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    Roane State Nursing Students?

    beth66335 replied to beth66335's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    We have had no surprise tests in my first year. We get a syllabus at the beginning of the semester and all the test dates are laid out for you and the chapters that test will cover are listed as well....
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    entry level RN jobs

    beth66335 replied to desro1986's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't know of any other entry level areas except maybe a cardiac floor(not critical care)or Orthopedics. Med/Surg is the best because you can see such a variety and get a feel for what interests you...
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    Life and Nursing School.

    beth66335 replied to motivated2nurse's topic in General Students

    I feel for you. I am 41 and I have 2 teenagers, but I have told them since before NS that if they want fancy stuff they can get it when they are grown up and out on there own! I don't owe them...
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    Pregnant!! Anyone else?

    beth66335 replied to heavenly14313's topic in General Students

    You have to post what you find out at your U/S...are you hoping for a
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    Anyone Failed 1st year 1st semester in nursing school(RN)

    beth66335 replied to preciousdread's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Try covering the answers while you study the question...sometimes the answers can influence what you read into the question. I do this and most of the time when I uncover the answers, the right answer...
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    Math calc exam question help

    beth66335 replied to godsgrl444's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Okay, I will help with the first question on problem #1. If you draw meds out of a rubber top vial which is what the first med is in, you inject air equal to what you need to draw out to remove some...
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    Fetal circulation & Congenital Heart Defects

    beth66335 replied to Phillygryl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree also, my son was definitely cyanotic at
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    Fetal circulation & Congenital Heart Defects

    beth66335 replied to Phillygryl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Try googling "Tetralogy of Fallot related to Patent Ductus Arteriosus" It gave me a whole page of sites. My son had TGV/A and they gave him meds to keep his Ductus Arteriosus open, but he did not have...
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    Should boyfriend help me out?

    beth66335 replied to QUEBEBRAN's topic in General Students

    If I were you I would run. If you still want to marry this person who doesn't seem to care about you given that he can so easily watch as you struggle, I would keep your check separate in your own...
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    Should boyfriend help me out?

    beth66335 replied to QUEBEBRAN's topic in General Students

    I think I can see what jbeau is trying to say...I believe the only real sticking point here is the phrase" You had them...etc" I believe the truth of your family is love not obligation. You care for...
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    2nd year question...

    beth66335 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Some of the students from one of our other campuses and I were talking at new student orientation when we were selling supplies, and they told me that a teacher had let them know our careplans are not...
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    2nd year question...

    beth66335 replied to beth66335's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Bump
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    PHYSICALLY....which is harder, RN or CNA?

    beth66335 replied to coltsgrl's topic in General Students

    Not in my case, I was a ortho CNA and I did all of the tugging and pulling and lifting on pts. I took them out of CPM machines after they were done and helped them to the bathroom or BSC often by...
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    beth66335 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    She probably read the year wrong, I do that sometimes
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    PHYSICALLY....which is harder, RN or CNA?

    beth66335 replied to coltsgrl's topic in General Students

    They can both be demanding physically, but long term care is definitely harder on everybody. When I worked in a hospital as a CNA I think it was harder on the CNA's, but that was because I worked with...
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    2nd year question...

    beth66335 replied to beth66335's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    bump.
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    Kicked out of nursing school but determined to go back!!!

    beth66335 replied to aka640's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Our teachers advised some of our students 1/2 way through second semester to drop b/c their test scores were not good. Only 1 listen, the rest stayed....and passed. Lesson: listen to there advise but...
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    Roane State Nursing Students?

    beth66335 replied to beth66335's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I got the one that was right in the middle half way through second semester and it worked fine for me. I don't remember which one it is but it was black and had a single sided head. It might have been...
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    Roane State Nursing Students?

    beth66335 replied to beth66335's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Hey, hope everyone enjoyed orientation today, any questions just ask. The orientation in August will be busier and a little more fun! we should also get lunch at that one...see you
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    Whats been the hardest/easiest nursing course for you?

    beth66335 replied to moncj66's topic in General Students

    Hardest; Pharmacology, I am a CNA so I had zero experience with drugs going in.But I passed with a "C"! Easiest: OB, I have 3 kids, I had fertility issues before starting a family, my son was born...
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    looking for ways to pay for nursing school

    beth66335 replied to hopeful7's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Try Salliemae.com. They have all kinds of loans for students and they are nation-wide. I am trying for a unsubsidized loan because my hubby makes just a little over the limit for me to qualify for...
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    What you get for nurses week

    beth66335 replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, the last time I worked on Nurses Week we got a free meal in the cafeteria, whoopee( :barf01:)....oh yeah and a tile coaster with a photograph of our new
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    ecg test yourself strips may help...

    beth66335 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Students

    On my computer this site comes up really small, I can't even read the words on the
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    Roane State Nursing Students?

    beth66335 replied to beth66335's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Hey it's me, the OP. Just wanted to say welcome to the newbies and I'm helping with Orientation on the 14th, so I'll see you there...and tell everyone you know to bring some money, we 2nd years have 2...
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    Quit nursing school?

    beth66335 replied to wellhereiam's topic in General Students

    If you have the Summer off like I do, it is the perfect time to sort this out. Time away will help you get perspective, which is hard to do in the throws of NS stress! You can make your decision to...