Danish MSN, APRN, NP

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    Do you have to take ATI exams?

    We have to take them...You have to pass, but if you pass the first time, you get a 100% towards your grade. If you fail, you can take it again in 7 days and passing will give you a 75% towards your...
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    Single Mom, become a nurse??

    I think if you can make it through school, nursing is the best field for mothers. You have great schedules (3 - 12 hr shifts and 4 days off) and lots of options as your kiddies grow and your family...
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    Why are RN's so fat!

    I guess I just have to accept it then :) Ive been in nursing school for 8 mo and Ive gained about 20lbs...I thought I would loose it once I graduated and was working
  4. I know this is a little off the subject of nursing, but I know that a lot of us here are mothers and fathers as well...I am beside myself at the moment. I live in the Tampa area and we just had...
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    Sex offenders in FL!!??!!??

    http://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/homepage.do;jsessionid=FfPccDGBxL3nZ9z1BPJZX4dzQTT1JTn2H64pJcqQy7m1pyyGyg9s!-1825093105 You can also get to the national database from this link. I understand...
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    Devastated

    Im so sorry to hear that. I can tell you from experience that advisors dont always know what they are talking about. I had an advisor at USF talk me out of nursing and into behavioral health ISS...
  7. oh, I forgot...you need a good careplan book. Just having the NANDA diagnoses is not enough. And ALWAYS form a study group with other students. The more heads the better. I have found that I...
  8. oh I got one...watch with hands that glow in the dark. Also, Taber's dictionary. I got a new edition on half.com for 20 bucks after
  9. Im not a nurse, just a nursing student, but I wanted to share my opinion. When my daughter was a baby and getting her vaccinations so often I researched it a little and found a few studies connecting...
  10. So I am getting ready to move to TN in the spring. I am researching the area hospitals and nursing homes to see what I can expect. I was hearing that NC is a great state to work as a nurse, but not...
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    Living in TN and working in NC

    Thanks...anything I can do to make an extra
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    Has anyone heard of Galen health institute???

    Just found out today that next week (first week of 2nd semester) we will have 2 new students joining our class. They are from Galen and left for one reason or another. Ill let you know what they...
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    Has anyone heard of Galen health institute???

    http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Mqa/nursing/lst_trainingprograms.pdf But their LPN program is listed as Full, so I would think that they are in the process? Make sure you ask these kinds of questions...
  14. We're doing the ATI system in our program too. I just finished the Nutrition test. Im preparing for the Fundamentals of Nursing next week. I like the format (similar to NCLEX). Every answer seems...
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    Help with nursing diagnosis!!

    That is true...thanks Rags. I actually spent some time today while doing my AM assesment trying to tie my careplan to the pt. Not that I dont always tie it to my pt, but I have found that things...
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    Schools in FL

    Univ. of South Florida has a St. Petersburg campus that is on the water. It is really beautiful, but your nursing core classes will be in Tampa. They actually just built or are in the process of...
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    Posters that are not nurses

    I am only a first semester LPN student and I have been lurking about this site for a little while. I cant tell you how much I appreciate the knowledge and expertise I have seen shared between...
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    Safety Sheath Syringes

    Im only a student, but we were told to recap (by laying the cap on the counter, swooping the needle into the cap, and pressing against the wall untill tight) then transport to the pt, inject, and then...
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    Nurses struggling with mental illness

    Im in nursing school now and I suffer from Bipolar disorder. My psychotropic meds did not show up on my drug test, nor did I share that info with anyone at my school. I am having some difficulty...
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    straight caths and students

    In finishing my first semester in an LPN program and we have already learned to straight cath in the lab. We have not, however, done it in clinical, only
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    How hard is nursing school?

    My LPN program requires a 75% to pass and move on each semester. If you do not pass the ATI tests, which are set up to be similar to the NCLEX-PN you cannot move on either. It is very difficult if...
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    LPN Tuition-how much did you pay?

    Wow! Im paying $19K!!! I have no choice though...cant wait to get into another program, as they are all waitlisted around
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    Help with nursing diagnosis!!

    Pain is always my number one diagnosis...have you assessed the pain level. This is great because it can be measured for the NOC
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    keiser college

    Im in the LPN program at Keiser in St. Petersburg. Its about $19k per year and the last class to take the NCLEX-PN had a 100% pass rate (9 students) So far, so good for me...ask again next Oct (when...
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    Natural Disasters in Florida

    Im in the Tampa area (28 years now) and we have not had a "direct hit" in that time period. HOWEVER, we are always getting the outskirts of hurricanes and tstorms that cause massive damage. In my...