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  1. Anatomy and Physiology is hard!!!

    northmississippi replied to BoomerSooner31's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    it will be hard to get into the nursing program with less than a 3.5 gpa. what saved me many times was having a voice recorder to record the classes and notes on, i'd listen to them in my car going...

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

    northmississippi replied to thewoods4's topic in General Students

    I made the mistake of getting a bachelors in business, ive never had financial aid or a grant, ever.. and they wouldn't help me either when i went back to get an adn-rn. I just put it all on a credit...

  3. What do the different hesi's mean? a2, v1, v2????

    northmississippi posted a topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    I don't think my school requires passing hesi's, but we take them at the end of the sememsters to see what we know.. when i look up hesi online, i see words like a1, v2, etc,,, i dont know what all...

  4. Rn's, are you able to do job well without chemistry class?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    summer is coming up and i thought about taking chemistry, even though its not required in the RN/ADN or the BSN program here. Should i take it anyway? or just save my money? Does chemistry class help...

  5. Do nurses use their wristwatch in real life nursing?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Nursing

    In class so far, we have used a watch for vitals and IV drip per minute counting. Do real life nurses use their watches alot for stuff like that?

  6. Do nurses use their wristwatch in real life nursing?

    northmississippi replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    This helps me pick out the watch I want to buy for nursing, its a citizen bm8180 and it had big dail with numbers, a red minute hand, and 24 time as well. A fellow student nurse showed me his and its...

  7. Feeling completely overwhelmed by first days of Nursing School, please help

    northmississippi replied to Jasmin_sunset's topic in General Students

    Dont get too hung up on trying to read all the chapters, they are too long. Just skim them reading the first two sentences and the last sentence. the graphs/charts are good to read sometimes.......

  8. Did you find Med-Surg class much harder than fundamentals?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    We are wrapping up the first semester and next year I will be in Med Surg. How much harder is it than fundamentals? What did you find was the hardest section/chapter? I'd like to read up early....

  9. The Made Incredibly Easy books

    northmississippi replied to SunshineDaisy's topic in General Students

    I have a few of them, they can break things down, but you probably won't have time to read

  10. Do you really have to use an agency to get a travel contract?

    northmississippi posted a topic in Travel

    Why can't you just find a hospital that you know has nurses on strike or something and call them yourself and ask for the contract and contract salary (or

  11. Minor things people get fired/wrote up over,,,give examples.

    northmississippi replied to northmississippi's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Anything else guys??? I love this

  12. What to put in lunch box? Can't spoil on me in 4 hours.

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    What are some good lunches to pack in a lunch box that will last till i actually get to eat at noon? I'd think somthing with eggs/meat would spoil on me.? What do you pack?

  13. What to put in lunch box? Can't spoil on me in 4 hours.

    northmississippi replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    so those ice packs can keep a ham sandwich fresh from 8am till

  14. New grads and student nurses...textbook question!

    northmississippi replied to NothingsImpossible4U's topic in General Students

    you can sell them now for 70, and if you need them back one day, buy them again off ebay for a

  15. How much homework in nursing fundamentals LaB class?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    It's my first year of actual RN classes, and there is one class called nursing fundamentals that has a four hour lab twice a week. Is there homework for this class? What is it like? I ask because I'm...

  16. Textbooks: Have you tried international editions?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    I always see on ebay where you can buy international editions of textbooks for less than half the bookstore price, anyone used these? Were they really the same inside with matching questions at the...

  17. Nursing School and working

    northmississippi replied to Mars88's topic in General Students

    one thing is for sure, you need to get you a voice recorder and record your notes/classes and listen to them in your car, that gives you a free 30min a day study time and great for last minute review...

  18. What are easy food to make for a youngster who can't cook

    northmississippi replied to okiedokie123's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I tell ya, get you a steamer. They are super easy to use and easy to clean up. They make great chicken strips and brocolli. Also, you need to get some more real nutrition, so learn to like v8 and...

  19. My Guide To Making The Grade And Maintaining Your Sanity

    northmississippi replied to Tree525's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I tell ya, I love to read my class notes onto a tape recorder and listen to them while I drive to school/work, or sit on my bed with my eyes closed. Makes a great last minute review for test as you...

  20. Minor things people get fired/wrote up over,,,give examples.

    northmississippi replied to northmississippi's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This is great information, keep them coming!! Lessons learned the hard way stays with

  21. How can older adult pay for nursing school without fin. aid?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    I can't get financial aid anymore due to having too many credits, and most likely its the same story with ACT scholarships. Did any older students find any loans for tuition and maybe even living...

  22. Do college classes (prenursing) count for continuing education units?

    northmississippi posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have a CNA Lic, but no currently working as one. I'm having a hard time finding information on what counts as countinuing education or how to get it. I have been taking prenursing classes at the...

  23. Minor things people get fired/wrote up over,,,give examples.

    northmississippi replied to northmississippi's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    These are just the little things I wanted to know about, things that you wouldn't have thought much about but got in trouble for,,,, anyone

  24. Can you recommend a GENERAL book on patient assement?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    I want to buy a book, maybe off ebay, that is dedicated to patient assement, any suggestions,,, I want one that isn't so technical that it's hard to read like a college book.

  25. Associate of Arts in Pre-Nursing

    northmississippi replied to JaredCNA's topic in General Nursing

    I would just take what helps you get a adn/rn, the prenursing is just extra general classes that lead to getting into bsn program, but if you dont have a high high grades in all that, you wont get...