shorty3_31

Got my RN 2 months after my 20th birthday. I just turned 21 two weeks ago and everyone in the hospital thought it was the funniest thing that I could pass narcotics, but couldn't buy my own liquour. Haha. Good times!

May 13th can't come fast enough. But I too can't believe we're halfway done...AMAZING FEELING!!!

I started college at 15 and managed to maintain my 4.0 going into the program. And yes, you are right about needing a 4.0 going in. It's really competitive, but don't let that scare you. Use that fear as fuel to do your best in your classes. And like...

births are amazing. nasty, but so much fun to watch...not going back though until it's actually mine, haha.

I love the one I have. It's Sparks and Taylor's Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual. I know it doesn't sound like a care plan book, but it really is. It breaks down the diagnoses by types of patients like pediatric or maternal, and gives every aspect ...

I went through exactly the same thing as you. Actually, our whole first semester clinical group did, lol. You can't really change the teacher's attitude I'm sad to say. But, you can change your attitude (just saying in general, not you personally). I...

It depends on your ability I think. I made it through Fundamentals while taking both A&P 2 and Developmental Psychology. That was the dumbest thing I've ever done, and I barely squeaked by. This semester I decided to take Micro over the summer an...

Started pre-reqs at 16, NS at 18, graduation at 20.

Holy crap...how have I made it this far?

I think it's really circumstantial. When you have to go pick a pt the day before, get paperwork done for your 6 am clinical the next day, get ready for a cath check-off, study for your l&d test the next week, and still try to get enough sleep to ...

How about "bittersweet symphony"? Ha.

The simplest way to remember is to look at whichever value is the furthest off. For example, you can easily tell the difference between acidosis and alkalosis based off the pH, so let's make it 7.25. The next thing to look at would be PaCO2. Say it's...

How do you not know where your apical pulse site is? Stop asking me what the instructor said to complete. I seem to have heard her just fine. I may be your floor partner for clinicals, but that doesn't mean we are married and share everything. I have...

I feel like a part of Procrastinators Anonymous. :-) Ha. I think what finally broke me of the habit was getting such bad grades last semester that it scared me into being on time for assignments. You have to find your niche. We are all hard-wired in...

Like everyone has said, it all depends on the teacher. First semester we were given a list of chapters to read and our "objectives" for the tests, which were basically an outline format of the reading, but really condensed. I learned to read and fill...

Ha, I remember my F&E test from last semester. I had kinda' screwed around for the first three tests so I studied my butt off for that test. I ended up getting an 86, so that made me happier. And yes, that test was one of the more difficult ones,...

Actually, if hydrogen is moving into the cells that would make it alkalosis because hydrogen would be leaving the blood. The pH of blood depends on two things: the amount of hydrogen ions and the amount of bicarbonate (HCO3). Most of the time you can...

My test breakfast of choice would have to be a glass of OJ...nothing like citrus to irritate the bladder right in the middle of a test. I guess it works anyways, because I scored an 84 on my second to last test that I needed to make an 80 on to keep ...

Yeah, our classrooms are uber cold. We are on our P/A labs and will start meds in two weeks. One guy was late today and the instructor had told us that if we were late by more than 10 minutes, she would lock us out. She had like spidey sense and mid-...

We have Skills Labs the first 3 weeks and don't start clinicals until the 4th week: Weeks 1-3 Monday 8-12 Skills Lab Tuesday 7:30-12 Skills Lab 5:45-8:35 A&P 2, scheduled on our own (Lab thurs) Wednesday 8-12 Lecture 7...

So, I was just accepted into my college's nursing program and being on this site I have seen people of all ages. I was just wondering...what are the average ages of people getting into programs across the nation? I'm 18 and I've been the youngest in ...

I was like "oh, crap! what have I gotten myself into?" naw, I was already expecting to have to wait until the spring to make the program. I mean, my grades were excellent by their standards, but since I hadn't finished the prereqs until last spring I...

haha, thanks. yeah, as a guy they will prob be calling on me to make a LOT of transfers...darn you testosterone! :pumpiron:

yeah, we got out for 900..so relieved. :nuke: but what I don't understand is that in our two boxes of books we had a dvd and we were required to enroll on this online site and stuff. anyway, long story short the dvd contained all of our books with a ...

I had a 4.0. I also had a 90 on my HESI. I actually got a call on my cell saying some spots had opened up over the weekend, whatever that meant. I just got back from ordering my uniforms and registration is today at 2. So, I hate to say it, but if yo...