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  1. Can't we all get along: ADN, BSN, MN, NP...?

    blur411 replied to stellasaurus's topic in General Students

    I think some people seem to think they are better if they have a BSN over an ADN, or and RN over LPN, and so forth... I think everyone chooses a different path to suit them better. No matter what you...

  2. Help with nursing diagnosis

    blur411 replied to Mariapednurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Try to think about this as if it were you in the situation. How would you be feeling? What would you be able to do, what wouldn't you be able to do? I usually look through the condensed list of...

  3. ST Segment Elevation or Depression

    blur411 replied to blur411's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you both very much for clarifying! I will check out the ECG site tomorrow when I have more time for additional

  4. ST Segment Elevation or Depression

    blur411 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi, I'm having some trouble figuring out exactly what ST segment elevation and ST segment depression is. I know my professor talked about it in class, but I've been unable to find it in my text book....

  5. Help!- I am in trouble!!!!

    blur411 replied to YSB82's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    this is for those who got the discover loans...Do you mind me asking what your intrest rate was? I've considered them, but I have like 5.5 with SallieMae, if its about the same I would change to them...

  6. Any advice on an assessment final?

    blur411 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I need some advice on passing this final exam next week. I'm usually an A student, but this class has got me going insane. I'm not trying to bash anyone, but seriously our professor is pulling these...

  7. Any advice on an assessment final?

    blur411 replied to blur411's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    UPDATE: I studied a lot today, and I really enjoyed those web sites you posted! What great information! I will be keeping those just for reference in addition to my book! I went to class (today was...

  8. much needed advice from professional

    blur411 replied to badgerbabe287's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree with the poster above, re take it because its very important. I took my A and P at a community college 3 years ago and it transfered to my nursing school. My Anatomy class did not go into...

  9. Any advice on an assessment final?

    blur411 replied to blur411's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you both so much, and Daytonite I will be looking at that all day today I have a long break in between classes and I will pass the info on to other students because we have all been trying to...

  10. Any advice on an assessment final?

    blur411 replied to blur411's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I understand all of this, and I have looked at A&P books after the tests, but when we are thrown a complete curve on every exam its difficult to score a passing grade. I usually am one of the ones...

  11. Any advice on an assessment final?

    blur411 replied to blur411's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you for the explainations, but I'm still at a loss on how to study for this exam over all the assessments? It does cover abnormals, but not all of the ones we have questions on are in our book...

  12. Any advice on an assessment final?

    blur411 replied to blur411's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    here are a few examples that i looked up in the book and i was unable to find, along with the answers i selected. dilated and engorged veins around the umbilicus are known as a. cullen's sign b. caput...

  13. Class needs help with COMPLETE head-to-toe assessment

    blur411 replied to JakeysMom's topic in LPN to RN

    I have an entire 15 week course on head to toe assessments, where we have to know all the normals and abnormals and be able to perform one at the end of the semester. The book I have is called Health...

  14. 3 hours of studying per class hour???

    blur411 replied to nurturer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm taking 12 credit hours (full time) and I'm in class for about 25 hours a week with clinicals, and I spend atleast 2 hours on a normal night studying after class, and the weekend I'd say about 4-5...

  15. Class of 2010 (starting nursing school in Fall 2008)

    blur411 replied to RDH-NrsgStudent's topic in General Students

    I started in 2007..and I gad in 2010 :-(. BSN

  16. How Much in Student Loans Do YOU Have?

    blur411 replied to Brookes1129's topic in General Students

    45K and counting....private school because the waiting lists were ridiculous everywhere

  17. looking for ways to pay for nursing school

    blur411 replied to hopeful7's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I too have Sallie Mae prive loans, and I use them for living expenses and school. They are racking up, but I think its worth it to be able to focus 100 percent of my time on school. I have a low...

  18. Can anyone suggest a drug calculation book?

    blur411 replied to CNAinNeb's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The book I have is called Clinical Calculations: With Applications to General and Specialty Areas We were required to buy this book when I started fundamentals, little did I know I would ave to teach...

  19. Help with Goals and Outcomes

    blur411 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I just took a fundamentals exam (1st one) this week. I studied for 13 hours (it was over 16 chapters), and I only got an 80! I think have trouble differentiating goals and outcomes? My book puts them...

  20. I don't have my BSN yet...but have a question about becoming a NP

    blur411 posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    My long term goal is to be a nurse practitioner. I am in the process of getting my BSN right now, and have a question. I know this may sound weird, but I heard that in the program you have to partner...

  21. Help with Goals and Outcomes

    blur411 replied to blur411's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I talked to my professor yesterday to see what she had to say about goals and outcomes. She basically said that a goal is either short term, or long term and it is something like "patient will breath...

  22. I don't have my BSN yet...but have a question about becoming a NP

    blur411 replied to blur411's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm already half way done with my BSN, originally I was going to do the RN to BSN but the waiting lists for the ADN programs were

  23. Do any jobs pay off loans?

    blur411 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was told when I wanted to be a nurse that a lot of places will assist in paying off loans, is this still true? I'm going to graduate with nearly 100K in debt and this would

  24. Help with Goals and Outcomes

    blur411 replied to blur411's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks Daytonite, but comparing that with an example my book has doesnt seem to fit for me still. Heres an example from my book Fundamentals of Nursing by Potter and Perry "For example, the nurse and...

  25. Do any jobs pay off loans?

    blur411 replied to blur411's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A private school (I'm still going). I also take out money for living expenses because I just got too stressed out working too. I know I wont get it all paid back, I just want some sort of assistance,...