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  1. Contacting unit managers?

    heatherhammy posted a topic in General Students

    Hello, had a question for all of you wonderful people :) I am about to graduate (yay!!!) and I am submitting applications for all available positions I am interested in. One of my instructors...

  2. Anybody have experience with taking a Leave of Absence during nursing school?

    heatherhammy posted a topic in General Students

    I know this may vary by school, but I wanted to see if anybody had dealt with this. Can you take a semester off for medical/family reasons? I tried asking the school I'm about to start at and I...

  3. Before starting nursing school

    heatherhammy replied to Yanochka's topic in General Students

    I agree with alwayskatiek- the biggest thing that would have helped me was to get my personal life as set as I could. If you like to cook, make some meals and freeze them :) You want to keep yourself...

  4. Cirrhosis

    heatherhammy replied to vegas2000's topic in General Students

    Esophageal varices. Just lost my mom to that so know it way too

  5. Are there any RELIABLE med-surg study guides?

    heatherhammy posted a topic in General Students

    Hi All! I haven't been on here in a long time, so I apoligize if this is a question that has been asked recently. I took leave from nursing school for Fall 11 & Spring 12 to have my baby so I go...

  6. Nursing school is pretty easy so far...

    heatherhammy replied to rjones416's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    My 1st semester was the easiest, but it definetely picked up in the 2nd. Though, like some others have said, it wasn't so much that it was difficult but that it's A LOT of work doing assignments,...

  7. Confusing homework question- what's your input?

    heatherhammy posted a topic in General Students

    This question was on our homework and I really don't understand why the answer is what it is: A nurse prepares to administer a newly prescribed medication to a 22 year old woman. The medication...

  8. Pathophysiology

    heatherhammy replied to kristi1111's topic in General Students

    I'm also about 3 weeks into my first semester. So far, for me, it seems like there is a lot of information in that class and it's hard to pick out what is going to be the most important. I'm finding...

  9. Kicking myself in the butt- may not be able to start NS..

    heatherhammy posted a topic in General Students

    I feel like such an idiot. I'm supposed to start a BSN program this Fall and I completely forgot to turn in my paperwork for the fingerprint clearance card... Now it's 3 weeks out from class start...

  10. Kicking myself in the butt- may not be able to start NS..

    heatherhammy replied to heatherhammy's topic in General Students

    Nicole- that was a good idea! I guess I was freaking out about nothing. I called the school and they said that as long as I've APPLIED for it I can start :) It's only an issue if I get denied! Well,...

  11. How does Nursing School compare to the pre-requisite classes?

    heatherhammy posted a topic in General Students

    I'm just trying to get a feel for how difficult NS will be... How did you do in NS compared to your pre-req's? And it how were the classes

  12. Anybody have experience with taking a Leave of Absence during nursing school?

    heatherhammy replied to heatherhammy's topic in General Students

    That's the reason I am wanting a LOA... I know the general consensus is to wait until after nursing school to have children/more children but for a number of reasons it makes more sense for us to have...

  13. Nursing Shoes!

    heatherhammy posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm starting my BSN program in August and I need to buy shoes for the program... Any

  14. Nursing Shoes!

    heatherhammy replied to heatherhammy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Eek, that is a good point about double checking the dress code. I knew they had to be white, but here's what is says about shoes: Shoes must be white and clean. Open-toed shoes, sandals, clogs, or...

  15. Proper salutation for a NP?

    heatherhammy posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm sorry if this is a random question-but I figured this would be the best place to ask! Is there a special salutation for NP? I know a doctor I would refer to as Dr. Whoever, but I wasn't sure about...

  16. When ill equipped students affect your grade...

    heatherhammy replied to wahwahgerman's topic in General Students

    I was thinking the same thing reading through this

  17. NAU Traditional BSN Fall 2010

    heatherhammy replied to azhic13's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hey do you guys know how many people they accept off the alternate list? On average at

  18. How to stop beating myself up...

    heatherhammy replied to ERsn's topic in General Students

    I do something very similar to what DarineMarine suggested... I always go through and answer the questions I know first and then go back and attack the harder ones. Sometimes it seems like answering...

  19. When ill equipped students affect your grade...

    heatherhammy replied to wahwahgerman's topic in General Students

    Did the other students in your class get docked points too? Or are they really unhappy with the NS you are referring too? If you could get some of the other students to lodge a complaint with you it...

  20. Looking back, what do you wish you would have done the summer before nursing school?

    heatherhammy replied to Fannie'sMom's topic in General Students

    I'm still waiting to start this Fall too, so I can't give you a 'looking back' perspective :) I'm brushing up on A/P too. Not really studying, just going back and refreshing it in my mind. I'm going...

  21. Time of the month in light colored scrubs

    heatherhammy replied to jkmk's topic in General Students

    Eeek! I didn't even think of this! Good question... I have heard some good things about something called a "diva cup" (I can't remember the webiste, but it's probably divacup.com or something like...

  22. NAU Traditional BSN Fall 2010

    heatherhammy replied to azhic13's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Is that for the Trad program that they said they will be notifying people next week? And do they notify different locations at different times, or will it be all at

  23. what is a typical nursing school schedule like?

    heatherhammy replied to mishy0208's topic in General Students

    I just found out I was accepted to the BSN program at the university here. It's 4 semesters. I looked up the schedule for this Fall semester and used previous semester calenders to get an idea of...

  24. Pregnant during nursing school?

    heatherhammy posted a topic in General Students

    I just got accepted to start a 2 yr BSN program this Fall (yay!). My husband and I were originally planning on trying for another baby this year and timing it so I would be due the summer between the...

  25. What can I do now to get into L&D?

    heatherhammy posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi, I am a nursing (BSN) student right now but I would like to get into L&D as soon as possible. What route would you recommend I take? Also is there anything I can do now to build experience? I...