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  1. 4 classes at same time?

    doublehelix replied to Darkpk55's topic in General Students

    I'm in an accelerated program, I took A&P over the summer which I am extremely thankful for doing so.. I have four classes now without the A&P and the lab day that goes with it.. It's do-able,...

  2. Graphing calculator for school?

    doublehelix replied to digitiminimi's topic in General Students

    We aren't even allowed calculators... Everything has to be done by hand to show our work.

  3. Can tuition fees be reimbursed if failing grade cused by harrassment from instructor?

    doublehelix replied to mspinksuga's topic in General Students

    If the instructor is harassing you, I would first talk to the course leader or someone who is higher up than her. I do agree that the way an instructor teaches can impact your grades, but on the topic...

  4. what is the answer to this question

    doublehelix replied to avery0603's topic in General Students

    OP, in the length of time it took you to post this here, you could have found the answer on your own, and is the only real way you'll learn! Google is your friend!

  5. Personalizing Stethoscopes?

    doublehelix replied to doublehelix's topic in General Students

    I was told engraving a steth on the bell voids the warranty... I took my steth to an engraver, and two places now have said they are unable to engrave it. They say they are only able to engrave the...

  6. Passing a test but not the grade you expected.

    doublehelix replied to mmgirlsmom's topic in General Students

    Before I even started the nursing program, I was always told nursing tests are much harder than other programs. For example, most students who received A's in highschool will likely receive B's in...

  7. How can I feel less nervous about starting nursing school?

    doublehelix replied to Copperismydog's topic in General Students

    This is true, I worked as a CNA for over a year fulltime and continue part time now that I am going to a nursing school. The thing is, everything a CNA learns is BASIC nursing skills. Hygeine, bed...

  8. Personalizing Stethoscopes?

    doublehelix replied to doublehelix's topic in General Students

    I've never lost any of my posessions, but our instructor asks we have our names noted on EVERYTHING we take to clinical. She said if another nurse, student, doc, etc asks to borrow our stethoscope, we...

  9. To own a pet or not while in nursing school...

    doublehelix replied to kroyce's topic in General Students

    Honestly, if you are just starting nursing school and don't already own a pet, I wouldn't recommend it. It's a lot different if you already have a pet, but it's a little silly to bring in a new puppy...

  10. Pharmacology trouble

    doublehelix replied to studentmom73's topic in General Students

    If you do a search, I think theres quite a few posts about help in pharm. here is a site many have found helpful: http://www.pharmacy-tech-study.com/index.html What is your current study technique?...

  11. Who offers a 3 year BScN degree? (Canada)

    doublehelix replied to Kamimel's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Winnipeg MB has a 3 yr program at red river college, as well as Thompson, and from what i've heard from friends up north its extremely laid back. This is the first year WPG will offer a 3 year BN...

  12. Noob Question: The Most Technical of Nursing Specialties?

    doublehelix replied to Noob_to_Nursing's topic in General Students

    Chem, Bio, A&P, Pharm... any science course you take in nursing really is critical to understanding nursing principles and caring for your pts. We might not be doing lab work or performing...

  13. Pharmacology Help!?!?!?!?

    doublehelix replied to newmommy82707's topic in General Students

    You have to figure out a way to make it work *for you*... Try out flashcards, making posters or organizing the data in some way that makes it easier to break down and memorize, Mnemonics, or making...

  14. Question about mini infuser?

    doublehelix replied to Brunette90's topic in General Students

    yup! same

  15. Justice was served...finally

    doublehelix replied to jennabean55's topic in General Students

    Mine is quite similiar to this! In all of my classes though, tardiness is *unacceptable.* If you are late, meaning, the instructor has already startd speaking, you are not allowed to enter the...

  16. Do you come to allnurses for encouragement and motivation or..?

    doublehelix replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Students

    I agree there can be the odd thread with discouraging advice, etc, but that's bound to happen on any site! For the most part I have found this community to be rather helpful to all of its members,...

  17. Anyone think 4 classes for $2000 is alot?

    doublehelix replied to okiedokie123's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Well, my A&P classes through distance education were 600 before books. I bought mine second hand, but the book and lab manual was 450 in the bookstore. I'm in first year nursing, and my semesters...

  18. Personalizing Stethoscopes?

    doublehelix replied to doublehelix's topic in General Students

    Where have you gotten it engraved? Will any "engraving" store you see in malls, like the kind that make personalized keychains, bracelets, etc engrave on a

  19. Tips on listening to heart/lung sounds

    doublehelix replied to haleyanna19's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    does anyone know of any sites with sound guides to the sounds of Korotkoff? My littman came with a CD, but its pretty useless, and I haven't found anything helpful on youtube (there's one lady...

  20. Nursing School-- Your biggest challenge ?

    doublehelix replied to Ambitious-Girl's topic in General Students

    You need to find some way to organize your time, split up your work so you're not staying up so late every night... Go to class, do the required readings or read that chapter AHEAD of class, so once...

  21. we cannot have acrylic fingernails

    doublehelix replied to jh56031's topic in General Students

    I would check with each of your clinical instructors on this one... It could vary depending on the instructor. they might still have a problem with it because even though it's colorless, just like...

  22. we cannot have acrylic fingernails

    doublehelix replied to jh56031's topic in General Students

    We were told on our first skills day, we are not allowed nail polish or acrylic/gel nails during class/clinical/or the workforce. Not only is it an obvious breeding ground for bacteria, it looks very...

  23. For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    doublehelix replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    100% on my dosage calc test! Very proud that my hard work paid off.

  24. Flu shot tips

    doublehelix replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking as a pt, I would say your non dominant arm, everyone reacts differently, but I know sometimes my arm would swell up or it would hurt to raise it. I'd be interested in hearing some other...

  25. bookstore = constant PAIN

    doublehelix replied to anonymousstudent's topic in General Students

    I was very surprised that around 98% of my class actually went to our college bookstore and purchased EVERY SINGLE ONE of the books on our booklist. We *rarely* use them, some we only use the cds for....