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I thought I was holding up pretty good, until I saw my doctor about these weird arrythmias I have been having. He told me I have mitral valve prolapse with symptoms appearing right around the time I started the program, soooo basically triggered by stress. Apparently I'm not fairing as well as I though

I'm using a grapefruit(bigger target ), and it works like a charm!

I have to say my first day went really well! It was orientation-like, with a healthy dose of intimidation thrown in there! LOL But they don't scare me :chuckle I'm just really excited....They changed the pharm. book at the last min. which was frustrating, but oh well! I've already pin-pointed some classmates that I'd like to buddy up with, soooo...all in all a good first week! Thank God:yeah::yeah:

Just a silly nursing school student question...what does CYA stand for?

I'm in!! Took my NLN on Feb. 28th, got my score and am now waiting for the school's rejection or acceptance letter! Keeping my fingers crossed for everybody...

Thanks for the replies, they were definitely helpful and true to form. My first few nights have not gone so well. Between the short staff, lack of proper orientation, unfriendly and jaded coworkers, and bad examples set by all, I am definitely discouraged at this point I want to stick with it as long as I need to in order to get my cna certification, but I'm worried. There are so many call-ins by the other aides, and now the staff is telling me once I get off orientation that if my relieving shift does not come in I am REQUIRED to stay. It is the norm around this place to pull double shifts! I have another job and school on top of this one. I am becoming increasingly concerned. Well, thanks for listening to me rant! With so many people losing their jobs now I guess I am grateful to have 2, but this is not going to be easy!

I'm starting tonight at a nursing home orientating as a CNA, I'm taking the class there as I go. I've never worked in this kind of setting and am very nervous. Any advice on how I can get through this with ease, any definite do's and don'ts? Thanks in Advance!

I am taking the nln at the end of Feb. I have the suggested review book and am glad to hear that others have had success with it. I'll be happy when this test is over, any other tips for this particular test would help!! Thanks

Repetition, repetition, repetition!! LOL I concentrated a lot on the diff. long bones, it took awhile to keep the trochanters, condoyles, epicondyles, and tuberosities straight:bugeyes: I found this site really helpful too...http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/skeleton/skeleton.htm. Good luck!

Got my cummulative score for our 3-part test(lecture and 2 bone id), I got a 99%. I goofed a little on the lecture portion but got all the bones right!! Phew, now on to muscles....

I'm awaiting my cummulative score on the bone test. We had a test for the lecture material, an ID test of the axial skeleton, and an ID test of the appendicular skeleton. I got 77 out of 82 possible points for the lecture portion. I'll find out Tues. (fingers crossed)

Ohhh, good one!! Thanks...:heartbeat

Wow, congrats....:yeah:

Yeah, I would definitely feel lied too!

Wow, thank you so much! I just posted on the A&P Fall 2008 thread that I was in need of some help with bones!