IndyElmer

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

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

    I think it makes sense to have the two classes together. I often wished there was more coordination between my pharmacology and pathophysiology classes. Basically, when you're learning about a disease...

  2. Medical Dosaging

    IndyElmer replied to JennaVeneziano's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Why that conversion over the 1 kg = 2.2 lb?? On my ATI exams, you will get the "wrong" answer if you use 1 kg = 0.45 (even though in most research lab applications, the two could be considered...

  3. Medical Dosaging

    IndyElmer replied to JennaVeneziano's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I did think of one other explanation for your 2nd question. Since both 38 and 2.2 each have only two significant digits, then your answer for converting from pounds to kilorgrams should also be only...

  4. Medical Dosaging

    IndyElmer replied to JennaVeneziano's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    For question 1, I got the same answer as you. For question 2, it may be the conversion factor that is making you get a strange answer. You can say that 1 kg = 2.2 lb OR you can say that 1 lb = 0.45 kg...

  5. Pre-class study ideas for A&P?

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

    I'm so jealous! Our instructor took pride in NOT giving lists and even seem mildly annoyed if you tried to confirm the list that you had generated from his lectures. I was lucky that my lab instructor...

  6. Anyone using ATI?

    IndyElmer replied to EbonyQueen's topic in General Students

    Mine will be similar to yours. I've heard that if we fail to achieve the designated percentile score, we automatically fail the course and are dropped from the

  7. Preparation for nursing school..

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

    There have been quite a few threads started on this topic in the last 2 weeks. Here are a couple... https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/general-things-you-708412.html...

  8. What should we be buying?

    IndyElmer replied to charitynaf's topic in General Students

    Be careful which books you buy ahead. I've heard rave reviews about the Ackley/Ladwig book, but I've also heard that some instructors at my school will NOT let you use it. (Well, you can use it, but...

  9. Pharmacology Preview?!!!

    IndyElmer replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in General Students

    This is not a technical definition, but here's how I think of pharmacology prototypes: "best" example for each drug class. In my textbook, for each drug class, there is a prototype then a list of...

  10. books - digital, print, new, used??

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

    Brookelin -- what's the return policy on those "special edition" books? Might you be able to buy a copy to compare to a "standard" edition at your local Barnes & Noble to see what's so "special"...

  11. What book to buy to practice nursing exams?

    IndyElmer replied to kosmic2003's topic in General Students

    Are you looking for books on testing strategy or suggestions for books that will have NCLEX-style questions (with rationales for why right answers are right and wrong answers are

  12. Pharmacology Preview?!!!

    IndyElmer replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in General Students

    I'm pretty sure the ATI flashcards are for the drugs that ATI deems to be prototypes. A lot of them matched my text, but not all, and my instructor often didn't focus on prototypes at all -

  13. Pathophysiology Resources

    IndyElmer replied to DarkLotus's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That's part of why I love this site! But I also love it for finding resources that simply make it easier to study -- like mnemonics or lists of references for self-testing/self-quizzing or...

  14. What should we be buying?

    IndyElmer replied to charitynaf's topic in General Students

    I'm got a Littman, despite the warnings about it getting lost. A fun color and/or engraving can't hurt, but it's certainly no guarantee against it walking off. I hope I'll still be using mine in 20...

  15. books - digital, print, new, used??

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

    If possible, talk to people ahead of you. I have a friend who has already completed 2 terms of a 4 terms program (with very good grades!) and 80% of her books are one-edition-older, not just used, but...

  16. quiz questions

    IndyElmer replied to felly's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    felly, Your posts have caught my eye because they often don't use anything to denote the start and stop of sentences (e.g. capital letter at the start, period at the end). I don't know if others find...

  17. Pharmacology Preview?!!!

    IndyElmer replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in General Students

    My pharmacology lectures didn't spend much time going over why/how things were working or why/how a nurse was going to d this or that. Probably 60-75% of the time, it felt like my instructor was...

  18. Pathophysiology Resources

    IndyElmer replied to DarkLotus's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I used both the "incredibly easy" book and the Mary Ann Hogan's Reviews & Rationales pathophysiology supplement guide that has a "bullet-point" outline of the highlights for each chapter plus 50...

  19. List of Meds that MUST be given through a central line

    IndyElmer replied to justchill's topic in General Students

    Using google, I found several webpage sources that mentioned that drugs prone to causing phlebitis in peripheral veins should be given via a central line. However, I am not comfortable with any of the...

  20. What kind of shoes to wear with white scrubs?

    IndyElmer replied to norcalsurfer77's topic in Male Nursing Students

    So true! Someone two cohorts ahead of me tracked C. diff into their house and their dog got

  21. Helpful study books for a&p I lab

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

    Oops, just realized you asked about the A&P CD. The ones that I mentioned are exactly that title. I will retype the titles and include a link to the Amazon page (but you can also find through...

  22. Helpful study books for a&p I lab

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

    The Kaplan anatomy flashcards are likely quite adequate for the task at hand. The drawings are just a tad more "cartoonish" than in the Netter cards, but with access to both sets, my study group...

  23. Pre-class study ideas for A&P?

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

    So true that the intro part varies by instructor! The first time I took anatomy 15 years ago, we didn't do ANY histology or the intro biology chapters. This time when I took it to make it current for...

  24. What kind of shoes to wear with white scrubs?

    IndyElmer replied to norcalsurfer77's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Forget about appearances. When you're on your feet all day, the number one concern has to be comfort. My shoes are hideous and I'd never wear them in my day to day life, but they are a real lifesaver....

  25. No jobs for new nursing grads?! Please helppp!

    IndyElmer replied to futurenurse97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    FutureNurse97, I don't think you should let it scare you off from your dreams, but just be aware of the realities. (Also, I've heard that new grad NP jobs are tough to come by as well, but I haven't...