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    Bad A&P teacher, nursing school consequences?

    RLtinker replied to Melseal's topic in General Students

    At my school A&P was more of a weeding out class, you needed to get an A in both 1 &2 to make it into the program. The class was pretty intense. For an example when we had the GI track, our...
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    Anybody have experience with taking a Leave of Absence during nursing school?

    RLtinker replied to heatherhammy's topic in General Students

    I think only your nursing chair can answer this question. I believe at my school if you leave for any reason you loose your spot and have to reapply and start from square
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    How do nurses practice giving shots?

    RLtinker replied to sakiohma's topic in General Students

    In skill lab we have manikins to practice on. But in clinicals we did a subq, an IM, and started IVs on each other the first time. We could refuse, if we wanted. Also under our clinical instructors...
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    Med test policy?

    RLtinker replied to Clovery's topic in General Students

    At my school we have the med cal test twice. The first one you have to pass with 90% and the second 95%. There can be three attempts, then you are kicked out of the program if you don't pass. So I...
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    Is the LPN program the same as the first year ADN?

    RLtinker replied to countrygirl1234's topic in General Students

    At my school the LPNS and ASN take all the same classes together except the last semester. The scope of practice between an RN and LPN is not that much different. RNs are the primary caregivers and...
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    Got it all, but can't answer NCLEX questions

    RLtinker replied to Mmae's topic in General Students

    The thing about Nclex questions is it not about it being the right answer but the best answer. Sometimes all the answers are right, and you have to select the best one. In these cases its best to read...
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    what color uniforms does your school use?

    RLtinker replied to Nolander's topic in General Students

    White tops with green trim with our school school embroider on the front. On us guys the v-neck is kind of short so we all wear white t-shirts underneath.As for the bottoms we wear green pants and...
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    do your instructors do this?

    RLtinker replied to Dre2416's topic in General Students

    I ran into this in prerequisite a few times, but not in NS, yet. Thank god. There is nothing more boring than sitting in a three hour lecture, just to have the Instructor read off the power
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    How to survive Algebra and how to learn it before taking the college placement test?

    RLtinker replied to Skylarslaughter's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Math isn't so much as being easy or hard as it is about memorizing formulas and the rules associated with particular operations. For an example you would be expected to know that 2^(-1/2) is √2/2....
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    Who's taken the teas v?

    RLtinker replied to sch1109's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    I get the impression there is more then one version of the Teas V, my version of the Teas math section was mostly word problems. Simple yes, but also tedious
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    My Microbiology Teacher told me I can't become a Nurse

    RLtinker replied to louis345's topic in General Students

    What exactly is her PhD in? If it is in biology (which I suspect it is), how much time has she really spent working as a nurse or a real doctor for that matter? None. You can get a PhD in just about...
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    Fired because of Facebook???

    RLtinker replied to hairtocare's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is generally a bad idea to talk about your place of employment when negative comments can be traced directly back to you. On places like AN, where you can be totally anonymous there isn't...
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    Should smokers be admitted into the nursing program?

    RLtinker replied to Elly Aker's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't smoke, I don't drink, heck I don't even don't even drink coffee and I think this is most ridiculous idea I have read here. Sorry, but we are not joining this profession to judge people, we are...
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    What is a pre-nursing program ?

    RLtinker replied to congee1212's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Pre-nursing are classes you have to take before you can enter a nursing program. Most programs are competitive where they only let in so many students, at least here in the US it is. I am assuming...
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    I got this wrong- minimum interval between MMR1and MMR2

    RLtinker replied to nurseglitter's topic in General Nursing

    It is 28 days. I double checked . Here is a list of vaccines and their times.
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    What to do first if a choking child becomes unconscious

    RLtinker replied to nurseglitter's topic in General Nursing

    I am pretty sure it is air way. The reason being that breathing takes the highest priority. In CPR they call it ABC, airway, breathing, circulation. And it is done in that
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    "Group quizes"?!

    RLtinker replied to dp1200's topic in General Students

    I ran in this once that I could remember and it was only for one exam. Needless to say it did not turn out well. Thank god we didn't have put the same answer as the other person because I ended up...
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    Where Do You Study???

    RLtinker replied to WandererRNBSN's topic in General Students

    I try to study when and where I can. Ironically the most productive study time seems to be on my lunch hour on days I am working a double. I can study for hours in my car. Basically if there is...
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    Johnson & Johnson commercials

    RLtinker replied to Fribblet's topic in General Nursing

    A lack of applicants isn't the issue when you have trouble entering a NS with a 4.0 GPA. They have to use entrance exams now just so they place all the 4.0 students in order just so they can pick...
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    do your teachers make u sign in for class?

    RLtinker replied to Pneumothorax's topic in General Students

    I am not in NS yet,but every class has a sign in requirement at my school that I know of. While the teachers don't give two hoots if you are there or not the school and the government does. They will...
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    Wondering if I should change to nursing

    RLtinker replied to faint.perfection's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In my first round of schooling, the science major I was working to was psychology. Ironically, I filled almost all my pre reqs but took a few over for GPA. (NS spots are competitive) But basically...
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    BS!

    RLtinker replied to rngreenhorn's topic in General Students

    Well duh!I actually had a issue at the start of this semester. Take my AP2 case with the same teacher I had in AP1 or get a new teacher. Here is the thing, I got an A in AP1 but felt like I wasn't...
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    Med Terminology

    RLtinker replied to MAlicea's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Actually there are a ton online, you must of not looked very hard. Here are a few sites to check. http://www.flashcardexchange.com/ http://quizlet.com/ But personally I like to make my own. I guess...
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    can anyone explain what an online course is actually like?

    RLtinker replied to cdrcan's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I guess it depends on your school and even the class to some extent. At my school it works like this: There are not set times you have to sign in, but...for participation points you must post and...
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    Kind of feel discouraged

    RLtinker replied to OBplease's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I kind of know what you mean. We started with the digestive system and some times it seems like the amount of detail we need to know is a bit of an over kill. One thing we have to do is identify all...