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  1. Remembering Lab Values!

    Jonathank replied to jellybeany's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ( I just randomly copied and pasted a section from my study guide below) Could you post up more of it? It looks like a pretty well-prepared study

  2. Remembering Lab Values!

    Jonathank replied to jellybeany's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't have any magical suggestions for memorizing, but I would like to thank you for posting up the

  3. Blood pressure drops upon standing?

    Jonathank replied to bewitched's topic in General Students

    Were there mentions of exercise or heat in the question

  4. Blood pressure drops upon standing?

    Jonathank replied to bewitched's topic in General Students

    C. blood pressure drops upon standing Orthostatic hypotension- common, usually not a big deal. Just make sure they don't fall D. decrease in body temp temperature following diaphoresis (sweating)...

  5. Converting grams to millileters

    Jonathank replied to ALICE54's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When dealing with water: 1L H2O weighs 1kg so: 1mL H2O weighs

  6. First Dosage Critical

    Jonathank replied to uwa2012's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Our first dose calc was pretty basic. Properties of numbers, especially fractions (i.e. dividing is the same as multiplying by the reciprocal). Metric and English/Household units of measure for...

  7. gray areas of nursing...

    Jonathank replied to glovedgoddess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The first replier might have more real world experience related to to these scenarios than I do, but #5 looks like something we've covered in class. You're responsible for the meds you administer....

  8. I Hate A&P1! Had so much trouble...Need Study tips! HELP!!!

    Jonathank replied to TrinaCNA's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My suggestion: Better lectures. Cal-Berkeley's Marion Diamond is hard to top....

  9. Will you share your favorite Pharmacology formulas with me?

    Jonathank replied to VioletKaliLPN's topic in General Students

    Did you just LMGTFY the OP? Oh

  10. Anyone know a website that lists drugs by classification & their action?

    Jonathank replied to Buffy31's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It's not a list, but I've the NLM pages helpful. Put this in your search box: 1. drug name 2. nlm.nih You get a basic overview of the med, usually including

  11. Will you share your favorite Pharmacology formulas with me?

    Jonathank replied to VioletKaliLPN's topic in General Students

    da in a nutshell: multiply your original numbers/units by conversion factors (equivalent to 1/1). set them up so that you can cancel all the units except the one(s) you want to end up with. if this...

  12. Pretty sure I'm the only nursing student ever

    Jonathank replied to HCollier's topic in General Students

    I've found that I greatly prefer the topics that deal with body parts and processes. It's often hard to figure out what you'll be asked about the softer/squishier topics. My only clinical so far was...

  13. Help I get one answer and they give me another

    Jonathank replied to rjsloan29's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If there are 40 mg per mL, then 10 mL would have 400 mg. I don't know who "they" are, but "they" got the first one VERY wrong. I didn't do the math on the second one, but problems like that one very...

  14. Care Plans - What's their purpose? - What do you think of them?

    Jonathank replied to jjjoy's topic in General Students

    I'm only 2.5 years late to reply to the OP, but: It seems like your issue is with dressing up language, not with the concept of care plans. I think some of the unneeded verbiage is reflective of an...

  15. Practice nurse care plan

    Jonathank replied to missymoo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Also: look in the stickies for this board for a thread on the

  16. Practice nurse care plan

    Jonathank replied to missymoo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Diagnosis in this context means a nursing diagnosis (not a medical diagnosis like a broken bone, something like impaired mobility). Goal means desired outcome. It sounds like you need to review the...

  17. 20 Examples of Cardiac and Pulmonary Auscultation

    Jonathank replied to Yummy Chocolate's topic in General Students

    Thanks.

  18. Any prep Before BSN Program Starts?

    Jonathank replied to gobulls02's topic in General Students

    I'd review A&P, Micro, Psych, etc. and make sure your basic math skills are adequate for dosage calc. Keep the pace leisurely, take lots of breaks, and find time for other activities. If you...

  19. Health Assessment Resources, Techniques, and Forms

    Jonathank replied to angelwings33's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Aha! So this is where all the good links

  20. Lots of FREE medical, etc. books on Kindle today!!

    Jonathank replied to RileyPuggle's topic in General Students

    Yes. It's just the wrong

  21. Lots of FREE medical, etc. books on Kindle today!!

    Jonathank replied to RileyPuggle's topic in General Students

    thanks. great post! tons of useful books for free. anybody hesitating, get on this! you don't need a kindle or ipad- you can download a free kindle reader app to your pc or mac... [color=pink]two...

  22. NS test tips

    Jonathank replied to fleurafor's topic in General Students

    I'll agree that practice NCLEX-style questions are a big key. You should buy some of the types of books the other posters are discussing. That is, unless you're web-savvy enough to locate enough...

  23. What kind of BAG do I carry all this stuff in?

    Jonathank replied to pedneurornhopeful's topic in General Students

    i've found it's helpful to have one backpack with what i'm sure i will immediately need with me at all times, and another backpack in the trunk of my car with books/material i might need that day or...

  24. How much math is involved in nursing school?

    Jonathank replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Students

    General advice for the OP: 1) Learn all the rules of fractions (i.e. multiplying by the inverse is same as dividing) and percentages. 2) Learn some of the basic pre-Algebra "properties of...

  25. Fastest way to learn spanish?

    Jonathank replied to USMCseng's topic in General Students

    You might also mention that Spanish is a phonetic language. Learning the rules of pronunciation allows you to look at any word and instantly know how to pronounce