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  1. Csu sacramento fall 2010 nursing

    polka-dot replied to cheezn4life's topic in California Nursing

    Yes...Mom 2-2 is

  2. Worried about hiring requirements..........

    polka-dot replied to greenfiremajick's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree that a BSN is a waste of time...I spoke to a recruiter two weeks ago who said they don't even consider ADN graduates for their new-grad positions. So, from that standpoint, it's definitely...

  3. Looking for the PERFECT ink pen ;)

    polka-dot replied to nkochrn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Pilot EasyTouch with the click tops. Hands down my favorite pen. Even the Med point is fine enough for the ridiculously small writing one has to do in the

  4. What's your pick for the perfect nurses watch?

    polka-dot replied to MShell's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I am looking for a watch that meets these criteria...if you know of this "Dream Watch" please let me know! -Analog with second hand -Rubber or Jelly strap -Lights up -24 hour time -Date preferred, but...

  5. My first Clinical class and how to best prepare for it

    polka-dot replied to Lawrence F's topic in General Students

    Tip #1: Know your physiology...if you paid attention in A&P, it's a LOT easier to learn the patho and know what to do Tip #2: Get an NCLEX book and get used to the questions with 2 really good...

  6. Metabolic/ respiratory acidosis and alkalosis

    polka-dot replied to jennielynn's topic in General Students

    The Basics (it can get much trickier than this!) If the ph is acidic (below 7.35) and the bicarb level is low, then it's metabolic acidosis. If the ph is alkalotic (above 7.45) and the bicarb level...

  7. Is becoming an LVN first instead of an RN a good idea?

    polka-dot replied to KeeKeePee's topic in General Students

    Another option is to take a few more classes and apply to BSN programs which admit students based on merit and not a lottery or wait list (me and all my classmates got in on the first try). I had a...

  8. Do you think the job market for nurses will improve by the time you graduate?

    polka-dot replied to AtACrossRoads's topic in General Students

    I talked to a nurse recruiter at a university hospital here in town and was told that he receives around 300 applicants for M/S jobs and around 200 for ICU. Of those, he disqualifies 50% right off the...

  9. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    polka-dot replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Next time you laugh at someone for studying their tail off, you might wait until after the scores come in to see if you even passed. STOOOOOOOOP talking.

  10. Nursing School Must Haves??

    polka-dot replied to Servingshots's topic in General Students

    A wakeup call service so you can peacefully sleep the night before clinical without waking up every hour to check that you set your alarm. wakeupcalls(dot)net is awesome...and only about $5 a month....

  11. Possible ethical question about Clinical experience...

    polka-dot replied to Studying24.7's topic in General Students

    Just to play devil's advocate...maybe since she had a student she expected the student to provide the

  12. What would you answer for this test question?

    polka-dot replied to tbell2's topic in General Students

    I'd go with B as the "number one" reason because ALL infants have ineffective thermoregulation. In theory, you could have a child who is wrapped up snug as a bug in a rug 24/7 and they'd STILL have...

  13. Chubby Nursing Student****

    polka-dot replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in General Students

    I have to respectfully offer a contrary point of view to the poster who suggested you need to eat a lot of meat...just like anything, eating too much protein will also be stored as fat. What happens...

  14. Schools in California

    polka-dot replied to jiwonkim89's topic in General Students

    I've heard from several people that UCSF is

  15. What is the best coloring book for anatomy and physiology?

    polka-dot replied to TrinaCNA's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The anatomy is the easy part...just memorize it and be done with it so you can spend the bulk of your time learning the physiology. What helped me for anatomy was a book that came wrapped with our...

  16. Curious..What classes were in everyone's first semester?

    polka-dot replied to CBsMommy's topic in General Students

    Intro to Nursing (a theory class) - 3 credits Med Surge (included one day a week in clinical) - 5 credits Skills - 2 credits Assessment - 1 credit Therapeutic Communication - 1 credit Pharmacology - 3...

  17. Mom/Student Planner

    polka-dot replied to brittany_micah's topic in General Students

    It's the Uncalendar....and it's

  18. What you wished you'd reviewed?

    polka-dot replied to bjl18's topic in General Students

    endocrine,

  19. I dont like it

    polka-dot replied to megpie83's topic in General Students

    6-10 patients????????? What part of the world makes you do

  20. People are dropping like flies

    polka-dot replied to 20mom10's topic in General Students

    getting2work, I'm curious...what classes do you have in the last semester that are so daunting? Thanks and good

  21. heart failure patient question- please help!

    polka-dot replied to NStiger88's topic in General Students

    In left-sided heart failure, the heart is unable to receive the full amount of blood coming in from the pulmonary veins which leads to pulmonary edema. The capillary pressure in the lungs becomes...

  22. No more sciences! Anyone else?

    polka-dot replied to Sand_Dollar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you guys don't like science, then you may not like nursing school...just a

  23. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    polka-dot replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

    I also color-code with highlighters but in a different way than the previous poster...yellow is for definitions, orange is for headers (if I have a lot of topics on one page), green is for numbers...

  24. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    polka-dot replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

    Weighing in on the unbind-or-not-to-unbind debate...I have done both, and it can work really well in some cases. For classes where you don't cross-reference other topics in the book, then de-binding...

  25. School Supplies: Anything out of the ordinary needed?!

    polka-dot replied to confusedstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    I got the full-size Lifestyle version. In red! I also ordered the bookstand off the advice here and it came yesterday. It is great and definitely can stand up to my Med/Surg book, which is over 2000...