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Can someone give me an easy acronym to remember the six rights of medication administration? I do well with acronyms.

Hello everyone, Did anyone have to take the ATI exam while you were in nursing school? If so, how did you prepare. I have been doing questions for sometime now but it doesnt seem to help much. My professors keeps stressing the whole "do 100 questions...

Nurse2011, I have been doing the ATI pratice questions online. The ones from the ATI website. I am stressing because we CANNOT graduate unless we pass this test. I am not sure if there is anything else I should be doing to prepare for this test. Than...

This comment is the reason why I dont post on this site that often. Netglow if you didnt have an answer for my question than there was no reason for you to respond. I posted this question in the nurses section because I also wanted to know if the tes...

I am a junior in nursing school and will not cover medications in depth until my fall semester. I work as a Tech at an acute care nursing facility and the other day my patient was asking for his pain medication. The nurse (an LPN) said she had to go ...

Yes I graduate May of next year.

When I started Coppin in 08 the Teas wasnt being given. The NET exam was the test to get into the program. Back then if you had a gpa of 3.25 of higher you were GUARANTEED acceptance into the program regardless of what you got on the exam. Since they...

Hello everyone, I am a second semester junior nursing student at a Maryland University. It seems like I am always reading about new nurses having a hard time finding employment. How beneficial is working as a PCT while you are in nursing school. Does...

These charts are a god send. I have been looking online for hours for a chart to help myself and my study group understand IV fluids and blood products and I stumbled upon this chart....Thank u so much.....It is very helpful.

Hello everyone, What classes are needed to become an Lpn? I am in a BSN program and I work with a lot of Lpn's that are going back to school for their RN. I was surprised that most of them are taking the exact same classes I am taking for my BSN prog...

I am a junior nursing student at Coppin and like someone said previously it has its ups and downs. I will tell u this, Coppin's nclex scores may be low BUT dont think its all because of the school. Nursing school is difficult and Coppin's program is...

Ok thanks everyone. Now I know.

Hello everyone...Every year of nursing school for me is exciting like the semester before. The idea of becoming a registered nurse is a goal of mine that I am determined to accomplish. My daughter's medical background is what sealed the deal for me t...

Ok thanks everyone...the patient that was on the blood thinnner's blood ran so much i was unable to get a sample because it wouldnt clot it just ran like water. However I am new to this and hopefully I will get better with practice. Thanks again for ...

Hello everyone I am a third year nursing student and a Patient Care Tech working at an area acute care facility. I have just recently started doing fingersticks and I would like to know is there some type of trick for getting blood from a person who ...

OK thanks a lot. I thought we were doing something wrong.

My study group and I are studying for our upcoming pharmacology test. We have to pass this test in order to continue with our fall semester. This one particular problem has us scratching our heads. The problem is....The physician orders three units o...

My study group in nursing school consists of 3 people. We study so well together and we learn well from each other. Anyway, this week is registration for clinicals for Med Surg and Patho. Everyone wants to get a good professor at a good time. Our big...

Every schools curriculum is different. At the school I attend 2nd year we take Fundamentals, 3rd year its Med Surg, Patho, Maternity and Peds and 4th yr its Psych, Research, and Community Nursing....Good luck in school it will be challenging but as l...

Woohooo!!!!!!Junior yr here we come. We have worked EXTREMELY hard to get to this point. I will be right with you studying late night and drinking way too much coffee. Our study group is "the absolute best" and together we will pull this one out no p...

Hello everyone I have been working at my job for the past 6 yrs as a GNA. I am currently a junior in nursing school. I was just offered a position as a nursing student at a nearby hospital, my current job is a nursing home. It would be impossible fo...

I am currently a CNA and I am about to start my Junior year of nursing school. My professors constantly tells us whatever u know as a GNA, CNA, tech, etc...get rid of it because you are moving into nurse world. Everything I am learning is totally dif...

Wow! Sorry you didnt pass your class but I am sure you will pass next time. I am taking Med Surg in the fall and I am very nervous about it. I havent failed anything but this pass Spring I was worried if I passed my Health Promotion class. I knew I d...

I work 32 hours in 3 days every weekend as a GNA while going to nursing school. I get off of work @ 730 am on Sunday morning and have to be back @ 3pm Sunday afternoon. I usually wake up around 130pm to try to get as much rest as I can. When I woke u...

I was told be several people on a previous post that I need to have tougher skin in the workplace. Is this something you have always had (for those of u who have it) or something you acquired due to working in the healthcare field. I agree I do and I...