my4helpers

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  1. Summer Nursing Classes

    For those of you that are currently in a two year (ADN) nursing program, are there any summer nursing classes that you are able to take after your first year of nursing school is over
  2. PALS and NALS

    NRP is what i mean. The reason I question this is because I will be graduating in May and around here we are allowed to start applying for jobs and they will hold them until we pass the boards. Being...
  3. PALS and NALS

    I am trying to find some info on getting these two certifications. Are you able to get them while in nursing school, or do you have to sit for the boards
  4. Ok I need some advise as I go through this every single semester!! How do you go about studying for finals when there is so much to read. Do you start from the beginning and read each power point, do...
  5. Honest opinion when is it enough

    Quick background, I started school back in 09 and took it slow and got all of my prereqs out of the way. Started nursing school in the fall of 2011 did wonderful in fundamentals, but sadly I didn't...
  6. So I am a little confused. Do you think assess and monitor has the same meaning or does these two terms have different meanings. Please share your
  7. Assess and Monitor.....

    This is actually not a homework question; I would never ask one, unless I got my homework back and it was graded :-) This was on a test last week and I got it wrong so I wanted to see what other...
  8. Does anyone here get any type of special accommodations when it comes to taking their nursing test whether it's being able to be in a quiet room or even getting more time to take the
  9. Honest opinion when is it enough

    My instructor seems to think that I don't know the why behind each answer and my friend says I read way too much into the question. I am not sure where she gets her questions from but it's so...
  10. Honest opinion when is it enough

    Like I said I am great in the clinical setting so I am assuming I am more of a hands on person. However, I am not sure how to assess what goes wrong. For example, I had a friend quiz me for almost 2...
  11. Nursing School/Phlebotomist

    I am currently a nursing student in a five semester ADN program. In less than two weeks I will be starting my third semester. I am supposed to graduate next July, but in the meantime I am hoping to...
  12. General Chemistry Lab

    Can anyone tell me what to expect in chemistry lab? I did horrible in chemistry and barely passed even though I had tutors. I just could not get the hang of it. I am transferring schools and luckily...
  13. Kaplan Science Test

    I am applying to a nursing program for the spring of 2014 and I have to take the compass/kaplan test by the end of August. I am not too worried about the compass test because I have transfer credits...
  14. Need Advice on NS

    I really need some advice on NS! I would love to hear feedback about what others would do in my situation! I am 35, married with 4 kids. I have wanted to be a nurse ever since I was 5. I didn't just...
  15. Need Advice on NS

    I think that I am letting fear get in my way. The way that I am looking at it is: I have already spent 4 years in school, I have accumulated school debt, this school is much more expensive being...
  16. What is your Fall schedule?

    Fall will be my 3rd out of 4 semesters and I am taking: med/surg II 5 cr (lecture, lab & clinical) OB 2 cr (6 total hours of lab and then lecture and clinical) This summer I am getting psych out...
  17. IV Dosage Calculation

    Does anyone have an easy way to do these type of problems? Our test is next week and I am just so confused by these; we also need to get 100% or we fail. We had one dosage calculation test last week...
  18. IV Dosage Calculation

    I am sitting here trying to figure out why I am having such a hard time with these and I think it's because I get confused on what the problem is asking for. I don't have a particular problem on hand,...
  19. NCLEX Questions in NS

    While in nursing school, how many NCLEX questions do you do a day? I am trying to organize and prioritize my studying skills. Do you think 10 to 20 would be good to start with? I have an app on my...
  20. NCLEX Questions in NS

    That is great advice!! Thank
  21. Must Have Nursing Books

    I am in my second semester of an RN program and I am wondering, besides the books that you need for your nursing program, what are some extra must have nursing books that have helped you or are...
  22. At our nursing program, once you fail anything twice, your out for good. I completed my first semester of nursing school in the fall of 2011 and I was supposed to graduate this May. However, while...
  23. Must Have Nursing Books

    Thanks for all of the great suggestions!! For starters, I just purchased the Saunders Comprehensive Review book and the NANDA book. GrnTea this was definitely on my list because I have seen you...
  24. Kent State

    Any one currently attending any of the Kent
  25. So Frustrated Chem. Related

    I just DO NOT get chemistry at all! I took it last semester because our prof. was horrible and now I am retaking it. In fact, our school has two horrible professors and one easy prof. Tons and tons...