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  1. Mnemonic for cranial nerves

    purplekath replied to KR's topic in General Students

    You guys are awesome - I've been printing out these ditties and am hanging them all over my house (even the back of the bathroom door! lol). And I love the 12 Days of Christmas idea too....thanks...

  2. Mnemonic for cranial nerves

    purplekath replied to KR's topic in General Students

    Anyone got any cool ideas for remembering the names and functions of the cranial

  3. Would you recommend Valerian to promote sleep?

    purplekath replied to Animaniacs's topic in General Students

    I haven't tried it personally, but when I was doing an assignment this week I read a good article on valerian...it sounds like there's something to it

  4. IVs Help!?

    purplekath replied to stillwater720's topic in General Students

    No sure if this is what you're looking for, but here goes. It helps me to remember how water moves during osmosis. Osmosis is just the movement of water (usually) through a semi-permeable membrane....

  5. How much schooling does it take to become a Neonatal Nurse??

    purplekath replied to Nytsirk's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Where are you? I'm in Australia - you must be an RN first (3.5 years here) and then do a post grad course that lasts for a year

  6. How do you study for a comprehensive FINAL Exam?

    purplekath replied to cherokeesummer's topic in General Students

    ...sigh....I'm studying for mine (on Friday) right now. I'm sure everyone has a different method, but here's mine. I go through each week's "learning outcomes"...either the ones that the teacher...

  7. How to remember Fowlers, Trendelenberg's etc??

    purplekath posted a topic in General Students

    I've got a prac exam in the morning and I'm going CRAZY!! Most things stick in my head, but I just cannot make all the Fowlers and Trendelenberg's positions and why they are used to STICK!!...

  8. How to remember Fowlers, Trendelenberg's etc??

    purplekath replied to purplekath's topic in General Students

    Ah these are great guys! Thanks so much - wish me luck this

  9. Is taking basic Biology & Chemistry together a bad choice?

    purplekath replied to gemini08's topic in General Students

    We don't get a choice - we do something called "bioscience" which is chem, biology, micro, anatomy, physics and nursing all rolled into one. I'm going to be crazy by the end of it! lol - exam on the...

  10. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    purplekath replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

  11. I have to be bathed by my classmate???

    purplekath replied to Saved_by_Grace's topic in General Students

    I totally understand what you were saying. I remember my orientation day before starting, being told we had to sponge bath AND shower each other. I felt totally freaked out. But after a few months...

  12. I have to be bathed by my classmate???

    purplekath replied to Saved_by_Grace's topic in General Students

    We've had to do this almost weekly. We can wear swimming costumes, and wear a gown as well - though we do have to remove the gown for the bath. It's not as bad as it

  13. IM injections deltoid and dorsogluteal location?

    purplekath replied to Wheaties's topic in General Students

    Hopefully I'm going to be able to relay this properly! lol For the dorso gluteal, if you put the butt of your hand on the top of the femur and your thumb on the little piece of hip bone that sticks...

  14. Scared of the required psych nursing...

    purplekath replied to FutureArmyNurse's topic in General Students

    >>I was wondering if anyone was also as worried (okay, freaked out) about >>the psych nursing as I am. I actually want to go into psych nursing as I find it fascinating an area where you...