PhoenixGirl replied to IrishItalianRN's topic in Arizona Nursing
Nursing school is something you have to get the hang of. Also, remember even though it's hard and you feel like you are barely passing, you WILL pass and your success will feel SO good in the end....
PhoenixGirl replied to cardiacRN2006's topic in Arizona Nursing
I have suspicions it's for more money. A person who might have worked as a CNA for 20 years will have to go through CNA training again during block 1?! Whatever for? To get money out of him/her. I...
Just out of curiousity, what kinds of mean things are these classmates doing to you and eachother? Groups probably can't be avoided. In my class (block two at skill ctr) a lot of people have settled...
I was *just* freaking about this yesterday! I took a practice HESI yesterday. I got my CD from the company that makes the test, bought it with the book online. I got a 77. I think they say you should...
I took a practice HESI test last night that I bought from the company. It said you should get a 75 but an 85 is recommended. I got a 77. Does anyone know if this is decent enough to pass the NCLEX-PN?...
I'm doing my Saunders NCLEX-PN cd rom tonight and all these test questions are way easier than the hesi practice test I took last night. ON that hesi it seemed like all answers were correct. This...
I am in an ADN program in Az, done in may 07 and my husband wants to move back to the LA county area. Specifically, La Mirada/Norwalk, right around there. Anyway, the job market here is smoking for...
Thanks for the reply, I really appreciate it! Ikwym about the high cost of living in Socal. It is one of the reasons I would much prefer to stay in Phx, the cost of living here is great and the pay...
PhoenixGirl replied to Lauren3249's topic in General Nursing
I'm a student doing clinicals also. I take a small bottle of lubriderm with me and slather it on *all* the time. I see so many nurses in hospitals keep lotion at their work station. I think it is the...
PhoenixGirl replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Arizona Nursing
We were in Taegu. Are you familiar with that area? It was farther south from you guys, I think about 3-4 hours. We had three bases all within a few miles of eachother: Walker, Henry, and George. You...
PhoenixGirl replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Arizona Nursing
So did you end up having to go?! I always get interested when I hear someone was there. I am korean and lived there for a time. If you did go there, where,
PhoenixGirl replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Arizona Nursing
DOn't you have kids also? You could write them on the back that you have no alternative childcare. If they ask you, you can say all you have is arranged for when your in school, and it's impossible...
I never had to take the NET to get into block 1 at the skill ctr. But I obviously have to take it to get advanced placement into block 3. So what's the net like? Is it easy? Hard? Should I study? Is...
PhoenixGirl replied to PhoenixGirl's topic in Arizona Nursing
No kidding! Even on our med math tests where we have to get 100, they let us use calcs. And in clinical, if it's not written down on the order in front of you, you can use your palm. ANyway, I ended...
PhoenixGirl replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Arizona Nursing
geez they make you do the math early over there! So is that to weed people out before you even begin? Yikes!!! We've lost 11 out of 30, I think. Our class seems so tiny! And people are still failing...
PhoenixGirl replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Arizona Nursing
That is so great! So what's your math class like? At ours it was to prepare for the dreaded med math calc exam to go to clinical. My study partners and I spent so much time stressing, then in block 2...
PhoenixGirl replied to PhoenixGirl's topic in Arizona Nursing
do we get to use calculators on the test, or do we have to go in with scratch paper and pencils?? I'm pretty good at math, I've taken up to college algebra and I ace my med math tests on the first...
PhoenixGirl replied to Curious1alwys's topic in Arizona Nursing
I'm in Block 2 so can't talk about block 3 or 4 yet. I thought block 1 was very easy. Heard ns was going to be hard as hell, but to me, block one was totally doable. Block 2 is a bit harder. More...
PhoenixGirl replied to mattsmom64's topic in Arizona Nursing
I have a Littman. Waaaay better than the ones they hand out in the Nursing Science lab. I found going to the store and listening through all of them was the way to go. All people have different...
Check into rehab facilities then. I know Healthsouth pays their LPNS better than hospital. Although it's sub acute with like 8-9 patients for each nurse. Which is probably hectic as
PhoenixGirl replied to PhoenixGirl's topic in General Nursing
No, no, I said she doesn't eat the all american junk food diet. She is full korean and eats mostly korean food. But I did tell her to lay off the more salty, pickled things, drink tons of water and...
PhoenixGirl replied to PhoenixGirl's topic in General Nursing
Thanks for the suggestion. And this is another odd thing, because they've checked her bp multiple times in the last few weeks and it's not high, not even mildly. Even when she's swollen. You mentioned...
PhoenixGirl replied to PhoenixGirl's topic in General Nursing
This is like my mom, battery of tests, and no answers. I talked to her tonight and they are sending her for a PET scan. Isn't that to test for cancer. What else can they find? OBviously cancer is...
PhoenixGirl replied to IrishItalianRN's topic in Arizona Nursing
I feel like such a spy reading this thread :rotfl: A lot of times my study group meets at a place where it is cool to hang out for a long time. There are 4 of us. We have become really good friends,...