IndyElmer

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  1. Comfortable chair for studying?

    IndyElmer replied to ~RN67~'s topic in General Students

    Are you looking for a rolling desk chair? Will you be using it for studying books and for using a

  2. How important is a 4.0 once you are in nursing school?

    IndyElmer replied to DarkLotus's topic in General Students

    Choose the right "main forum" (e.g. Students, U.S., etc.) Choose the right "subforum" (e.g. pre-nursing, nursing student assistance, FL nursing programs, etc.) At the top of the subforum, there is a...

  3. General things you want your students to know before hand

    IndyElmer replied to Dezy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This relatively recent thread also has quite a few suggestions -

  4. General things you want your students to know before hand

    IndyElmer replied to Dezy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    KB1975 - do you want suggestions other than the ones that are already in the earlier portion of this thread? Although many of the earlier posters suggested doing drug dose caculations as you are,...

  5. How important is a 4.0 once you are in nursing school?

    IndyElmer replied to DarkLotus's topic in General Students

    While nursing school tests are completely different and not about regurgitating facts, it's possible for a pre-req class to still be based on memorizing. My pathophys class certainly was that way....

  6. Davis' Success Series

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

    I would hit your local Barnes & Noble to compare the Davis Success Series and the Pearson (formerly Prentice Hall) Reviews & Rationales (R&R) series by Mary Ann Hogan. Davis typically has...

  7. Advice and must-have's for a first year nursing student?

    IndyElmer replied to 2bNurseCai's topic in General Students

    Some schools don't allow recorders at all. Others, it's on a professor by professor basis. Before spending money on a recorder(s), I'd find out what the policy is at your

  8. Advice and must-have's for a first year nursing student?

    IndyElmer replied to 2bNurseCai's topic in General Students

    Here's another recent thread on the topic of what to do (if anything) while you want for fall & your nursing program to start...

  9. Student Nurse Immunization Costing Hell!

    IndyElmer replied to Murse70's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Depending on your state & the program you are entering, some people (though perhaps not the OP) may be able to get their records from the state health department. My pediatrician long ago retired...

  10. What is nursing school like?

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

    You might have an easier time getting an answer if you do some networking at a nearby community college or university with a program. You could see the school of nursing has student ambassadors with...

  11. 30-something BSNs

    IndyElmer replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    I think you're absolutely right. I certainly found this to be true in my pre-req classes and they didn't require the kind of regular interaction with each other that nursing classes encourage (and...

  12. 30-something BSNs

    IndyElmer replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    It sounds like ixchel may be entering a traditional program. Those seem to skew younger than the accelerated programs. When I was taking pre-reqs, the vast majority of my classmates were under 22 (and...

  13. How many textbooks are required for your first semester?

    IndyElmer replied to nursingstudent3109's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you can network with people who are ahead of you in the program, you may find that with certain books you can get away with one-edition-older than the edition on your syllabus. For example, I was...

  14. Experienced Student Nurses...advice?

    IndyElmer replied to cchesney's topic in General Students

    Interesting theory. I hope by the time they finish nursing school, these same people will have learned how to speak up to advocate for their patients -- even if they're afraid of looking stupid from...

  15. I think my essay is wrong??

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

    I think you can still lead off with a brief personal bit (to hook their attention in a unique way that one one else will be using), transition to the specific school bit then go back to personal --...

  16. "pre-nursing" science classes vs. just getting a BSN

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

    I had only a 3.3 for my first bachelor's degree. A few years later, I completed a master's degree with cumulative GPA of 3.8 or 3.9 (can't remember which because my SON never asked and it was years...

  17. "pre-nursing" science classes vs. just getting a BSN

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

    That is absolutely a possibility for those applying to a traditional BSN program as well. At one school that I attended for part of my pre-reqs, there were probably 5-10 pre-nursing students per...

  18. Nursing student in need of improved study tips

    IndyElmer replied to theoj7's topic in General Students

    An alternative to flashcards are computerized "flashtables" that you create. I often create them when I'm reading over my notes to make sure I understand all the material, even if I don't have it...

  19. Experienced Student Nurses...advice?

    IndyElmer replied to cchesney's topic in General Students

    Find out if your program allows recording before you ask for a recorder. Many programs / professors do not allow recording and you can be expelled if you are caught going against the policy. (In case...

  20. My experience with Anatomy/Physiology 1&2 online

    IndyElmer replied to Sundance71's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've taken online classes where it's possible to take the exams and get an A without doing any reading or any learning, which is why for those particular classes, I always recommend the in person...

  21. Wise to purchase an old edition?

    IndyElmer replied to HeyYogaGirl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    freornearly, did you do this for your nursing texts too? I had no problems with pre-req texts being older, particularly for classes where there was no homework to turn int, but even with knowing...

  22. Nursing student in need of improved study tips

    IndyElmer replied to theoj7's topic in General Students

    If you feel like you have a solid grip on the facts, but you're not testing well, perhaps try to integrated a little more time for doing practice NCLEX questions (that include explanations of why the...

  23. Experienced Student Nurses...advice?

    IndyElmer replied to cchesney's topic in General Students

    Which book? (a couple have been

  24. What should we be buying?

    IndyElmer replied to charitynaf's topic in General Students

    Although it hasn't happened to me, I've heard that fun colors and engraving are "better than nothing" but not as much of a deterrent to someone deciding it's OK to snag a stethoscope that was...

  25. Best Drug Manual??!

    IndyElmer replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in General Students

    I'm not sure how many of the guides that were arranged by therapeutic class are still arranged by therapeutic class. For example, I'm 99% sure that the 2011 version of the Lippincott Nursing Drug...