BlueEyedGuy

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  1. Test strategies I've learned

    BlueEyedGuy replied to rbrandnew's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Some decent advice in this thread, but I don't think there's a practical reason to learn bloom specifically. It's more prudent just to ask yourself if you understand what the question is asking. edit:...

  2. Anyone seen any all-white shoes?

    BlueEyedGuy replied to tenjuna's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Dansko make an all white Men's clog if you want real nurse shoes. Adidas superstar 2's come in white/white. Both nike and reebok make classic sneakers that are all white leather. Dickies make all...

  3. To speak or not in class

    BlueEyedGuy replied to edatri's topic in General Students

    If no one else going to talk, and you ask and answer questions, then you're getting a lot more out the lectures than everyone else. Personally, I always sit in the front and answer questions. If I...

  4. ATI is different: let's talk about it.

    BlueEyedGuy replied to BlueEyedGuy's topic in General Students

    A lot NCLEX questions are about what you do first, and the order matters (for your grade anyway). NCLEX is a world where you can only do one thing at a time. Generally, (using my example)...

  5. how to study for exams...? these are supposedly "NCLEX" style questions

    BlueEyedGuy replied to seriouslyserious's topic in General Students

    This is a tough situation. People in my class didn't discover these gems until second semester, but Mary Ann Hogan's Reviews and Rationale series is excellent. So, while I can't recommend this book...

  6. Aural learning style and a bad teacher

    BlueEyedGuy replied to dayanara's topic in General Students

    I too prefer to learn from a good lecturer (e. g. I barely opened the book for physiology and got 95% in the class), but as I've learned over the past 2.5 semesters of nursing school: a.) Most nursing...

  7. Not willing to do the dirty work?

    BlueEyedGuy replied to stratus93's topic in General Students

    Okay, what you guys are talking won't fly as an RN, but will that attitude actually persist as a RN? Maybe, maybe not. As a student I've definitely wiped some butts, but I'm not there to do CNA work....

  8. What EXACTLY is a care plan?

    BlueEyedGuy replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    i don't actually disagree with you on the usage on nursing diagnoses. and that's actually a pretty good lessen you wrote on how to do it correctly. i think you misinterpreted my gripe about nanda. i...

  9. What EXACTLY is a care plan?

    BlueEyedGuy replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    nanda's are so dumb sometimes too, and it will be frustrating. my patient is here for a gi infection. hmm... what is a good nursing dx? how about infection? oh, wait that's not in the book. so then...

  10. What EXACTLY is a care plan?

    BlueEyedGuy replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    I think it's all just an academic exercise to prove you can speak the academic nursing language. People have said this, but it's really just laying the nursing process out in a formal way. -A Nursing...

  11. Should I become a PCT or hold on and go straight into LPN?

    BlueEyedGuy replied to CarlyBelle's topic in Nursing Career

    I'll agree SOME of the other posters, go for the PCT or find a CNA. I'd caution against LPN at this point in time, it's going to be hard to find jobs. It's a same length of school as RN, same cost (or...

  12. Stethoscope problem!

    BlueEyedGuy replied to Mrs.Priss's topic in General Students

    Littman is good, but there are other good options out there also. I went with the ADC Cardiology Convertible, which prices about the same as a littman classic ($60-80 on amazon). Unlike your...

  13. ATI fundamentals help

    BlueEyedGuy replied to ruth88's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    The main thing to know about that test everything is prioritization, they just don't tell you that. They might say something like 'wh?at is the correct nursing action' just realize that's it's always...

  14. Preparing for 1st Semester of Nursing School

    BlueEyedGuy replied to RonnieDita's topic in General Students

    1.) People said stethoscope, and I WOULD throw my money behind a high quality to start out. This allow you to actually hear things like gallops and murmurs more easily when you're learning them. Also,...

  15. Anyone using ATI?

    BlueEyedGuy replied to EbonyQueen's topic in General Students

    Oh god, does my school use ATI? Yes, way too much. We use it for 3 gated exams; gated meaning, if you don't pass the test to their standard you don't pass the course. Well sort of, the last gate is...

  16. what's considered accelerated? aus, uk, etc.

    BlueEyedGuy posted a topic in Immigration Advice

    Are people still having problems going international with US accelerated programs? I'm doing a 16 month BSN program in the US. It's 4 full 15-16 week semesters, but they basically shorten most of the...

  17. Why can't you get Financial Aid with a Bachelors Degree?

    BlueEyedGuy replied to thewoods4's topic in General Students

    When I got my first bachelor's, I didn't qualify for things like Pell grants, because my parents 'made' too much money; they were both public employees who happened to live in a high cost of living...

  18. Taking first Psych exam, Any Advice?

    BlueEyedGuy replied to thawk28's topic in General Students

    i'm taking mental health also, and i've taken two exams so far. here's some tips, some of these have already been covered: 1. review therapeutic communication: many many psyc questions stem from this....

  19. How can I prep for nursing school????

    BlueEyedGuy replied to GoalsInTransition's topic in General Students

    actually, i would recommend studying pathophysiology, if your school doesn't have it as a prereq. or a separate course in the program. my school has it "integrated", which to me means, they don't...

  20. How to deal with ****-poor teaching?

    BlueEyedGuy posted a topic in General Students

    I've been very frustrated since I started my second semester... My teachers don't really lecture in Adult health I and Mental Health: -One of them lectures on tangential sometimes relevant/irrelevant...

  21. Tired of Pre-Reqs

    BlueEyedGuy replied to DarkBluePhoenix's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Don't get discouraged! I just got my first NS acceptance this week after 2 years and 8 months since I started my pre-reqs. I have to get ready to move to another state in within 10 weeks.

  22. <Information about Touro Nevada>

    BlueEyedGuy replied to femflores1's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I received a call today, I've received conditional acceptance (waiting on a transcript). When does the semester start? They don't have BSN listed in the catalog, just RN-BSN. However, it looks like...

  23. <Information about Touro Nevada>

    BlueEyedGuy replied to femflores1's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I heard that they are processing my application.

  24. <Information about Touro Nevada>

    BlueEyedGuy replied to femflores1's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Do you know the exact 2010 NCLEX pass rate? It's been very hard to find

  25. White male in nursing, any scholarship options I need help BAD!!

    BlueEyedGuy replied to Kevinellis's topic in Male Nursing Students

    It you took out student loans and need more, your school's financial aide should have an appeals officer that is possibly suited to help you with a situation like