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  1. Waiting on my BIG letter.....plus have a big surprise!!!

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to sherriberry1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congratulations on being pregnant!! That is the best surprise of all! And good luck on getting into nursing school...the wait was really tough for me. Anyways, I'm in my first semester of nursing...

  2. UMSL Accelerated/Traditional BSN programs for 2008

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to FriendlyGhostRN's topic in General Nursing

    I also got a 100%...I LOVE patho...it's so interesting I think!...I think we'll do just

  3. skills check off tomorrow--blood pressure..help!

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to premedturnednursing's topic in General Students

    Congratulations :) :) It always feels wonderful passing any skills check

  4. skills check off tomorrow--blood pressure..help!

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to premedturnednursing's topic in General Students

    Hahah! Oh that is just too

  5. skills check off tomorrow--blood pressure..help!

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to premedturnednursing's topic in General Students

    Haha! That's so funny...but probably really common...because when we started the vital signs lab, the first thing we went over with the instructors was putting the earpieces in correctly (they told...

  6. skills check off tomorrow--blood pressure..help!

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to premedturnednursing's topic in General Students

    Which is exactly why I said that it is very important (basically agreed with earlier posts) to find the pulse first to get the best sound possible.

  7. skills check off tomorrow--blood pressure..help!

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to premedturnednursing's topic in General Students

    It sounds like you're doing everything right to me. That last "sound" is actually the absence of any sound!! So once sound goes away, you've got your diastolic BP. Just note the mmHg that the last...

  8. UMSL Accelerated/Traditional BSN programs for 2008

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to FriendlyGhostRN's topic in General Nursing

    haha I agree...I'm ending my third week of UMSL's accelerated program...and we're in knee deep for sure. Took my first pathophysiology exam today...it went well! :) I really enjoy what we're learning...

  9. Pre-Nursing "Support" Group

    FriendlyGhostRN posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I thought I would make a thread dedicated to all of us waiting for an Acceptance letter, NET results, or even for those of you who are done waiting....getting ready to start up NS soon! Let's all...

  10. Pre-Nursing "Support" Group

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to FriendlyGhostRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow, good for you!! That's so crazy....I complain about 15 credits this summer...but wow, you're dedicated...that'll make me stop complaining now haha!! My finals went quite well. I was pleased...

  11. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    crunchy.food. in. lecture.....'nuff said.

  12. UMSL Accelerated/Traditional BSN programs for 2008

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to FriendlyGhostRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, best of luck to you...I'm sure you'll do just fine. I'm in the second week of my first semester of nursing school here at UMSL now...it's interesting and fun, but hard...and I'm bracing myself...

  13. UMSL Accelerated/Traditional BSN programs for 2008

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to FriendlyGhostRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey WDW!!! I just wanted to say congratulations on graduating!! When do you plan on taking the NCLEX?? Regardless, good luck!

  14. UMSL Accelerated/Traditional BSN programs for 2008

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to FriendlyGhostRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the great advice!!! I appreciate every bit I'm getting. I am super nervous about the first return demo on wound care...haha!! I don't think the lab is open on Saturdays during the...

  15. UMSL Accelerated/Traditional BSN programs for 2008

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to FriendlyGhostRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! Thanks for all the wonderful advice! It is much appreciated. I've been told many times now that the third semester is crazy hard...so I'm buckling down now to prepare, I guess. I have to take...

  16. UMSL Accelerated/Traditional BSN programs for 2008

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to FriendlyGhostRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've got all my books for this semester. But come this fall, I may take you up on that offer if you still have them!! Do you have any good advice for us in the accelerated program that just started...

  17. For all of us who are sweating bullets waiting on acceptance/rejection letters...

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to phoenixfire's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just about everyone in my program has or is getting one. Mostly because our Fundamentals clinical instructor told us she thinks it's the best one for the money. So I guess we all took her advice and...

  18. For all of us who are sweating bullets waiting on acceptance/rejection letters...

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to phoenixfire's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Haha, which book would you like me to list?? We have over 8 books total (5 of those for my fundamentals class, alone.) The main book we use for Fundamentals is by Potter and Perry, "Fundamentals of...

  19. For all of us who are sweating bullets waiting on acceptance/rejection letters...

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to phoenixfire's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OK! I was the same way (and I still am...). It's always nice to have an idea of what we're getting ourselves into! I just finished over 100 pages of reading and a bunch of definitions that were...

  20. For all of us who are sweating bullets waiting on acceptance/rejection letters...

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to phoenixfire's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey everyone! I'm just dropping in here to tell everyone that I started nursing school yesterday! First day was not too overwhelming (because we didn't start much on material yet...that's tomorrow!)...

  21. UMSL Accelerated/Traditional BSN programs for 2008

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to FriendlyGhostRN's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! I can't wait to get there!!! :) I know I've got a lot of work ahead of

  22. UMSL Accelerated/Traditional BSN programs for 2008

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to FriendlyGhostRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! Good luck to you as well

  23. UMSL Accelerated/Traditional BSN programs for 2008

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to FriendlyGhostRN's topic in General Nursing

    Haha, I was worried like you before the orientation. We order our uniform scrubs through an online company..and you won't get them for sometime afterwards.. our first 6 weeks we spend testing out on...

  24. UMSL Accelerated/Traditional BSN programs for 2008

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to FriendlyGhostRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ohhh that explains why they offered it on Tuesdays! Another girl and I were wondering why they offered it on two different days this summer since we're all in it on Thursday...THAT explains it haha!...

  25. UMSL Accelerated/Traditional BSN programs for 2008

    FriendlyGhostRN replied to FriendlyGhostRN's topic in General Nursing

    Are you taking Pathophysiology at UMSL?? Because for the Accelerated program, (which starts tomorrow!! ahhh crazy!) we are taking that this summer along with Assessment, Fundamentals of Nursing, and...