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I'm having trouble with an assignment for my nutrition class. I'm supposed to list the phosphate content in a renal menu I'm working on, but all I can find is the phosphorus content. I can't even find references to phosphates in my nutrition book, ...

Thank you for your quick reply. I'm going to go with that for now, and double check it with my teacher tomorrow.

My school only allows us to have black steths, so you might want to check with your instructor to make sure they don't care about the color before you buy one...

This is something that you need to fix NOW. Don't expect to be taught that kind of basic math once you're in nursing school - it's hard enough without the added pressure of trying to catch up and learn something you "should" have learned in high sch...

I had to have a tetanus booster, as well as most of the others mentioned above.

I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my father recently, and I kind of understand what you mean. I am not very far into nursing school, but I have come to realize that it's different when it's not your loved one in that situation. It is easier to r...

Honestly, your best bet is going to be to do some research for yourself. First off, you will need to find Wyoming's Board of Nursing website and see which schools are approved to teach LPNs. Then, you'll want to look into prerequisites, program rat...

You're going to find that there's a lot of uncertainty. One teacher wants things done one way, your textbook another, and whoever you get for clinicals will have totally different method. The same holds true for testing. In your example, we were ...

Honestly, that's a huge debt load to take on. No matter who you get it from, it's going to be very hard to pay it back. Is there any way you can go to a school that DOES accept federal funding? If you're single and not working, they would probably ...

I'm not a mom, but there are a couple of things that I did that have helped our household run much more smoothly. 1. I began planning our meals a month in advance, and making a general shopping list for each week/two weeks. It's not as hard to do as...

We use Rosdahl's "Textbook of Basic Nursing", also by Lippincott. I actually like it, for the most part. It tends to break things down and uncomplicate them, which is nice for people like me with little to no medical background. On the flip side, M...

My combined score was 197 out of 200. 99 in math, 98 in English.

I wouldn't call it extremely easy to get in, nor is it easy once you are in, but it certainly can be done - I started in September. Your number one priority should be scoring as high as possible on the COMPASS exam. It appears that most of the admi...

The compass was pretty easy for me, but if you're at all uncomfortable with the math you will want to do some review work first. There are a bunch of websites that will walk you through sample tests, just google "compass review" or something like th...

I'm in the current day class. It's a really good program, but VERY intense. I was not aware that they are registering anyone yet... are you sure? Usually, you will take the COMPASS test in the early spring and from there the school contacts peopl...

If I know that I don't know an answer, I leave it blank and go back to it. Otherwise, whatever I write down I leave. Once I have finished a test, I turn it in right away. If I go back over it I am way too tempted to over-think everything and mess ...

My school does not require a drug test for admission to the program, but does require one prior to beginning clinicals, as our clinical sites mandate clean drug tests (and clear background checks) for anyone who works there.

I can't get over the fact that an instructor committed battery on a student, and the student is the one getting the cold shoulder... Physical abuse is way beyond being "treated unfairly". I'm sorry it's so rough for you right now. Keep your head dow...

We just went over this in class today... From what I understand, the laws vary a LOT by state, so you have to know what your state's regs are. In my state, minors have full rights to confidentiality if they are receiving treatment for STDs. This i...

Do her laundry, at least sometimes. Nothing says "I love you" like finding clean clothes in your closet!

If you're thinking about continuing on to get your RN, go ahead and look into taking a couple of classes over the next year, maybe at a local community college. You'll most likely need A&P and Microbiology, so why not go ahead and take them now,...

We started yesterday, and actually didn't get the books for our first two classes until today (they didn't arrive on time). It put us a day behind in our classes, so our first exam (worth 20% of the course grade) is tomorrow, with two more tests and...

SSNs are about the only way to actually identify a person. Let's say you're "Pretty Smith". How many other Smith's do you suppose that there are in the state? the nation? the world? Using your ssn makes sure that you are not blamed for some other ...

I def. wouldn't take too much, until you know what you're actually going to want. I kind of got lucky, having our class last week. It clued me in as to how the program is going to work. It really stinks that you have to pay for parking. I'm going ...

Tomorrow's my first day, and I'm a little nervous/excited too! We had a two-day "class" last week that reviewed study skills, introduced nursing math, and gave us a chance to meet some of last year's class. It was nice to get to meet the other peo...