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  1. When to take micro?

    pharmgirl replied to CrunchyMama's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    LOL i hear ya, its a big decision. Just be wise. NS is like no other schooling and is very taxing. And if perchance you have a difficult pregnancy you won't have to worry about taking time off of...

  2. Should I miss clinicals for...

    pharmgirl replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Don't miss clinicals, be an hour late. There isn't going to be a single person there that won't understand!! and

  3. When to take micro?

    pharmgirl replied to CrunchyMama's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm currently taking micro this summer in between my NRS II and NRS III. I didnt want to take it with NRSIII because I keep hearing horror stories about how difficult the 3rd semester is. I did have...

  4. new nursing student/mother of 2/wife needs help with time management

    pharmgirl replied to jcbalat's topic in General Students

    Here's some tips that have saved me. 1. Schedule time to study. Just like an appt. Set up a certain time for family and a certain time for study. If possible have your family members keep the...

  5. Pre reqs For Lpn to Rn Bridge Program

    pharmgirl replied to Spn2Rn11's topic in LPN to RN

    I'm not sure. I went for 1 year of pre-reqs into the LPN program straight into the RN. We were required to complete certain classes before we could even apply to the nursing program. Such as...AP I...

  6. LPN to RN....how long?

    pharmgirl replied to startingout13's topic in LPN to RN

    I'm in an LPN to RN bridge as well, LPN is one year (2 semesters) and RN is 2 semesters. will graduate with ADN next spring God

  7. Ehtical Dilemma

    pharmgirl posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I'm in kind of a dilemma and was hoping to get some advice. We just graduated from LPN and are waiting for our ATT for the NCLEX. A bunch of us have gotten jobs that work us under a provisional...

  8. Ehtical Dilemma

    pharmgirl replied to pharmgirl's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    By stating that it is "wrong on so many levels" I was trying to make my post as brief as possible without specifically going into the obvious welfare of the pts etc.,etc., I could make several cases...

  9. LPN to RN, maybe get a BSN along the way...

    pharmgirl replied to larien37's topic in General Students

    You are never too old. i started when I was 37 and will be graduating with my RN when I'm 40. Personally, if I were you, I would continue to get your RN. Their are more opportunities and more money...

  10. What am I in for??

    pharmgirl replied to schoolme's topic in General Students

    I think its interesting that so far no one has answered your questions yet. Just proves they are really tough questions to answer. When I started nursing school I was in the same boat as you, its...

  11. Drug testing

    pharmgirl replied to ashley56's topic in General Students

    In my program we cannot test positive for ANYTHING. Prescription or not. I had a lump removed from my breast 1 week before classes. I came home from surgery and took one pain pill only to wake up...

  12. Difference between RN and LVN

    pharmgirl replied to tinybubblez5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm going to assume here that you mean lvn to bsn program and an rn to bsn program. If you are an LVN and enter a program that offers you a bachelor, you will graduate with your RN (this is all of...

  13. Difference between RN and LVN

    pharmgirl replied to tinybubblez5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm a little confused about your question. LVN and/or LPN are usually diploma programs. RN is usually either an associates degree or a bachelors degree and moves to masters, phd etc. I'm sure that...

  14. tricks and help from instructors

    pharmgirl replied to lulu rn's topic in General Students

    Snwbdr...usually when taking a test your first instinct is right. When you start erasing and second guessing yourself this is when you get into trouble. We've actually had students fail out because...

  15. working full time and making A's is it possible?

    pharmgirl replied to keithjones's topic in General Students

    Anything is possible. Just remember that pre-reqs and nursing school are two different breeds. What might be easy for you in the fall may not work in the spring when you start nursing school. Good...

  16. Pre-Nursing Student Requests Your Advice

    pharmgirl replied to klk2kls's topic in LPN to RN

    it sounds like your instructors are preparing you for NS. Lots of material, short amount of time and self-taught. My advice to you is to simply keep up. Dont get behind and really internalize the...

  17. My LTC Experience

    pharmgirl replied to sparky99's topic in General Students

    wonderful essay. I really enjoyed it, it was very touching. thank you for

  18. Grades- do instructors round up?

    pharmgirl replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Students

    Nope, no rounding here either. What you get is what you get. We've had plenty fail out due to fraction of a

  19. How time consuming is it?

    pharmgirl replied to 2bJoshRN9788's topic in General Students

    I spend around the same. 40-60 hours. In our syllabus it states that students are expected to study 4 hours for every credit hour. Ours is a 10 credit hour program so that is about right. Toward...

  20. How to remember the different insulins....

    pharmgirl replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Nerdtonurse - I love the way you remember it. Thats a great way and I wish I had known that a few months ago. I struggled with that too. Definately going to save this thread for future reference...

  21. When you are in NS do you do anything during the summer?

    pharmgirl replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    We don't have any commitments this summer. They said that they would post drug cards for us at some point so we could work on them if we wanted to but I dont know when that will be. Other than that,...

  22. Urgent help on pain question!!!

    pharmgirl replied to christina_chavez's topic in General Students

    I found a little on the subject. Quite interesting actually. At the bottom of the following link there are other links as well. Good Luck

  23. ATI Books v. Testing

    pharmgirl replied to dianajh73's topic in General Students

    I just took the predictor Friday. I really thought I bombed it as I was taking it but ended up with a 99% to pass the NCLEX first round. So I was happy. It is a lot of common sense questions. No,...

  24. ATI Books v. Testing

    pharmgirl replied to dianajh73's topic in General Students

    We were required to buy ATI also for 300-400 something. The only thing that I use the codes for are the practice tests. They (ATI) actually had a meeting with us when we bought it and they gave us a...

  25. Nursing History - Beautiful video

    pharmgirl replied to Lady_Vol's topic in General Students

    I really enjoyed them. I cannot believe she was just left to deliver the baby and then to have it stillborn to boot. yikes! Really tells the story of her life, and nice to see the path of those...