jhawk07

We are beginning to learn ECG/EKG interpretation in nursing school and they carry out the teaching over our 2 years. since my Pathophysiology teacher is greatly inept at actually knowing anything (she pretty much just reads us the book) and has gott...

I use mine for my assessments. We have to use Gordon's Functional Health Patterns with certain information that we have to ask the pt or obtain such as vitals and lung sounds, etc. I just wrote out a format for it and put it on my PDA then i put it...

That exact situation happend to me last week. We had to do a careplan as a group and it was for 40% of our test grade too!!! I told them we needed to be more detailed, but they just wanted to get done fast and they rushed thorugh it. If I had done...

we have PCTs at our hospital and the only people that can get those jobs are B.S.N. nursing students who have completed their first semester of nursing school, we have two BSN programs in the area, I plan to get a PCT job in the NICU or L&D this ...

I just started nursing school (BSN) and a upper level student (a 3rd level-i.e. 3rd semester) told us that the teachers dont like to give out too many As. So even if you get As on all your tests, quizzes, etc. On the subjective things like clinicals...

I bought mine off Amazon for cheaper then it is on skyscape. I bought it direct from them & it is great on my PDA. I know the nurses' stations have all the books you need but it is great to have if you are in a patient room and they ask about t...

I just finished doing a distance learning course for Physiology even though I am in a 4yr program I wanted to avoid the stress of a large lecture class. Even though in the end it wasnt much less stressful probably. I think I got a B or a C, but at ...

I am starting a BSN program on January 10th. I am taking my physiology final tomorrow, it was a individual study class and then I will be done. I have to pass the final to get the credit for the class, I got a low grade on the midterm. It is a rea...

at my 4-yr univeristy the two beginning classes are 5 credts and is M-F, the two intermediate classes are 3 credits and are MWF classes. It is 5 credits because it ivery intensive.

So far I have around 10,000 in loans from my last 2.5 years of school. Mentioning that I did switch majors from political science to nursing after the 1st, but it only put me back one semester. I have been a dependent so far and my dad has amassed ...

I'm starting my 1st semester in nursing school January 10th and I just got my book list. I have been searching online for the best deals. I have a question on one of the books: I have a Palm PDA and I am planning getting all the reference books I c...

I think you did the right thing, nothing stupid. you didnt have time to find gloves and put them on. you reacted immediately like any smart person would. i fyou are worried go to your doctors office and tell them what happened and they can do any ...

I would get the AP Chemistry book. It is designed for students taking the AP test but it has a great basic review of all aspects of chemistry along with good questions that you can answer and explanations of the right answers to help you learn it. ...

umm I wouldnt do Fort Hays personally. I would do Baker or KU. I know they both have programs. The univeristy of Colorado also does. I am going to Baker Univeristy in the spring in Topeka as a BSN student. I think Baker requires mainly theory cl...

I HATE Chemistry labs. In my school the labs dont follow the class so they dont help just create more hassle. If yours does follow the class and it does help you learn the material i would take it but if it doesnt just avoid the hassle.

6 hours is nothing!!! I have three days! 8-5 w/lunch for three days! This includes as far as I know, enrollment, safety, study skills, get to know each other activities, tours of the hospital, etc. I'm looking forward to it, mainly because it will...

I dont about LPN but my nursing school has told me that after my first semester I can work as a SNA (senor nurses aide) i.e. I can do CNA duties, plus some (i.e. phlebotomy, medical tech, etc.) I can more than the CNA doing that. I dont think I hav...

I got in with a 3.4, but this only included my nursing prereqs not any of the other courses I had taken that lowered my GPA to a 3.23. they also looked at individual grades in your science courses (I had gotten an A in Microbiology, a high B in Anat...

I would only do the LPN if I was in need of having a job and money faster. If not I would do RN and i would do BSN. I am getting my BSN right now. It will provide me with more opportunity for advancement, some hospitals do pay BSNs more. And I ca...

I'm not taking pharmacology until my second semester: we have our first semester: *Pathophysiology *Concepts of Health & Nursing Theory I-not sure I get what we are supposed to learn in this class, something about theory, problem-solving, and an ...

The only medical shows I like are Scrubs and ER. They both put nurses in a good light (I love Carla and the older nurse on Scrubs). and on ER they have attitude and do a lot of things. Scrubs comes back on in January yeah!!!! I've been missing it...

Hey about the coffee i saw this study that even pregnant women can drink coffee but only about 2-3 cups per day. Coffee has antioxidents in it so its not that bad for you or the baby. Soda though is, I wouldnt drink any soda, it has tons of sugar a...

Be yourself and be confident. They asked me how i studied, why I wanted to be a nurse, etc. There is a thread on the general nursing student forum that is about interview questions, it is directed towards getting a job but a lot of the questions ap...

its not necessary, I got in with very little hospital experience! I have volunteered a bit, so that is all I would do if I were you and save the $900 bucks or so it takes to get a CNA. Anyway after your first semester of nursing school you are not ...

I took Anatomy on campus, but I am taking Physiology (my school splits them up) online to avoid a professor with a bad rep. It is actually harder than the class I think because it is all essay questions to turn in, but i think I am learning more tha...