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  1. Nervous about Teas

    chorkle replied to Jamjams's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Jamjams-- The ATI Study guide is very useful; as someone said here, study absolutely every bit of it. I would say, expect the actual exam to be harder than the Study Guide, especially in things like...

  2. TEAS V Exam

    chorkle replied to seasons18's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    katex-- DO get the ATI TEAS V Study Guide. A thorough review of this will outline the math & science--& will show you English & Reading questions you may not have thought of. The 'math' is...

  3. Taking the TEAS again for the 3rd and final attempt....are they the exact same test?

    chorkle replied to KimmieLaLa's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    KimmieLL-- No, not always the same test. I've been told there are two versions of the test, but other evidence suggests a given test is drawn from a test bank of thousands of questions. Good luck, in...

  4. Hemopneumothorax

    chorkle replied to raymonsgal's topic in General Students

    Google pops up, for me, a whole raft of articles on hemopneumothorax, including a nice summary article in Wikipedia, including the need for a chest tube; perhaps the discussion isn't in the nursing...

  5. Hemopneumothorax

    chorkle replied to raymonsgal's topic in General Students

    Well, if you're totally lost, you could start with

  6. 2 glove technique? HUHH?

    chorkle replied to RN1822's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    As emtb2rn will know, this technique is also used by paramedics when gloving up for what may become a prolonged messy situation. As one pair is soiled, it is removed and a new pair is already in...

  7. McGraw-Hill's "5 TEAS Practice Tests" book?

    chorkle replied to RunnerRN2015's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Brittany-- When you get your TEAS V Study Manual, give particular attn. to the page in your TEAS results which lists the subjects you can improve

  8. School using TEAS as assessment exam?

    chorkle replied to Nursing2102's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    would make-- Get the ATI TEAS V Study Manual, & get as much out of it as you can. Since all sections (in the study manual) deal with one Q. at a time, study time can be used in 5- & 10-min....

  9. Weekend Call-offs and Vacations

    chorkle replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    LTC facility I worked at, refused to accept call-offs; if you couldn't make it in to work, you were required to find your own coverage, regardless of the reason, or the timing. (Obviously, this didn't...

  10. CNA: Day vs evening shift- which is better?

    chorkle replied to chariot's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    chariot-- Depends on setting--hospital vs. LTC. No exper. in hospital. If we're talking LTC, where I worked, evening shift was much easier than days. (But, no, just answering call lights will never be...

  11. TEAS ?

    chorkle replied to grneyes908's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    (Since this is a response to a TEAS question, it may not appear on-line for a while.) grneyes, you seem to be asking basic questions about the format of the test, which is only a week and a half away,...

  12. Are these sneakers acceptable for nursing school?

    chorkle replied to 369XYZ's topic in General Students

    From personal experience-- Dillard's, in stores or on-line: Reebok Women's Comfort Deluxe Sneakers (Velcro closures) or Athletic Shoes (laces), all white (or black), all leather uppers. $45. Also in...

  13. OP

    chorkle replied to ~passionateSN~'s topic in General Students

    Altho, some nurses have patients who are

  14. Preparing for Teas V (need some advice)

    chorkle replied to tikyut's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    tikyut-- Best advice I can offer for TEAS V--Get the Study Manual which ATI publishes (Vers. V), available at bookstores; and carefully work your way thru it. Be sure to cover all 4 sections...

  15. ACK- School on Monday A&P & Chemistry

    chorkle replied to Austincb's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Austin-- A&P is normally a 2-semester course, and chemistry can be 1 or 2, depending on level; presumably you're only taking the equivalent of 2 courses, right? This is doable. Hard to comment...

  16. Any questions that took you by surprise on the test?

    chorkle replied to Jenn8427's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    The ATI Study Manual makes it clear that the actual TEAS includes unscored questions; I assume these are at some development stage of becoming future test questions. So I think you should expect some...

  17. Nursing school at age 50

    chorkle replied to maddy50's topic in General Students

    SB-- Love and Light. Thank you, thank you. One of my E.R. Tech friends told me, before I started on prereqs, that I would have to take Chemisty again because, he said, they had probably discovered a...

  18. How many tries did it take you to get in to Nursing school?

    chorkle replied to spindash's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Bobmo88-- You personify persistence! or, in the current vernacular, You rock!, man. There's an awful lot to be said for, just keepin' on, keepin' on.

  19. GPA killing grades from previous college. Submit the transcript. yes/no?

    chorkle replied to Dannyjdr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Danny-- Well, it depends. (Ain't this the most frustrating thing about life?) As xInspiredx said, some schools want a transcript from every school you ever went to--even the summer school after you...

  20. Nursing school at age 50

    chorkle replied to maddy50's topic in General Students

    Vikki-- If you have "many years in the health care field" and if you are "50," erase all doubts. Can't guess about hiring situations, post-NCLEX; but you will be a great resource for most of the rest...

  21. Nursing assistant

    chorkle replied to amannimommy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Some hospitals may require one to be a CNA for inpatient floor duty. Or (as I sometimes suspect), maybe they were just messing with me, for their own, unknown,

  22. Why do some RNs hate this?

    chorkle replied to nursingstudent2458's topic in General Students

    Carley 77 said s/he'd he(a)rd that Spending increases as salary increases. From all I've heard, I suspect this is true. A friend who is a very experienced tax preparer said someone with a very high...

  23. An Overview Of Nursing Compact Licenses

    chorkle replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse Virgo-- You have hit the (Chicago) nail on the head! (If you can, please hit it again, harder.) The State of Chicago, alas, decides what & how things shall be done in the other 96 or 98...

  24. CNA- Have an interview for ER tech..

    chorkle replied to RedXIII_'s topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations, RedX!!! In my E.R. Tech exper., some hospital ERs don't even use CNA's; those which do seem to refer to them as nurse techs, as an alternate title. If you're a CNA, you won't have any...

  25. Rent or Buy?

    chorkle replied to carolina_mom's topic in General Students

    Early in prereqs, the instructor in one class asked the first day, How much did everyone pay for their textbook? I had bought mine at the college bookstore, for $162. One student said she'd bought...