TessaMae

TessaMae

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  1. Please get your health reuirements taken care of before school starts aka my long day

    TessaMae replied to pca_85's topic in General Students

    If you are not able to get your immunization records you can have titers drawn. It is a simple blood draw and can get you all the info you will need in a jiff...at least for me. I spent 10 minutes at...

  2. Dismissed from my program less than a week before finals!!! Please Help!

    TessaMae replied to MattiesMama's topic in General Students

    i am so happy for you

  3. DNP or PhD??

    TessaMae replied to madden52's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Both degree programs share demanding expectations, a scholarly approach, and a commitment to the advancement of nursing. Beyond that there are distinct differences: DNP: Prepares nurses at the...

  4. Dismissed from my program less than a week before finals!!! Please Help!

    TessaMae replied to MattiesMama's topic in General Students

    Good

  5. Dismissed from my program less than a week before finals!!! Please Help!

    TessaMae replied to MattiesMama's topic in General Students

    This is my biggest fear. I have to travel an hour to most clinical sites and where I am tends to get more snow than where school/clinical is but the few times this has happened I have always been too...

  6. Are there good websites that review info relevant to NCLEX?

    TessaMae replied to Technicalglitch's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Most good nclex books come with cd's...saunders, kaplan, prentice hall, lippincott, then you get the book as a comprehensive review and a cd to use when you dont want to carry a

  7. help from other night nurse mama's of young ones!

    TessaMae replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    I think what makes the night shift difficult is that the schedule (for those with a family) requires you go to sleep soon after getting out of work. When you work days you get off work and don't go...

  8. Dismissed from my program less than a week before finals!!! Please Help!

    TessaMae replied to MattiesMama's topic in General Students

    I think (and I mean no disrespect to you) the poster was implying that it sucks to be kicked when you are already down...even if you have a point...I'm sure the OP is down on herself already and wont...

  9. Dismissed from my program less than a week before finals!!! Please Help!

    TessaMae replied to MattiesMama's topic in General Students

    I think that is a good

  10. Favorites...

    TessaMae replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    I am wondering...objectively speaking, are the nurses that are more experienced also better* nurses? *better is not the word I am looking for but I can't seem to think of the right one I only ask...

  11. Dismissed from my program less than a week before finals!!! Please Help!

    TessaMae replied to MattiesMama's topic in General Students

    Ok, makes sense now, I thought you were saying you had a pair of acceptable shoes but decided to wear the crocs instead. It really sucks that you have to go through this and I hope it works out in...

  12. Dismissed from my program less than a week before finals!!! Please Help!

    TessaMae replied to MattiesMama's topic in General Students

    Just curious but why didn't you were the shoes you brought with you instead of the crocs that you knew were not

  13. X-rays and CT scans may raise cancer risk - latest study

    TessaMae replied to MiaNJ's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe the newer TB blood test would be something that would work for you?? Its called Quantiferon Gold. I would also call a Tb clinic. I had a positive ppd once that I was sure was from an error in...

  14. Thinking back- what was going through my head!?!?!

    TessaMae replied to VM85's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Let me put it to you this way if you had 75 questions 15 are sample so thats 60 questions...the average passing test taker gets just over 50% correct...that is why it seems so hard because when you...

  15. NLN anantomy and Physiology Challenge Exam

    TessaMae replied to falcon73's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have heard it is rather hard, my friend took the A&P challenge exam, didn't really study and didn't pass. I would suggest reviewing terminology (roots/prefixes at least) and get an anatomy...

  16. Help I cant rememeber anything I read!!!

    TessaMae replied to Giselle07's topic in General Students

    that site is great! thanks for the

  17. Help I cant rememeber anything I read!!!

    TessaMae replied to Giselle07's topic in General Students

    It would help to know what you are doing What time of day are you reading, for how long, where are you, how much are you reading, when are you reading (before you go over it in class or after) For...

  18. Nurse Practice Act Question

    TessaMae replied to Worthless_Nut's topic in General Nursing

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  19. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    TessaMae replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

    The tests are more accurate now than ever before, I think around 1998 they changed the threshold from 300ish ng to 2000 ng to prevent false positives. I am not sure when your husband took his test...I...

  20. Best study guide (my notes)

    TessaMae replied to Newgradq's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks for the great info! Maybe I am tired today but I am lost with the very first part...I don't get the "311 30 10 10 for pedi

  21. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    TessaMae replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

    They can't tell you not to take a medication that you have an rx for but like the other poster said if your MD gives you a script for vicodin for example, your school and/or hospital can tell you that...

  22. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    TessaMae replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

    If they told you you can't tape lectures, you realize this pen still is taping the lectures? I am not one for breaking the rules but if you are going to sneak and tape the lectures with a recorder...

  23. Questions: Prednisone, AST & ALT labs

    TessaMae replied to niculove's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    OMG, sorry I forgot about your actual question. Prednisone when taken longer than 7 days, suppresses the adrenals and has to be gradually stopped if taken for longer than that. So I guess, if you...

  24. Urgent Question!!!

    TessaMae replied to rita.kumar83's topic in General Nursing

    YES leave it!! when they say round to the hundredths that is ONLY if needed. Try to relax, if this is your biggest issue you will be

  25. Questions: Prednisone, AST & ALT labs

    TessaMae replied to niculove's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Both are correct, there is total calcium and ionized calcium. normal total calcium is 9-10.5 mg/dL and a normal ionized calcium is 4.5-5.5 mg/dL We used total calcium in school for the most part but...