anoon

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1. AF COT 08/23/2010 Anyone Else out there?

   anoon replied to SpookyCat's topic in Government, Military

   Congratulations lola_noelle!!! We'll see you there - and then hopefully around Lackland

2. Graduated cot on friday!!!

   anoon replied to carolinapooh's topic in Government, Military

   Carolinapooh, First of all - Congratulations on your graduation! Secondly, I found out in November that my NTP and my duty station is Lackland (Wilford) in L/D. Thanks so much for all the great...

3. AF COT 08/23/2010 Anyone Else out there?

   anoon replied to SpookyCat's topic in Government, Military

   I am also going to be at COT in August! I will graduate with my BSN in May 2010 and then shortly thereafter take my NCLEX! I submitted to the October board, and found out in late November that I was...

4. recommend/good careplan book for OB and Ped?

   anoon replied to miniangel729's topic in General Students

   I personally love my maternity textbook - Lowdermilk's Maternity and Women's Health Care. This is published by Elsevier and I LOVE IT. I use it all the time, and I like that the care plans are...

5. Nursing Students and the H1N1 Flu Vaccine

   anoon replied to DolceVita's topic in General Students

   I do not know what the priority classifications for the H1N1 vaccine is. I do, however, know that my nursing school is MANDATING that we receive the vaccine or we must wear a mask to provide patient...

6. Looking for tips for studying drugs

   anoon replied to wmg246's topic in General Students

   I personally do notecards. I put the drug name on one side and the information I need to know on the other side. Then I just do the notecards over and over until I know them by heart. I liked this...

7. Feeling Faint in OB Surgery Clinical

   anoon replied to TalonLXX's topic in General Students

   Hope this will help you, I know it worked for a few of my friends. A friend of mine used to say that when she started getting faint in the OR she would pick one focal point in the room and focus...

8. CNA Training Prepare You For Nursing School?

   anoon replied to gkbroaro's topic in General Students

   I felt that it was an enormously valuable experience! I was a CNA for several years before I started nursing school and I think it had some huge advantages. The main ones that I can think of is that...

9. Anatomy Review Websites??????

   anoon replied to morningland's topic in General Students

   I can tell you that (well, this may just be me) I was just as overwhelmed as you are! I was a CNA for several years and thought that I was overprepared for nursing school, but nursing school is just a...

10. Part time job during clinicals? Help.....

    anoon replied to CoachDiva23's topic in General Students

    Nursing school and working will work if you make it work! I personally worked full time to put myself through school - the secret is to find a job that is flexible, or work several part time jobs that...

11. Summer before Senior Year

    anoon replied to DestinedRN09's topic in General Students

    I did not have a summer health care job either. I will be a senior in the fall and have finished all my med surg clinicals and will start OB/PEDS in the fall. I don't feel that concerned about not...

12. What to expect?

    anoon replied to nneokill175's topic in General Students

    Every class is different so I can only give you my experience. My first semester was slightly overwhelming. There is a lot of material, but the thing I had the most trouble with was learning that...

13. Mosby's Dictionary: Pocket or Regular Book

    anoon replied to JBGC4's topic in General Students

    I personally have the pocket version. Your right, its not much smaller than the regular. I bought it with the purpose of carrying it with me, but after a few weeks I didn't need it anymore. I think...

14. Do you practice your skills on dummies/mannequins

    anoon replied to AusNurse2B's topic in General Students

    We ALWAYS practiced on a mannequin first. I was never allowed to touch a real patient until I had shown proficiency on a mannequin. I was thankful for that, although I came into nursing school after...

15. Great Review Book through Nursing School??? PLEASE respond :)

    anoon replied to Sl1011's topic in General Students

    I personally use the Saunders Q&A Review for the NCLEX. It's an orange book published by Elsevier. I like it because it has mostly Q&A, not a whole lot of review (text). If you like a text...