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  1. Will my previous knowledge help me with trying to become a nurse?

    2ndyearstudent replied to Krystalia's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Your prerequisits courses will not be noticeably easier. However, once you are in the nursing program, you will find your previous experience extremely

  2. I am confused on priority on nclex. DKA, Renal Fail, Head injury?

    2ndyearstudent replied to jcutler's topic in General Students

    What does hyperkalemia cause and is it serious according to ABC or

  3. Anyone else hate group projects?

    2ndyearstudent replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

    Group projects

  4. "prereqs" or "coreqs"?

    2ndyearstudent replied to BelleNscrubs04's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    All ADN schools have "coreqs." Since they are a two year college, it has to be theoretically possible to finish the entire 64 credits in two years start to finish. These days, almost no one does. I...

  5. How to get an A?

    2ndyearstudent replied to neurontin's topic in General Students

    Then you are doing great! Keep doing the best you can and be proud of those

  6. Yelled at for posting on AN

    2ndyearstudent replied to Bormio's topic in General Students

    The first rule of holes is, "When you find you are in one, stop digging." Your behavior on this board has ventured into the area of self destructive. I've seen it before and it doesn't lead anywhere...

  7. Do you catch a lot of illnesses from your patients?

    2ndyearstudent replied to kellysmum's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I get sick far less often after starting to work in a nursing home. But when I do, it's a butt-kicker. Every two years or so I run into a bad cold that just knocks me on the

  8. K+ imbalance in diabetic ketoacidosis

    2ndyearstudent replied to petriem1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I realized a goof on one of the items. I think your instructor wants the treatment of the problem to be the primary factor that reductes H+ in the blood, not the H+/K+ exchange. Here's what I think is...

  9. I didn't get into any BSN programs, but I got into the ADN programs...am I stupid?

    2ndyearstudent replied to tatempole's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, you certainly do. Take as a lesson learned for future

  10. What's your school's cut-off for passing?

    2ndyearstudent replied to cobee's topic in General Students

    A lot of my classmates would love to be at your school! Ours is 77% to pass with a C. Anything below is a fail. We need 85% for a B and 93% for an A. Kind of sucks. I know they are trying to keep...

  11. Do CNA's get paid the same rate as HHA's?

    2ndyearstudent replied to Tamimac's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That is a BIG "It depends." I went from working as a CNA in a nursing home to a Home Health Aide for a Hospital Home Health agency. I ended up with about a 50% raise. With another 5% scheduled in Jan...

  12. K+ imbalance in diabetic ketoacidosis

    2ndyearstudent replied to petriem1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My guess is h, c, b, f, e, g, a, d h The first thing that happens is the acidosis, increased H+ in the blood. c The H+ ride the gradient into cells, and K+ is exchanged as the cells try to keep the...

  13. Does anyone use a little laptop/notebook for clinical prep at clinical location?

    2ndyearstudent replied to TimiT's topic in General Students

    That looks approximately like the information I take down every clinical. I only transcribe the meds I am giving and I glance over the ones they get on other shifts. You sort of get used to it and...

  14. Competative GPA

    2ndyearstudent replied to Kat23_23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My community college information session suggested a "High B" or 3.75 to have a very good chance at getting in. 4 year colleges are a little more forgiving if you took all your prereqs there and...

  15. How does it feel to fail a nursing course?

    2ndyearstudent replied to NayD_RN's topic in General Students

    So do that - or try your best

  16. Amount of clinicals?

    2ndyearstudent replied to MissChloe's topic in General Students

    Our Med/Surg Semester, we have 10 regular clinical days (2 days per week every other week) from 2pm to 930pm. We also have Advanced Clinical/Preceptorship for 4 full shifts with a preceptor. So 14...

  17. CNA Issues

    2ndyearstudent replied to amybear's topic in General Students

    It is normal in some facilities. Some nursing homes basically allow the CNAs to run the place. The CNA answers to no one and does whatever she wants. This is what leads to horrific stories of patient...

  18. Listen up future Nurses. I have some news...

    2ndyearstudent replied to Nurse-One's topic in General Students

    Just watch. They said the same thing in

  19. Can't be happy with my grades

    2ndyearstudent replied to pockunit's topic in General Students

    The OP is talking about Nursing School, where C does indeed mean RN and in the vast majority of cases does NOT mean a bare minimum amount of

  20. Pre-Nursing student going overboard

    2ndyearstudent replied to cookie91's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It looks like you are investigating different degree options and contacting schools to find out the application requirements. Further, you are researching the different entrance tests. Looks like you...

  21. How does a Straight B student Survive an Accelerated Nursing School World?

    2ndyearstudent replied to RunawayN's topic in General Students

    The statement was not "too broad," you are conflating two entirely different concepts. The OP's topic here is Nursing School performance. Once you are in Nursing school, getting an overall grade of...

  22. How does a Straight B student Survive an Accelerated Nursing School World?

    2ndyearstudent replied to RunawayN's topic in General Students

    Just to clarify. If you get a 75% and you need a 77 or 80, you didn't get a C, you

  23. Anyone a CNA part time while in Nursing School?

    2ndyearstudent replied to weluv3's topic in General Students

    Yup. More likely at a LTC than a

  24. scared of certain aspects of nursing....need advice from nurse please

    2ndyearstudent replied to ella_enchanted's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You never really know how you are going to react to these situations until you experience them. I was worried how I would handle the sadness of being around people with degenerative diseases. I found,...

  25. Why are some so adverse to obtaining malpractice insurance?

    2ndyearstudent replied to JustBeachyNurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Please go take a look at the thinking of cigarette, vaccine, and climate change deniers and then see if you still have this same