BacktotheBeach

BacktotheBeach ADN, BSN, RN

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  1. STOP - Don't buy your textbooks from the school bookstore

    I think this 'bundling' practice is ridiculous. It means they group a couple books together, sometimes just the book and a study guide, and then they can assign it a new ISBN that you cannot find...
  2. Official Nursing Students!

    Congratulations, what a great day! I start in September, can hardly
  3. courses to take? (help)

    At my school there are 'extras' that are technically covered in the program, but you can also take separately to be better prepared. Things like nutrition, dosage calculations, pharmacology,...
  4. STOP - Don't buy your textbooks from the school bookstore

    Also, if anyone didn't see the other post about this, Amazon is giving students a year of their 'Prime' account which gives you free 2-day shipping on most items. Here's the link. You just need an EDU...
  5. Dosage Calculation

    OK, sorry but I can't get my equation to line up, it moves when I post it. Hopefully you can see what I am showing. Directly under 200 mg should be X mL. Then below that under 200 it should be divided...
  6. Dosage Calculation

    You don't need the info about the 20 dose vial. I set it up like this: 100 mg = 200 mg then multiply, on one side you get 200, the other is 100x 1 mL X mL Then you divide 200...
  7. Awesome amazon.com deal for students - FREE Prime!

    Thanks for sharing. That is a great
  8. Would ADHD disqualify me from nursing school

    I think you will be just fine! Best of luck to
  9. Would ADHD disqualify me from nursing school

    They cannot by law exclude you from the nursing program for ADHD. As long as you can handle the coursework and the physical aspect of being a nurse. I would do some research on ADHD drugs. Many people...
  10. Cheapest Online store to buy Littman Stethoscopes?

    I just went on Staples.com and found them. But the cardiology is listed at 94.99. Again, you got a great
  11. Cheapest Online store to buy Littman Stethoscopes?

    you are kidding me! That is a great price. It must be new for them. Staples came up when I was searching online for Littman's but when I went to Staples.com nothing came up. You got a great
  12. Cost: Tuition Fees Or...?

    Tuition usually is just that. Fees are added on, so are living expenses and
  13. Anatomy I while taking nursing classes anyone?

    I see many in my program doing it. It is a lot of work. I think if your program allows it, you should be fine. Just keep up with everything, every day. Congratulations to you for getting in so...
  14. Dansko sizing

    Check out the outlet...Most styles are $52
  15. Try Birkenstocks. They do have a closed back shoe in their Alpro line, all white
  16. Help us answer this question!

    I sure hope you are given the correct answer in class and can let us know!!
  17. What color is your stethoscope???

    I got breast cancer pink from Medisave. It is a baby pink. They will engrave it for free! Hopefully that will keep mine from getting "lost". if you shop there, be sure to use a coupon code for a %...
  18. Made Incredibly Easy series

    Thanks for all the great info
  19. Made Incredibly Easy series

    I am starting nursing school this fall and am wondering which, if any, of these Made Incredibly Easy books would be helpful to have as a reference? Which ones are NOT worth getting? Is getting a...
  20. Does this seem normal for an ADN program?

    "So when do you actually learn the procedures of things? During clinicals? I guess I'm just confused because I always here people say things like "well this semester during my med/surg clinicals" or...
  21. Does this seem normal for an ADN program?

    Sounds very similar to my associates degree
  22. Science/Math isn't your thing, but you're doing it

    I am really terrible at math, but have always found science interesting, though I avoided both in hs and college (the first time). This past year I took A&P 1, 2 and micro and found that I love...
  23. ebooks vs text books

    that sounds like the online access I get, but I get all the textbooks, too. How much does the Ebook option cost? Mine is around $1000 for both bundled-books and
  24. one semester of chemistry costs $1000?

    My community college is $102 per credit hour. I wold look at driving to CC. Gas isn't that
  25. ebooks vs text books

    My school uses Evolve, but we get both the actual textbooks as well as the online code for the ebooks. This allows you to look up information across the multiple books that you may have. I would not...