IndyElmer

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  1. Introducing dorkus maximus

    IndyElmer replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    It's a little chubby for a mini, but that makes it all the cuter IMO. The only fault I find with it is that I wish it was orange and hot pink instead of yellow & hot pink (plus I wish the plastic...

  2. Introducing dorkus maximus

    IndyElmer replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    I was recently elated by the purchase of a new mini-stapler that has a built-in staple remover and a little storage spot for extra staples and I'm definitely looking forward to geting a few new...

  3. Is 31 too old to start a nursing career?

    IndyElmer replied to dannygurl84's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I started thinking about a career change at 31. I spent another 8 years miserable in my job as a research scientist. I'm so much happier with nursing that I wish I hadn't "fought" the change because I...

  4. A rolling suitcase....really???

    IndyElmer replied to OgreAchiever's topic in General Students

    You can also take your book to a office supply store and for around $5, they'll remove the entire binding & hole-punch the whole thing for you. (Some office supply stores are CRAZY expensive, so...

  5. Science courses for Nursing

    IndyElmer replied to j0628's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think any comment about an "extra course" was in reference to possibly taking both Intro A&P and Human Biology -- at least that's what I meant when I agreed with moonchild86. I think either...

  6. A rolling suitcase....really???

    IndyElmer replied to OgreAchiever's topic in General Students

    It really depends on the classroom. I've been in plenty of classrooms that would be difficult to access the rows of seats even if no one had additional bags of any kind. For those who choose a larger...

  7. Tablet use / E-books in nursing school?

    IndyElmer replied to stigrl's topic in General Students

    I've heard good reviews of PageBurst for laptops / PCs. There was another program that someone raved about for highlighting/notetaking on their laptop, but I can't find his post on our school

  8. Tablet use / E-books in nursing school?

    IndyElmer replied to stigrl's topic in General Students

    theantichick -- THANKS!! This is the most thorough posts I've seen on the pro's & con's of e-books & tablet

  9. Are you working while going to nursing school?

    IndyElmer replied to abqfavorite's topic in General Students

    Is your program a standard program or an accelerated

  10. Science courses for Nursing

    IndyElmer replied to j0628's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was going to recommend the same as moonchild86. (Thanks for typing that all up for

  11. A rolling suitcase....really???

    IndyElmer replied to OgreAchiever's topic in General Students

    I think it really depends on your specific circumstances. I have a friend who lives close to campus and her classes are clustered such that she does most/all of her studying at home. She rarely brings...

  12. Shoes for nursing school, any recommendations???

    IndyElmer replied to ksogliero's topic in General Students

    If you're not accustomed to being on your feet for hours at a time, you might also benefit from having a fitting at a high quality athletic shoe store (there are local chains and national chains like...

  13. Medical Dosaging

    IndyElmer replied to JennaVeneziano's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I've done hundreds of practice questions and get 99.9% of them correct. But from time to time, I run across a weird one like this where, for an instructor graded exam, my answer would probably be fine...

  14. dosage calulations books

    IndyElmer replied to momtojosh's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I wish I could be more helpful than the two cents I have to offer. I like the book that my school required just fine, but I really enjoy math and I've done a lot of that kind of math in my former...

  15. for those who are looking for easy remember of Medication

    IndyElmer replied to deepa377's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    -ase also indicates that something is an enzyme, such as pancrealipase. Thanks for sharing

  16. Medical Dosaging

    IndyElmer replied to JennaVeneziano's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree that it's within a reasonable margin of error, but on the computerized exam that I took where I had to type in a numerical answer, only one answer was correct, there was no reasonable margin...

  17. Science courses for Nursing

    IndyElmer replied to j0628's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had a classmate (who eventually became an exceptional study partner) who was an English major with no biology background. The first week or two were harder for her because she needed some remedial...

  18. Any Advice on Pathophysiology & Applies Pharmacology taken Together!!!

    IndyElmer replied to Soon2BNurse88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It remains to be seen if your instructor follows some logical synergies or just mashes the content of two content-rich courses into less time. I hope it will be the former! Good

  19. Medical Dosaging

    IndyElmer replied to JennaVeneziano's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was taught that with dimensional analysis, I can multiply all of my numerator figures then divide by all of the denominator figures -- no need to round at each step of the analysis -- however if i...

  20. Medical Dosaging

    IndyElmer replied to JennaVeneziano's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    momtojosh, I swear this will make more sense when you see it in context. There are two main ways that I've seen nursing schools teach drug dosage calculations, so when you start your dosage...

  21. Helpful study books for a&p I lab

    IndyElmer replied to luvofalex's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I found the anatomy CD super helpful. Wish I'd had it when I took (cadaver) anatomy lab a decade ago! (And I'm with you. The reason we bought the physio suite was that with it only being $6 with...

  22. career change????

    IndyElmer replied to JLaubach93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm sure you're going to get a lot of comments that it's not too late, so perhaps we could all help you to address the "how to go about it" part. I agree that there's no reason you can't do one and...

  23. career change????

    IndyElmer replied to JLaubach93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are SO many people in their late 20s, 30's, 40s and even in their 50's who are in nursing school right now. I bet many of them would love to have made the change to nursing sooner in their...

  24. What are a range of attributes, values & behaviours of a good nurse?

    IndyElmer replied to claireem26's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Not sure if it falls into values or behaviors, but I forgot to mention having sensitivity for cultural differences. Although I think of myself as a thoughtful person, I think it's easy for nursing...

  25. What are a range of attributes, values & behaviours of a good nurse?

    IndyElmer replied to claireem26's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If they aren't already in your list of traits, I would also add flexible / adaptable because there's always the plan that you map out for yourself at the start of the day and how your day actually...