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Get one of those NCLEX-PN review books. Saunders is a really good one. This will really help you understand the format of some of the test questions you may get in class, as well as why that answer is correct. Nursing test questions are much more dif...

Ummmm... I'm not ...... Yet! :) I took out max on student loans, and qualified for grants (which really helped) Alot of the Hospitals around my area will pay back some of your loans once your employed, so that will also cut back on my future paymen...

More Diagnoses: Disturbed body image Risk for injury Impaired physical mobility Disturbed self-concept Ineffective sexuality patterns Self care deficit in toileting Interventions are always the easiest.... just think of... what are you going to do fo...

I'd have to say the 3 y/o boy

What did you do after graduation but prior to boards to prepare yourself for the exam? If you studied from the review books, on average how many questions did you do each day and for how long? Thanks

Our school required a physical and once I got into the office I got very upset. I assumed with this being a health care program that I would only have to answer some questions and possibly prove that I can lift, push, and pull heavy objects. However,...

I had one of those "weed em' out" teachers and most students lasted the first 10 weeks of this semester and then the teacher turned evil :angryfire We lost about 5 out of 25 students within a 2 week period, it was pretty rough. One student was drop...

Our instructor has decided to use the ERI test for our final for our clinical/theory class. It is supposed to be somewhat similar to the NCLEX. Has anyone ever taken this test before? And if so how would you compare the questions to the questions you...

Our instructors required us to have our careplans done prior to clinical, except for the Q&A sections. He needed to have the Pathophysiology, and labs listed, we were also required to have our diagnosis listed with interventions etc. (so we would...

We lost quite a few of our students the first semester, some just didn't feel that it was the right career choice for themselves, others were too overwelmed with the information. When we got into second semester it was like the transition from presch...

- By second semester you realize that the three alarm clocks you had are no longer waking you up, so you go out and buy two more! - Your dinnerware now consists of plastic silverware, plates, bowel, and cups! - You can't remember the color of your ca...

We also have to make a portfolio and don't get graded on it. We were told that we need to include our first and last careplan from each semester, as well as any papers that show our pre-nursing test scores, such as: the NET test, etc. We are only in ...

Krissypoo, I see that your here in Iowa too. I started out last year applying to my first choice CC, and after receiving a letter stating that they were revamping the selection process I came to the conclusion that I wouldn't be accepted. This of co...

It sounds like you have yourself in the perfect position to make a move! My recommendation would be to see if it would be possible to shadow a nurse and see how you would like it. Over 50K a year is a big some of money to be giving up if you aren't 1...

You may be stressing yourself out. I once went through this after having two children, I was a day late and almost had a breakdown, I wasn't ready for #3 to come yet. I stressed myself out so much "Thinking I was". I went and bought two tests both ca...

From the little experience I have had in the work force I would recommend giving as much notice as you could. I have only had 2 jobs my entire life, both long-term jobs. The first I was there for 6 years and gave a 2 month notice, I didn't feel as if...

Congrats!! I would say do what your heart tells you to do!! Personally, If I were you, and it sounds as if you don't have kids yet, I would jump on the opprotunity to go to school now, rather than wait possibly for another year or two... depending on...

Does anyone know how Deaconess does their selection for the LPN-ADN program? Just wondering if they have a lottery, waitlist, or if they actually select students who meet specific criteria (GPA, essay, etc) If anyone knows, please let me know!! Thank...

I was looking through FastWeb for scholarships and I came across one that listed "Dale E. Fridell Memorial Scholarship" aka "Dollarship". It states that they hand out $500 scholarships every 3 months, and the number of scholarships that they hand out...

Welcome Zigs!!! I'm here in Council Bluffs, hoping to get into the ADN program here at Iowa Western...... However, I have also applied to Southwestern in Creston and Iowa Tech in Denison just in case.... Still have to wait to see where for sure it is...

You could always look at it this way..... Pop quizzes help give you points, so if you do well on some of the quizzes and then bomb the final.... you might even yourself out... My advice..... go to class each day thinking there is going to be a quiz....

I took A&P I last semester and I loved it!!! I'm currently taking A&P II. All of our labs were taken at home on the computer with lab simulating software. We averaged 1 lab everyweek and 1 quiz every two weeks (which were timed). Our Midterm ...

Hello everyone here in Iowa, I live here in Council Bluffs, and hope to attend IWCC Fall of 04', That is of course if they like me :) I am a mother of 2 (1 & 3) and a wife to 1! After next semester I will only be one class away from a Associates ...

Cb is right, And for your last response to my "Why go to college", I was refering to the fact that you can walk into quite a few businesses around my metro area with no college education and start out making more then a RN would.... Yes maybe in the ...

I forgot to add this in the last post, but a hospital close to me offers the student nurse internship, which pays $10/hr and once you graduate you get $1/hr for every hour you worked as a student and your base pay as a GN goes to $11/hr...... Which I...