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  1. Any loans/aid for adn when you already have a bachelors?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    Ive never had aid/loans and just paid with cash when i got a bachelors degree in business, but that was back in the day,,, now that I Know i need to get an adn-rn associates,, I can find anyone who...

  2. Are nclex-rn review books virtually the same as pn review book?

    northmississippi posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    anyone bought both a nclex-rn book, and a nclex pn book? are they basically the same? or is the pn book easier to

  3. Would you do nursing school all over again from start to get your degree?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    If you were about to graduate, and was told you have to start over again from beginning (fundamentals) because you are weak on writing nurses notes, would you do it for the Rn

  4. Would you do nursing school all over again from start to get your degree?

    northmississippi replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    Here in the south, there are not alot of jobs to begin with, especially one that pays enough to actually make a living. I am just trying to think five years down the road when i cut my hand off trying...

  5. Where to take online prereqs?

    northmississippi replied to Buddy2003's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    if you at all can, i would take them at the school you are going to. it would be less time consuming if you actually went to the real class instead of online because you have to constantly look up...

  6. Associate degree in Health Information Management

    northmississippi replied to faithfl's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    A higher score on the act would help alot, and retake any low scores on math is you need

  7. lpn jobs, what does it mean to work in "rehab"

    northmississippi posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I was looking at thread on what fields have best pay, and it seems "rehab" had a higher salary than LTC... but isn't rehab the same as LTC/nursing

  8. Help with Clinical Nursing Skills

    northmississippi replied to Katvee's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    dont go into a panic over skill checkoffs, if you didnt get a good view of the teacher doing it, you will get it fine when you practice in the lab with your checkoff sheet, but i would say suction/ng...

  9. Things you wish you would have known or had prior to entering nursing school

    northmississippi replied to DomJo8's topic in General Students

    I like having two voice recorders to keep my lecture classes separated. Best books I found was clinical pharm made easy, and the hesi nclex examination, dont go overboard buying extra books, you wont...

  10. Morning report: what does soft and positive bowel sounds mean?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    At morning report, the night nurse tells the day nurse about the pt using a sbar form, and usually the bowels are describes as "soft and positive", what does that mean actually? our book says bowel...

  11. Adding a certification to your adn/lpn

    northmississippi posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was wondering if there are any legit online certifications that will help boost your career after school, such as some sort of telemetry certification or wound care certification, etc? Anyone think...

  12. Adding a certification to your adn/lpn

    northmississippi replied to northmississippi's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm going to ask the hospital's employee education center if they know of anything I can add that they would recognize. thanks for the help

  13. Transferring to another nursing program

    northmississippi replied to gxrod's topic in General Students

    If you had completed your third semester, they may have let you apply some credit, but it's unlikely you will get any credit since your still in fundamentals, just take it again and be the top student...

  14. Driving an hour to school there and back

    northmississippi replied to SarahStoddard14's topic in General Students

    it would be worth the longer drive,, you can listen to your lecture notes along the way if they let you record them, if not, record yourself reading the notes..your chances of getting a job will be...

  15. Best book for nursing dx, not just care plan?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    I have a few care plan books including tabors, but its still hard to come up with ten nursing diagnosis related to my pt. Is their a book that specializes in that?

  16. Graduation is coming... feel a little nervous

    northmississippi replied to Nolli's topic in General Students

    I've always heard you become a nurse by being a nurse, but it would be wise i think to do all you can to learn IV mastery, caths, and get a book dedicated to

  17. Cheat sheet for clinicals

    northmississippi replied to futurefotorn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    make sure you inspect abs and feet other wise, you didnt really to a morning assessment,,at the end of one of those sheets, make sure you have an entry that has to do with, "what two things do i need...

  18. How I Remember the 12 Cranial Nerves

    northmississippi replied to sealford's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    make sure you know the ones that have to do with swallowing and tongue movement, those are the ones that may affect taking meds

  19. Clinicals: How to tell edema from fat?

    northmississippi posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have started trying to pay more attention to how to assess feet/legs in an initial morning assessment, but its hard to tell if someone just has fat feet or if its edema? any

  20. Clinicals: what does ongoing assessment mean to you? And tips on doing it.

    northmississippi posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What does an ongoing assessment mean to you while doing hospital clinicals? And how can impress my teacher with this type of assessment?

  21. what is counted for adding up intake,,in i&o count.

    northmississippi posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    what are some of the items that are counted as intake when trying to find out i&o, sometimes they trick us using items im not sure about like the iv fluid and jello,,, is iv fluid and jello...

  22. ekg certification worth the time and money?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is it worth spending alot of time and money getting ekg certifications? Or should I just educate myself on it with a book or two plus all the stuff online i can read? I'm still a adn student and...

  23. Help with med math problem

    northmississippi replied to EmilyEmily's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    how i do it,, 50 times 60 divided by 15 equals 200.... just use the volume times 60 min divided by minutes u will run it,

  24. Best men's watch for male nurses

    northmississippi replied to binggrad's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I like my timex easy reader,, it has a second hand and military time on it, and it has a leather band i think..its lightweight

  25. Nurses: Did you find learning to document a difficult task?

    northmississippi posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Is learning to document a hard task to learn on the job? I was thinking about taking a side class on documentation for nurses but I am scared it will be time consuming and this semester we are doing...