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  1. Our Kiddos

    LifelongDream replied to LifelongDream's topic in General Students

    Thank you. I went to nursing school for the exact same reason... To Chase My Dreams. I want my kids to see that nothing is impossible and that if they try hard enough, they can do

  2. Maslows Doesn't apply here?

    LifelongDream replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    This is a case where you just need to know that the priority after slow titration of insulin would be volume replacement with

  3. Missed my clinical day

    LifelongDream replied to kikwon89's topic in General Students

    I use the fire alarm on my cell and my alarm clock on our bedside table. I know how to find the snooze button on the alarm clock in my sleep, but I get super frustrated (and AWAKE) trying to figure...

  4. 1yr RN programs anymhere

    LifelongDream replied to tchinjoe's topic in General Students

    Do you have your bachelors in something else? You could do a Accelerated BSN. It takes 12

  5. Debinding textbooks -- Did you regret it later?

    LifelongDream replied to DolceVita's topic in General Students

    One of the girls in our class has OMNI??? I think that's the name. Anyways, she would scan her book and it would turn all of the text into a pdf or word file. It was

  6. BA to ADN to MSN?

    LifelongDream replied to sholmsen's topic in General Students

    sholmsen, I loved, LOVED my program. I had attended one semester of traditional nursing school when I was 19. I was a great student, studied hard, graduated a year early from high school... But I...

  7. taking chem and mircorbio together = good/bad idea?

    LifelongDream replied to aaeluv's topic in General Students

    Be smart and take them one at a time. Save your

  8. BA to ADN to MSN?

    LifelongDream replied to sholmsen's topic in General Students

    I understand your wanting to get your MSN, but have you thought about an accelerated BSN? I had my BS in Biology and went to the Second Degree BSN Program through Texas Tech Health Sciences Center. We...

  9. Care Plans - What's their purpose? - What do you think of them?

    LifelongDream replied to jjjoy's topic in General Students

    At our school, the instructors have adopted a policy of grading student assignments three times (once by three different instructors). The elements that are recognized as deficit after all three have...

  10. Is Nursing school Hard?

    LifelongDream replied to klott86's topic in General Students

    Before completing my BSN program, I already had a BS in Biology. Nursing school is a totally different experience from other degrees. I think the thing that makes it so much more difficult is the time...

  11. Random Thoughts: From a Nursing Student

    LifelongDream replied to VidaUrbana's topic in General Students

    Gosh, I hope I don't kill somebody... Three weeks til graduation and scared to

  12. I got accepted into LMU's nursing program!

    LifelongDream replied to country_boy's topic in General Students

    We have three guys in our program of 12 students. We love our guys and we wouldn't trade them for anything! They have an entirely different way of looking at many situations. It is refreshing to not...

  13. What do you all think about this? (SkepticalOB blog)

    LifelongDream replied to Guest321574's topic in General Nursing

    I agree also. I did well on our last calculations test before graduation, but about a third of our class did not! It's very scary to think that these students will be out taking care of patients...

  14. What is the one thing you wish you were told before starting nursing school

    LifelongDream replied to CyberVulpine's topic in General Students

    I wish I could have known just how difficult nursing school would be. I graduated high school a year early,with a 4.0, graduated with a bachelor's in Biology with a 3.9, and after teaching for 5...

  15. new and need help with maths question

    LifelongDream replied to semuller's topic in General Students

    For some reason, it's messing with the alignment of my numbers.... It should look something like this: 250ml/2mg 1mg/1000mcg 10mcg/min 60min/hr =75ml/hr Just remember: Multiply top numbers and...

  16. new and need help with maths question

    LifelongDream replied to semuller's topic in General Students

    My pt is getting Levophed at 10 mcg /min The concentration is 2 mgs in 250 ml 0.9%N.S. How many mls per hour should I set my pts pump to? Use dimensional analysis. You can use this for almost...

  17. School of Nursing--Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

    LifelongDream replied to Free Spirit 1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    It takes about 4-6 weeks depending on where you take

  18. School of Nursing--Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

    LifelongDream replied to Free Spirit 1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Call your community college to get info about the CNA class. Also, nursing homes are a great source of info. about CNA training programs available. Hope this helps RN2BENAUSTIN! (For some reason my...

  19. Did anyone go through a nursing program with children (what age would be the best)?

    LifelongDream replied to Sweet April's topic in Nursing Career

    I started a nursing program in 1998 and discovered I was pregnant in November of my first semester. I knew how stressful it had been up to that point and decided that at that point in my life, my new...

  20. Dear Instructor...

    LifelongDream posted a topic in General Students

    when i was 19, i attempted nursing school. after 3 months in the program, i felt overwhelmed, sick, tired, and crazy!!! it seemed that the instructors in that program had very little understanding of...

  21. Financial aid for the accelerated BSN-RN program?

    LifelongDream replied to Passionate867530's topic in General Nursing

    I was able to get financial aid for my Accelerated Second Degree BSN Program. In our program, not only do you receive financial aid in the form of loans, but you also receive scholarships! Good luck...

  22. online RN program

    LifelongDream replied to zzyzx's topic in General Nursing

    I can't answer you specifically about that program, but I can tell you about mine! I am going through the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Second Degree Program. This program is mostly...

  23. Need Some Help

    LifelongDream replied to heyheyhey's topic in General Nursing

    I just started a 2nd Degree BSN Program. I had my degree in Biology/Education before. The program I'm in is at Texas Tech and it requires you to do some science prereqs before starting, in addition to...

  24. Texas Tech BSN 2nd Degree

    LifelongDream posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I will be beginning the Texas Tech 2nd Degree program in August '08. I was a teacher for 5 years, but my first love was nursing. I'm excited about the program, but I'm a little worried too! Nursing...

  25. Over reacted

    LifelongDream replied to miss_c's topic in General Nursing

    It's true that nursing experience goes out the window when you deal with your own kids. My mom was an experienced RN when we were kids. She dealt with blood and guts daily because she was an ER and...