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Has anyone felt like me? I'm paying for my schooling out of pocket, and I still have to find uniforms in my size, complete my physical, and wait for my kit, name tag and previously ordered uniforms to come in. This is my shuffle. Friday morning, I w...

I'm curious how other's study. I never really had a plan of action, so i'm really being tested with my skills. I study by making a neat outline from my book, my pulse pen, and the powerpoints in instructor uses. I highlight my book using two colors. ...

Good luck to you too

honestly, keep your ducks all in a row. if you are targeted and kicked out, at least you can say that what ever it may be, isn't true. Life happens. we can't push pause for a year or less and press play when we want to. Stand your ground and believe ...

my instructor gave us the first two weeks, so we knew what to expect. try to stay ahead as much as possible. I though i had highlighted a chapter and to my suprise, it was highlighter free! my heart sank, but no more! (I'm taking a study break to eat...

I don't know how it is in your neck of the woods but in mine, CNA exam is what is called "challenge the state". If you know the material's, the skills and can pass the test, then you will get your certification. That was what I heard, but I don't kn...

That sounds crazy! I start class tomorrow. In week 5 we go to clinicals. My college has it for 4 consecutive semisters. Graduation date? One year from now

I agree. I actually worked some things out, so that it won't hurt me so bad. I agree with your statement about we bleed a little for our dreams. I've lost more than just blood during this whole year. I'm a ADN student drop out, who didn't realize tha...

For me, I record my teacher (with her permission of course) and I review my notes and books. I can slow down her lectures so that my brain can process the information. You may want to find out what kind of learner you are, I'm visaul and auditory lea...

With my school, I thought I'd never get in. I had a low GPA, and some of my grades were above a C+, but still made me feel unsatisfactory. (I had mainly B's rarely A's in the pre-req's). When I got the letter from the department, I knew that the pack...

I was given some medication practice and I thought I'd share one, I coudln't quite get. (I do have an answer key, but my question is reason) Ordered: A 185 lb. Man would receive __ mg. per day of thambutol if usual dose is 20 mg/kg of body weight. I ...

i can understand that. i am trying to develop my critical thinking and so forth. my instructor has a folder of medication errors, and said that one nurse administered 32 viles of one med. she emptied the floor, the machine that holds certain meds, ho...

I agree about getting your CNA. I wish I went for mine since I could have graduated high school with my CNA. I didn't grab that opportunity because my parents thought it would be better for me to get my education first. I'm thinking about getting my ...

Oh gee. I could see how, if it isn't converted right. My problem would be the conversion. I keep wanting to put 1/1000 but I have to know what goes with what so that it cancels. I would guess the baby is 13.2 pounds. At first I looked at it and said...

I didn't mean to take it personally. I dropped all my freinds because they all were laughing behind my back. Said I'll never become a nurse. One of them said she was going to do the 'fast track' but said that 3 years ago. I get a lot of negativity an...

@ Pneumothorax: I'm just wondering how to get to the answer. Everyone thinks differently, and I'm just curious to see the different thought patterns. @GrnTea: Its no joke. I feel a little off put because you think its a joke. I got this paper in my s...

I'm completed week 2 and am working on week 3. 1) ALWAYS ask your instructor if you can record. I like to record the lecture because I have a tendoncy to forget or miss what is said, and sometimes its an important test question. 2) Buy your books ahe...

I maybe a first semister student, but my 2 cents go towards it being more awkward for the male students. When we learned how to find the apical pulse, a male student turned his head away from me and was trying really hard to not make it feel any more...

My advice is to buy your own pressure cuff at either your local store or a website i heard of call 'allheart.com'. I have a hard time distiguishing sounds myself, but make sure all is quiet first and really focus. Maybe as practice on someone else, c...

I am a freshman nursing student. I'm excited and over the summer I attended a Jumpstart program that allowed me to see how to do dosage calculations. I'm worried about this process, because it still looks like ancient greek to me. My main question i...

thats a great website. I'll add it to my list of wonders :) I actually now am able to comprehend a littl more. My instructor taught us a 'box' method where looking for/1 = dosage ordered/1 x availible/1 = correct dosage. (keep in mind these are frac...

Thank you all for help. I'm not a math genious but for some odd reason I do really well in it. (Better than english sometimes). I want to stay on top of my game throughout nursing school. Im buying flashcards, using flashcards.com (may have gotten th...

I can see how it can be overwhelming. First, relax and find your happy place. I am just starting my first week, but I've prepared mentally for this task. Second, figure out what you need to read, and if you highlight your books, highlight important p...

I failed version 4 twice and finally past version 5 this may. I studied my tush off using flash cards, with multiple choice so I can shuffle the questions around, I used the pre-test from the ATI web-site. The key question I think you should ask is, ...

For me, i always got annoyed with hearing myself write on the note pad, so when i recorded my lectures, i hit record and set the pen on the table, or near the teacher (if you feel comfortable that way). Then, I write my notes down on a regular note b...