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  1. First Job Interview!

    Mommycakers replied to PediLove2147's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats on your interview! I had one just last week so I can give some tips. For your references just update your resume and put on the bottom references available upon request. That will give you...

  2. May 2010 Graduates Check-in

    Mommycakers replied to Sunset87's topic in General Students

    I passed my exit HESI exam today! Graduation and pinning is next Friday, May, 21st. It still doesn't seem real. Now I can clean and organize my house like it was two years ago before I started my...

  3. Hesi Case Studies HELP

    Mommycakers replied to kdescarc's topic in General Students

    I believe it is instructor driven thru the evolve website. Your instructor's have to purchase the case studies and you are given a code/# to access them on the evolve website. Unfortunately, our...

  4. One of my professors has it out for me.....

    Mommycakers replied to MiaNursingStudent's topic in General Students

    Just so you are ready if you are quizzed again on Coumadin. The labs for Coumadin are PT and INR. For Heparin it is PTT (Think of it like the two T's make an H for Heparin).

  5. Just started Nursing School and could be homeless!!

    Mommycakers replied to cjveronica's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to say that it is not your fault. I have 4 children and I know they all can be different in their own way. Your 12 yr old did not need to be arrested though, he needs help in the form of...

  6. Nursing and Asperger's Syndrome

    Mommycakers replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe she should see if she can shadow a nurse for a day to see if it is something she is comfortable with doing. I know for my son who has Asperger's just looking someone in the eyes in impossible...

  7. Where do I find this impossible request for research articles?

    Mommycakers replied to immusicman's topic in General Students

    I just had to research lots of articles for something I am doing in my class. I found HighBeam.com which is a research engine for all these different articles and other sources. You can save the...

  8. Do you think this was unfair?

    Mommycakers replied to SNLou84's topic in General Students

    Sorry to hear about your Aunt. I use a MAC so I know what you are talking about. When I make a document up using "Pages" I then have to go to the File menu. I then click on Export under the File...

  9. Advice to Students: say "thank you"

    Mommycakers replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Students

    I always make sure I thank the nurse as well as the patient for letting me take care of them when I say goodbye to them at the end of my clinical

  10. Nursing School and Being a Mom?

    Mommycakers replied to kendra1978's topic in General Students

    I think you can do whatever you set your mind to especially if you have such a supportive husband. Can your husband take any of his classes on-line? Can you take any of your pre-reqs online? That...

  11. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    Mommycakers replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

    I went to Kinko's and had them debind the main two books that I will be using this semester. The one book is huge so I am so glad I decided to do it this year. I already pulled all the chapters out...

  12. The ONE thing you simply couldn't do w/o

    Mommycakers replied to Music_Box_Dancer's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was going to say my Blackberry because it has my Google calender and all of my families schedules in it. It also allowed me to keep in touch with my husband and everywhere he was with the kids...

  13. Rude people in the public library

    Mommycakers replied to mom35's topic in General Students

    That is why I don't go to the library. I tried it and too many people moving around and conversations going on around me. Plus I need my round the clock access to diet coke. During final time I...

  14. What would you have said to this CNA

    Mommycakers replied to zofran's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a CNA and I would of just taken the note and completed the task with no problem. All the time nurses just grab me even if the patient they want vitals on or something for is not my patient. I...

  15. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    Mommycakers replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

    I bought a planner but never used it. Instead I put everything on my Google Calendar and it updates me with reminders of all my families events for the day. The reminders show up on my laptop and...

  16. Thats IT !!! Im Sick of it !!!!

    Mommycakers replied to LeesG's topic in General Students

    It sounds like you have taken the first important step with recognizing that you need to quit smoking. See if this website can help you come up with a plan to be successful kicking the smoking habit....

  17. horrendously long post... read if you dare (and if you have time?)

    Mommycakers replied to jaysmom's topic in General Students

    Your son is your first priority and then you. You seem like a strong woman who has overcome many hardships. You have the power within you to make the right choices for a bright future for you and...

  18. How much is too much when your class has uninvited guests?

    Mommycakers replied to Blueorchid's topic in General Students

    Sorry, I was just giving you my opinion. I shouldn't of used the word awful then I just was trying to get across not to look at it like he is this bad person out to annoy the class. Since Asperger's...

  19. How much is too much when your class has uninvited guests?

    Mommycakers replied to Blueorchid's topic in General Students

    My first impression is that you really can't change other people. You can only control your own actions. If he approaches you just let him know you are fine and do not need his assistance. The...

  20. Lasik Eye Surgery: Whats Everyones Opinion?

    Mommycakers replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    I had Lasik eye surgery last summer. I don't know if I would do it if I could do it all over again. I never had a problem with dry eyes before and now I do. I have to put in preservative free eye...

  21. Help Me! Final Exam On Wednesday!

    Mommycakers replied to Depp4me11587's topic in General Students

    You can do this! Take an hour just to organize your study plan and follow it from now until your test. If you have power points for each chapter put on the front of each one how many questions will...

  22. i feel like a failure BIG time

    Mommycakers replied to laogirlinSD's topic in General Students

    I agree try to do as many NCLEX questions as you can before your next test. I did 501 questions for my last test which covered 7 chapters. I used my text book plus 5 other books/study guides and I go...

  23. Does anyone know if Brandywine School of Nursing in Chester Co. is hard to get into??

    Mommycakers replied to cwinny1's topic in General Students

    The Brandywine program is going to become a 4 year BSN program in the very near future. You will have to check out http://www.immaculata.edu under "news releases" for

  24. location of west chester university?

    Mommycakers replied to hushpupgrl's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I never heard that before. Like any parts of town there are nice sections and then not so nice sections in West Chester. I would consider it a very nice area. I live just outside of West Chester...

  25. Does anyone have experience with AP or CLEP exams?

    Mommycakers replied to calibound08's topic in General Students

    I took the CLEP test for Psychology and Human Growth & Development. I am studying for the Algebra CLEP test now. It shows up as a Pass on my transcript and does not affect my GPA. I just get...