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  1. Med sheet or Flash cards to remember drugs

    Not sure which will work better for you drug cards vs med sheets but I found a sticky thread in the Nursing Student Assistant forum that might help you out.......
  2. Big decision, tight timeline.

    laski-if I were in your shoes.... I would jump on the opportunity to teach college and get my PhD. You might not have this possibly great opportunity again. Nursing school will always be there for you...
  3. 2 weeks to go...

    Fundamental Success book is an awesome
  4. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    Most textbooks come with ebook versions... others you would have to purchase separate. I like to read them on my laptop. Reading them on the phone or iPods is really small. I was thinking of buying an...
  5. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    Instead of an iPhone.. why not get the iPod Touch.. you can download apps as well without having to pay the extra monthly data fees. As in regards to laptops, any new one will do. The new ones are...
  6. I ordered Sparks and Taylor's Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual by Sheila Sparks Ralph, Cynthia M. Taylor from amazon.com because it had really good
  7. 2 weeks to go...

    I'm excited!!! After 2 years of working on pre-req's and non-nursing courses... I'm ready to begin the actual nursing courses and clinicals. My class starts the week of the 29th. We are able to get...
  8. I need serious study tips. Having problems.

    try not to read all at once... i would read in 30 min increments... i also think reading out loud helps
  9. I am very new. What does 3q stand for?

    most medical dosage calculation books have them... i borrowed a few from the library and forgot to make a copy of the chart. you can google and find some websites like...
  10. "Too many" nursing programs?

    I feel ya! But I'm going to think positive and hope their projections for a nursing shortage in the near future is
  11. Done with nursing school!!!!

    Congrats! Wow!!! 4.0!!! That is awesome!!! Now time to take the NCLEX and get your license!!!
  12. must haves for lecture and clinicals

    I wish we were allow to bring drinks and snacks in class. Our lecture is in the auditorium and there are no food or drinks allowed. We are allow to record our lectures and lab, so that is one thing I...
  13. Positive tb test!

    I always have a positive TB result and just have them give me a chest x-ray which is always clear. I'm sure you will have a clear chest result as well... it should only take a week to get your...
  14. 6 weeks into school we start clinicals! How on earth

    We start clinical the 2nd week of the nursing program...
  15. First Semester ADN Students-Clinicals

    For fall semester (16 weeks), clinical starts the 2nd week of school and ends one week before semester is over, (one day a week from 7am to 3:30pm) so we only have about 14 days of clinical. My...
  16. Wow... I'm so fortunate to have a mother-in-law that live only 7 mins away... also my brother-in-law works nights so he will be able to help out when needed too. When my mom retires, she can always...
  17. Pathophysiology ??s

    Since my ADN does not require us to take a separate patho class, I bought Pathophysiology: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses (2-in-1 Reference for Nurses Series)......
  18. Nursing as a first degree

    1st degree... going for my ADN and then BSN, and hopefully MSN. I'm 32 and ready to start my career now that my kids are all in school. As others have suggested, don't even try nursing unless you are...
  19. starting Fall 2011 - who we are

    1. when is your start date? august 30, 2011 2 what state are you in? ohio 3 program (lpn,adn,bsn)? adn 4 what is the one piece of advice you are holding onto right now? study hard but always find time...
  20. Taking my FINAL final exam on Monday

    Your story was wonderful and very inspiring! Congrats for getting this far and good luck on your exam!!!!
  21. For our nursing program, we have to wear all white leather shoes so I bought myself a pair of the Reebok classic... after wearing them for awhile, they feel tight even though I bought the wide pair. I...
  22. I need help interpreting my NLN score!!!!!!!!

    It depends on the school, at my school because it was for an ADN program, they look at the AD score. We had to score 60 or higher meaning that you are at least in the 60 percentile to apply to the...
  23. What color is your uniform?

    royal blue scrub top with a patch and white scrub pants. ordered them a couple months ago and not looking forward to wearing white pants.... i think i should order more pants since i don't know how i...
  24. Personalizing Stethoscopes?

    For me.. I would probably just get my first name, that's only because I have a very unique name... but if your first name is pretty common, you definitely would probably want a last name on it too....
  25. Nurse anesthetist

    I think many prospective/current nursing students have an interest in being a CRNA because of the pay.... most of them do not realize how hard it is to become one. I've even considered it myself once...