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  1. A&P 1 Spring 08

    The notes will be fine. The notes that are titled with the systems, like Cardiovascular system, respiratory system, those are physiology topics and notes. The way my program was set up we had AP I and...
  2. Back home in Oklahoma

    I grew up in Southeastern Oklahoma and there is NOTHING like a Oklahoma Christmas...sigh....I spent mine in Florida, in shorts, sweating in the 80 degree heat, DESPERATELY missing the 30 degree,...
  3. The Doctor said WHAT?

    Well, I read all your responses and as I expected only a small riot broke out. Thank you all for your opinions, as well all have them. I was not trying to be mean spirited, as noted by my laughter,...
  4. The Cap.......

    No cap wearing here. We get our caps on the night of our pinning ceremony and then we are photographed, professionally, with them. I am GLAD we don't wear them all the time. Not that they don't look...
  5. Need Help In Oklahoma

    Here is what you need to do to apply for a job at TINKER. Also, HERE is a list of positions open at Tinker and you will see TONS of nursing positions available. It shows job descriptions along with...
  6. Mnemonic Book?

    I have all the Mosby's books, flip books, and coloring books. They have helped me to retain more things than I can tell ya. I actually found 2 of them at the local Goodwill store for 99 cents each,...
  7. 100% calculation exam/pass/fail

    My RN program has a 100% pharmacology pass/fail as well. There are 8 pharmacology tests and we are allowed to retake up to 3 of those 1 time. If we get less than 100 we are out. It is tough, but if...
  8. Anyone have a student planner that they love?

    I use my PDA, but I also have a backup at-a-glance, Wal-mart one, for important things in case my PDA decides to go on the fritz. I LOVE the PDA though. I have to say I have really become dependent on...
  9. Learning Medical Spanish online

    My husband is South American and I have always wanted to learn more Spanish. I know enough to get myself into trouble, LOL. I understand more than I will let myself speak. However, medical Spanish and...
  10. I live in Melbourne, 20 minutes or so from Titusville. I will be working for Wuesthoff or HealthFirst once I graduate but I have heard REALLY great things about Parrish. The physician I used to do...
  11. Hi welcome to the forum, I also am 34 and started RN school, ASN, this year. I will graduate in summer 2009 and am SO excited that I FINALLY took the plunge. My program is only 2 years so I wanted to...
  12. I tried my hand, BRIEFLY, at substitute teaching. WOW, what an eye opener that was. My now teenage daughters were around 10-11 and I immediately went home and told them if I EVER caught wind of them...
  13. I can only tell you my experience. There are 5 nursing schools within 45 miles of me, coastal Florida. The one with the shortest wait list is now at the first of 2009. The cost in those varies from...
  14. ALL of my classes are 4 weeks long, yes 4 weeks. ALL my pre reqs are done 5 days a week for 4 weeks. I have completed them all and maintained a 4.0. NOW, that being said, in such that unless someone...
  15. Drinks in the nurses station...

    The hospital I do my clinicals in does not allow drinks at the nurses station. The NM said to me the reason is that there are too many little piggies who don't like to clean up after themselves, only...
  16. I am a nursing student, but my friend graduated a month ago and applied for a GN position in a NICU in Orlando, Florida. Now, here is the puzzling thing maybe someone can help me with. She had to fill...
  17. Ok, I go to a Private University. Let me say that in our catalog for school there is a "rules/regulations can change without notice." Now, here is how my very costly school works. 1. You have to...
  18. A "dating female students in your class" post

    YES! I am 35 and have been married almost 17 years of that 35. I notice that the younguns' between 20-25 are the "throat cutters." This age group seems to be more emotional and more apt to let air out...
  19. Hey Tiffany, here are the notes I have for those topics from my AP II class. I have all my AP notes posted on the AP I and II stickies above. Please feel free to use them if you need to. Hope these...
  20. Here are the notes I have for those topics from my AP II class. I have all my AP notes posted on the AP I and II stickies. Please feel free to use them if you need to. Hope these help you....
  21. [color=#990099]twas the month after christmas [color=#990099]twas the month after christmas and all through the house nothing would fit me, not even a blouse....
  22. Older Students and Loans

    ASTRIVE CHASE SALLIE MAE These are all three reputable student loan companies. If you have less than perfect credit, if you can muster a co-signor, your interest rate will lower. I used Chase. All of...
  23. How do I know?

    I would venture to say that the majority of people who are nurses or are in nursing school didn't choose nursing or follow nursing for a first career. I posted a topic not long ago asking what path...
  24. A "dating female students in your class" post

    Female here just wanted to drop my 5 cents here. On our first day of class our nursing program director had ALL nursing students come to a meeting. There are 5 classes of 24 at my school. Her first...
  25. My favorite kinds are the ones who respect the staff who watches over their patients. The ones who remember how to say, and often say, thank you. The ones who know that nurses and CNA's are the eyes,...