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    What kind of first aid kit do you have?

    manna replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    Uh.... none? Or do the bandaids and Maalox that I always carry in my car count? But then I'm still just a lowly nursing student.
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    Hospitals near Columbus, MS

    manna replied to missboo622's topic in General Nursing

    Hey yall! I'm a MUW nursing student, so I'm in Columbus regularly. :) There's hospital that comes to mind is Baptist (Golden Triangle) in Columbus - of course OCH in Starkville, Tuscaloosa is about...
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    Hospitals near Columbus, MS

    manna replied to missboo622's topic in General Nursing

    Hey yall! I'm a MUW nursing student, so I'm in Columbus regularly. :) There's hospital that comes to mind is Baptist (Golden Triangle) in Columbus - of course OCH in Starkville, Tuscaloosa is about...
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    Baby born w/o a face..WOW!!

    manna replied to LPN-n-2005's topic in General Nursing

    Very sad, but I agree... it's a blessing that she was born into a family where she is obviously cared for.
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    Baby born w/o a face..WOW!!

    manna replied to LPN-n-2005's topic in General Nursing

    Very sad, but I agree... it's a blessing that she was born into a family where she is obviously cared for.
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    Chemistry Book

    manna replied to Fox's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Are you taking a Chem course? If so, most instructors will have a specific book they request you to buy. I'm guessing maybe you're going to CLEP/test out of Chem and are looking for a book to study...
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    Chemistry Book

    manna replied to Fox's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Are you taking a Chem course? If so, most instructors will have a specific book they request you to buy. I'm guessing maybe you're going to CLEP/test out of Chem and are looking for a book to study...
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    Elevated cortisol level- what does it mean?

    manna replied to vwgirl's topic in General Nursing

    http://stress.about.com/cs/cortisol/a/cortstress.htm Good luck with the new endo. Hope you get to the root of your problems
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    Elevated cortisol level- what does it mean?

    manna replied to vwgirl's topic in General Nursing

    http://stress.about.com/cs/cortisol/a/cortstress.htm Good luck with the new endo. Hope you get to the root of your problems
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    Anyone know anything about Robert Merton's Strain Theory?

    manna replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in General Students

    Margaritas? Do you have strawberry? :chuckle Sorry, I've never heard of this strain theory either - good luck,
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    What does your spouse do?

    manna replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    My husband is a former pest control specialist - decided to quit that job to move back closer to home (we were living in 2 separate houses, 120 miles apart). After Xmas, he'll start some sort of work...
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    what is your NLN test scores and GPA?

    manna replied to apexsw20trd's topic in General Students

    Didn't take the NLN, my school bases admits on GPA and ACT. When I got in last spring, my GPA was a
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    Futile Care. Dead is dead.

    manna replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if some of the people who are aware of advanced directives avoid putting them into place because they're not comfortable with their own mortality? I'm just a nursing student, so I haven't...
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    Any Words of Wisdom- Starting 1st Sem.of Nursing School

    manna replied to StudentNurse04's topic in General Students

    We used calculators. I found that I personally thought people really got over-stressed about med calc. Once you get the formulas memorized, it's not that complicated at all!
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    27, kids mom and switching carrer Anyone like me?

    manna replied to veronica77's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm 27 with two boys (6 and 3). Just left my FT job over the summer to begin nursing school full-time. I also commute about 600 miles a week... eek! Let me know if I can be of any help at all...
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    How far/long is your drive to school/clinicals?

    manna replied to Lisa Michelle's topic in General Students

    My school is around 65 miles from my house. We have class 5 days a week, 8 hours a day. Clinical sites vary - my clinical site this semester was around 50 miles from home, but next semester it could...
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    nursing school presentations

    manna replied to BlaineCM's topic in General Students

    We have them fairly often - sometimes group projects, sometimes solo. A week or so ago, our group had to do a teaching presentation on parenteral nutrition. After Thanksgiving, we'll be doing one on...
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    nursing school presentations

    manna replied to BlaineCM's topic in General Students

    We have them fairly often - sometimes group projects, sometimes solo. A week or so ago, our group had to do a teaching presentation on parenteral nutrition. After Thanksgiving, we'll be doing one on...
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    Want to be a nurse, questions about online progression

    manna replied to 2-N-BLUE's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I know there are RN programs online, but I'm not how sure they are TOTALLY online (and don't require some in person clinical time somewhere). It's definately something interesting to look into. Did...
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    CNA's/PCT's how much do you make?

    manna replied to Karen06's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I don't work as an aide/tech, but some of my classmates do and I've looked into it. I think the average around here (central Mississippi) is about
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    Exam Errors/Curved Grades

    manna replied to cb0027's topic in General Students

    No grade curving here. They don't even round up. If you fail with a 73.9, you still failed. As far as errors on exams - they happen. After each exam, a curriculum/faculty committee meets and goes...
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    Pearl River Com. College -Poplarville-How

    manna replied to wandaeh's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not familiar with that school, but check their website - http://www.prcc.edu Most of the LPN programs that I'm familiar with (at the community colleges in my area of the state) are about 1 year...
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    Would you let your kid ride a MOTORCYCLE ???

    manna replied to Oregon Runner's topic in General Nursing

    Plan on getting my 6yo a dirt bike in a few years - my husband is planning on getting a new bike too, so they can both ride Motocross (just for fun - not racing). I'm not at all interested in on-road...
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    Southaven, MS nurses

    manna replied to lilyleigh04's topic in General Nursing

    Not me, but I know a couple of non-nurse gals that live there!
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    HELP... I am Grade obsessed

    manna replied to JoniL&DRN's topic in General Students

    I was grade obsessed BEFORE nursing school - I guess you could say I still am a bit, but I'm getting over it. During summer nursing classes, I made all A's.. now that the meatier material has...