healthstar BSN, RN

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    Fastest way to learn spanish?

    healthstar replied to USMCseng's topic in General Students

    The best way to learn a language is to visit the foreign country( and if that is not possible) try to hang out with spanish speaking people, and also watch lots of TV. That's how I mastered my foreign...
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    is Nursing School HARDER than Medical School?

    healthstar replied to sunny d's topic in General Students

    I finished pre-med, and it was a nightmare compared to
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    Excited for psych clinical!!

    healthstar replied to decembergrad2011's topic in General Students

    Yes!!!
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    Excited for psych clinical!!

    healthstar replied to decembergrad2011's topic in General Students

    I did not say communication is not important. Yes, you do learn a lot about the patient, I just don't think communication alone is enough. We do not do anything else besides talking to our patients....
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    Excited for psych clinical!!

    healthstar replied to decembergrad2011's topic in General Students

    I hate my psych rotation. You spend all your clinical hours having conversations, yes that is important, but you don't learn
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    is Nursing School HARDER than Medical School?

    healthstar replied to sunny d's topic in General Students

    I am sure it is not harder than medical
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    Giving Thank you gifts

    healthstar replied to Hopeful3's topic in General Students

    I only buy gifts for my fav instructors and I give them the gift after the final. Most of the time we buy gifts as a clinical group. There is nothing unprofessional about it. People don't buy gifts...
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    Finals... love 'em or hate 'em?

    healthstar replied to canigraduate's topic in General Students

    I hate finals too many notes to
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    % of people failing your program?

    healthstar replied to woahmelly's topic in General Students

    40-50% every semester so many hearts
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    Where do you put your stethoscope?

    healthstar replied to newbiepnp's topic in General Students

    around my
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    Best study guide (my notes)

    healthstar replied to Newgradq's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    WoW..congrats. Thank you so much for sharing your hard
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    My NCLEX Notes

    healthstar replied to stripec30's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    OMG that is so nice of you to share your notes. I do save all my notes but sometimes you just can't write everything down
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    Need some help, screwed up on my application..

    healthstar replied to boo81's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I would call
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    Do you correct your professor?

    healthstar replied to RN9742's topic in General Students

    Oh yeahhh, I want to learn the right
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    Am I over-thinking, or are these just bad test questions?

    healthstar replied to chicken1's topic in General Students

    Eating unhealthy foods, too much food and not working out all these are life styles which eventually lead to obesity. It makes sense to
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    Am I over-thinking, or are these just bad test questions?

    healthstar replied to chicken1's topic in General Students

    I wish I had these test questions :) our test questions are horrible even our instructor has to think twice before answering
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    Pharmacology online?

    healthstar replied to mamacashew's topic in General Students

    I would never take pharmacology online. The in class lecture was hard, I can only imagine how difficult it would be if it was offered
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    so, today my clinical instructor told me to "move it along" during med admin.

    healthstar replied to amianurseyet?'s topic in General Students

    Always wash your hands when you go to the room, glove, and wash hands when you leave the
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    Pharmacology study tips for new nursing student

    healthstar replied to cunchurch2's topic in General Students

    Know the actions, uses, route, side effects of each medication.Know what med is given in case of overdose. Use flashcards, I found them helpful at least for this class. learn the proper way to...
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    Nclex Pass rate for your school

    healthstar replied to CNM2B201?'s topic in General Students

    Passing rate has always been 98%
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    My very 1st clinical expierence ever!!! :-)

    healthstar replied to CrazziiRN913's topic in General Students

    Good job. I love clinicals, I learn best by doing
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    To walk with cap and gown or not?

    healthstar replied to jr3t's topic in General Students

    My school does the same thing. I am going to do both because one is graduation w/ school scrubs for nursing students only and the cap &gown graduation is going to be bigger and everybody (...
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    healthstar replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Funny. Everytime I listen to my lecture I get so annoyed because there is one student who can't stop talking about stupid things (nothing to do with the lecture). Sometimes it just makes me
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    healthstar replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Why do you call me just to ask what I got in all my tests, assignments, etc. Knowing what I got is not going to make your grade any better. I can tell you what I got, I don't care, but I always...
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    Passing a test but not the grade you expected.

    healthstar replied to mmgirlsmom's topic in General Students

    Once I leave class I say " I bombed this test" ( no confidence at all) and when I check my grade and I see an A....very surprised. There are times that I say( it was easy) and I don't get the grade...