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Thank you soooo very much!!!!!! You explained it so well!!! I really, really, really appreciate all your assistance! I get it now!!! Thanks again!!!!

Hello, I have a problem with one specific area in dosage calculations and that is, when I am asked how many ml of a substance will I add to the bag. Here is a specific problem: On hand: 500ml bag of 5% dextrose in .2 normal saline and KCL 20 meq/10ml and microdrip (60 gtt/ml) Ordered: IVs 500 ml of 5% Dextrose in .2 normal saline over 8 hours with KCL 4meq/100ml How much (ml) KCL will you add to the 500 ml bag? On hand: 500 ml bag of 5% dextrose in .2 normal saline and a vial of Aminophylline 250mg/10ml Ordered: IVs 5% dextrose in .2 normal saline with Aminophylline 25mg/100ml to run @ 50ml/hr How much (ml) Aminophylline will you add to the 500 ml bag? Any assistance will be greatly appreciated with this!!!! Thanks in advance!

There is a book called Fundamentals Succes by Patricia Nuget and Barbara Vitale that helped me and my classmates study and prepare for the exams. It also gives you rationales as to why that answer is the right answer. Nursing exams require great critical thinking skills so its different from the other tests that we are accustomed to taking. I hope that helps and don't give up...you can do this!

I do not attend Gordon but I did take my pre reqs at Macon state. I am not in any way telling you what to do but I would go ahead and attend Gordon College. You may as well get your RN if you can. There are plenty of people who take out loans for college and when you finish the RN program you will have a steady job that will enable you to pay them back. Go for it girl!!!

Getting into the program is the easy part but believe me once you are in it gets hard. I just finished my first semester and boy was it tough. The professors there are very helpful but at the same time you must know your stuff. It takes 4 semesters to complete the program.

If you already have a degree you will not have to take the NET exam. I didn't!

I got accepted also! Starting Jan. 2007. I live in Atlanta so I will be moving next month to get adjusted!!!!

Congratulations!!!!!!! I am hoping to hear from them soon. Again Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:balloons:

I've learned whenever you wear white bottoms you should wear black underwear. Wear solid black underwear, you shouldn't notice your underwear. Try it and see! Hope that helped.

Anyone else waiting to hear back from Gordon College? I took the NET test in January and I did pretty good; just waiting for a yay or nay letter.

I don't look at it at being a much better school because if I get into GPC I will definetly leave GSU. I think someone will have something horrible to say about every nursing school. Just do what you have to do to obtain your goal. Again Congratulations!

No, I haven't. I do not think that I got in. But I am not worried I'll try again next semester if not. If I do have to wait to apply in the fall I will also be finished with all my pre-reqs for my BSN at Georgia State in the fall. So I am trying to look at the bigger picture and not get my hopes up!

Congratulations Marie! :balloons:

Yes it does help! Thank you so much!:)

Thank you for responding. I'm trying not to worry but this is so stressful! Thanks again

Sorry about that!

I wanted to know if anyone has been accepted to GPC for the spring semester yet? I am waiting to hear from them. Just curious Tiffany

hey yvonne my name is Tiffany. I wanted to know did you attend Ga. State Univ? If you did were you in Norton's A&P I class? If not sorry to bother you. Thanks

Hi, My name is Tiffany and last week was the first week of A & P for me. We are on the digestion system right now and we just dissected fetal pigs in lab today. It seems like it will be an ok class but it's a lot of reading and memorization. It's going to be a long semester.

Thank you so much for responding. My nerves are definitely more calm. I was so worried. Again thank you!!

I am a pre nursing student that attends Georgia State but I attended Macon tate before attending GSU. I took A & P at Macon State and it was incredibly tough. Everyone in the nursing program that I talked to said that they try and make their program real tough. (I don't know why!) I would recommend Gordon College my cousin went through their nursing program after leaving Macon State and she loved it. She said it was tough but they assisted you and did not make it unattainable like Macon State.

How long did it take for you to hear that you were accepted for the nursing program? I applied for the spring 2006 class and I met the priority deadline but I have not heard anything from them yet. I am kinda nervous because I don't know what to expect. Thanks

I think the reason for no response is because this is the student forum and no one has really started their career yet. At least speaking for myself, if I knew the answers to the questions I could respond. I am still taking my pre-reqs. Sorry I could not be much help!

The NET exam is the nursing entrance test that some schools require you to take before acceptance. It covers reading, reading speed, basic math, and asks you questions about yourself. I am taking it on November 13.

I have worn acrylic nails since I was 15 and now I am 22 and I always thought that real nails scratched worse and easier than fake nails. I agree with everyone about hygiene but as long as your nails are a short length I don't see anything wrong with wearing acrylics. You can't really get that bad of a scratch from acrylic which is rounded plastic! If a hospital I worked at told me I had to take them off then I would but other than that I would keep them clean and at a reasonable length.