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    How many hours of sleep did you get a night when you were in nursing school?

    tokyoROSE replied to 2bnurseofchrist's topic in General Students

    I got the regular amount of sleep, 7-8 hours. When its crunch time, I have no problems surviving on 2-3 hours of sleep or even an all nighter. It is nice to be young in
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    Where does the public get the idea that nurses make a ton of money?

    tokyoROSE replied to edogs334's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you for bringing this up! It took, what, 9 pages of replies, until someone points this out? My parents do not have college degrees and thus, do not make much money. However, they are frugal....
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    Do you donate blood?

    tokyoROSE replied to pna2388's topic in General Students

    I know there is a need for blood, but I cannot bring myself to donate. I have needle phobia -- but have no problems starting IV's/giving shots to patients. Just my
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    Summer break....

    tokyoROSE replied to ShantheRN's topic in General Students

    Your summer just started?! I've been on summer for a month and its AMAZING! When I was slaving away, I just wished for a day where I can sleep in, lay out in the backyard, watch my desperate...
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    WOW!!! I just saw how much first semester books cost!!!

    tokyoROSE replied to Waitingtill2010's topic in General Students

    Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests Mosby's Pocket Guide for Health Assessment Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care Pearson Nurse's Drug Guide....
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    What advise would you give to your younger self?

    tokyoROSE replied to Destiny12's topic in General Nursing

    Everything will be
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    Staying awake to study?

    tokyoROSE replied to Asira's topic in General Students

    I had an extremely hectic schedule this last semester, and I pulled the all nighters. I felt like there was no time to study so I did what I had to do. I'm young so I stay up til 5 or 6am regularly on...
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    I need help deciding on a school and a Program.

    tokyoROSE replied to willvnyc's topic in General Students

    Depending on where you live, new grad LPN's may have a hard time getting jobs in a lot of places. My area hospitals have stopped hiring LPN's altogether and seems like they can only get job's in a...
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    Ridiculous book vent

    tokyoROSE replied to JBMmom's topic in General Students

    I hate the book packages schools force on us! You can go around this buy getting the books cheap online and then buying the online access code. I did this once, and it worked great. Good
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    How difficult did you find pharmacology?

    tokyoROSE replied to raydon's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you got an A in A&P, you'll do fine in microbiology. I got those same grades. Now, pharm on the other hand, was a hard class for me. Yes there is a lot of memorization, but because I took it...
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    Nursing school & dr visits

    tokyoROSE replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Students

    I never was terrified of going to the doctor's, but I never wanted to go. And nursing school hasn't changed that one bit! lol. I just think its a big hassle. I need to go get my TB test done again and...
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    What type of used book do you prefer?

    tokyoROSE replied to StangGang92's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Look at the prices. Sometimes "Good" is only a few dollars less than "Like New." I had to get over ten books for my first semester of nursing school, so I've been going for the least expensive books...
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    Websites to get cheap books

    tokyoROSE replied to luisaf7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I personally use bigwords.com. It searches MANY different sites for the best prices and will let you know if theres coupon codes available for an even better discount. Also this is a great resource...
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    How often do you get drug tested?

    tokyoROSE replied to mell260's topic in General Students

    My school does not do drug testing. I find it odd that any school would do drug testing. Clinical sites I see a reason to do so -- patient contact and
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    The 1st check as an rn....yay!!! Or nay!!

    tokyoROSE replied to Serrano2886's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Most likely high salaries are due to the fact that these people live in places with a high cost of living. It all "evens" out. I realized this when I was doing some salary research. New grads in my...
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    Tattoo Cover Makeup?

    tokyoROSE replied to hiddencatRN's topic in General Students

    At Sephora, they carry Kat Von D's line of makeup. (She is a tattoo artist). There is a product specifically to cover tattoos. You can go into Sephora and test these on your skin for a match. Sephora...
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    Mind Boggling - Not going to graduation?

    tokyoROSE replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I just attended a high school graduation last night, and I thought it was ridiculously boring. University graduations are not much different -- except you have hundreds more students. I was proud of...
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    Farewell, nursing school...

    tokyoROSE replied to Work in Progress's topic in General Students

    LOL I really enjoyed your post. Congratulations! In 3 semesters I will join
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    Playing Basketball at College while Studying to be a Nurse, Good or Bad Idea?

    tokyoROSE replied to iwanttobeanurse33's topic in General Students

    This is a tough one. While getting the opportunity to play sports in college seems great, I don't know if you can do nursing along with that. Here's why. I've known a couple of football players and...
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    CWI vs Apollo vs BSU

    tokyoROSE replied to uRabbit's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the semester, I would say anywhere between 400-600 is a good average. There are 60 spots. Good
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    What do you wear to class?

    tokyoROSE replied to cmonkey's topic in General Students

    We wear scrubs to clinical and simulations. To classes, you can wear whatever you want. I always dress nicely because I think its respectful to my peers and professors. No sweats and hair in a messy...
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    Nursing School GPA

    tokyoROSE replied to spritez's topic in General Students

    I consider anything above a 3.5 to be a good GPA. I think GPA's really only matter if you are wanting to advance your education. Most of the grad programs I've looked at are competitive, and I think a...
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    Education is at a Stand Still

    tokyoROSE replied to wtrang's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry this happened to you. Contact the school and see why you were rejected. I don't know the specifics of their admission criteria, but that grade point average can use some improvement. There...
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    Study groups... To be or not to be?

    tokyoROSE replied to RPN_2012's topic in General Students

    It depends on your learning style. If studying with other people helps, then go for it. I always study alone because it keeps me focused. Sometimes I like to review the material right before the test...
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    How many of your schools require a pharmacology class?

    tokyoROSE replied to Coruscatedgirl's topic in General Students

    Same here. Pharm was not fun