thumper23

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1. Where is EVERYONE from?

   thumper23 replied to PCGrad06's topic in General Students

   Where in southern Minnesota? Michelle

2. First Semester of Nursing School

   thumper23 replied to fssmith's topic in General Students

   In my program the amount of reading they gave us was enormous. When I was reading every last word that was all I was doing. I progressed to skiming and noticing bold faced terms. If it's possible to know what your reading assigments are in advance be...

3. Clinical in ortho advice

   thumper23 posted a topic in Orthopaedic

   Hello, I'm a first semster nursing student and next Thursday I start my first clinical from 7-12 in ortho. I went to clinical orentation last Thursday and was on the floor for an hour. I observed the PT and my nurse get a Hemi patient up for the fir...

4. Dosage and Calculations

   thumper23 replied to dramaluvr's topic in General Students

   We have the same thing except we have to get 100%, we have three chances to pass it and if we don't get 100% on the 3rd chance we are out of the program. I think we had around 25 questions this time, very's per instructor and each semester they decre...

5. The good news is ...

   thumper23 replied to thumper23's topic in General Students

   Sorry I can't seem to spell tonight. I'm taking breaks between looking at the books and I'm not checking for typo's in my posts. Michelle:imbar

6. The good news is ...

   thumper23 replied to thumper23's topic in General Students

   I said I could somewhat relax which meant i didn't have to drive 45min to class everyday. I still have three children to chace after, I have to try to get caught up on reading, do I bio assignment and start my lab/diagnosis paper. Which campared to t...

7. Yeah!! 1st IV start successful!!!

   thumper23 replied to RN_2_B_5/2004's topic in General Students

   Congrats! I don't think I will get an chance to do an IV during my schooling both the hospitals have their own IV teams. Michelle

8. The good news is ...

   thumper23 posted a topic in General Students

   tommorrow at 3:00 I start my spring break and can somewhat relax till the 15th. The bad news is tommorrow at 8:00 I take my 2nd practical which involves administering meds and giveing injections and how knows what else. I was given drugs to memerize ...

9. Med cards

   thumper23 posted a topic in General Students

   Anyone have any suggestions on the best place to get med cards? Are they all basically the same or do they differ? I had some someone gave me but they are six years old and I can't use them. Thanks Michelle

10. NA question

    thumper23 posted a topic in General Students

    I was told that my completion of the first semster in nursing quilifies myself to be a NA. Anone know if that is true? Is there a exam you have to take? Thanks Michelle:)

11. When is graduation day for you?

    thumper23 replied to RNIAM's topic in General Students

    Mine isn't till December 2005! Maybe time will fly! Can't wait till summer break!!Michelle

12. How will I ever survive?

    thumper23 posted a topic in General Students

    Hello, I'm new here and went back to college in 2002. I started the nursing program this semster. I have three children and a husband of almost 8 years.I've went from being extremly overwhelmed to better back to overwellemed. I got better when i pass...