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    Any policy changes at your school this year?

    starmickey03 posted a topic in General Students

    Our school has made some changes, with the biggest being the clinical attendance policy. This past year, and the years before that students were allowed to miss up to three clinical days per semester....
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    How many of you work full time? How do you handle it?

    starmickey03 posted a topic in General Students

    I completed my first year of the nursing program, leaving me with just one year (2 semesters) left. The first year I didnt work at all and I think this was the reason that I didnt struggle when it...
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    How many of you work full time? How do you handle it?

    starmickey03 replied to starmickey03's topic in General Students

    Thanks everybody! I actually have an interview next Friday for a PCA position on a cardiopulmonary step down unit. The job is 32 hrs per week. Hopefully I get it because I definitely need the money...
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    How many of you work full time? How do you handle it?

    starmickey03 replied to starmickey03's topic in General Students

    Thanks for that info! Actually that's the same type of situation I'm looking at. I have Saturday, Sunday, and Mondays free, so I was hoping to be able to put all of my working hours into those three...
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    How many semesters is your program?

    starmickey03 replied to JustDes's topic in General Students

    4 semesters. ADN. Fall, Spring, Fall,
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    Celebrate Your Fall 2010 Acceptances Here!!!

    starmickey03 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Im graduating in may with a BS in health sciences from Michigan State. The nursing program is extremely hard to get into here so I just decided to get a health related degree while there and then...
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    You Arent Supposed To Hold A Newborn Baby If On Menstrual Cycle?

    starmickey03 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have been having a debate about this with some people. They swear that it's so true, but I just don't believe it. I actually think it's kind of silly, an old wives tale at best. Someone even told me...
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    You Arent Supposed To Hold A Newborn Baby If On Menstrual Cycle?

    starmickey03 replied to starmickey03's topic in Ob/Gyn

    LOL! Seriously?!? Did they actually expect people to tell the truth when they asked them that? That is weird on so many different levels...To have a stranger ask if you were on your period is beyond...
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    Where are you doing clinicals this semester?

    starmickey03 replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Students

    Im in an ADN program, 2nd semester. Med-Surg I. My clinicals are on the Congestive Heart Failure
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    You Arent Supposed To Hold A Newborn Baby If On Menstrual Cycle?

    starmickey03 replied to starmickey03's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I did! I told them I need to see some research based literature before I would believe it. Surprisingly, I still havent heard back from them
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    What did you struggle with most in nursing school?

    starmickey03 replied to mrgaylordfocker's topic in General Students

    Im assuming you mean physical therapy assisting, because you need a PhD to be a Physical Therapist now. I hope her wait list wouldnt be long enough to have time to go back to school and get a PhD. It...
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    You Arent Supposed To Hold A Newborn Baby If On Menstrual Cycle?

    starmickey03 replied to starmickey03's topic in Ob/Gyn

    LOL...Never thought of it like that, but very true. People do think of periods as the root of all
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    You Arent Supposed To Hold A Newborn Baby If On Menstrual Cycle?

    starmickey03 replied to starmickey03's topic in Ob/Gyn

    According to them it gives the baby an upset stomach/constipation. And some other things, but I didnt care enough to ask
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    You Arent Supposed To Hold A Newborn Baby If On Menstrual Cycle?

    starmickey03 replied to starmickey03's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No not at all, just wondering if anyone else ever heard of
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    You Arent Supposed To Hold A Newborn Baby If On Menstrual Cycle?

    starmickey03 replied to starmickey03's topic in Ob/Gyn

    OMG! Thank you so much for backing me up on this! I thought it was the dumbest thing EVER, but they swore by it. One girl even said that she held a baby while she was on her period and the baby ended...
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    Fastest way to learn spanish?

    starmickey03 replied to USMCseng's topic in General Students

    Im not sure about teaching yourself a language, Im kind of iffy about that. I just think that teaching yourself a language would be hard because you could be making all kinds of mistakes but you would...
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    For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    starmickey03 replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    Official grades were posted today and I finished my first semester off with a
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    For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    starmickey03 replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    I got an A in Health Assessment, an A in my Concepts class, and a B+ in Foundations. Now its onto Med Surg!
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    For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    starmickey03 replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    Took my third foundations exam today and got 98%, only one question wrong. So far my average in the class is a 95%. Only about 6 more weeks left in the semester, Im praying that I can hold onto my
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    Anyone think 4 classes for $2000 is alot?

    starmickey03 replied to okiedokie123's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Yup its very possible. I did it for an entire degree. But personally, I think that you have an excellent deal here. The CC I used to attend before I transferred to my university was about $76/credit....
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    Anyone think 4 classes for $2000 is alot?

    starmickey03 replied to okiedokie123's topic in Online Distance Learning

    If this is a University then youre getting a really good deal. But if this is a community college then its way too much. I got my first undergrad degree from one of the Big 10 universities and spent...
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    Fluid/Electrolyte help!!

    starmickey03 replied to Nightingale11's topic in General Students

    Nooo! You could've got it for $30 on Amazon with free 2 day shipping. But if you already ordered it I guess there's no turning back. But for future reference, Amazon has free 2 day shipping for...
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    Fluid/Electrolyte help!!

    starmickey03 replied to Nightingale11's topic in General Students

    Lol JustKeepSmiling just told you, but they didnt wanna outright say the name so they hinted at it instead. It's "Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid Base Balance: Reviews and Rationales" from Prentice...
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    What are your study techniques?

    starmickey03 replied to emptyboxcars's topic in General Students

    Personally I think that making up flash cards is a HUGE waste of time. Making up those flash cards can take hours upon hours, and those hours could be used studying. What I do is read the chapter...
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    Does anyone else's program do this? (Grades)

    starmickey03 replied to CaptScrubs13's topic in General Students

    Our grades are posted the same day. But we know our scores before grades are even posted because the instructor puts all the answers on the wall with the rationales after everyone has completed the...