turbohound

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1. Help!!!! Ques for a nursing student need tonite

   turbohound replied to BeOne77's topic in General Nursing

   It couldn't be A, as purulent drainage is an indication of infection, and that would require 24-48 hours post injury (minimum). It isn't C, as increased cerumen (ear wax) is irrelevant to an injurious...

2. Gpa 2.73

   turbohound replied to 2bNurseNik's topic in General Students

   NikNik, Work on your grades, and apply everywhere. Including lottery schools where you can apply with a gpa as low as 2.5 (like some here in CA). Don't let an arbitrary number determine the course of...

3. Anesthetist or Physicians Assistant?

   turbohound replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I think you mean PA or CRNA. CNAs make very low

4. Personal Care Assistant Issues (long!)

   turbohound replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

   Congratulations, you are letting him take advantage of you. And by not standing up for yourself and your profession, you are doing a disservice to all those involved. First, understand that you were...

5. Any one going to Oklahoma University in San Diego and get clinical at SHARP

   turbohound replied to kimvymai's topic in California Nursing

   When I talked to them, they said it costs $32K for the 14 month

6. Any one going to Oklahoma University in San Diego and get clinical at SHARP

   turbohound replied to kimvymai's topic in California Nursing

   Heard from them yesterday. Decision emails will go out the first week of December, and there is a mandatory orientation 12/8 in SD. They sure are cutting it

7. Wait listed for Nursing school--how should I take this?

   turbohound replied to haleygirl's topic in General Nursing

   Don't be discouraged:) Many people use the "shotgun" approach to nursing school applications, and apply to many schools. Then they see where they get in, and choose. Here in CA, it's not uncommon to...

8. Nursing strikes

   turbohound replied to rapidkayaker's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Hi, I live a short distance away from one of the Sutter facilities which had a one day strike. The nurses there had been working without a contract for seven months, and the strike was a last resort...

9. Discouraged about NS

   turbohound replied to Rianna1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   nathanielandarianna, I think I know the program you are referring to (rthymes with Samuel Ferret), and the exact thing which happen to you (GPA miscalculation) happened to my friend, when he applied...

10. Please help! Question from prospective nursing student in San Francisco

    turbohound replied to sunshine24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sunshine24, It's about to become easier for GOOD students to get into California nursing schools. Many ADN programs are implementing the Chancellor's Model on Nursing School Admissions. It's a program...

11. How screwed am I?

    turbohound replied to teampierce's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Team, if I understand you correctly I think you are okay. I took micro last two summers ago, and when we did agar plates, we did then as follows: 1. Flame the loop, pause to cool, then dip into broth...

12. Using NANDA Defs. and Class. manual for care plans?

    turbohound replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hey Zen, Check this out, it's a Careplan Constructor. http://www1.us.elsevierhealth.com/Evolve/Ackley/NDH7e/Constructor/index.php It'll help you put the right pieces in the right places. There are a...

13. Can someone good in micro please help me? I'm lost.

    turbohound replied to Pinky05's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Simple, each amino acid is made up of a "codon" sequence of three adjacent nucleotides constituting the genetic code that determines the insertion of a specific amino acid. 11,390 amino acids X 3...

14. writing Nursing Article / Manuscript in APA...

    turbohound replied to agirlandherdogs's topic in General Nursing

    There's a great website for APA and MLA formatting, run by Purdue Univ. It's called the OWL (Online Writing Lab). http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

15. Samuel Merritt College

    turbohound replied to amzyRN's topic in California Nursing

    Any current (2007) Samuel Merritt-Sacto ABSN students out