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  1. Discharge Lounge

    Aberdeen replied to gaykurtz's topic in Emergency

    The last place I worked had one for a short period of time. It didn't work well and everyone hated it. It took longer to move the patients to the lounge than it did to discharge them from the room...

  2. New RN student thinking of which path to follow

    Aberdeen replied to mustlovemars's topic in General Students

    I have known a few people who have worked as nurses in correctional facilities. Some of them loved it and some of them hated it. I think it all comes down to the individual person. I work in an ED at...

  3. New Male Nursing Student. Any Pointers?

    Aberdeen replied to AudiGuy, RN, BSN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    The classes will be different. With other classes it is mostly about learning new information and being tested on it. With nursing it is more about learning new information that transforms the way you...

  4. New Male Nursing Student. Any Pointers?

    Aberdeen replied to AudiGuy, RN, BSN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    It’s hard to say what to expect overall. The biggest thing to expect is a lack of free time. The work load can be pretty intense at times and you have to make sacrifices in order to stay ahead. Get...

  5. What is Nursing school really like?

    Aberdeen replied to futurenurse16's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Probably the biggest challenge is learning to think in a new way. I am not sure how to explain that in a way that would make sense, but nursing school changes the way you think about problems and also...

  6. What is Nursing school really like?

    Aberdeen replied to futurenurse16's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Is nursing school hard? It depends on who you are. I personally don't think it is "hard". Is it challenging? Yes. Does it take up more time than most classes? Yes. I have a very good background in...

  7. What is Nursing school really like?

    Aberdeen replied to futurenurse16's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Is nursing school hard? It depends on who you are. I personally don’t think it is “hard”. Is it challenging? Yes. Does it take up more time than most classes? Yes. I have a very good background...

  8. Feeling lost and discouraged in clinical....

    Aberdeen replied to aweldon001's topic in General Students

    You are not alone. Everyone feels that way at some point. I am in my last semester of nursing school with about 75 days left to go and I still feel the same way you do at times. Skills take time to...

  9. Favorite websites for A&P

    Aberdeen replied to girlswcurls's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Here are two sites that I used when I took A&P. I found them to be helpful. Good Luck! http://www.midlandstech.edu/science/kelleherk/210/

  10. Nursing School Full-Time & Working Full-Time...Is it possible?

    Aberdeen replied to jlynaeleslie's topic in General Students

    I work full time and I am also in nursing school full time. I don’t have kids, but I can think of at least 8 or 10 people in my class who have kids, work and attend school full time. It can be done,...

  11. Hours of Nursing school?

    Aberdeen replied to Amanda1105's topic in General Students

    It will depend a lot on the program you are in, since they are all a little different. My first semester we were in class 4 days a week for about 4 hours a day, give or take an hour. When clinicals...

  12. Dosage!

    Aberdeen replied to HeiseC's topic in General Students

    i admire your eagerness, but i wouldn’t worry about it right now. like anonymousstudent said it is just basic algebra. one thing that i do is underline the important parts of the question when...

  13. Just got accepted and nervous about the program!

    Aberdeen replied to mrsb04's topic in General Students

    I agree with Katherine112, find a buddy and get organized. Once you get into a routine it's not that bad. About half of my classmates (maybe more) have children and work also. Some of them are single...

  14. Guidance.....

    Aberdeen replied to bladerunner32262's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Don't worry about ranting. In my opinion it can be quite therapeutic. I can understand not wanting to walk away from the job. I was in a similar situation and it took me almost two years to make up my...

  15. Guidance.....

    Aberdeen replied to bladerunner32262's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The program that I am in is a full time program that doesn't have a part time option, so I can't comment directly on going part time. What I can say is in my opinion it would probably be hard to do...

  16. General Nursing School Questions

    Aberdeen replied to NaomiD's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Has anyone ever applied and got excepted into UCF’s BSN program? If so, what was your GPA and TEAS score? I took some classes there when I lived in Orlando, but I am in nursing school somewhere...

  17. Nursing students who do not understand what nursing is about

    Aberdeen replied to DNS on the go's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    2nd degree BSN means that a student already holds a bachelors degree in another discipline and they are returning to school to complete a

  18. Should I let being behind in math keep me from pursuing Nursing?

    Aberdeen replied to SakuraMamiya's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wouldn’t. We all have our weaknesses, but what we do about those weaknesses is what makes us who we are. Thomas Edison once said that “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain...

  19. Drug Calculations: what works for you??

    Aberdeen replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Students

    I was taught dimensional analysis, which to me is much easier. Using the example above I would set the problem up this way: tabs/dose= 1 tab/16g X 8g = 8/16 = 0.5 tabs Once the problem is set up then...

  20. Nursing school and insurance

    Aberdeen replied to Bleanne00's topic in General Students

    I was in a similar situation. I thought I was good to go, only to find out that wasn’t the case after I had quit my job and my insurance ran out. Since my HCP doesn’t do vaccinations, PPD’s,...

  21. Need help w/ cultural/spiritual considerations

    Aberdeen replied to 2bJoshRN9788's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do a search for Mark Zborowski, People in Pain. He did some research dealing with cultural influences to pain back in the 50’s or 60’s. If I remember correctly older Jewish men tend to be more...

  22. Anything About Cells on TEAS??

    Aberdeen replied to Mti3's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    If I remember correctly there was a little bit of cell theory, but nothing too complicated. You can try Biology4kids.com. It covers all the basics of

  23. Arabic medical translation?

    Aberdeen replied to NewbieRN2010's topic in General Nursing

    You might try this link. http://ethnomed.org/patient-education/communication/Arabic.pdf It doesn't tell you how to pronounce the phrases in Arabic, but if you had to you could point to the sentence...

  24. What did you do before you were a nurse?

    Aberdeen replied to CAPPYBARA BREAKFAST's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just a student, but I came from a corporate restaurant company as an operations

  25. Can I take the TEAS in one state and use those scores for a school in another state?

    Aberdeen replied to emily_ganshert's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    from ati’s faqs: “how can i send a copy of my teas score/teas transcript to another school? go to ati’s online store and select the teas transcript fee, there is a $20 charge. transcripts are...