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shannahan

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  1. Failed 2 Fundamentals tests - HELP!

    You should definitely meet with your prof asap. I did after the 2nd failed test and it made all the difference. One of the biggest things for me was putting in the time - and I mean hours and hours...
  2. place to buy nursing supplies

    My classmates are buying their clipboards cases at Walmart - they have a calculator
  3. Right schools?...

    I'm at Apollo right now. My tuition is $46K. It's a 2-year (6-semester) program that includes prereqs. If you have all your prereqs done you can jump in at the 3rd semester if there's a seat...
  4. Comments about clinical rotation.

    Lucky you! I would love to do a hospice rotation!! I've only had 4 clinicals so far but by second one was in the OR. It was awesome!!!!!! So exciting and a really cool
  5. new student needs advice

    I agree with knowing APA format if you haven't had that in the past. I don't think you can really prepare for nursing school in the upcoming days. Just rest up and get into a positive state of mind,...
  6. How much are RN's making in Arizona?

    I am currently in Apollo and am happy with my
  7. Failed 2 Fundamentals tests - HELP!

    Bec717 - awwww thank you. I wasn't feeling too smart for the past 2
  8. Failed 2 Fundamentals tests - HELP!

    I did it! I got an A!!! I took everyone's advice on here and the instructor's and really studied, handwrote a lot out. This was a double test - the first test I didn't miss anything. For the...
  9. HRSA nursing scholarship

    Still waiting - I've tried to push it to the back of my mind so that I don't go crazy.
  10. Failed 2 Fundamentals tests - HELP!

    You're very sweet - here you are just out of surgery and the hospital and you're thinking about me passing my test, let alone all the other lengthy posts you've given to people on here. You're some...
  11. Failed 2 Fundamentals tests - HELP!

    Sorry to hear that - I hope you recover
  12. Failed 2 Fundamentals tests - HELP!

    So I get an email from the famous Daytonite! How exciting lol I've read many of your helpful posts and printed them out. I will go through this one in more detail later today
  13. Failed 2 Fundamentals tests - HELP!

    I will - and thanks everyone for your help - I really appreciate
  14. Failed 2 Fundamentals tests - HELP!

    I met with my prof and she gave me good advice. I've been studying all weekend - I'm taking a combination of advice on this thread, writing everything out, doing practice questions. Tues is my next...
  15. Failed 2 Fundamentals tests - HELP!

    Thanks Bec717 - I have printed out your reply. Congratulations on passing
  16. Failed 2 Fundamentals tests - HELP!

    Tessa - I have that book but haven't spent much time with it - I will now though!!
  17. Failed 2 Fundamentals tests - HELP!

    I have a book through the school called Test Success: Test Taking Techniques for Beginning Nursing Students. I haven't been using it much but I will start. I also have Saunders Nclex but had quit...
  18. The "Getting Ready for Clinicals" thread

    Yep - that's me - I have to be reading at the same time
  19. The "Getting Ready for Clinicals" thread

    You are smart to catch up on your tv watching now - I can only watch 1 show per day now that I'm in nursing school. But then again, I'm so busy now that I'm forgetting how to just sit there and do...
  20. The "Getting Ready for Clinicals" thread

    foralltherightreasons, I can totally relate! I was a homemaker all these years too, always there for the family. (I had a job much of that time, but it was at home.) It was really hard when I first...
  21. The "Getting Ready for Clinicals" thread

    Foralltherightreason - wow, you're actually lucky your kids are so old. They should be pretty self-sufficient and able to take over most all the household duties for you. My daughter is 10 and she is...
  22. HRSA nursing scholarship

    Yayyyyyy!!!! I wondered that myself. Thanks for letting us know,
  23. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    Just a thought about debiding...I did it with my A&P book and I regretted it. Sure, it was nice to carry around only a chapter at a time but there were several times the instructor referred to...
  24. HRSA nursing scholarship

    Yes, I think we all know that you can't get this scholarship if you've defaulted on a student loan - they tell you that in their info. But I don't think we can jump to the assumption that a low...
  25. HRSA nursing scholarship

    What do you base this statement on? Did you read it on the HRSA