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  1. Can I get a CNA certification if I'm currently in a nursing school?

    lonestar88 posted a topic in Maryland Nursing

    Hey, I've been looking at externship programs around the area because I'm interested in probably doing it in the summer. A lot of them require a CNA certification and I remember reading somewhere that...

  2. University of Maryland Traditional BSN Fall Program: Any idea when we will hear back?

    lonestar88 replied to Agrippa's topic in Maryland Nursing

    also remember that whatever question it is, if it's asking you for a rate, round to a whole number. anything else, can be to the 10th. i have no idea why but a lot of people always forget this. as for...

  3. University of Maryland Traditional BSN Fall Program: Any idea when we will hear back?

    lonestar88 replied to Agrippa's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Spots are limited at the Bmore campus... I tried to switch out of the in-class session to take it online... but no budging. So make sure when you sign up for classes online you choose online! There's...

  4. University of Maryland Traditional BSN Fall Program: Any idea when we will hear back?

    lonestar88 replied to Agrippa's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I noticed 2 posts mentioning the MedCalc quiz... My advice is to not memorize all the different formulas in the textbook. It will really help if you learn how to do it the ratio proportions way. Saves...

  5. University of Maryland Traditional BSN Fall Program: Any idea when we will hear back?

    lonestar88 replied to Agrippa's topic in Maryland Nursing

    LOL:D I can second that. Congrats to

  6. Decisions!! Orthopedics, Oncology, or IMC?

    lonestar88 replied to lonestar88's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much, both of you! I emailed her back telling her I'm more than willing to take that position if it becomes available. Now all I can do is

  7. Decisions!! Orthopedics, Oncology, or IMC?

    lonestar88 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently a 2nd semester nursing student and I just got a call back this morning for an externship I applied for over the summer. The good news is that I got accepted! Unfortunately I didn't get...

  8. i'm so tired of people who look down on nurses

    lonestar88 posted a topic in General Students

    So maybe this is more of a rant rather than much of anything... I'm not a nurse yet but I've been in a nurse's footsteps for the past month now and my appreciation for what they do has grown...

  9. i'm so tired of people who look down on nurses

    lonestar88 replied to lonestar88's topic in General Students

    Thanks. I know of many people who are impressed with my choice as well. It's just some of those other individuals... :angryfire I feel a lot better now. I just needed to let it

  10. Trouble with Nursing Care Plans

    lonestar88 replied to katydid_flip's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    can someone help me??? i turned this in to my instructor and she gave me back some feedback... but at this point i feel completely brain dead. part 1 patient introduction: 88 yo caucasion widow,...

  11. Student Nurse Externship vs. Student Nurse Residency?

    lonestar88 replied to lonestar88's topic in Maryland Nursing

    http://www.ummc-careers.com/nursing/student-residency.html

  12. Student Nurse Externship vs. Student Nurse Residency?

    lonestar88 replied to lonestar88's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I do go to UMB but it's offered for everyone. But they do mention that they give UMB students a better chance of getting in and choosing the units. They also mention that JHU students are also...

  13. Student Nurse Externship vs. Student Nurse Residency? Is there a difference?

    lonestar88 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Is there a difference between the two or does one just sound better? Today I went to a discussion about the University of Maryland Medical Center's summer externship program. Apparently it's a...

  14. from UMB SON, University of Maryland School of Nursing?

    lonestar88 replied to jessica_m's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I'm about to finish my first semester and I honestly have nothing bad to say about the program. I absolutely love it and can't imagine myself being anywhere else. I came from a very large university...

  15. UMB Spring '09 applicants?

    lonestar88 replied to clhRN2b2010's topic in Maryland Nursing

    You don't have to register for lab and communications module. Once you register for 304, you're automatically going to be assigned a schedule to both of the sections which is all part of the 304...

  16. UMB Spring '09 applicants?

    lonestar88 replied to clhRN2b2010's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I noticed many of you are talking about registering for classes... Do yourself a huge favor and take Informatics online. That class is a joke and the professor is definitely not worth 3 hours of your...

  17. GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING in class on web based at UMB?

    lonestar88 posted a topic in Maryland Nursing

    GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING in class OR web based at UMB? Hi, We're already talking about clinicals for next semester and registering for classes. The meeting about signing up for clinicals did nothing...

  18. GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING in class on web based at UMB?

    lonestar88 replied to lonestar88's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I heard the exams are harder online b/c it's not multiple choice? versus the fact that it is boring in person but the exams are a lot easier and is multiple choice. Is this

  19. Can I get a CNA certification if I'm currently in a nursing school?

    lonestar88 replied to lonestar88's topic in Maryland Nursing

    thank you so

  20. anyone from shady grove program?

    lonestar88 replied to everythingbeth89's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I'm currently attending the campus in Baltimore and it's strange but a lot of people who applied for Shady Grove got placed here in Baltimore and people who wanted to be in Shady Grove got stuck here...

  21. subective/objective data

    lonestar88 replied to NightOwl0624's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi, I'm having trouble deciding if a sore throat is subjective or objective. You technically can see a sore throat when you assess the patient with a tongue blade? But a patient can also tell you...

  22. UMB's BSN textbook list?

    lonestar88 posted a topic in Maryland Nursing

    Hi, I'm usually the kind of person who starts buying their textbooks online because it saves a lot of money. I can't seem to find book lists or anything anywhere. I know it's probably too soon but I...

  23. UMB's BSN textbook list?

    lonestar88 replied to lonestar88's topic in Maryland Nursing

    So you're referring to the comprehensive review not the saunder's Q & A? It's a blue book rather than the green one. I just want to double check before buying it online.

  24. need help with blood pressure

    lonestar88 replied to shrimpchips's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm having a lot of trouble with my blood pressure skills too... I can't tell when I hear the systolic sound. Is the sound VERY distinctive and loud? or is it when you first feel like you hear a faint...

  25. UMB's BSN textbook list?

    lonestar88 replied to lonestar88's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Thank you so much. Last question! I promise (I think:p), do you think the study guides are worth getting? Esp. for psychophysiology and pharmacology. I know those are definitely the toughest subjects...