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  1. HELP!!!! (First Semester Nursing School)

    inthere replied to Shandra2008's topic in General Students

    Do nclex style questions...if you have mynursing lab...use it. It

  2. Has anyone started studying for medical dosage calculation test yet?

    inthere replied to RNinthemaking1986's topic in General Students

    Ratio proportion is my tried and true method....can never go wrong. I didn't study for them @ all...basic math no need....I love math..besides @ my school you need college level math to get

  3. Nursing School Not For Me

    inthere replied to daniellevw's topic in General Students

    Inursing isn't for you, then it isn't for you. You know you best! If you want an allied health career maybe Respiratory Therapy (I used to do that....Respiratory is a great field), or maybe medical...

  4. What is the passing score for your school?

    inthere replied to KaylaRN2013's topic in General Students

    80% no rounding for all classes excet med calc and pharmacology where it is

  5. I failed my first exam. Now what?

    inthere replied to amanda081106's topic in General Students

    Discover the art of practicing nclex style questions, buy a comprehensive review book, or one from the success series by Davis...even use mynursing lab if there is one for your text....it really makes...

  6. Strategies for Fundamentals (note taking from textbooks)

    inthere replied to NIUnurs2be's topic in General Students

    Try focusing on learning the chapter objectives if your teacher hasn't handed out any enabling. Objectives....it should better focus your reading. Compare your chapter objectives in the textbook to...

  7. your gpa

    inthere replied to JonB04's topic in General Students

    My gpa before nursing school was 3.67....but do not put to much stock in ga. Three students in my class had gpa's ranging from 3.80 -4.00 and they failed first semester twice. Its all about what you...

  8. advice from current nursing students please!!!

    inthere replied to swoody's topic in General Students

    I would learn the nursing process and all of the activities associated with it, as well as health assessment. It is what we do. I wouldn't do med calc because it is fairly easy just simle ratio and...

  9. Pass/fail at your school

    inthere replied to NSGstudent12's topic in General Students

    A pass for us is 80% for all tests and assignments except medical dosaging were the pass rate is 90%. Of course you can flunk out of your clinical for failure to hand in an acceptable health...

  10. What are you carrying all your books in?

    inthere replied to bri2012's topic in General Students

    @ hmccue, I prefer my books intact....easier to put on the bookshelf(plus looks better ). I actually was given a tone of nursing textbooks when friends and friends of friends found out I was in...

  11. Failed! 4days before grad!

    inthere replied to privatecarenurse's topic in General Students

    My advice....or two cents worth....stop crying and feeling sorry for yourself....sometimes these things happen Pick yourself up by the bootstraps, dust yourself off and decare to yourself "next...

  12. 6 weeks into school we start clinicals! How on earth

    inthere replied to MammaNurse2Be's topic in General Students

    My program was 8 weeks, we do bedside care, pass meds...including injections....and when I pass my indwelling urine catheter check off on Tuesday.....I will be doing it on the floor by...

  13. Streamlining care plan writing

    inthere replied to SNSWTR's topic in General Students

    @ro2878, yah I guess I shouldn't complain to much.....page one only contains: the nursing system, selfcare deficit, the NANDA diagnosis with its definition and defining characteristics. The other...

  14. Backpack???

    inthere replied to RN-4Ever's topic in General Students

    I have a tagus backpack, it fits my books and laptop easy......but I hate carrying all that stuff....soon I realized the benefit of my trunk....I keep my textbooks there and just carry my binder and...

  15. too much load???

    inthere replied to Al.ginger's topic in General Students

    If you don't need to take the physiology class then don't take it. Yes it can be done..but why stress yourself out. Take it when you are on a break...if your program has a break between

  16. Streamlining care plan writing

    inthere replied to SNSWTR's topic in General Students

    20 pages I think is a bit excessive. Mine are only 1 1/4 pages (the school sets the

  17. Did you buy your stethoscope from Amazon?

    inthere replied to super bolus's topic in General Students

    No but I bought my BP cuff from there and it was not that great. I ended up getting a great one @ cvs pharmacy for 18.00 that works great and doesn't look

  18. When did you start clinicals?

    inthere replied to Annachu512's topic in General Students

    Clinicals started for us 8weeks after class began. We had to purchase our uniforms from the school and that could only be done @ orientation....everything else I needed I didn't buy until the week...

  19. how long does it take your profs to grade?

    inthere replied to anonymousstudent's topic in General Students

    My professors always have grades posted 2-3hrs after the class ends for tests and projects, clinical assignment grades are returned in a week...but we only see our clinical instructor once a week...

  20. Graduated May 2009, still haven't taken NCLEX, is it too late?

    inthere replied to Fila39's topic in General Students

    Take a refresher course to get yourself in the swing of things and then take your nclex. It is never to

  21. Should I get a "jump-start" studying???

    inthere replied to Java Mama's topic in General Students

    If your an independent learner, yes buy a syllabus and begin now...if not wait till your semester begins. If your good in math don't bother going over medical dosaging....its basic math and easy to...

  22. stressed out!!

    inthere replied to monkeesilly's topic in General Students

    Wow!!!!!!! Nursing credits expire and they want you to start all over? Are you kidding me? This school seems money hungry to me. Have you thought of transfering to another college....try...

  23. I have been kicked out of my nursing program because of failed courses

    inthere replied to olesya's topic in General Students

    I woud just take the LPN and then go from there....and the girl who failed two courses in one semester...@ my school that is considered 1 fail...when you fail again either one course or both....is...

  24. From new student nurse to new RN...nursing diagnosis?

    inthere replied to Frazzled_One's topic in General Students

    ImThat Guy, I totally agree with you!!!!! Every other Allied Health Discipline uses the medical diagnosis as a basis and nursing should as well. I don't understand why nurses need to diagnose at...

  25. Clinical Post Conference

    inthere replied to lansgrl123's topic in General Students

    I say hell no to 2hr post-conferences! We students have lives to. One of the things I notice about nursing school is that they enjoy wasting a students time ex. Why schedule and 8 hr lab...take up...