knittingmonster

You or your family member is sick and you bring out the stethoscope to see if you can hear abnormal lung or bowel sounds!

I went and looked and I still have my schedule from first semester! Yours will definitely vary because I know there have been changes in skills lab--I don't know what they are though. For an idea, though, here is what we had. The first week, we had...

Clinicals: You can list preferences on the clinical sheet for days/times, but it won't necessarily be honored. There is always the option of trading with a classmate for a different time slot. In first semester, I believe you have five weeks of cl...

I believe you will have the iTouch. I'm not 100% positive on that though. I can try to answer questions for you about class/clinicals. The only thing predictable about the schedule is that it won't be predictable. Feel free to ask for specifics ...

Library. It's your friend if you get there first! I have several review books from there. For peds, I also checked out a textbook. It isn't the one we use in class. It's the same authors though and the information is the same. I am very glad th...

What I really, really, really hate is all the talking that is going on during class. We have not had this problem so much in the past semesters, but I swear I am going to lose my mind if it doesn't stop. The teacher stopped class at least 10 times ...

I occasionally see posts and wonder if they are from classmates. The situations that are described will sound like my school and then they'll say something like, "I'm in a BSN program." That clues me in that it isn't a classmate! It drives me nuts ...

I loved micro and it didn't really worry me too much about the germs. Try not to spill and wash hands and life should be okay. Our instructor did talk about a student who had spilled something onto her purse. Apparently some of her make-up was con...

I'm all about the dimensional analysis. I can't remember formulas to save my life and I also can never figure out what number goes on top and bottom. With dim. analysis, I just plug numbers in so that the units cancel out. It hasn't failed me yet!

Used all the way. I was not thrilled to hear that we were getting a new version of a textbook this year because it meant only buying new. I lucked out and found a "used" book for less than list price. It was new--spine wasn't even cracked.

I have three children, 7, 5, and almost 2. When I started pre-reqs, I only had two. I was a sahm and took classes at night. My one trick to get in study time was to study with my kids. I would teach them what I was learning on their level. I had...

That's not how you say it? I can't figure out how else you would say it.

C. diff is spread by contact, not by inhalation. You would have to put your hand to your mouth after contact to become infected. It isn't transmitted through the air.

I would not have a baby on purpose during school. We tried during my pre-reqs with the plan to complete them during pregnancy and then apply so that I could go back around the time the baby was one-ish. It did not work out that way because I had di...

I would say no (simply because nothing is rounded up in nursing school), but it's still a very good GPA. Whole lot better than mine!!

I think A&P 1 and 2 are both important and I'd want both under my belt. I don't think taking them together would have worked for me though. A&P 2 was just a continuation of 1--it finished up all of the body systems. I loved Microbiology t...

And on the flipside, what makes a bad L&D nurse? I'm a SN and we start our L&D rotation in the fall. It is my heart and passion and I want to be at the top of my game clinically. Any tips? Common drugs used on your floor?

My kids are in full-time. It gives me time to study and for all the times I have to be at school even though it is not the scheduled class time or clinicals. We have to come for skill lab demos--usually on a non-class day, check-offs for skills and...

If I was making a trick to remember, I'd either do that they are in backwards abc order or this very stupid bit: "Dee (meaning vit D) calcium is in dee bones."

Good for you for taking a break!! I'm glad the B didn't kill you!

For number one, you need to remember how many mLs are in a tsp. 1 tsp=5 mL For number two, you have to know how many mgs are in 1/150 gr. gr 1/150=0.4 mg

:lol2:I was picturing booty shorts!! All I could think was "No way, no how!!"

I said earlier that I would be very uncomfortable with wearing a sports bra and short shorts or even shorts. Even with my classmates acting in a professional manner (which they do), I would not be okay. We are required to assess under clothing and ...

No nudity here. They asked us to wear loose clothing for our assessment and we just lifted/manipulated clothing to listen. Providing privacy is a pretty big thing in nursing, so I'm surprised that you would do an exam in any way that left you expose...

I agree that you need to take time for yourself. Nursing school is stressful and you have to find a way to manage stress. A 4.0 is awesome, but you can't maintain it at the risk of losing your sanity. If you can relax your standards a little, you m...