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  1. We're told to buy cheap stethoscopes

    Kina21 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm a first semester nursing student we've been told by some random uniform lady to buy cheap stethoscopes. Then yesterday our lab instructor told us to spend around $80. I know there are hundreds of...

  2. Encouraging signs! Is job situation improving?

    Kina21 replied to SiennaGreen's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I've seen openings myself as a new grad but I don't think enough have opened to make a difference. Last year the BON shows almost 2,000 people passing boards here. Now I know not everyone stays and...

  3. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    Kina21 replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took mine same day :) thats what the Maryland BON showed for me, and I wasnt sure enough so I paid for quick results and sure enough, passed! The BON still shows my license as pending due to them...

  4. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    Kina21 replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Took the NCLEX RN 2/24, tried the trick and got the good pop up. This afternoon (2/26) I checked my quick results and sure enough I passed! I left the test in tears and was sure I'd be the one...

  5. Got AACC acceptance today!

    Kina21 replied to ga2md2brn's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Congrats to all :) I'm only a little over two weeks away from pinning at AACC so I've been in your shoes .I wish everyone the best of luck. It'll be a tough 4 semesters but you've made it this far. If...

  6. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    Kina21 replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    To a few of my professors: 1. The fact that you get so excited over a bowel elimination lecture is slightly disturbing. Was it really necessary to have three slides on different poop scales? 2. I...

  7. Care Plan Help!

    Kina21 replied to lhopeful's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do you have a nursing diagnosis manual? Mine lists 12 diagnoses for colostomy in the back... Complicated grieving deficient fluid volume disturbed body image imbalanced nutrition : less than body...

  8. Help with nursing diagnosis for urosepsis!! please

    Kina21 replied to wackyj2000's topic in General Students

    It really sucks that you don't have your diagnosis ref manual because all you have to do is look up the UTI and it has a list of nursing diagnoses for it. I don't know of any websites but I can...

  9. "Too smart" to be a nurse

    Kina21 replied to may8755's topic in General Students

    I feel the same way...mine is a little different of a scenario..one of my family members is constantly on me about wanting to be a nurse and making rude comments like " All nurses are good for is...

  10. Anyone applying AACC?

    Kina21 replied to clhRN2b2010's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I'm starting the RN program at AACC next week. I'm excited and really nervous. I took all of my prerequisites here, most online so I could work full time and save every little penny...It's said to be...

  11. Had orientation today...having second thoughts

    Kina21 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had a very intense orientation today. We walked in, signed in and immediately got handed course registration sheets already filled out with classes, all you had to do was fill in your name. They...

  12. Had orientation today...having second thoughts

    Kina21 replied to Kina21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks, I just feel overwhelmed. I guess I'm realizing that it's not going to be what I had expected, I knew it would be difficult but I felt like they just threw a lot on us today. I really did plan...

  13. Had orientation today...having second thoughts

    Kina21 replied to Kina21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had a plan, they gave us schedule that was far different from what it is now. I try to plan ahead but sometimes life just throws you a curve ball. Sorry that the change threw me for a loop. I have a...

  14. Microbiology Unknowns

    Kina21 replied to jackson145's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My micro teacher had us do gram staining several times. She had us prepare like 8 slides of our unknown, hit fix them and then store them in a slide box. That way if tests started to not make sense,...

  15. GPA's of accepted applicants.

    Kina21 replied to joeld311's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    School of Acceptance: Anne Arundel Community College Pre-Nursing Sciences GPA: 4.0 Pre-Nursing Cumulative GPA: 3.6 Mines an ADN program, that selects like 60ish...but I'm not sure how many applied for...

  16. If You Got Your Letter Post Here!!!

    Kina21 replied to Faeriewand's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I got my letter tonight!!! Good ending to a crappy day at work! I opened my mailbox to find a thick brown envelope. I was told we'd find out next week so I figured it was just some paperwork saying my...

  17. HELP on MUSCLES for those taking A&P1

    Kina21 replied to lvloverRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Another thing I can suggest you do is mimic those actions and then luck at the diagrams in your text book. Not only will this let you get your project done, but it'll help you study for the practical,...

  18. Microbio & A&PII

    Kina21 replied to MissRNstudent10's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took the summer classes at Anne Arundel Community college in MD, sorry ,look around though, theres some schools that have them online and have labs that are online too...they're usually at private...

  19. Microbio & A&PII

    Kina21 replied to MissRNstudent10's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I too took both classes at the same time,I took them in a summer semester that was 8 weeks long. I got an A in both classes. I think you need to just think about how much the work is and how you're...

  20. For all of us who are sweating bullets waiting on acceptance/rejection letters...

    Kina21 replied to phoenixfire's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats to everyone that got in. I wish my school would just tell us already. The applications were due September 15th but they extended the deadline for our residency petition until November 15th so...

  21. Muscles of the torso and head

    Kina21 replied to AmericanChai's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    http://msjensen.cehd.umn.edu/webanatomy/muscular/default.html This is nice because it has little quizzes, the only downfall is that the answers are multiple choice, which isn't what the test is like....

  22. PPD test reaction --tuberculosis

    Kina21 posted a topic in General Students

    Hey, I had to have a PPD test for tuberculosis for both my job and nursing program. I got it on Wednesday morning and had it read on Friday and it was a little red, but had no raised area or 'papule'....

  23. How screwed am I?

    Kina21 replied to teampierce's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You are supposed to flame the loop between every section. This helps to separate out the colonies because you pull so much out of the broth to begin with. You should have time to do it again, I took...

  24. question about grading?

    Kina21 replied to hushpupgrl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    my school has a weird policy too. The actual class is 4 credits and the lab counts as zero. Ours is like 48% Lab and 52% lecture. They're separate and the teachers are usually different. The lab...

  25. gpa to get into nursing school?

    Kina21 replied to hushpupgrl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    my community college says 2.5 but its a lot harder than that. It's so competitive, the lowest they took for this past semester was a