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  1. Prentice Hall Reviews & Rationales vs Davis' Success Series

    mangopeach posted a topic in General Students

    Which series do you like better? Does one do a better job than the other in a particular subject? I'm in my first semester of nursing school. I have the Reviews & Rationales for Fundamentals and I...

  2. is there a good way to get blood pressure right?

    mangopeach replied to italy's topic in General Students

    Like everyone else said, practice as much as you can. I was nervous about BP too but with practice, I got better and checked off on my first attempt. This site helped me a lot with the sounds....

  3. Prentice Hall Reviews & Rationales vs Davis' Success Series

    mangopeach replied to mangopeach's topic in General Students

    Thank

  4. students who don't seem to study and do so well

    mangopeach replied to italy's topic in General Students

    Do you know what is going in her life? Not trying to be mean, but I would focus on myself and not what somone else is doing. Unless it affects me, I'm not bothered. How is it unfair if she passed the...

  5. Has anyone ever felt like.......

    mangopeach replied to WindyhillBSN's topic in General Students

    I've certainly had instructors that were not helpful. I never dropped a class. My school pays attention to Ws in their selection process so I did not want any on my transcript. I found outher...

  6. Pre-Nursing @ GPC

    mangopeach replied to mommy2babies's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Keep your spirits up 3TimesACharm!! - I scored proficient on the TEAS as well and thought oh man, I messed up. I also had a strong GPA like you do, so that made up for it, so don't give up hope. I'm...

  7. Pre-Nursing @ GPC

    mangopeach replied to mommy2babies's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Yes I am loving nursing school despite feeling anxious and overwhelmed at times. Its a lot of work, you are always busy. Time management will be essential for your survival!! People keep saying it,...

  8. Pre-Nursing @ GPC

    mangopeach replied to mommy2babies's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Hi, I'm in my first semester of nursing school @ GPC. I know how you feel. I took my Teas in June of last year and they did not send out acceptance letters until the end of September so the wait was...

  9. How are the new SPR 2011 students doing?

    mangopeach replied to heavenbound's topic in General Students

    Well I was successful on my checkoff, yayy me!! - I'm thinking I'm starting to relax a bit finally!!! - Don't want to get over confident but I've been a bundle nerves since school started. After 2...

  10. Unsupportive people....

    mangopeach replied to Getreal2011's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My question is why is she your friend? Negative, self centered,superficial - hmm, those are not qualities I want in a friend If I were you, I would keep my

  11. Chemistry Help

    mangopeach replied to my4helpers's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Khan Academy is fantastic for science and math help!!

  12. Is Nursing School Hard?

    mangopeach replied to BecomeNurse06's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm only in my first semester of nursing school so take that for what its worth. So far I would not say its hard. As some others have said, time consuming, a thousand times yes!!!! - I have chosen to...

  13. 84% = Failing Grade?

    mangopeach replied to WittyUsername's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Anything below 75 is failing in my program. One month into my program and most people thus far are scoring in the 80's and 90's so don't get too worried about it. A couple of people fell below the 75...

  14. How are the new SPR 2011 students doing?

    mangopeach replied to heavenbound's topic in General Students

    Things are going great. 2 exams down and I did well on them. First Skills Checkoff on Vital signs went well. 2nd Skills check off this coming week on sterile gloving and sterile dressing. Still...

  15. Do I really need all this math for Nursing?

    mangopeach replied to SakuraMamiya's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm in my first semester of nursing school and the math I've done so far is basic arithmetic. Converting decimals,fractions, converting measurements like grams to milligrams and so forth. We use...

  16. Taking 13 credits for a Summer semester in order to make January admissions!?

    mangopeach replied to Skylarslaughter's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You know yourself best so only you can answer whether or not you can handle 13 credits in a short summer semester. What I would do? I would wait and not take on 13 credits in the summer. I know its...

  17. Nursing School/Tattoo Vent

    mangopeach replied to LikesToWander's topic in General Students

    Wow. I would definitely try to get my tuition back. The people in my program with tattoos are allowed to wear long sleeves under their uniforms to hide them. Some people use bandaids for small ones....

  18. Irritating Classmates

    mangopeach replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    LOL, I've known my best friend since high school. We both thought not so nice things of each other before we actually got to know each other:lol2:- I thought she was a loud mouth, she thought I was...

  19. Failed the practical on first A&P I test.

    mangopeach replied to SkylarNola's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If they have open lab, go there as much as you can. I went every chance I got and looked at the slides outside of classtime. Looking at slides online also helped me. Make sure you know the...

  20. Dealing with the emotions

    mangopeach posted a topic in General Students

    Does anyone else get sad when someone in your program fails? I'm only a month into my program and today I was overwhelmed with sadness after finding out that one person that I have really gotten along...

  21. What are your clinical times ???

    mangopeach replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    7am to 3 pm - two days every other week this semester (My first) Next semester it will be every

  22. How do you Tackle Chapter Reading Assignments and Make them Stick?

    mangopeach replied to live&love&heal's topic in General Students

    This is pretty much what I've been doing. Right down to the the caffeine! 6:00 am is my power hour! LOL! I wake up and have my coffee and start studying. I feel like this is my most productive study...

  23. Where Do You Study???

    mangopeach replied to WandererRNBSN's topic in General Students

    Home. I live alone so I don't have the distraction of other people. Although, I do sometimes distract my own self. Oh did I turn on the dishwasher? Working on

  24. A&P Advice..?

    mangopeach replied to jellybean321's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Don't give up. I failed my first Chem test and still wound up with a B in lecture and A in lab, so don't beat yourself up. Oh and I'm in my first semester of nursing school now. I'm saying that...

  25. Three years.....

    mangopeach replied to Chameleonchick's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Each program is different, yes some BSN programs do have a 3 yr track. I went with my ADN program because it would take me 3.5 years as opposed to 5 years for the closest BSN program. Their RN track...