umbdude MSN, APRN

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    A&P1, how many hours a week in class?

    umbdude replied to HeatherMax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took mine last summer and it was 10.5 hours (lab+lecture) per week for 6
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    Failing a Class

    umbdude replied to LaceElaine's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would talk to someone from your university's registrar office. My guess is that even if they let you transfer the course from community college, they might not replace it for GPA calculation. If...
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    Score of 90 on TEAS V

    umbdude replied to sacnurse's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    I only used the ATI Manual and I looked up everything that I didn't understand. I also took a total of 5 practice tests and I carefully reviewed questions that I got correct, but not 100% sure, and...
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    To much time wasted on classes that have nothing to do with Nursing!!!

    umbdude replied to Mschwab316's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Liberal arts courses don't necessarily improve your critical thinking skills. Critical thinking can only be improved over time with conscious effort (e.g. constantly being critical when reading...
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    Taking the test Tuesday...have a question!

    umbdude replied to meg2014's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Good
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    Do I need to retake Statistics?

    umbdude posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took Managerial Statistics when I did my first degree, so I wonder if any of you with a similar background have had to retake statistics when applying for nursing programs. Do schools generally...
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    Do I need to retake Statistics?

    umbdude replied to umbdude's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks! I'll make sure I check with the schools but mostly I'll have to retake. oh
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    Practice Test vs. Actual Test

    umbdude replied to umbdude's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Thanks! I agree with you guys. I took 5 practice tests (3 ATI & 2 McGraw-Hill) and ended up taking the actual earlier this week. I got a score very close to my practice
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    Which is harder A&P 1 or 2

    umbdude replied to StayHumble11's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I thought A&P II was harder but MUCH more interesting. A&P I was mostly boring until the nervous system (that system failed a lot of people in my class). It also depends on the teacher. My...
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    Got my TEAS guide today, science practice tests seem easy???

    umbdude replied to Trenata's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Yes. The ATI Online Practice Assessment Tests (Form A and B) are done online and will give you a report detailing which sections from the ATI Manual you should focus on. I'm surprised that chemistry...
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    Taking the test Tuesday...have a question!

    umbdude replied to meg2014's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Your Adjusted Individual Score (AIS) is the percentage of correct answers to total questions with an adjustment factor; percentile tells you percent of people score the same or lower than your AIS....
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    Got my TEAS guide today, science practice tests seem easy???

    umbdude replied to Trenata's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    That's really how TEAS is formatted. The ATI practice tests are very close to the actual test (not surprisingly). I took a total of 3 ATI tests (2 from the manual and 1 Online), in addition to 2...
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    How should I prepare?

    umbdude replied to Van_Huynh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The requirements for getting into nursing school are the same for everybody, with typical courses mentioned above. If your reading/writing skills are fine and your grades are good, getting in...
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    Enter your TEAS V Scores here!!

    umbdude replied to Future Nurse's Wife's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Took the TEAS this morning. I had taken the Reading portion once 1.5 years ago (85.7%), this is my first attempt at the full test. Program Type: ADN (also considering BSN) Adjusted Individual Total...
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    Experience preferred?

    umbdude replied to helloporcelain's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'll be in your shoes soon as well (maybe in several months). I actually much rather see "experience preferred" than "Minimum 1 year experience required." Preference isn't set in stone but minimum...
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    Taking the TEAS V on Saturday. I am so nervous!

    umbdude replied to futurenurseclark's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Best of luck to you! Others on this forum said that they took the online tests and did horrible, but scored much much better on the actual test. So I think if you're scoring 60s to 70s from the...
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    Taking the TEAS V on Saturday. I am so nervous!

    umbdude replied to futurenurseclark's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Did you take the online practice assessment tests? I heard that those are much harder than the actual test. Have you also taken the 2 practice tests from the ATI
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    Interested in nursing but gpa is low & hve over 100 hrs. Shoul I do teaching instead?

    umbdude replied to Dj0815's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you have already accumulated over 100 credits it is virtually impossible to pull your GPA up to 3.0. Assuming that you have 100 credits at 2.6, you would need 40 additional credits at 4.0 GPA to...
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    Accused of Cheating...How do I get past this?

    umbdude replied to Kendel.G's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't understand why you would keep apologizing and try to win his respect back, unless you did cheat or at least did something that you were not suppose to do. If an instructor accuses me of...
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    Nevada State College (NSC) ABSN

    umbdude replied to Getgoing's topic in Nevada Nursing

    jpark31, if you go on the FAQ section, you will find a link somewhere leading to stats of accepted students. TEAS score seems to have a pretty wide range. I'm not applying yet, but researching...
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    Anatomy and Physio online. CA

    umbdude replied to janiney77's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just make sure that the schools accept online classes (though in reality if you take your online course at a local community close to you, it's impossible to know that your classes were taking online...
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    Do Mental Health Hospitals hire CNAs?

    umbdude replied to scorpiogir1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was actually looking into this yesterday. I did a search for Mental Health Technician on Indeed and a lot of them do not have specific education requirements except high school diploma. Quite a...
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    Chemistry withdrawal or should I stick it out??? Help please!

    umbdude replied to TaraAnn91's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Do you think you can pull your grade up to a good one between now (that CNA class is done) and withdrawal deadline? Between a bad grade (below B-) and a "W", I would choose
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    After a month, I want to be done...

    umbdude replied to brianycpht's topic in General Students

    Sorry you feel this way. You are correct that there is a difference between quitting and giving up. Quit due to dislike is the proactive and smart thing to do; give up due to minor obstacles, lack...
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    A&P 1...study habits??

    umbdude replied to emily12345's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Youtube has virtually all the physiology videos you need if your professor doesn't allow recording. If your textbook comes with an online access code, use it. The online study tools usually include...