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  1. First 5 weeks of nursing school

    northmississippi replied to katrinad's topic in General Students

    first, get to class early and get a good seat up front and where you can see projection screens if you have them,,,,,be ready for depression when you see how thick your fundamentals book is, be ready...

  2. Brand spankin' new nursing student! Pharmacology advice, please!

    northmississippi replied to jarielle22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    its not so bad, but get you a voice recorder to record the lectures so you can listen to them on way home/to school, or even while laying in bed or fishing...... also, get you a book called clinical...

  3. How long does a nursing degree take?

    northmississippi replied to Michael Grenade's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    three to five years to get Rn depending on how fast you get our prereqs done, how fast you actually get into the program, and if you have to repeat anything.,, its worth it even if you take five...

  4. How long is a urine sample good for sitting in a cup on shelf?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Nursing

    If you take a urine sample from a catheter bag, how long can you let it sit on a shelf before giving it to lab? I ask this because someone pointed out that you should get a sample before emptying the...

  5. Do nurses usually work 3 12-hour shifts a week for full pay?

    northmississippi replied to gentlerain's topic in General Nursing

    I think you will probably work three days one week, and four the next week which will average 42 hours for the two

  6. now that you took it,,what do you wish you had read up on more?

    northmississippi posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    For those that took the nclex, what did you feel you wished you'd done or read over knowing what you know now?

  7. Recommendations for pre-nursing school supplies

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

    ipad, two or three voice recorders to keep classes separate, some snacks/v8, etc. Make sure you have microbiology out of the way before you start nursing school, its harder than anatomy class. small...

  8. Is it really necessary to learn to read an ekg? anyone really use it?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do any of you actually know how to read and use the telemetry monitor when it comes to watching the heart beat pattern (p wave, etc). Would it be worth my time to spend the summer learning to really...

  9. What are some jobs for a male nurse other than bedside care on med/surg floor?

    northmississippi replied to northmississippi's topic in Male Nursing Students

    its adn rn, not that im fixed on male only jobs,, im just saying im male. I did notice during womens health clinical that women really would have preferred a female nurse, at least that is how it...

  10. What to do if you don't pass a class?

    northmississippi replied to EMT89's topic in General Students

    retake and get those grads up,,, will be hard to find a job in anything but healthcare or truck

  11. What was your worst professor & How did you cope??

    northmississippi replied to bagface's topic in General Students

    your books website may have some chapter by chapter slides/notes that you can study, I know my Hole's anatomy

  12. Small talk with patients, what to say?

    northmississippi posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One thing that got under my skin when I was doing ambassador work at the hospital was trying to have small talk with patients while taking them to whatever floor they needed to be on. It's hard to...

  13. Favorite things you bought during RN school to help your studies?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    Mine would be my 2 voice recorders for each of my classes, my medical dictionary, watch, and nursing fundamentals made easy book. What was

  14. Designing a "fitness for nurses" workout

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    If you were to get up a fitness for nurses workout plan, what would you include in it? I would start the class with 10 straight minutes of walking, then bending over touching toes if you can (done in...

  15. When to start studying for nclex-rn, i graduate summer 2013..start now?

    northmississippi posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Its 250 days till graduation from adn-rn,,should i start studying for nclex now or should i wait till after christmas? How long did you prepare for the

  16. Which Nursing Diagnosis Book Should I buy?

    northmississippi replied to sebig001's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i bought about five or six of those types of books to help me with care plans,, but the ackley was the best by far because it seem to answer the questions the school wants on the care

  17. How do you feel about using an old edition of a book for nursing school?

    northmississippi replied to Kran1990's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    id say give it a go, you probably wont read it anyway. but just get the prior edition and not one from ten years ago. you can look at barnes and noble and compare table of

  18. Good Nursing Student Books

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

    Dont go overboard trying to buy extra books, you wont have time to read the ones you have as it is.... but... one of the best books you can get is "clinical pharmacology made incredibly easy"....

  19. Can a male nurse work in home health?

    northmississippi posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    Can a male nurse work in home health? I've always had jobs where I go house to house, and that was my favorite type of observation time when doing pta shadowing. But can a male actually work as a...

  20. Tell me about your first block/year

    northmississippi replied to mysonsmama's topic in General Students

    Congrats on picking a major that you may actually get a job in when you graduate... Expect to be depressed when you see the work load, but dont worry about reading the book as your notes from class is...

  21. Advice and must-have's for a first year nursing student?

    northmississippi replied to 2bNurseCai's topic in General Students

    Don't buy a ton of extra books thinking you will read them, you probably won't even have time to read your school books that m uch,, but a davis drug guide, and a tabers medical dictionary is great to...

  22. How do you remember to check on patients q 15min or 2hrs, etc?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm still a student but i wanted to ask a real nurse how they go about remembering to check on certain patients that require being checked on every 15 min, 2 hrs, or whatever... do you have alarms on...

  23. What was your GPA when you got accepted into nursing?

    northmississippi replied to disnurse91's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When i first applied I had a 3.0 gpa, and a 20 on the ACT... I didnt get in with that,, I had to retake some things,, and got my gpa up to a 3.5, and scored 22 on the act second time i took it......

  24. Is there a studyguide/book on nursing prioritizing and implementation?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    I sure do miss alot of question on test that has to do with "what should the nurse do first" and"select all the apply". Any books that can better deal with these questions in particular?

  25. What should we be buying?

    northmississippi replied to charitynaf's topic in General Students

    Yea, don't go overboard trying to books on "nursing made easy" and stuff like that, you won't have time to read them anyway, your fundamentals book and pharm book will be plenty. I would get a book...