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I wear a Vostok automatic (self-winding), made in Russia originally for their military. They're sort of unique looking (i.e. not a Timex or Casio), bomb-proof, waterproof, and the one I have has 24-hour markings and a rubber strap. I just wash the wh...

I was very glad to have paid focused attention on pathophysiology which was in the first semester of my program. If you understand how body systems are supposed to work and what happens when they don't work correctly, you'll have a basis of understan...

It's not stupid - ABG interpretation takes some practice. Acidosis is either too much acid or not enough base / alkalosis is too much base or not enough acid. The acidosis or alkalosis in question will have a source which would be respiratory or meta...

I reviewed my application from 2008 for my ACP position (I save everything). I also had no medical experience going into nursing school and my ACP position, but I was candid about that in the interview. I expressed my desire to use the ACP position t...

You've already started gathering bedside skills as a CNA so good for you - you'll be ahead of a lot of your classmates who have never been in a hospital setting prior to starting school (as I was). The fundamentals of patho and pharm are the basis of...

Everyone with whom I went to nursing school came out of the NCLEX testing room with the same stunned expression. I ran into questions about things I had never heard of, but did pass with 75 questions. Rely on the test taking strategies covered in Hur...

Timex Expedition: 24 hour time option, analog/digital, Indiglo, basically indestructible. A quick search on eBay revealed at least thirty options for less than $30

I graduated about a year ago and have been working for nine months. I had some students on our floor yesterday and it made me remember how much I liked this forum when I was a student. What you're probably seeing in the nurses on the TCU that seem to...

Nursing Process: ADPIE Assess (Pt's needs) Diagnose (nursing diagnosis - how the pt is responding to stressor) Plan (Pt's care) Implement (care) Evaluate (did the implemented care work) If I had known how much future courses were going to be based on...

For some reason, had trouble remembering the order for pushing IV meds; preceptor told me... SASH Saline Administer (med) Saline Heparin (1:10)

I had a great L&D clinical. Eight rotations: 3 x Labor, 2 x transition, 2 x postpartum, 1 x NICU. Labor: had outstanding preceptors two of the times and a short-tempered impatient one the third, so I had two great days and one bad one. Also cont...

There are several hospitals in the Denver area that have positions that are sort of nursing interns ("clinical assistant," "advanced care partner," "nurse work-study"). The responsibilities are CNA-like (VS, I's/O's, ADLs) but since these positions a...

Here is a map of Denver, broken up into neighborhoods. http://www.denvergov.com/Area_Planning/AreaMapNeighborhoods/tabid/378065/Default.aspx (DSON is in the Union Station neighborhood) Neighborhoods that I like that are pretty convenient to DSON: - C...

If there is one course in which you should pay attention during the first semester, it's pathophysiology. The information that you'll learn is directly applicable to future classes. Dr. Sampson is outstanding and will present you with a solid found...

You got them - OK, good. I think you need to post some number of times to the forums before you can PM.

Nikenike, I sent you a private message with some phone numbers and rental information - did you receive it?

You can call 303-724-1561 to ask for help with logging in for the HIPAA/OSHA courses.

I had a baaaaad first year in my first undergrad degree which dragged my GPA down to a 2.7 (without the first semester: 3.6). I worked like a mad person on my pre-req's and got an A in them all. I noted all of this in my application essay and it se...

kitsune1 - that was really nice of you to check out the apartments on Detroit for nikenike! nikenike - I was out with my wee one this morning and took note that there are three For Rent signs just on my block (three blocks off of Colfax). Would you ...

I'm in. There's another mid-lifer in my program whom I'll invite as well.

Hi Matt, I'm a 41y/o father of one; I also left IT after a long career to pursue nursing. I've never looked back: nursing is turning out to be exactly what I'd hoped for. Being IT savvy has helped a great deal with school - many of the courses are a...

Have you seen this thread? https://allnurses.com/forums/f198/all-about-net-296791.html

I started in Jan, 2008 and the course schedules were indeed set. Traditional and accelerated students both started off with the same first semester of Pharm (all semester), Patho (all semester), Health Assessment (1st half), and Fundamentals (2nd hal...

I had that excitement before I started the program and was able to re-live it when I finished my first clinical and realized that I am going to be able to do this for my career someday!

It took me about 90 minutes of extra time to be comfortable with starting an IV in the disembodied mannequin arm Oh, BTW: starting an IV or a Foley in a real person is nothing like on the mannequins, but they're good practice.