JohnnysGirl

well... depends. Ask your instructor if the last edition of the lab manual that you will be using would suffice for the class. My class has it posted that we can use either the 11th or 10th edition of the lab-book. The 11th edition was $110.00 new. T...

I have found the scores to be accurate for the instructors I have taken. (community college) Most are good with a few bad ones. Some comments for teachers I came accross were: "always late" and "don't even worry about your grade, just make sure you s...

I can see this being true. I am not in Nursing school yet, but I have started to read Charting: Made Incredibly Easy. I was able to come to the same answer as other posters: answer A. It made the most sense based off what I have read so far. I had no...

As a patient, I had recieved a gift from a doctor. I would think it would be fine.

Anyone know how current the vaccinations need to be? For instance - would getting them in elementary school count? Or do they need to be updated/recent? Thanks.

I had to do the same thing - take chemistry before the other sciences. I just knocked out other classes that didn't need pre-reques. I think intermediate algebra before chem. is rediculous. Here is what I did: Semester 1: chem, english 1A, sociology...

If patients are picking up their meds from the pharmacy, I'm pretty sure they just read the pamphlet that comes with the drug. It really doesn't take that long. I mean - isn't it a good idea to make sure you got the drug you were supposed to from the...

I just can't believe this. I get personally upset about this because it happened with me when I was diagnosed with ALL when I was 18. My immediate AND extended family all agreed not to tell me my diagnosis becuase they felt that I wouldn't be able to...

I'd like to join the study group as well. My class starts on September 2nd. I've spent some time with the Microbiology coloring book which has helped me get an idea of what I am in for. I have an older edition of the book we will be using since the c...

My mom has been using the word "snarky" for as long as I can remember. She's not in healthcare. I've always kinda liked the sound of it.

What a self-absorbed thing for your friend to say! Instead of giving you an inside look to what you will be in for, she brings you down and says you aren't as smart as she! What a turn-off! People who want something bad enough obtain it through perse...

Usually at college campus libraries, they have a copy of the textbook you will be using in their reference collection. You can not check (or take) it out of the library, but you can compare the editions and decide which one you prefer to go with. If ...

OK, ok,... I was trying to find this show last night on t.v. and couldn't! Can someone PLEASE tell me when this show is on and what station? I thought it was 8-9 central on CBS. How come I can't find it? I have missed every single episode so far. Lu...

I can empythize with you deeply. Your family has a rough road ahead, but it's good to remain positive. I would like to give you a bit of hope from a personal experience. I had A.L.L. a few months before graduating High School. It was found somewhat b...

Perhaps when you introduce yourself to patients, you can educate them a little bit on your educational background or qualifications? Such as: "Hi. My name is _____, and I am your/the Certified Medical Assistant today. I understand that Renee was your...

I took A&P both 1 and 2. I also own the book you speak of. My answer would be NO - you aren't required to know it in the detail. It's a nice book to have for reference, but just as other posters have said - your instructors will teach you and gui...

It is possible. I am a single mother to a 3 year old. Last semester I worked full time and took 6 units. It helped to stay organized and plan out what I needed for the next day. I never felt like I was having to throw everything together to get out t...

I was figuring I didn't see any harm in it till you posted this. I am not a user, but have had many many blood draws and IV's over the years for treatment of Leukemia. I had my treatment 10 or so years ago, but I still get teary-eyed when I get my bl...

I was an in-patient at the hospital, and was pre-medicatd. Perhaps that was the difference. I also went through childbirth, which in my experience was far far far worse. I had no idea they did bone marrow biopsies as outpatient procedure without bein...

well, if she does end up having the procedure, at least I can tell you from personal experience that it wasn't very painful - at all. I had the procedure done twice. I was 18 at the time and it was to see if I had gone into remission for Leukemia, bu...

I can give you the point of view from a patient, since I have had both procedures done. As far is it being painful, etc. - it isn't that bad. I would prefer not to have it done again. The first time I had them done, I had a lot of anxiety becuase of ...

I've taken all those classes except for Micro which I will be taking next semester. I agree that you may want to swap Micro with intro to chem. Chem will help with both A&P and Micro. My recommendation is to grab the coloring books for Anatomy an...

About a year ago I used to go off of 4-5 hours of sleep, riding my bike 20 min 2x a day for 5 days and was eating healthier than I am now. The difference: I now eat fast food, get no exercise and sleep TONS. I think that even if you don't get as much...

Introvert. INFP to be exact.

No edit feature for me so I just wanted to add that, while I do not condone lack of hygiene, I can understand why people will be less inclined to do so in the hospital. I do agree that a warm bath and some tooth paste goes a loooong way in helping a...