RNTutor BSN, RN

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    Do school now or wait?

    RNTutor replied to Neldavi's topic in General Students

    Hi Sarah, and welcome to allnurses! I would recommend just doing whatever you think is best for you and your family. There will always be a need for good nurses. And I think everyone here will tell...
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    What's the general role of a nurse?

    RNTutor replied to ice2012's topic in General Students

    Amen! Maybe this question/discussion is a great example of the misunderstandings an stereotypes surrounding the nursing profession. And until we as nurses can all agree on what we do, we will never...
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    Ascites, and third spacing

    RNTutor replied to MEDICJOHN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Agreed. Ascites is definitely a type of third-spacing. (I just double-checked in my Med-Surg book, too ) You're pretty close with you're understanding of spacing, but not quite there yet. Here's a...
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    Why don't programs take into consideration anything else?

    RNTutor replied to honeycakes55's topic in General Students

    I would stay away from unaccredited programs for any degree. You might have problems sitting for licensing exams, and you will definitely have problems transferring credits later. Also, I wonder...
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    Hepatic and Renal Labs

    RNTutor replied to silverhalide's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That is a nice review, deever167! Another good place to check for this info would be your Med-Surg textbook, though. Most will list all the labs and tests associated with each system in that system's...
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    should I get a Polio vaccine?

    RNTutor replied to treeye's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Typically, if you are already immune to a disease it won't hurt you if you get re-immunized. The military does it all the time...it's way easier just to give someone another shot than to try to track...
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    NCLEX Classes: Teaching?

    RNTutor replied to mAGGI315's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    As I mentioned in the other post, I'm currently starting a tutoring business for nursing students. Not doing NCLEX prep per-se, but more focusing on helping with classes and preparing/passing exit...
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    Keep this forum alive: Be an entrepreneur

    RNTutor replied to innovativemurse's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I don't directly tutor for NCLEX, although I am sure my study materials could be used to review for that. My focus is more on helping students get through their nursing classes, pass any exit exam (I...
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    Keep this forum alive: Be an entrepreneur

    RNTutor replied to innovativemurse's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Well, I am a recently converted entrepreneur, so I guess I should introduce myself on this forum! For me, the process to becoming an entrepreneur was pretty unexpected...my husband and I read the...
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    Any entreprenurial nurses out there?

    RNTutor replied to marnacla's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    There are lots of people that run businesses around those topics that aren't even RNs! I think you could definitely do it as an RN...it doesn't matter so much what your degree is in, as it does what...
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    HESI- Missed it by 1 point!

    RNTutor replied to nursing_rocks23's topic in General Students

    Oh, and I also forgot to mention....only ONE POINT!! You are so close to passing already that I am certain you will pass it next time around :) I have seen many students pass who had to increase...
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    HESI- Missed it by 1 point!

    RNTutor replied to nursing_rocks23's topic in General Students

    Don't stress out. I have seen many students who work themselves up into an anxious frenzy because they didn't pass HESI the first time, to the point that they create a HUGE level of pressure on...
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    Passed hesi and am graduating!

    RNTutor replied to RossayRN's topic in General Students

    Awesome!!
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    What do you wish you knew when you first began as a student?

    RNTutor replied to epinephRN's topic in General Students

    A piece of advice I would add that goes along with several of the things epinephRN said...Take advantage of every opportunity in clinicals that you can! You will not feel competent, but do it anyway...
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    How do you study? *LPN accelerated program*

    RNTutor replied to anonymous1919's topic in General Students

    First, forget about what your classmates think. It doesn't matter, because they are not giving you your license. No matter what you do in life, don't let your self-worth be determined by the...
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    nursing schools

    RNTutor replied to michele6608's topic in General Students

    Yeah, most of the time you are not eligible for Federal grants if you already have a Bachelors. I don't know anythinga bout the GradPLUS Loans the TheSquire mentioned, though. But you can...
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    What do you think about students asking for a higher grade?

    RNTutor replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Students

    As an instructor, if you're going to do it, that's the way to do it! Announce it so everyone knows, and have a system in place for implementing. Not just because one student whined about
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    Math Anxiety Advice

    RNTutor replied to RNTutor's topic in General Students

    Yay!!! Congratulations You are probably the first student I've heard from that actually prefers the ratio/proportion method though, even though it's the method that I prefer as well. But I think...
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    Math Anxiety Advice

    RNTutor posted a topic in General Students

    I have been trying to help some nursing students feel more comfortable with math, and I find that often their biggest problem is math anxiety rather than not knowing how to do the problem....
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    What do you think about students asking for a higher grade?

    RNTutor replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Students

    I would guess that you feel that way because all too often teachers are not trained on HOW to assess learning, and HOW to teach in a way that encourages students to learn and retain the most important...
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    So uncomfortable with my care plan

    RNTutor replied to Succubus's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks! Yep, I LOVE teaching, especially nursing students. Definitely my passion, and I can't get enough of it, so I decided to make it my
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    Math Anxiety Advice

    RNTutor replied to RNTutor's topic in General Students

    Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it ) I am not a professor at a college, I do tutoring as my own business. But that is a great suggestion to pass along to my students,...
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    Math Anxiety Advice

    RNTutor replied to RNTutor's topic in General Students

    I agree. I always used to do ratio and proportion, and dimensional analysis was like greek to me. But I finally sat down one day and made someone teach me how to do it, and was amazed at how much...
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    Math Anxiety Advice

    RNTutor replied to RNTutor's topic in General Students

    Thanks! I think that a lot of students do tend to avoid the "practice factor," but it sounds like it really helped you (an entire notebook!!). And I will definitely check out the books you...
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    What do you think about students asking for a higher grade?

    RNTutor replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Students

    I have been on both sides of this...being the student who is 1-2 points away from a higher grade, and also being a teaching assistant who is doing the grading! I have never asked a prof for a higher...