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  1. Applicants to Baylor

    daniedi77 replied to gn0789's topic in Texas Nursing

    Good Luck to everyone!!!! I am a senior @ Baylor and I was also a transfer student who applied for the fall semester. I remember waiting to hear, I actually found out I was accepted on the Baylor...

  2. Do you guys see a lot of people saying they are nursing students....

    daniedi77 replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    I feel like everybody has goals and where they are at in their particular goal is of no mind to me. Pre-Nursing, Nursing........whatevs. IMHO, the real claim to fame is passing the boards. You can be...

  3. Prescription narcotics or benzodiazepines while working?

    daniedi77 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not all medication effects everyone the same. I take 1 mg xanax PRN and I am not altered in anyway and able to function in all my duties. The key thing is the first time you use it make sure you are...

  4. 2 year student to 3 year student

    daniedi77 replied to clucito01's topic in General Students

    Yes, I have been in the same type of situation. But let me just say that you need a STRONG foundation in Patho. It is a huge part of nursing. I know it sucks but if nursing is where your heart is,...

  5. tell me about L&D/PP clinicals

    daniedi77 replied to anonymousstudent's topic in General Students

    Well, I just finished my OB rotation and all I can say is that I tolerated it. I was lucky enough to be in a large county hospital that had many L&D units (high-risk, Low-risk, private). It also...

  6. DCCCD:SCIT or BIOL

    daniedi77 replied to L&D4ME's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Okay, i'll tell ya right now an save you money an headache. ALWAYS take the 2400/Bio classes. MANY of the SCIT classes DO NOT transfer to university!!!!!!! It is the same class. If your just going for...

  7. What to do??

    daniedi77 replied to yisy4u's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Make an appt. with a nursing admissions coun. bring an unoffical transcrpt and he, or she will be able to tell you which classes can be applied to that particular

  8. I Love Science Classes- But...

    daniedi77 replied to lifelearningrn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You dont have to be perfect, you just need a strong foundation. With each science class, you build upon which you have learned previously. I made B's in all science classes, except Chem, made a C. I...

  9. Do I have to be done with all of my pre-reqs before applying to nursing school?

    daniedi77 replied to Steff's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was accepted before i WAS FINISHED WITH MY PRE-REQS. I believe i had five classes left.Chem, alg., stat, span 1 &2. I completed them all except span 2 before I started the first semester. Im a...

  10. Micro and A&P 2 together?

    daniedi77 replied to shesham's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did both, wasn't that bad. Alot of it goes hand in

  11. NO PRIVACY: HIPPA? What's HIPPA

    daniedi77 posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I'm so sorry I need to vent. I work in a smaller hospital only about 300 beds, so everybody knows everybody. So anyway, in the past and especially in the last few months there have been many a...

  12. NO PRIVACY: HIPPA? What's HIPPA

    daniedi77 replied to daniedi77's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Soooo sad but

  13. NO PRIVACY: HIPPA? What's HIPPA

    daniedi77 replied to daniedi77's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    LOL. I don't think it makes a difference, people don't practice it!!!!! But for accuracy sake "My

  14. Bathing Classmates and Other Personal Boundaries?

    daniedi77 replied to brownhairedgal's topic in General Students

    I just wanted to add that no one can make you do something you are uncomfortable with. With that being said, don't let rumors scare you. Talk to the instructor. Like I stated earlier, we did do bed...

  15. NO PRIVACY: HIPPA? What's HIPPA

    daniedi77 replied to daniedi77's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    You know what I

  16. Scenario, Nursing School: UTA

    daniedi77 replied to andrewprincesspeach's topic in General Students

    Always need an order for restraints. Why is she restrained? Is she a fall risk? Restraints should be last option, as for the suppository, she may feel the urge due to the rectal administration. Call...

  17. lung sounds

    daniedi77 replied to sleepy1010's topic in General Students

    Don't worry, that's what your supposed to hear. You have to know normal to recognize abnornal. When you have abnormal you will know

  18. Anyone fail out of nursing school for not being able to take a bp???

    daniedi77 replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Students

    Don't beat yourself up about it, just keep practicing. Do you do a palpable pressure first to see what the systolic pressure is? If your right on the brachial artery you should be able to hear the...

  19. Bathing Classmates and Other Personal Boundaries?

    daniedi77 replied to brownhairedgal's topic in General Students

    I just want to say that it is not bad. In my BSN program we did have to give each other bed baths. But the thing is that when done correctly, the patient (classmate) is pretty much covered up except...

  20. No She/he Did Not!!!

    daniedi77 replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    NO SHE DIDN'T go into the wrong room and assess the wrong patient all day and never realized it until post conference......thank god she didnt pass meds... Can we say, " Can you please verify your...

  21. Baylor

    daniedi77 replied to Prettyladie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just wanted to add that I do work a full-time job. I received aid to cover school but I still need to work to cover my

  22. Baylor

    daniedi77 replied to Prettyladie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took the NET test at Baylor, and you are able to take the the as many times as you want. Its good if you have test anxiety. It is true Baylor is expense, but its worth it! It runs about 14,000 a...

  23. Baylor

    daniedi77 replied to Prettyladie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi, I don't remember my exact GPA but it was around 3.3-3.5 and I wasn't finished with my pre-reques, so don't let that stop you from applying. I still had 5 classes left. You just have to finish...

  24. For A&P1, what are LAB PRACTICALS/TESTS like??

    daniedi77 replied to tinediddy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I took A&P1, our lab practical consisted of different areas about 1-40. At one table there would be a bone and we would have to identify it, the next area would be a microscope and we would...

  25. I'm so dissapointed in myself; not doing great in Chemistry

    daniedi77 replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I so know where you are coming from. I just took a May term general chem class. 3 WEEKS!!!!!! 7 HOURS EVERYDAY!!!! I had chest pains and anxiety. I failed several tests, but made up for it with my lab...