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  1. Dating and nursing school: Is it best to date another student?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    Someone posted on one of my other questions about how you shouldn't date someone who will take all your study time away. I was thinking the other day that it may be best to date another student so...

  2. What do you WISH someone had told before hand about nursing school or a test?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    I just got into the Rn Program, and I'll sure have some good advice for someone just coming out of high school that wants to get into a program. But once in the program, what are some things you wish...

  3. I made it the 2011 RN program this time!!!!

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    After two years of taking and re-taking I finally got accepted into the RN program at the local college! Any tips on surviving first semester fundamentals/math

  4. Did getting into nursing school seem like a life altering event?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    When you got into nursing school, did it seem like a life altering event that actually made you feel like a professional and not just a student

  5. Is anyone waiting on acceptance letters for their fall 2011 program

    northmississippi replied to NursingGCW's topic in General Students

    I finally got mine, and like you, I was a wreck just waiting. It finally came in a large carboard envelop and so I knew it was good news. I didn't get in last year, but there was plenty I could take...

  6. What makes med-surg class seem hard to you?

    northmississippi posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Usually when someone says they are failing nursing,,the med-surg class always seems to be involved...what makes the class so

  7. How to learn about drugs on your own?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    Someone pointed out on here that todays nursing schools don't do enough clinicals or focus enough on pharmacology and many new nurses don't know enough about drugs. What would be some ways to become...

  8. How did you celebrate your nursing school acceptance letter?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    Did you Have a party? go out to eat? Jump up and

  9. At my age, should I forget about upper level degrees?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    I may start adn this fall,,,I'll be 43 before I ever get my adn/rn, I was talking to a doctor friend of mine about getting an upper level degree, something higher than bsn, and he said that with no...

  10. Can an associates in athletic training be of value to an RN?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    Would there be any value in having an associates in athletic training along with adn/rn? Any type of nursing where that would come into play?

  11. snf vs hospital, which teaches best cna skills for being an RN?

    northmississippi posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I feel that if i actually use my cna lic. I will be a better RN after i graduate nursing school. Should I work at a nursing home or hospital? Do cna's from both places have the same skills? I always...

  12. Do Adn/Rn's ever get to be a charge nurse?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do Adn/rn's ever get to be a charge nurse or some sort of floor manager? Maybe after so many years of nursing? If not, what would be the minimum education/experiance to get there?

  13. Do OR nurses do surgery tech duties also?

    northmississippi posted a topic in Operating Room

    Do O.R. nurses double for surgery tech? Were you trained to do surgery tech? Would having a one year surgery tech degree help you any?

  14. whats nursing fundamentals class like? cna type class?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    The first class in the rn program is nursing fundamentals... is that a class where you do lots of math/electrolytes/anatomy/wound care or is it more like the cna class where we talk about making...

  15. Do RN's seem just as happy in their careers as Respiratory Therapist?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I'm aware that most will say nursing pays more, has more demand, and more opportunity to advance, but do you see Rn's enjoying their job just as much as an RT? Do you see both as having the same...

  16. Anyone modified their scrubs to add or close up pockets

    northmississippi posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wish my scrubs had pockets that would button closed or use velcro to close up to keep my wallet/keys from falling out while bending, or to keep a resident from 'picking" my pocket. Anyone done...

  17. nclex: whats up with machine cutting off after so many questions, is that fair?

    northmississippi posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I know you have to take the nclex on a computer, but why does everyone say it cut off after 75, or 85, or 250,,,, why does it do that? Seems like everyone should have the same

  18. nclex: whats up with machine cutting off after so many questions, is that fair?

    northmississippi replied to northmississippi's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I see. Is there a time limit to answer 75

  19. Nursing vs. Computer Science

    northmississippi replied to mdegges's topic in Nursing Career

    I can't see you as a computer guy either, because every job I ever see in the paper says,"must have 3-5 years experience." I have a degree in accounting and I'm switching over to healthcare due to...

  20. Position difference between RN vs. BSN

    northmississippi replied to kalevra's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Thats a good question about if an Adn/Rn can ever become the charge nurse after so many years. A Rn told me that a bsn and a Rn do the same work for about the same money, and if your going to go for...

  21. Do RN's ever do physical examinations?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Nursing

    I bought a book called Bates Physical Examainations that seems to go well as a suppliment to my anatomy book, it's very interesting. Do nurses ever get to do examinations where the information from a...

  22. Do RN's ever do physical examinations?

    northmississippi replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    I guess the examination could be anything, I guess I mean examining patients to see if they have any new skin disease type sores that are pictured in that book. That book is pretty

  23. Anatomy & Physiology (1 and 2) + Microbiology = SUMMER

    northmississippi replied to nerfs-mode-on's topic in General Students

    I'd just take the a&p's over the summer,, sounds like your going to take more than you can study for and make low grades,,and won't be able to get into nursing school with low grades. dont forget...

  24. Anyone ever bought nursing skills DVD's?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anyone bought nursing school skill/knowledge dvds? which ones? Were they really informative?

  25. Calling a Patient 'Sugar': Abuse?

    northmississippi replied to Trancelation's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In cna school we were told not to call anyone names such as