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  1. How much did your nursing books cost.

    Dratz replied to Kiren's topic in General Students

    Very normal. I paid $1,300.00 last year for 14 required texts and 3 recommended texts. I ordered them online straight from the college and they arrived pronto to my front door. They smelled new and...

  2. any other students trying to lose weight?

    Dratz replied to allthingsbright's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Sure count me in too!! Goal: 20 lbs. Reward: peace of mind.

  3. Preparing for Nursing School in the Fall

    Dratz replied to NaomieRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If I were you, I would take a look at an APA manual. Doing papers using APA format was a huge shock to all of the students in my class in year one since no one had a clue what APA was. Also, I would...

  4. Medication Calculation Help

    Dratz replied to buddhababy2monster's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks everyone for the great ideas. As for Dimensional analysis, well, we do not use that method here in Canada. I think what will help me is practice, practice and more practice and yes I agree that...

  5. Medication Calculation Help

    Dratz replied to buddhababy2monster's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have been working through a doseage calc workbook over the summer and I am getting so confused with all the formulas I have to memorize for the IV calc's. It seems there is a formula for every...

  6. Need Advice on Head to Toe Assessments

    Dratz replied to blackdog's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the

  7. Need Advice on Head to Toe Assessments

    Dratz replied to blackdog's topic in General Students

    Just curious here but do you do this charting of head to toe on every patient you have and every morning? And if so, how long does it take to write all that down in the chart? And are you writing all...

  8. Medication Calculation Help

    Dratz replied to buddhababy2monster's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks you two!!..I actually was able to calculate all this using my dose on hand calculation but I think the thing that really had me stumped in the beginning was what the 2000 was. I was stumped as...

  9. Medication Calculation Help

    Dratz replied to buddhababy2monster's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I still don't get it. Back to the drawing board for me. I am Canadian so do not understand Dimensional Analysis.

  10. Medication Calculation Help

    Dratz replied to buddhababy2monster's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Can anyone help me figure this one out? Order: Neostigmine 0.5 mg IM t.i.d. Supply: neostigmine 1:2000 Answer is 1 ml but how the heck does a person arrive at that?

  11. Severe Concerns..or over reacting?

    Dratz replied to blueapples's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa nelly!!! I would say you are NOT over reacting. Yikes!!. I am a student nurse and doing my first rotation in Long term care. I am extremely impressed with the facility that I am working in. So...

  12. Abnormal PAP: I'm scared!

    Dratz replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in General Nursing

    I know how you feel. Just after my first son was born back in 1981 I went for my pap and was told I had a Class III pap smear. I was looked at under their colposcope and it was determined that I...

  13. Help...APA formatting! ugh

    Dratz replied to RNin2007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Awesome!!, Glad I could help. :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

  14. Help...APA formatting! ugh

    Dratz replied to RNin2007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Now on the other hand....is your message asking how to put an apa program on your pda? Try this link if that is the case. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=442187 Amazing that...

  15. Help...APA formatting! ugh

    Dratz replied to RNin2007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Wow that is a hard one. Do you mean, How do you cite a pda source or how do you reference one in your references??? http://www.son.utmb.edu/research/APA/APAguide.htm Try that link, it explains how to...

  16. Setting Margins with Word 2003...

    Dratz posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am trying to type out a term paper using my Word 2003. Each time I set the margins .......top, and bottom and left and right....for 2.5cm. that I require for APA format, I print it out and get...

  17. How do instructors test students in Context Based Learning?

    Dratz posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I just attended the information meet and greet session for my RN program. We were told that we will be doing some of our nursing classes using CBL format. The classmates I had sitting at my table were...

  18. Setting Margins with Word 2003...

    Dratz replied to Dratz's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well this is a brand new computer with Word 2003 Office on it. There is no way that I can set the margins to read as inches. Everything is metric. 2.54 cm is way too big. Thanks for your help. I...

  19. APA question re: Do I put initials behind the names?

    Dratz posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When I am making my bibliography and using apa style format, am I to include the titles or credential initials ( not sure what those are called)... behind the authors name? Example: Swallow,...

  20. Our Nursing class is losing their minds over CBL

    Dratz posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am in a first year nursing class. Context based learning is our format. The premise behind CBL is that the instructor does not TEACH. The students do all the teaching. We are given a scenario: Based...

  21. APA question re: Do I put initials behind the names?

    Dratz replied to Dratz's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yep, you are right. Thanks for referring me to the text page. The apa format is very

  22. APA question re: Do I put initials behind the names?

    Dratz replied to Dratz's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks for all the info. I have a lab on apa tomorrow so will ask the instructor about the initials. And according to our apa book we do put the full first and last name in...

  23. Need Advice, My Son Was Diagnosed With Add

    Dratz replied to JasmineG's topic in Psychiatric

    I know exactly what you are going through. I have a son who is 14 and he has ADHD. He was diagnosed in grade one. We did the whole Ritalin route and yes, we did notice changes but ............he...

  24. Our Nursing class is losing their minds over CBL

    Dratz replied to Dratz's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks to everyone who replied. I am sure as the weeks go by things will start to sink

  25. your very own personal crusade

    Dratz replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

    Well I am in Canada and have never heard the term nappies before but yesterday in class the instructor was telling us a story about one of her LTC residents and her "Product". She is yakking away and...