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  1. Does Your School Give Priority Registration to Certain People?

    smartin13 replied to jpeters84's topic in General Students

    At my school we don't even get to register ourselves. The advisor registers all of us. She picks an arbitrary day and on that day at a certain time we can email her our prefrences of classes, times,...

  2. Clinical Assignments ?

    smartin13 posted a topic in General Students

    Next quarter we won't get our assignments at the hospital untill 3 or later. I work second shift (3-11) part time at a hospital that, because I work there I will never be able to do clinicals at. So...

  3. What do we REALLY need to be successful during school?

    smartin13 replied to blessedx2's topic in General Students

    I have two binders one for lecture the other for labs and clinicals and each one has about 10-15 dividers in it. Besides all the things mentioned above I would figure out how you organize yourself and...

  4. MMR Requirements?

    smartin13 replied to PreRN Katie's topic in General Students

    We had to have a titre drawn, all mine were good except the mumps so I had to get a mumps shot. I think thats the safest way to go, because if they didn't do that I wouldn't have known that my mumps...

  5. Are clinicals really difficult for schools to schedule?

    smartin13 replied to insa's topic in General Students

    At my school we aren't even allowed to register for our classes. The advisor puts us into whatever sections fit best with her magical plan. We can request days but there is not guarentee that we...

  6. Typical day in the life?

    smartin13 replied to Lulellafaith's topic in General Students

    Mon Lecture 9-12:30 Tues Clinical 7-12 Wed Lecture 12-3:30 Thurs Clinical 7-12 I also work at a hospital 3 or 4 (sometimes more) days a week totaling about 32 hours or so. I'm lucky all of my non...

  7. Depressed with first semester

    smartin13 replied to lynz06's topic in General Students

    I would stick with it, also do the questions that are in your book, or that come from the cd that came with your book since this is where the material is comming from. Use NCLEX type study questions...

  8. How many are left?

    smartin13 posted a topic in General Students

    I was reading another thred about the rollercoaster that is nursing school and I was wondering if other programs lost the same or similar numbers of students. Also there is an added stress of seeing...

  9. How are your clinicals graded?

    smartin13 replied to gabriella86's topic in General Students

    ours are the same way satisfactory or unsatisfactory. we have to get a pass on everything or were

  10. Is there a sticky of "where to start"???

    smartin13 replied to pashari's topic in General Students

    I would check out the local programs and see what if any of your credits transfer. Worrying about actuall nursing classes may not be the first obstical. If you have a large amount of classes that...

  11. Anat and Physio vs. A&PI and A&PII...

    smartin13 replied to jennafezz's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    At my school we have A&P I, A&P II, and A&P III. In each class we learned about the systems and how they worked in the labs that were with the class (right after lecture) we learned about...

  12. What kind of grading scale are you on??

    smartin13 replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    96 – 100% = A 92 – 95% = A- 88 – 91% = B+ 84 – 87% = B 80 – 83% = B- 78 – 79% = C+ 76 – 77% = C Anything below that and you are

  13. Emotional Rollercoaster of Nursing School!!!

    smartin13 replied to Blove86's topic in General Students

    Chevyv I totally agree with you. While I'm in the middle of the process I have already seen many drop out or be asked to leave. After every test I'm so thankful that I am still there even though I...

  14. Course Work?

    smartin13 replied to SDChargersGirl#31's topic in General Students

    We really don't have any papers. We have two presentations, one with our clinical group and one by ourselves. We don't read chapters very often in my program its usually parts of many different...

  15. How hard is First semester in Nursing school?

    smartin13 replied to Pinkster's topic in General Nursing

    It all depends on you. I am in the middle of my first year and am working part time (24hrs but sometimes close to 40) and I am taking an extra class as well, the class is online and simple but does...

  16. Please help with nursing diagnosis

    smartin13 replied to RNnTrainin''s topic in General Students

    Did she say that she had been eating less due to the n/v/d? if so you can use her deminished intake for the

  17. Discussing Grades with Other Students

    smartin13 replied to anewday's topic in General Students

    If we ask what someone got in front of our instructors they will remind us that it is none of our business and confidential. We do however talk, and I am perfectly ok with someone asking me or telling...

  18. Palm for NS?

    smartin13 replied to avahnel's topic in General Students

    I actually just got one this weekend, well not a palm but a dell pocket pc. Do some research about what programs can be put on to which types of pda, I found that some aren't compatable with all...

  19. how often do you study?

    smartin13 replied to hTx87's topic in General Students

    I study an hour or two every day, that may include doing work or just studying. Our tests are always on monday mornings so the weekends before tests I usually study a little more and Im making high...

  20. Is your loved one sick of hearing nursing stuff?

    smartin13 replied to melisgood's topic in General Students

    I agree with pmkn, he doesn't have to care about nursing, what you have learned or saw even. He does however have to care about you, and to me part of that is listening to whatever you have to say....

  21. Knees hurt after a day of clinical!

    smartin13 replied to NICUplease's topic in General Students

    My instructor swares by support hose, I know I laugh at her every time (she isn't old only in her 40's) but some days I seriously consider it. Maybe Ill try it when it gets colder and try to...

  22. advice on switching studying habits

    smartin13 replied to intuition's topic in General Students

    Try looking at this thread https://allnurses.com/forums/f50/how-i-take-test-get-337651.html I found it very helpful, and good luck you can do it!!!

  23. UH New Grad Rate?

    smartin13 replied to acbeauty's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I currently work at TUH and the nurses are all union except for in the ED and other certain areas (radiology etc.) but the floors and ICU are all