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  1. Fall Prevention; Alzheimer's Disease

    christyness replied to jmk22's topic in General Students

    If she is in late-stage Alzheimer's, then I would hope she isn't living alone, or at the very least, has some sort of caretaker to come by her home each day. I would focus more on teaching the...

  2. Un. of North Florida Accelerated BSN program...

    christyness replied to CaliHapaGirl82's topic in Florida Nursing

    By land area, Jacksonville is the largest city in the United States. It's also one of the most annoying cities to drive in that I've ever seen. Seems like the whole damn city is one-way and under...

  3. Gainesville-Santa Fe College ASN Hopeful 2011

    christyness replied to CarmenMarie's topic in Florida Nursing

    Becoming a CNA is worth more than the 5 points they give you. Every single day since I started nursing school, I have wished I had become a CNA first. And actually working as a CNA is also a great...

  4. Gainesville-Santa Fe College ASN Hopeful 2011

    christyness replied to CarmenMarie's topic in Florida Nursing

    PS - I can almost guarantee you there will never be 140 people will more than 95

  5. Gainesville-Santa Fe College ASN Hopeful 2011

    christyness replied to CarmenMarie's topic in Florida Nursing

    Note to those of you wondering whether to apply if you don't think you can get in: If you are eligible (i.e., you've completed the pre-requisites and so on), you should definitely apply this year,...

  6. Books to use

    christyness replied to FutureUofARN's topic in General Students

    I'm still in nursing school. Here's what is helping me now: Swearingen's All-in-One Care Plans book. Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses Doenges Nurse's Pocket Guide RN Notes (A small flip-book that has...

  7. What would you do.. need advice

    christyness replied to arianag's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My program required the first two shots be done by the beginning of the program. You should do what you were told you can do - appeal to the director of your nursing program. If you aren't able to...

  8. What is the best way to prepare for Nursing School?

    christyness replied to laurenv0217's topic in General Students

    If you have a problem with procrastination or time management, start working on that now. If you are not an assertive person, start trying to become more assertive - and learn the difference between...

  9. What is too old for BSN?

    christyness replied to TexasNurse2B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know exactly what you mean by what I quote above, particularly the first sentence. I was TERRIFIED of going back to school, because I had spent a decade of my life (from 19 onward) beating myself up...

  10. How do you stay sexy in nursing school

    christyness replied to 2bnurseforce1's topic in General Students

    Oh, I also find that really nice lingerie under boring clothes makes you feel better about the boring clothes. You're the only one who sees your undies (well, at clinical and school, anyway) so you...

  11. For those going to 2nd semester--what will u do differently?

    christyness replied to UumiNurseX's topic in General Students

    I got an A for my first semester, but I think I could've done a lot better than I did in terms of retaining information and getting my test scores a little higher. Things I want to do differently...

  12. Can a nursing student take the CNA exam without CNA training?

    christyness replied to CecileSF's topic in General Students

    In Florida, the Board of Nursing doesn't require any training at all to take the CNA exam. You can just challenge the test, which has both a written and practical portion - so if you don't know what...

  13. How do you stay sexy in nursing school

    christyness replied to 2bnurseforce1's topic in General Students

    Well, we're allowed to wear makeup at my school, just nothing too outlandish or heavy. We're also allowed to wear whatever we want when we're not in lab or clinical, so I take advantage of those days....

  14. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    christyness replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    If you can't shut up about your social life during the most important lecture of your first semester (physical assessment), I have to wonder how in the hell you did well enough in your pre-reqs that...

  15. so we are one month into this. How is it going?

    christyness replied to cjungen's topic in General Students

    It's actually a lot easier than I thought it would be, but that's true to form for me. I always think things will be harder than they end up being. I made an A on my first test and a high B on my...

  16. First day of nursing School *unleashed* post yours

    christyness replied to 9livesRN's topic in General Students

    This is the journal entry I wrote on that day: "August 23, 2010 - First Day of Nursing School Woke up early - 7:30 or so, and I was very sleepy still. I've had a lot of anxiety about this day, but...

  17. Which pre-nursing classes did you find the most useful?

    christyness replied to Copperismydog's topic in General Students

    This is my own experience with my prereqs - Most important - Anatomy and Physiology. If you're going to be a nurse, you can never know too much about A&P. Second most important - Microbiology....

  18. Clients? Are they no longer patients?

    christyness replied to bassadict69's topic in General Students

    I hate the word "client", and my experience is the same - my instructors usually use the term "patient", but all my books use the word "client" for the most part. My book explains the two terms in...

  19. I GOT IN!!! Advice wanted :)

    christyness posted a topic in General Students

    OMG, I am SO happy! I don't know the stats for this year yet, but last year 450 applied and 125 got in! I was a nervous wreck! Any nurses or nursing students who have already done their first term -...

  20. Nursing School Jitters

    christyness replied to 2bnurseskip's topic in General Students

    Interestingly enough, I could have typed that same exact sentence as my first day is also the 23rd and "terrified" is the perfect word for what I'm feeling. I keep wondering when I'm going to have...

  21. Yeah!! I got into the BSN program at Camosun College for Fall 2010!!!

    christyness replied to hmccue's topic in General Students

    I am not from Canada, no, but I did want to say CONGRATULATIONS!!!

  22. I GOT IN!!! Advice wanted :)

    christyness replied to christyness's topic in General Students

    Thank you, great advice :hug: This is seriously going to help me, guys. It's also made me feel much better - I've been growing more and more terrified with each passing

  23. Retaking a pre-req for nursing school

    christyness replied to iluvoctober's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I was younger, about twelve years ago, I took about 20 credit hours of pre-requisites for nursing. I was immature and careless, and didn't meet the attendance requirements. This caused me to...

  24. Gainesville-Santa Fe College ASN Hopeful 2011

    christyness replied to CarmenMarie's topic in Florida Nursing

    Anything you could possibly need to know about improving your chances can be found here: SFCC Nursing Associate of Science Degree This goes through everything you need to know about what classes will...

  25. I GOT IN!!! Advice wanted :)

    christyness replied to christyness's topic in General Students

    Wow, some really great advice, guys, thank you so