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    Student loan rates going up...

    ArrowRN replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    hopefully I can get an employer to help fit the bill once I graduate. I heard of some who were offered that option in the past...don't know if it still
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    Tips for Surviving the 1st Semester of Nursing School

    ArrowRN replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    I notice lots more people getting acceptance letters so I'm bumping up this thread. If you have not read it already it may help you out with planning for the 1st semester of nursing school. My second...
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    30+ club! Lets do this together.

    ArrowRN replied to alynn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    36 male married with 2 kids ..it took me 4 years of ups and downs, working fulltime and going to school parttime, to get through my prereqs. Now I'm currently in a BSN program..1 year left...to all my...
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    ATI website not working

    ArrowRN replied to vgny914's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    sounds like a security certificate compatibility issue with your browser not recognizing atitesting security certificate. Has not to do with viruses and is usually fixes itself. Try using a different...
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    Keys to Studying Better Using Your Visual, Auditory or Kinesthetic Talents

    ArrowRN posted a topic in General Students

    Ever had that moment when you are trying to study and you find that no matter what you do things just are not sticking? Or you can't remember them when that big test comes around? Like me, you...
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    Difficulty taking manual BP readings. Help!!!

    ArrowRN replied to loveSBK's topic in General Students

    My stethscope costs 20 bucks and I would challange those with their $200 lithmanns any day. Getting manual BP more has to do with technique. Looking at the needle is a flawed technique and should only...
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    Keys to Studying Better Using Your Visual, Auditory or Kinesthetic Talents

    ArrowRN replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    That is funny. Before I did research on this I always thought I was an auditory and tactile learner but my first test said I was visual. So I took three other learner inventory test as it turns out I...
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    Facebook: Should I Just Give in and Join?

    ArrowRN replied to ScientistSalarian's topic in General Students

    For those who do have Facebook, one privacy setting many do not know is enable on by default is it adds your name to the big search engines like google. To change that go to the privacy tab settings...
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    Facebook: Should I Just Give in and Join?

    ArrowRN replied to ScientistSalarian's topic in General Students

    A closed class facebook group can be beneficial and joining that has nothing to do with the school as long as you as aware of their electronic policies if they have one. For me it helps because...
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    Books question: new v old edition?

    ArrowRN replied to eyesopen_mouthshut's topic in General Students

    The current Saunders Review is actually 5th edition. I'd probably wait. I started my program in January it does help with outline of main points and learning how to do nclex style questions but I...
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    EMS Training Before Nursing School?

    ArrowRN replied to chris4219555's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I totally agree with d fireman767. I was a former EMT for over 4 years. Right now I'm in nursing school and its 2 totally different models. Actually in my view being an EMT first was actually a...
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    Nursing school doesn't have to be hard...

    ArrowRN replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    all I can add to this is make time to exercise. Even its its just running around with the kids or going for a bicycle ride or walk with that significant other. I started that into my schedule 2 weeks...
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    Ebooks

    ArrowRN replied to BBB<3's topic in General Students

    Last week I found out from a class buddy who decided to go with pageburst.elsevier.com/, that there's some disadvantages to kno.com and some other competitors rather than getting ebooks directly from...
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    Is switching advance practices and specialties possible?

    ArrowRN posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Not sure if this is the right place for these questions but I'm still just a BSN student thinking of different advance nursing paths and specialties. I wanted to know if say later I took the CRNA...
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    FRUSTRATED!!!!!!!!!!!!

    ArrowRN replied to Kendel.G's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    why not try a Public University? I know some people got preference but know that schools do NOT look at 1 individual subject they look at your Science GPA and Overall GPA and TEAS results so just that...
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    Didn't get accepted into first of three schools...advice?

    ArrowRN replied to danedsel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As the first post says u need to clarify somethings there to get accurate answers. Concerning your plan of applying to ADN programs, you are applying to the wrong school program which is why you...
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    I'm turning 25 soon and I want to be a nurse, am I kidding myself?

    ArrowRN replied to christinem2388's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    it all depends on if you got family, kids and all that some people take longer some do not. 25 is a great age to start this career. I think some people, well not that they too young just they may not...
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    Is switching advance practices and specialties possible?

    ArrowRN replied to ArrowRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thanks. I just thought there was something about getting a PhD or Doctor degree first and then a person wont be able to back track and do anesthesia cause its a master degree level. All these tracks...
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    Ebooks

    ArrowRN replied to BBB<3's topic in General Students

    with note sharing both persons need to purchase the SAME ebook edition from kno then you send a request to share notes using their email, and both your highlights and sticky notes shows up on each...
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    Ebooks

    ArrowRN replied to BBB<3's topic in General Students

    I was going to make a post on this, but since one is already here I've actually decided to get all eBooks for my classes. I do have physical textbooks as well but I like the features of eBooks where I...
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    As a nursing student I'm afraid of _____. (fill in the blank)

    ArrowRN replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    As a nursing student I'm afraid of PATIENTS! come on guys be honest, no one has admitted that
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    Doable Courseload???

    ArrowRN replied to MurseGabe2B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Its really up to you as a person. For me when I did prepreqs I was working fulltime like 50-60 hours per week and I did have some semesters where I did 4 courses and got all A's but when I tried that...
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    Help! I've Fallen Behind in Reading and I Can't Get Up

    ArrowRN posted a topic in General Students

    Ok so it's a mere 10 days into the summer and I don't believe that I've already fallen behind in my reading. What is wrong with me? Where did the time go? Wasn't I up until 3 am last night, I mean...
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    Teas errors on study guides

    ArrowRN replied to lallaland's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Some TEAS books do have wrong answers. This first thing to do when you get a TEAS book is go the the website of the publishers and check it they posted a corrections update. Most of them are free pdf...
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    How can I get into nursing school?

    ArrowRN replied to lucy19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    5 college classes? That's a lot. First you would need to focus on the sciences like anatomy and enroll in fewer college classes so you can focus your studies to make higher grades, you are still young...