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I don't think it's wrong to thank them, but I do think it's wrong for the clinical instructor to tell them to bring something in (sounded like more of a command than a suggestion). FWIW I'm in my third rotation and I haven't thought about giving any...

You clinical instructor told you to bring in something for the floor nurses!? That sounds very unprofessional.. it also seems like a conflict of interest. If you really think they were that awesome then go for it, otherwise I wouldn't do it. If anyth...

I don't think I've ever gotten an exam grade back on the same day. Most of my teachers will post them in about 3 - 5 days, sometimes it takes a bit longer.. one of my teachers is only at the school one day week so she gets them back from the grader (...

If you're in state consider SCSU.. they program has a lot of pre-reqs (11 total whereas UCONN has none as far as I can tell..?) but you would still graduate with a BSN and it's quite a bit cheaper. (UCONN vs SCSU).. Both schools are CCNE accredited a...

Wow, that's incredibly unprofessional! After a comment like that I wouldn't put weight in anything she says, no matter what her credentials. I would be much more worried about your schools low pass rate. Personally, I wouldn't have even applied to my...

Diagnosis: Risk for insanity R/T information overload from excessive studying AEB increasing stress and anxiety. Intervention: SPRING BREAK! Outcome: Sweet, sweet relief!

All People Explain Their Mnemonics lol j/k FWIW, I learned the Ape to man method too, but after seeing physicians earn too much and people eat three meals, I like those better!

I have the Wenger/SwissGear Synergy and I love it. It has a really well padded laptop slot, tons of compartments for stuff, and it can hold enough books to make you fall over backwards. Plus it's really comfortable considering how much stuff I put in...

Almost all of my teachers give study guides because inevitably someone will ask for one. Unfortunately they typically cover every little thing that we learned so they are virtually useless.. I guess they are nice to have so that you make sure you don...

This. Of my limited studying for the NCLEX, I've learned that the questions can be worded in a very tricky manner where one word or word ending will change the answer. Those key words as Nico has pointed out lead to the most correct answer. That havi...

Are you sure you copied the question correctly? If you did it's 82kg * 400mg/kg = 32,800mg per dose (assuming 1 dose/day). I would guess that something is missing from this equation though since the patient would probably die from that kind of dose.

Yup, same DVD case with the little green card.

I guess they're not all the same then.. thanks for the info. FWIW, ours also had only 55 questions but was scored to 1350.

Are you sure your exam was only out of 1000? I'm just curious because ours was out of 1350 and I was under the impression that the Fundamentals HESI was the same for everyone; I could be wrong though.

I know I'll never wear mine on the job and 99% of the time it will sit on a shelf somewhere.. but as the same time, it's a symbol of accomplishment and all the hard work that I've done. For this reason alone, I'll be buying mine when the time comes. ...

Sorry I can't help you with the rest of it but, what overall % do you need to pass the course? Use this formula to figure out what grade you need to get.. (Current grade * % value of current grades) + (Needed grade (X) * % value of needed grade) = Mi...

Do you have any way of searching CINAHL databases (or any other good medical databases) through your school? You can find a TON of good journal articles on med errors on there.

Mine was $75 for the scrubs ($45 tops, $30 bottoms), $50 for a lab coat (which I haven't even used yet), and $8 for an engraved name tag.. it came to $150 after shipping!! So consider yourselves lucky, $50/pair for a uniform is cheap!

For me it was like this, from hardest to easiest.. Microbiology A&P II A&P I Developmental Psych Sociology A&P I & II were about equally hard for me and probably for most people, assuming you have the same professor for both. If I ha...

Those are good grades.. if you do well on your entrance exam (TEAS or whatever your school requires), I'd say you have a pretty good chance. Do yourself a favor and STUDY for any exams that you may have to take. I studied for about a week straight wi...

What pre-req's have you taken and what are your grades in those specifically? When I applied to Southern we were told that we should have a minimum GPA of 3.6 if we wanted the best chance of getting in.. although I have heard of people getting in wit...

That appears to be the case.

Suppose the patient weighs 150lbs.. Divide by 2.2lbs/kg to get the weight in kg: (150lbs/(2.2lbs/kg)) = 68.2kg Set up a ratio with the given order to find the dosage: (0.2mg/kg) = (Xmg/68.2kg) Solve for X and you'll get 13.64mg Now set up another rat...

I would also go with medical terminology. I wish I had taken it before I started nursing school but it was not a prerequisite for my program and I couldn't fit it into my schedule anywhere. It was very annoying the first couple months when I had to l...

I found several errors in the ATI TEAS study guide when studying for that exam last year. It was so bad I actually sent them an email and told them about it. The person who responded said thanks and that she's pass it along to the right person..