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  1. NVCC First yr students, How goes the battle?

    NursingGeek replied to Flames9_RN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I actually found that many of us thought the dosage calc test in 118 was completely different from the practice test given in 111. We felt like the questions were a lot more left-field and

  2. Scholarships/Grants for Nursing???

    NursingGeek replied to the six of us's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I would ask your school financial aid office. At my school they complain often that not enough people apply for them so they end up going to people who are not as qualified as they'd

  3. Early opening daycares in Northern Virginia

    NursingGeek replied to Cilantrophobe's topic in Virginia Nursing

    The earliest I have found around here is 7 or 7:30. Is there any way a neighbor or friend could take the kids to day care just that one day a week if your husband happens to be out of town for that...

  4. NVCC Fall '08 Stats

    NursingGeek replied to RNwannabe2011's topic in Virginia Nursing

    That is so good to know. Mrs. Fowler is

  5. NVCC Fall '08 Stats

    NursingGeek replied to RNwannabe2011's topic in Virginia Nursing

    That is interesting, that has not been my experience but I also did not apply when admission was "competitive". Where are you taking the NAS class? What campus? Just

  6. NVCC Fall '08 Stats

    NursingGeek replied to RNwannabe2011's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I don't think many of us were enrolled in fall 08, though, so our stats wouldn't matter anyway. I think many of these questions are best asked to the program secretaries or other people...

  7. NVCC Nur Program-Withdraw, No Way!!

    NursingGeek replied to Bpeaceful2All's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I am sorry you didn't do well. I think there is a trial and error system in figuring out how to study and what works and what doesn't, and you're in that process. I hope the new study skills worked...

  8. NVCC Fall '08 Stats

    NursingGeek replied to RNwannabe2011's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I completely agree with

  9. NVCC Fall '08 Stats

    NursingGeek replied to RNwannabe2011's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Our online class was limited to only 30 students, but it may be different in the future. They considered our group a "pilot

  10. NVCC First yr students, How goes the battle?

    NursingGeek replied to Flames9_RN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Are you doing lab this rotation or next? I test out tomorrow, and I am really looking forward to being done. I have been going in almost every day to practice. I was there last Friday and there was...

  11. NVCC First yr students, How goes the battle?

    NursingGeek replied to Flames9_RN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Flames, how interesting. I was certainly not able to go back and view previous questions. I used to go thru my test and do the easy ones first, then the math, then the harder ones, and it was my...

  12. NVCC First yr students, How goes the battle?

    NursingGeek replied to Flames9_RN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Yeah, I don't know about the online section, I'm just talking about prior semesters. My grades would have been better if I did not have all these piddly little assignments distracting me from...

  13. NVCC First yr students, How goes the battle?

    NursingGeek replied to Flames9_RN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I think this can go either way. I can definitely say that many of the open book quizzes they give online students are ridiculous and the book is no help at all, so I have wished to not have to do so...

  14. ADN People - what was your hardest semester?

    NursingGeek posted a topic in General Students

    I am in my third semester, and so far I am so stressed out I have actually been considering dropping out of the program, even though my grades are fine. I did not feel like this in any of the first...

  15. ADN People - what was your hardest semester?

    NursingGeek replied to NursingGeek's topic in General Students

    I think I am just so overwhelmed because I work 30 hours a week and have 2 kids in addition to school. I haven't had a problem with it yet in other semesters, but I have just been so stressed I've...

  16. NVCC First yr students, How goes the battle?

    NursingGeek replied to Flames9_RN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    We used to do labs at the Arlington Center, but they cancelled that for some reason and now we are out of the mec. We started in January 08 and graduate May 08, and went all summer. I think the...

  17. RN Work schedules for INOVA

    NursingGeek replied to Cilantrophobe's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I have read here a few times in posts that new grads work rotating days and nights there. I don't know how long that goes for, though. I assume most places new grads work 3 12-hour shifts per week -...

  18. NVCC First yr students, How goes the battle?

    NursingGeek replied to Flames9_RN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Your posts are giving me flashbacks. We are the first online class, so our first semester was hellish in that way where no one had any clue about what we were supposed to be doing, where to go, etc....

  19. NVCC First yr students, How goes the battle?

    NursingGeek replied to Flames9_RN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I had the same experience with tons of people failing the math exam in NUR118. I think all of them did pass it on the second try, though (at least those of us who took NUR118 in the

  20. NVCC First yr students, How goes the battle?

    NursingGeek replied to Flames9_RN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Do you know people who didn't pass dosage calcs this semester? Everyone I talked to said it was so easy and did

  21. NOVA Need to switch Clinical Assignments

    NursingGeek replied to naide88's topic in Virginia Nursing

    That is so cool that you get to sit in on those proceedings. Do you assess pts at all in psych clinical? I am nervous that when I get to psych next rotation I will lose some of the skills I am...

  22. NOVA Need to switch Clinical Assignments

    NursingGeek replied to naide88's topic in Virginia Nursing

    How is everyone doing so far? I am 2 weeks in to this clinical and I feel like I have already improved light years in my assessment skills. We have had 2 patients so far each day, and we will have...

  23. NVCC-A&P textbook

    NursingGeek replied to Cilantrophobe's topic in Virginia Nursing

    A lot of the nursing texts have subject specific A&P review in designated chapters, so I don't think it would be necessary to keep. I still have everything just in case, but I am getting rid of...

  24. NOVA Need to switch Clinical Assignments

    NursingGeek replied to naide88's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I will definitely file this stuff away. I am in this clinical and start w/her on Tuesday, so I will know firsthand soon

  25. Anyone attending NOVA 3rd semester (NUR216) this fall?

    NursingGeek replied to NursingGeek's topic in Virginia Nursing

    lol, I am a complete and total slacker. My spouse is the anti slacker so I really cannot take any credit there. I think if it weren't for him I would have flunked out of nursing