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  1. pda use in nursing

    aruray replied to traumakimmy's topic in Emergency

    wow thats an extensive list. does it take a long time for the apps to load, considering most of the apps are loaded in the card? i have isilo in my palm and it takes forever to read the memory card....

  2. pda use in nursing

    aruray replied to traumakimmy's topic in Emergency

    yes, i think it is. just for the portability and ease of looking up a drug makes it all worth the $40 something dollars that skyscape charges for. the nursing drug handbook works for me because it...

  3. pda use in nursing

    aruray replied to traumakimmy's topic in Emergency

    I've had limited experience with a pocket pc and have used a palm for ages. So, I might be biased, but I like the palm platform better. Its so much easier to use and a lot of the pda programs are in...

  4. PDA for meds

    aruray replied to ERRNwant2b's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i bought the cheapest clie at that time, $70. its colored, has enough memory and is just the right size to fit in my pocket. i like the nursing drug handbook 2005, nursing procedures, rndiseases and...

  5. Q about "risk for" diagnosis

    aruray replied to wonderbee's topic in General Students

    instructors....sometimes i think they need to go through nursing school one more time before they become teachers. a lot of times they forgot these things already (or too lazy to update their brains)....

  6. Need advice: leakage for test questions

    aruray posted a topic in General Students

    well its not actually leakage, similar tho. our teacher took at least 15 questions (out of 50 questions) from our last exam from an nclex practice exam. get this, more than half the class failed and...

  7. Foreign Nurses from the Philippines

    aruray replied to hael171972's topic in Philippines

    anybody from

  8. Need advice: leakage for test questions

    aruray replied to aruray's topic in General Students

    what is the challenge in knowing the answers in advance? why give the test in the first place if students will know the answers

  9. Need advice: leakage for test questions

    aruray replied to aruray's topic in General Students

    Update: we just had another test. i counted how many questions came out. at least 20 out of 50. i got the highest score, along with another girl. its friggin ridiculous. its like a game. this is just...

  10. Would u consider working at an AIDS/HIV facilityas a new graduate?

    aruray replied to aruray's topic in Nursing Career

    wow. thanks for your inputs guys. ill definitely consider working here. by telling me ur experiences, it has helped me picture myself in the job, plus u make it sound a lot more exciting than ur...

  11. Pre-clinical dread (why I hate Sunday)

    aruray replied to kellyo's topic in General Students

    every monday u have to do a careplan? damn i thought my school was bad. clinicals have been smooth sailing for me for the most part. it was hard in the beginning becuase it was the first and i hardly...

  12. Need advice: leakage for test questions

    aruray replied to aruray's topic in General Students

    its easier to be quiet but i cant help but wonder about the failing students. i know its not my problem and im not responsible for them. i feel bad, i know we're suppose to be together on this and...

  13. Need advice: leakage for test questions

    aruray replied to aruray's topic in General Students

    not really. a lot of the procedures, theyre not in the syllabus but nevertheless theyre important n u have to be familiar with it. u'll see. when u get to med-surg, its all waiting for u. in...

  14. Need advice: leakage for test questions

    aruray replied to aruray's topic in General Students

    i think what happened was my teacher looked at that particular nclex book...answered all the questions under GI. and after she was done, gathered all the questions that she couldnt answer herself and...

  15. Need advice: leakage for test questions

    aruray replied to aruray's topic in General Students

    i have no idea how they found out abt the source. the girls that know r keeping quiet about it, even if they were asked! then 1 girl finally told my friend after a lil bit of arm twisting. thats how i...

  16. Would u consider working at an AIDS/HIV facilityas a new graduate?

    aruray replied to aruray's topic in Nursing Career

    exactly. thanks for the post, rose. :) i dont mind working with HIV/AIDS pt. ive never dealt with anybody with a fatal dz like that so i wouldnt know how i would react. well my concern is its...

  17. Would u consider working at an AIDS/HIV facilityas a new graduate?

    aruray replied to aruray's topic in Nursing Career

    its in NYC where the cost of living is up in the skies! but i live in the suburbs so the cost of living dont bother me much, i think... ty for the reply

  18. Need advice: leakage for test questions

    aruray replied to aruray's topic in General Students

    u know how confusing, tricky and obscured nursing q's are. u can read the text books until the cows come home, it doesnt necessarily make a difference. sometimes i think u have to have a creative...

  19. ER the TV show

    aruray posted a topic in General Nursing

    just wondering, how come nobody talks about the show anymore?? did anybody watch the show last night? i dont pay much attention to the procedures that they do, mostly because i dont understand. haha....

  20. Need advice: leakage for test questions

    aruray replied to aruray's topic in General Students

    im upset because the other students clearly had an edge over us. its like being in a race, only the opponents were already in the middle of the race even before starting it. its not fair. if they...

  21. ER the TV show

    aruray replied to aruray's topic in General Nursing

    haha. intresting

  22. Need advice: leakage for test questions

    aruray replied to aruray's topic in General Students

    well shes not teaching anybody critical thinking when all u have to do is read every damn review book on earth to pass her exams. so is it a common practice for instructors to get their questions...

  23. Need advice: leakage for test questions

    aruray replied to aruray's topic in General Students

    its about knowing the exact answer(and they did, bec they knew abt the source!) ppl who were failing suddenly got high marks. what, suddenly it just clicked? they knew how to answer in one night?...

  24. Need advice: leakage for test questions

    aruray replied to aruray's topic in General Students

    ok i see what u mean that the teacher didnt do anything wrong with taking test questions from a practice book. all the while i thought they had qbanks that they pay several thousands of dollars for....

  25. Need advice: leakage for test questions

    aruray replied to aruray's topic in General Students

    the difference is, none of the questions come out in ur test right? our questions are exactly the same in the nclex practice exams. i had to study so much stuff i didnt have time to look at all the...