Smartferret

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1. Good Nursing Diagnosis Handbook?

   Smartferret replied to haunani's topic in General Students

   Used this book throughout my nursing program.

2. I passed Nac I

   Smartferret replied to nolamomx2's topic in Louisiana Nursing

   Congratulations!

3. The Nac I blues

   Smartferret replied to nolamomx2's topic in Louisiana Nursing

   I learn more from the questions that I get wrong than the ones I get right. Reading the rationals for why the correct answer is correct and the wrong answers are wrong teach not only content, but...

4. MED MATH HELP ML/HR

   Smartferret replied to SN09's topic in General Students

   In question #1 it would need to be 40mg in 250ml to get an answer of

5. Question about Eye Donation

   Smartferret replied to KathieSue's topic in General Students

   could be the same reason that they won't let me give blood. i was stationed in the uk for more than 6 months in the late 80s. they are worried that i'll give someone cjd. this is from a blood bank...

6. Nursing Help! LSU va CSN

   Smartferret replied to Boogs1203's topic in Louisiana Nursing

   The last published numbers from the LSBN website is for 2007. Perhaps they are giving you numbers from 2008 or 2009. These would be different from those from the LSBN and correct for their last...

7. I passed Basics!

   Smartferret replied to nolamomx2's topic in Louisiana Nursing

   Congrats!

8. What students should NOT do before,during, and after exams

   Smartferret replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

   Your allowed to have phones during an exam? If a student were found with a phone during our exams they would get an automatic zero! We are allowed nothing but a pencil and picture ID that must be...

9. palm pilot/pda

   Smartferret replied to carlarenee02's topic in General Students

   I use the palm centro smart phone. Have drug book, medical dict., lab values, etc. It also has my calendar on it and I can put mp3s of lectures on it to listen to on the go.

10. Charity and early acceptance

    Smartferret replied to kwest210's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    From the information bulletin: Acceptance letters are mailed by mid December for the next Fall class and by the middle of June for the next Spring

11. Your school's exam review policy

    Smartferret replied to MollyMel's topic in General Students

    Our entire semester takes each test at the same time on the same day from 1330 to 1445. At 1500 we have review. Each test question is projected on the screen with the correct answer and rationals...

12. Sign-on bonus?

    Smartferret replied to southlandrn's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Unless it has recently changed, (like since my husbands last paycheck) they debit your check $24.00 a month for garage parking.

13. Nursing Schools

    Smartferret replied to chandarachelle's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    According to this page on the CSN website: http://www.dcc.edu/campus/charity/admissions/checklist/ , you must have completed the lab for your application package to be considered complete.

14. Stuff for clinicals

    Smartferret replied to Dawn Vylet's topic in General Students

    All above are good suggestions. Mine? Go to Walgreens and get a pill splitter, a really good one with a blade. I found I often had to split pills and could NEVER find one at the hospital (My CI...

15. Tattoos and piercings

    Smartferret replied to averna's topic in General Students

    A surgical tech is going to gowned and gloved during cases so no worries about exposing tats to patients then. Otherwise, we usually inhabit areas of the hospital where patients aren't wondering...