Maisie

Maisie

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  1. First time

    I have a question for nurses who passed the NCLEX test and (pre-NCLEX test if applicable) the first time. What do you attribute your success to? What did you do that was different from people who...
  2. First time

    Thanks for the info. It really gives me an idea of how to start
  3. Self Disclosure

    I have to write a self-disclosure speech. I don't like it, because I hate getting up in front of 30 people I don't know sharing personal information about myself. Does anyone know of an example of a...
  4. First time

    Which nursing journals do you subscribe
  5. Self Disclosure

    I gave the speech and it went fine. I ended up talking about my great-grandparents and their influence on me. They were born in the 1870s so the students were very interested in that because many of...
  6. The speech went fine. Got an A for the course. Thanks for all of your
  7. I am writing a speech on diabetes for a speech class. I will probably give it by next week so there is'nt time to make changes. But, now I have discovered that this will probably be very boring to...
  8. NET test math

    www.mathxl.com It has all sorts of math courses. I paid 25 dollars for one year. The course range is from basic math through advanced math such as Calculus. It works out each problem. I used it to...
  9. I Passed!!!!!

    Thanks for the information. It is certainly worth
  10. About the RN Pre-enterance exam

    I think the NLN exam is the most diifficult. I took the Asset test. This test included only basic math, grammar, and reading. The NET test is similar. I know of one school that requires the NLN in...
  11. How old is too old?

    I am 48. I just finished my prereqs and was accepted into the fall semester of the nursing program. They do not discriminate. There are many people in the program who are around my
  12. I Passed!!!!!

    I never thought about doing that before. I need to take sociology also and this sounds like a good idea. How do you take the CLEP? Is it transferable to all colleges? Where do you take the
  13. Do nurses find these useful

    I am starting nursing school this year and thinking about purchasing a PDA. I was wondering if nurses find these convient and useful in actual practice. What PDA do you own? Would you advise a...
  14. Do nurses find these useful

    Thanks for the replies. I now know it is a good idea to own a
  15. Worried about math in LPN school

    I would suggest that you purchase a software program called Calculating Drug Dosages. It runs in a Windows environment and I think it is better than any book I have purchased. I got mine from...
  16. Thanks so much for the article. I have never heard of this. I will certainly add this to my
  17. Speech class jitters!!!!

    I have given a few speeches before, but never in front of the class. And never one that I had to write. I never felt confident before because I had never taken a speech class. Tomorrow I am giving...
  18. Self Disclosure

    Good idea. I'm working on it
  19. I'm A NERVOUS Wreck!!!

    I would drop it. In fact I found myself in the same situation last year. I had a 4.0 average and decided to take A&P in the summer. The teacher told us the same thing. The test were incredibly...
  20. Vaccination & Titers question

    Word of warning. I had my TB test on the same day as the vaccinations for chicken pox. When I turned my forms into the nursing department, I was told that I would need a chest X-ray because the...
  21. I just wanted to relate something that happened to me recently. I was accepted into the nursing program and had to have the the necessary health test prior to entry into the fall semester. I had the...
  22. warning about TB test and vaccinations

    I suggested the same thing, but the nurse said I would need the X-ray because I had just had the shot the previous
  23. Try again. At my school 90% of students fail the first time. I know people who have taken it 3 and 4 times before finally scoring high enough to get in. Alot of these people are A students, who...
  24. I had the same question. I have not been through an accelerated program, but I posted this question in the general nursing discussion and got quite a few