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Congratulations on passing the board!!!!!! What a great Christmas gift. I'm starting block 4 in Jan. and hope to be as lucky as you. What helped you study for the exam?? Any specific books???

I do have the saunders 4th edition. I will start working with the CD. Thanks for the advice. P.S. How do I send a private message??

Thank you so much for your help. I played on this site all day. What is the difference with the internet options?? I have windows XP. Thanks again!!

I'm trying to find some resources on PEDS. I wanted some extra help for test questions regarding PEDS. I was told to go to NCLEX3500 but I'm having a hard time finding nclex questions. Do I have to register with that web site?? Any resources would be very helpful. Thanks!

Thank you for all the great links. Do not know how to reply to PM. I'm new. Just picked you because I needed some encouraging words. That is all!

This is very helpful. Thank you so much.

Thank you for your help. Its starting to make a little sense. I printed this out so I can refer back to it. Hopefully it will start to get easier. I did go by the book today on fluid & electrolytes made easy.

I would love some motivation from you. I am a new student in block I and I'm barely getting by. School is a challenge in itself and all I've ever wanted was to be a nurse. That in itself has been a struggle to get where I'm at today.

Thank you so much for taking the time to write all this down for me. This was my first time on and you have been wonderful. I will write each one out along with their s/sx and see where I'm at. We do not learn too much in bock I about ABG's unfortunately. Thanks once again HOPEFULL2009!

I'm just starting this chapter and I'm already confused. Where to start............Hyper and Hyponatremia; osmolarity.....hyper & hypotonic solutions; ROME, and respiratory/metabolic acidosis/alkalosis. Why does your RRs change with each (respiratory or metabolic)? I'm a mess with this stuff. This website said the best way to understand it is to make diagram of it. I don't know if they mean the pH, HCO3, CO2 levels?? Any help would be so grateful. Thanks, Tami

Hi, I am 6 weeks away from finishing block I and I'm not understanding fluid and electrolytes. My instructor said this would be our hardest test. Well, she is right. I was told to make a diagram to learn what goes where, but I'm so lost. Can anyone help a rookie out?? Tami