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cmonkey

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  1. What is so bad about STATS?

    cmonkey replied to Kamdyn's topic in General Students

    I got a B, which is the best math grade I've gotten since grade school No lie. It's a really neat class if you consider its daily applications, like whenever you read an article where X number of...

  2. The day you start before the day you start

    cmonkey posted a topic in General Students

    Blackboard is open for one of my classes, so I'm going to do that reading ahead of time, so I don't have to do alll of it for all three classes on Monday. Are you getting a jump start, too? I have six...

  3. Good news for palliative care pts and workers

    cmonkey posted a topic in General Nursing

    Palliative Care Extends Life, Study Finds In a study that sheds new light on the effects of end-of-life care, doctors have found that patients with terminal lung cancer who began receiving palliative...

  4. Question about perfume/cologne

    cmonkey replied to Despareux's topic in General Nursing

    using a serial comma isn't a right/wrong form of punctuation, alas. it's strictly a style issue, and as long as one is consistent, it's kosher either way. it's a good idea in legal work, though. but...

  5. Crazy Organization Lately Anyone?

    cmonkey replied to kk83's topic in General Students

    I made raspberry and banana-chocolate chip pancakes and they do just fine. I sprinkle them with a wee bit of water and cover them with my bowl cover thingy. 30 seconds per side. NOM. I also do...

  6. Crazy Organization Lately Anyone?

    cmonkey replied to kk83's topic in General Students

    You DO know about Ravelry, right? Please tell me you know about

  7. Crazy Organization Lately Anyone?

    cmonkey replied to kk83's topic in General Students

    I assume they've checked the rims, and looked for debris inside the

  8. Crazy Organization Lately Anyone?

    cmonkey replied to kk83's topic in General Students

    I thought about reorganizing my yarn but it just got too scary and overwhelming. I might just organize the needles and start

  9. Crazy Organization Lately Anyone?

    cmonkey replied to kk83's topic in General Students

    I made: 8 batches of pancakes; 20 lb of meatloaf (individual and family sizes); 30+ quarts of spaghetti sauce. I'm getting four lugs of peaches on Friday for chutney, jam, and butter. A few batches...

  10. One week to go

    cmonkey posted a topic in General Students

    and I alternate between "Yay, only a week to go!" and "OMG, only a week to go!" AAAAAND, "Ugh, another week to go." I'm pretty sure my kids think I've gone crazy. I know MrMonkey

  11. Medications that make you helpless and psychotic for nursing students

    cmonkey replied to Elsarap's topic in General Nursing

    I'm being exposed right now!

  12. Routines for those of you with children

    cmonkey replied to cmomof3RN's topic in General Students

    I'm doing Accountable Kids with mine, and it's working really well. Mine are 2, 4, and 6, and I have the oldest two doing all kinds of chores around the house with very little complaining or nagging....

  13. Flu shot this year

    cmonkey replied to kenpochic's topic in General Students

    ..as well as people with allergic rxns to eggs. meh, I have a love/hate relationship with vaccines. For something like flu, which comes around with predictable regularity, and which can really mess...

  14. Flu shot this year

    cmonkey replied to kenpochic's topic in General Students

    How

  15. Flu shot this year

    cmonkey replied to kenpochic's topic in General Students

    Yep. It may be a coincidence, but since I started getting the flu shots, I haven't had my twice-annual bout with bronchitis or asthma flares. I also got the pneumonia vax a few years back, and that...

  16. Any advice on how to approach all of the assigned reading?

    cmonkey replied to MunkeyLuv's topic in General Students

    I'd add that reading the chapter overviews is a GREAT way to see what the main points and important topics are in any section of the book. I always pay attention to graphs, illustrations, photos,...

  17. Any advice on how to approach all of the assigned reading?

    cmonkey replied to MunkeyLuv's topic in General Students

    Just based on the classes I took for my BA and my NS prereqs, you don't *read* everything, you skim it. Go back after class and go over the things emphasized in the lecture. I listen(ed) to a lot of...

  18. Do you think you'll/have you put on weight in NS?

    cmonkey replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Students

    I got the kids bento boxes for their school lunches, and they come as a 3-pack, so I'm going to use one, too. Just the right size for lunch/snax, and it will encourage me to bring my food. Plus, since...

  19. Helpful and Interesting Reads

    cmonkey replied to seferinoswitch's topic in General Students

    Oh, I also read a couple books about the flu pandemic in 1918. Crazy

  20. Pre NS anxiety/cold feet!

    cmonkey replied to RPN_2012's topic in General Students

    I find that if I go to bed when I hit my first wall, around 7, I can go to sleep easily and do well all night. If I pass that, I need meds. So yeah, I need to go to bed before my kids. I'm

  21. Tips for studying pharmacology?

    cmonkey replied to studentnurse74's topic in General Students

    Springhouse books are FABULOUS. I have a couple that are out of print and I guard them with my life. The A&P one got me through A&P

  22. Pre NS anxiety/cold feet!

    cmonkey replied to RPN_2012's topic in General Students

    I kinda figured. Man alive, I never knew what it was like to fall asleep in less than an hour. I could get used to this. I'm a little freaked out by the few small things I have to do yet, but not...

  23. Pre NS anxiety/cold feet!

    cmonkey replied to RPN_2012's topic in General Students

    Ambien is my new best friend. Does that

  24. States that offer free nursing education in exchange for working with them

    cmonkey replied to idlasjm's topic in General Students

    If you're just short a few hundred bucks, can't you get a job until school

  25. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    cmonkey replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    I'm afraid most of my study time is going to be at Perkins. 24/7 and free wifi. But man alive, my back is going to pay. I got a sweet drafting-type desk, but I don't think I can study at home because...