sommeil

sommeil ASN, RN

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  1. Powerpoint Overkill

    sommeil replied to TJMICHAEL's topic in General Students

    My pharm instructor was like that. I hate having powerpoint slides read to me. Fortuantely most of my Nursing Instructors are NOT like

  2. this board has been so helpful to me

    sommeil posted a topic in General Students

    This is my first week of nursing school but for the last month or so i've been around here reading your recommendations to others on study guides, test taking tips, and even watched you struggle with...

  3. Do you like the uniforms they give you for your school?

    sommeil replied to prime11214's topic in General Students

    i'm going to say NO and not just because the color is horrible (white top, hunter green bottoms) but because i'm 7 months pregnant and i'm HAVE to buy the scrubs picked out by my college. So i'm...

  4. Typical Hesi A2 score for those accepted

    sommeil replied to willnightshade's topic in General Students

    at our school is pretty much 90 and

  5. New Student Advice

    sommeil replied to johnsonny2fl's topic in General Students

    that is so funny. i had A&P with a Radiology Tech who was going back to school for nursing and this guy had a comment about everything. He was giving out medical advice to students who had...

  6. this board has been so helpful to me

    sommeil replied to sommeil's topic in General Students

    i'm definitely going to be coming here a lot while i'm in school.. there's so much experience here from both students and nurses it's just a wonderful

  7. midwife/doula

    sommeil replied to Rachel Lawrence's topic in General Students

    sorry for the misinformation about CPMs. i don't really know a ton about it except that i had my last baby at home and i LOVED it!!

  8. midwife/doula

    sommeil replied to Rachel Lawrence's topic in General Students

    it doesn't take much to become a doula.. you don't even need a college degree. you basically shadow another doula, take a few childbirth/breastfeeding classes, and then attend a few births and the...

  9. maggots

    sommeil replied to bubbasmom's topic in General Students

    my sister-in-law (ED nurse in austrailia) tells me maggots aren't that bad compared to gangrene. so that's my big

  10. how did you celebrate?

    sommeil replied to mstacyi's topic in General Students

    when i finish i'm making my husband take me to

  11. recording device for class

    sommeil replied to meo814's topic in General Students

    i totally want an echo smartpen but the reviews on Amazon.com say it's kind of glitchy so i'm not sure i want to spend the money in case it doesn't

  12. PTSD nclex question

    sommeil replied to FazzDazzle's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i'd go with B too.. the word 'fault' really bothers me in answer A. Most people i've met with PTSD weren't at

  13. Accepted into adn program this fall. Should i accept or decline?

    sommeil replied to marcopolo's topic in General Students

    the university where i live has a BSN bridge program that only takes a little over a year.. so it's actually quicker to get a BSN if you get your ADN first. I say.. take the ADN. It is really hard to...

  14. $$ for nursing students?

    sommeil replied to exit96's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    there are some programs where i live that will pay for your school if you commit to working a year or more in a rural area. check and see if your state has the same type of

  15. Overwhelmed....will it always be like this?

    sommeil replied to FLhusker's topic in General Students

    i start my program next week but got advice from a friend who graduated a year ago. she told me you can't possibly read the 10-20 chapters a week that are assigned. You skim.. look at diagrams and...

  16. Top review books for nursing school prep?

    sommeil replied to asilvey3's topic in General Students

    i haven't used "Anatomy and Physiology Made Incredibly Easy!" but I loved their "Pathophysiology Made Incredibly Easy". It's a good overview of the

  17. Does your nursing school/hospital provide scrubs/uniforms?

    sommeil replied to Certifiable's topic in General Students

    my school 'provides' two sets for us.. but we're charged for them. the crappy thing about that is that we HAVE to buy them through the school because they sew a little patch on that says the schools...

  18. Need ideas ONLY for controversial problems or issues on today's college campuses

    sommeil replied to MadpeysRN's topic in General Students

    i did a paper on credit card solicitation on campus. it is pretty bad some of the tactics they

  19. What do you wish you'd studied better in prereqs?

    sommeil replied to SkiMama's topic in General Students

    i studied pretty hard and really understood all my micro and a and p but it's been so long i've forgotten a lot. i guess i kind of wish i had taken patho.. trying to get an overview of it at the...

  20. For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    sommeil replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    Just passed Pharm with an A... not 100% sure how I managed that one since it's probably the hardest class i've ever taken and an A starts at 94% for

  21. accepted into the nursing program---now what

    sommeil replied to nique281's topic in General Students

    i'm starting in a few weeks and i've just been reviewing pathophysiology (the patho made easy book) and reading some of the books on how to take nursing critical thinking type tests. i'm super nervous...

  22. Should I take microbiology or physiology and anatomy in the summer together?

    sommeil replied to achacona's topic in General Students

    I took A&P 2 with Microbiology in a summer session. It was tough but not impossible. I say go for it.. but be prepared to put a lot of study time

  23. Getting use to Nursing Test Questions

    sommeil replied to havehope's topic in General Students

    i'm starting my program in a few weeks but i've been taking pharm this semester and i've really had a hard time with the 'critical thinking' type questions. i'm so used to having 1 right answer and 3...

  24. What is harder A&P or Micro?

    sommeil replied to aubreyeve's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    the sheer volume of information in A & P makes it more challenging. i took a & p and micro in the same semester. i'm a glutton for

  25. Possible to get straight A's in nursing school?

    sommeil replied to kaiasunshine's topic in General Students

    At my school there hasn't been an A in two