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  1. ADN/BSN-Two different NCLEX's?

    missy--kay replied to PurpleLVN's topic in General Nursing

    You will not have to retake the NCLEX when you get your BSN... all the same

  2. How many of your schools require a pharmacology class?

    missy--kay replied to Coruscatedgirl's topic in General Students

    i think any program, adn or bsn, that does not require pharm would be a very scary place. it is so vital to nursing. how could you pass meds not knowing the action, the side effects,

  3. Pregnant and New Job

    missy--kay replied to Super_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats! And actually, I'm in the exact same situation. I found out a few days before I was offered the job. I have a history of miscarriage, so I did not want ANYONE to know, and felt like it wasn't...

  4. What nursing class at your school has the most failure rate?

    missy--kay replied to msteresa97's topic in General Students

    We lost the most in Fundamentals... and we have lost a few each sememster. We started with 35 and we will hopefully graduate 15 next Friday... if all goes

  5. Attrition rate

    missy--kay replied to flowerchild1965's topic in General Students

    We started w/ 36, hopefully graduate the remaining 15 on May

  6. frusterated lpn student

    missy--kay replied to believeallispossible's topic in General Students

    ATIs are hard!! If they don't count for a grade, and you don't have to pass to graduate, then just take a deep breath and go on!! I'm 3 weeks from graduating with RN, and I just make a 50% on a...

  7. Pregnant and in Nursing School ( Advice for a friend)

    missy--kay replied to vlurye1's topic in General Nursing

    A fellow student had a baby in January and was back for 12 hour clinicals 4 days later. We can only miss 1 clinical day in a rotation or we are out, so she was not taking the

  8. Nursing School Must Haves??

    missy--kay replied to Servingshots's topic in General Students

    Two of my must haves: 1. Patience 2. Sense of humor They are both invaluable in NS! Good luck!

  9. First time giving meds tomorrow

    missy--kay replied to tiffanyleigh0212's topic in General Students

    Exciting! My advise... check, check, check, check, check. Always check your 5 rights. It's easy to get "into the swing of things" and not always check your patient's band, but get into the habit...

  10. Will you give out a medication without the order yet?

    missy--kay replied to rn4ever?'s topic in Patient Medications

    It's your license... protect it. If she wants to put hers in danger over a Nicotine patch, so be

  11. Nutrition and pathophysiology missing in curriculum

    missy--kay replied to on eagles wings's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot imagine a nursing program without patho. It is the basis of everything else. How can you properly treat a patient, if you don't understand the disease process? I consult my patho book all the...

  12. Confused Student!!

    missy--kay replied to Sugar637's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I took the PN last June. What I can remember is that many of my questions were delegation, prioritization and infection control. There were a few medication calculations and a few meds. Hope that...

  13. HELP ATI comprehensive predictor :/

    missy--kay replied to dmansmith10's topic in General Students

    ATI gives the instructor codes for each class/ subject. We would get a list of codes for practice ATIs for each subject. I'm in the last semester, and they gave us a list of 5-6 practice ATIs. It...

  14. HELP ATI comprehensive predictor :/

    missy--kay replied to dmansmith10's topic in General Students

    The codes to ATI are school/program specific... Good luck on the ATI pn, I took that last year! Glad it's over, now the RN starting on

  15. What you had to give up for NS

    missy--kay replied to amathis's topic in General Students

    My thoughts,

  16. Please Tell Me About Hospice Nursing...Quick!

    missy--kay replied to iluvdetroit's topic in General Nursing

    Great thread. I start my capstone in the inpatient Hospice unit this month. I am very interested in the field (personal experience) and requested it, but now, however, I am nervous! Good luck on the...

  17. has your school done fund raisers? Need ideas to help pay for pinning ceremony

    missy--kay replied to avidhunter3's topic in General Students

    My whole class did not want to be bothered during the nursing program w/ fundraisers and such, so we just did dues. We have raised about 2000 so far, and that is plenty for a small pinning ceremony...

  18. please share feelings about the future when approaching graduation

    missy--kay replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in General Students

    I have 3 months until graduation, and I would like the same information!! I did not work through nursing school (thanks to my wonderful, awesomeness of a husband) and I feel like I have NO experience...

  19. How Hard is Nursing School?

    missy--kay replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Students

    There has been so many posts about "how hard nursing school is". The word "hard" is so subjective, and impossible for anyone else to determine that for you. I have struggled through several parts of...

  20. A&P 2 - which was the hardest system?

    missy--kay replied to QuarterLife88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Endocrine has always been the thorn in my

  21. T-Minus 6 days for 2nd attempt Nclex-PN...

    missy--kay replied to ivvann's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Look in the NCLEX board under the Pearsonvue trick... there are like 30000000 posts on it!! Good luck on the

  22. APA format

    missy--kay replied to ToBANurse2010's topic in General Students

    I've always used essayrater.com. Load your paper, follow the prompts. It's awesome. Paper that I didn't use it, 84. Paper that I did, 100. Good luck... I hate writing

  23. I failed my first check off

    missy--kay replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry!! I failed my first checkoff of BP, too... and now I'm in my last semester! I think they can be very difficult to hear and it takes alot of practice. The instructor that I did it on the...

  24. Anyone do a CNA program in the summer?

    missy--kay replied to IrishMama's topic in Colorado Nursing

    hello! I took the CNA program through Front Range in Fort Collins over the summer a few years ago. The class/lab was Tues and Thurs from 6-10 for a few weeks in Loveland, then 3 days of clinical at a...

  25. Looking for LPN school in Colorado

    missy--kay replied to phines8098's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Hi! Yes, I do like the program. Of course, I think every program has their issues, and Aims is no different. The clinicals are great. I have had to go out of town a few times. I went to McKee for a...