so you don't have to worry about age being a factor. I work and just finished A&P I. Basically, I found for myself and most of the students who attended with me is, you get out what you put in. This isn't a course where you study when you ...

I agree, it was kinda funny though because most of the younger students are the ones that struggled. I just don't think the commitment was there with some.

Thanks for the info. Yeah, I have the study guide and believe me, I'm studying. How does the time allowed for each segment breakdown?

WoW, good questions. I need the answers also since I have A&P II and CNA next semester. T

Ditto, Same thing happened in the A&P I class I just finished. Makes me wonder how many will be present for A&P II.

Just study, you'll do fine in A&P. So, how was the TEAS test? I have to take it by Jan 20th. Does anyone else have any advice on the TEAS?

I think you misunderstood me. As you said gossip may be human nature, I'm not sure. I do not point the finger at all management. I have seen some work environments with very good management. What I am referring to is management that listens to and en...

Bottom line it comes down to work environment. If management is allowing gossip to permeate then it will flourish regardless of gender. It would be great if all reasonable people could avoid "poisoned" work environments. This way, the employer is...

First, I do not claim to know it all or have all the answers. I have read every post on this topic and have formulated an opinion. Being a supervisor in a huge Fortune 200 company, I have learned a golden rule; do not listen to gossipers; they onl...

I agree with stpauligirl. Hey, I started bck to school at 50. I'm 51 now and work at UPS. Right now it's peak (puke) season at UPS at things are totally crazy. Tommorrow (Thur), I will take my lecture exam in A&P 1. I will do ok because I prepare...

Yeah, I have to take the TEAS test before Jan 20th. Interesting acronym isn't it? Grammer is my weak spot so I did order the study manual. As soon as finals in A&P are over this week, I'll sink myself into the manual.

Thanks Jax, I'll just take my thermos and study notes with me while I wait.

A&P lab finals Tues., Lecture Thurs. Also CNA registration Tues. After A&P II and CNA training, it's down to the nitty gritty.

Ditto, thats what I do a little at a time. I have A&P finals Tues and Thur. Tuesday morning is registration for CNA. They will have 6 lines accepting 20 people per line for different class schedules. To be able to take A&P II, I have to be in...