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  1. What is your school's grading scale like?

    Ashkins529 replied to vc01ca's topic in General Students

    My School.. Anything Letter Grade Description Grade Points A+ 90-100 4.0 B+ 85-89 3.5 B 80-84

  2. What do you take to clinicals?

    Ashkins529 replied to i♥words's topic in General Students

    We are required to wear our school uniform, and ID. (If we don't have our ID we are asked to leave and pay to make it up) Other things we should have is our stethoscope, bandage scissors, tape, any...

  3. *Microbiology Spring 2012*

    Ashkins529 replied to Lala718's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Started mine today and have lab on Wednesdays. Yikes!! I am more nervous now! The Prof put all the notes and powerpoints on blackboard already for both lecture and lab. I just looks SO...

  4. A&P Notes. What's your method?

    Ashkins529 replied to NellieOlsen's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have a livescribe pen. My prof would at the start of a new topic post the power point to blackboard. I would write out every slide on the RIGHT side of my notebook. Then read the book. During...

  5. Study groups or Tutoring for Teas V

    Ashkins529 replied to Jamiek33's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    I take the TEAS 5 on the 25th and am in the Albany area. My main worries are English and Reading. I am reading the ATI and McGraw Hill books for another week. Then some of the college classes I am...

  6. *Microbiology Spring 2012*

    Ashkins529 replied to Lala718's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I will be taking Micro this semester as well. We start on the 17th.

  7. Psychology

    Ashkins529 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am so frustrated with my school right now. I am taking classes towards a nursing degree, just not the nursing classes yet. When I go to my schools nursing website it has all the classes listed and...

  8. So depressed and angry

    Ashkins529 replied to Isabellah's topic in General Students

    My suggestion. Take it to the Dept

  9. Required A&P book .. e-mailing professor w/?

    Ashkins529 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am signed up to take A&P 1 this fall. There are 3 books required. 1. Hardcover Human A&P 10th edition Marieb ($284.05 on campus) 2. Human A&P Lab Manual 10th edition - (updated this...

  10. Required A&P book .. e-mailing professor w/?

    Ashkins529 replied to Ashkins529's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thank

  11. Could use some advice or a listening ear...new RN, newly abusive husband

    Ashkins529 replied to seekinganonymity's topic in General Nursing

    Has your children's father changed? He has 50/50 custody of the kids with you? Get counseling for yourself and your children. You guys need a fresh start from

  12. Could use some advice or a listening ear...new RN, newly abusive husband

    Ashkins529 replied to seekinganonymity's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry you are having to go through this, for your safety you need to leave!! Get out of the place you have both shared. Call a shelter. Do what you need to do!! I added some bold to the...

  13. Speeding tickets and employment

    Ashkins529 replied to loveishope's topic in Texas Nursing

    When we lived in Texas my husband always had to put down his speeding tickets on job applications that didn't specify traffic tickets. My husband is from Texas and we lived there off and on for 20...

  14. They won't stop calling me!

    Ashkins529 replied to optimist's topic in General Nursing

    i actually make my son's go outside to put it on. the times they forget .. let's just say it has been a long time since the last time. (mid-winter .. temps -10.. windows open to the

  15. Pre-req math classes for nursing school

    Ashkins529 replied to ED Escort's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Here the pre-reqs for the ADN are high school algebra, biology, and chemistry with an 75 Regents or 85 Non-regents. No math classes during the course of study. All Anatomy, Micro, Eng, Psy,...

  16. Hypothetical Question: What happens when the baby boomers retire?

    Ashkins529 replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    Baby Boomers were born between 1946 and 1964, peaking between 1952-57. This year baby boomers range in age from 46-64 years old. (55-59 for most) Don't hold your breath waiting for them to retire....

  17. permitting a patient to urinate in bed versus holding it in

    Ashkins529 replied to dseltzer's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked patient transport in a hospital there was a timeline we had to follow. At the same time the department called for transport they were also to call the unit the patient was on so the...

  18. What kind of car do you drive for those 1+ hour commutes?

    Ashkins529 replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    I don't drive to work but I have driven my 2010 honda fit across country 2 times and it averages 33-40mpg on the

  19. Privacy rules for reproductive history

    Ashkins529 replied to GMHarmony's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    i can't say if it violated or not, but it seems as if the doctor forgot about the previous conversation of privacy. at the time did the patient ever fill out a feedback form or anything letting the...

  20. Does your hospital have a prayer or some other inspirational message overhead?

    Ashkins529 replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked at a hospital they didn't pray or anything over the speakers. As a patient in labor with my first there was a prayer, the only thing on tv was mass (Sunday), and a very sweet nun came by...

  21. how much do you pay for your health ins.

    Ashkins529 replied to Zen123's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly!! My husband is Type 2 diabetic and has hypertension. If we had to pay for ALL his meds plus mine we would be broke just on that. We pay less on the premium then the drugs would cost each...

  22. how much do you pay for your health ins.

    Ashkins529 replied to Zen123's topic in General Nursing

    my husband pays (family plan per month) $391 medical, $38.36 dental dhmo, $29.70 eye.. Drugs: $0 generic, %30 of total cost for name brand, %50 for non preferred. $20 Copay for PCP, $40 for...

  23. CPR/AED recertification~Where do you go?

    Ashkins529 replied to CMVLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Trying looking up the Red Cross in your area, I know the Red Cross in my area always has all kinds of different classes going

  24. The kiss of death: when you know you are about to get fired

    Ashkins529 replied to fallinnstyle's topic in General Nursing

    there has been some great advice given. i have a question though, would it be legal for the op to bcc a copy of the e-mail to another off company e-mail address? i ask because if she does get let go...

  25. Not Pregnant, so why no Period?

    Ashkins529 replied to Felicia327's topic in General Students

    Another question and it might be irrelevant is, has she started changed her vitamins or added/stopped taking herbal