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  1. 3.9 GPA, cant pass Nursing school tests!???

    Do you review your tests with your instructor? I had trouble with it my first quarter but I'm OK now. Part of my problem was that I didn't read each and every word in the sentence. I kid you not,...
  2. New Saunders comprehensive NCLEX-RN review

    Absolutely. I do this often, actually. You just have to sift through and find what you need, but these books are well organized by content area, so it's not too
  3. New Saunders comprehensive NCLEX-RN review

    I'm using Saunders 5th ed. along with Lippincott's Q&A Review for NCLEX-RN. I haven't been deep enough into Lippincott to tell you if I think it's useful yet though. IMO it's always good to have...
  4. :clpty::clpty::clpty::clpty::clpty: 2 weeks
  5. Yahoo! Who else just finished their quarter?!

    No way! I don't read on break. It makes me CRAAAAAAAAAAZY. I need a break. I will read enough during the quarter. I hope it helps you
  6. First of all, get another plan in place right now. Yours is great if it works out. And it might. But there are a whole lot of contingencies and things that depend on other people to complete which...
  7. Standing out in nursing school

    There you
  8. Standing out in nursing school

    ETA - PP came to his senses...I think. Come on now, you did a great job correcting yourself previously on this post, don't get into it. (And I did not see your original
  9. Standing out in nursing school

    You're going to have to keep looking for a word. Prude is absolutely NOT the word you need - you can't just give it a new definition: From Miriam-Webster: Definition of PRUDE: : a person who is...
  10. Besides a bottle of
  11. I have heard of an alarming number of community colleges and proprietary schools in my area being placed on probation and then eventually losing their accreditation. I was talking to a friend in...
  12. Why do newborns have more RBCs, HGB, and HCT?

    Additionally, can the OP explain how those RBC's in the term NB differ from those of an adult and what that means for the
  13. Silly Care Plans - for fun!

  14. LAZY NURSES

    Retract your flame guns people, venting is permitted on this forum. If you don't like it shut your mouth and move
  15. Help - Need to speak with instructor maturely!

    Are you at a proprietary school? If you don't like what she said, go higher. All schools have their snags and things that don't work well, that's to be expected. But you in a mess there. Can you...
  16. Group projects

    I hope not. Ours aren't too bad, I had to complete 2 this quarter. They make me want to tear my hair out though, I hate them!!! I didn't have to do too many for my first degree, and I'm finding...
  17. Med_Surg

    This is one of those things you have to understand. You cannot just memorize material, at least not in my opinion. Take a look at your physiology and match it up to the nursing implications. This...
  18. SENIORITIS

    I'm in a perpetual state of senioritis.
  19. Frustrated by unhelpful advisors :(

    I don't have any advice for you, but what you are experiencing is sadly not unique. I try not to send to many questions to my advisor - I think I've emailed her 3 times in the past year. Not one...
  20. toradol vs morphine

    Have you had pharmacology yet? If not, what are you doing to look up these drugs, what is your
  21. antibiotic drug

    Azithromycin is a common medication for upper respiratory infections and pneumonia. It targets the bacteria more specifically. The goal of any antibiotic therapy is to use the best matched...
  22. Teacher vs. Nurse?

    I agree with J, you at least need some interest in science. Nobody's saying you have to love it, but you have to at least be able to understand it and apply it. As far as your current skill set,...
  23. Can I take clinicals whenever I want?

    You do realize we don't all go to your school, right? Do you have an advisor? Ask them so you don't get into a
  24. need gift ideas for a graduating nursing student

    Girl - we've been friends for about 8 years. Not super close we talk all of the time kind of friends, but we see each other once in a while and our kids are close in
  25. Advice for Someone Who isn't Child Friendly?

    J's advice was perfect! Pair up with another student or a nurse who has a good bedside manner and watch what they do. Sometimes when somebody models an interaction for you it becomes much more...