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  1. Help with pharmacology

    I just finished that. Blah, nothing I know of but to memorize. I know that is not a good way to learn, but geez so many differents meds. Now our instructors told us to remember them by class but that...
  2. Other Side of Coin---Less than Humble New Grads

    Oh yeah. Just the other day in clinicals myself and another student were discussing something about school when a "nurse" (that graduated just last Aug.) was standing next to us and all of a sudden...
  3. Other Side of Coin---Less than Humble New Grads

    Well I too am a student. Know it all......NOT. Self assured maybe but not to the point that I would "question" a seasoned nurse. If I didn't agree w/something I would look it up or ask someone else...
  4. I wonder why.....

    I think that people just love a good lively arguemental discussion. It allows them to vent their frustrations. But I do agree that we should try to respond more to the positive.
  5. Offered a seat in P.A. school-torn

    Maggie congrats. Only you can answer that question. I hope you decide what is right for YOU and are happy with
  6. I passed!! I passed!!!

    Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay good for you!!! hopeful79 GOOD LUCK to you
  7. Had to be the drug cards. Trying to remember 30 different drugs and knowing what class they were in, what they did, what the side effects were and what nursing you would do.
  8. Book Smart or Common Sense?

    Well I think you need to have the book knowledge in order to suceed in clinicals too. I mean you have to be able to recognize s/s of your pt. and what to do. That is not to say however that just...
  9. LPN/LVN rate of pay in your area.

    I live in south central va, nursing homes pay anywhere from 17-22 an hour. The hospital is at 14-15 an hour, and Dr. office is lower than that, but I guess with the weekends off you can be
  10. Gee, duh uh when is
  11. Don't forget
  12. I think we get a lot thrown at us in a short period of time, however..... I think that is the way it is planned. When we become a nurse we don't have a lot of time to make a decision, so in school if...
  13. Can you guess the DX of this patient?

    We were taught that many children have these kind of episode's. Seizures but no one knows about them, but that they are constantly being dx with ADD. It is terrible that it took so long to find out...
  14. Wasnt able to take MAT today

    Gee Cardio that really sucks! But as you said it does give you more study time. Good
  15. How many weeks left in your semester?

    9 more weeks for this
  16. Passed Nclex!!!!!!!!!!!

    Totally Terrific
  17. I Passed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Way to go DAN!!!!! :balloons: :yelclap: :smiley_aa :w00t:
  18. comfortable shoes

    So do these shoes everyone is talking about come in solid white?? I am a student and our instructors are very picky about our shoes, have to be solid
  19. comfortable shoes

    You are right about the nurse mates, horrible. Where do you get the KLOGS and do they come in
  20. What kind of patient would you make????!!!

    oh i'd be horrible, questioning everything that they wanted to do/or not
  21. IV Drip Rate Formula

    Drops over time times ml = gtt/min I always think of a drunk to remember this, like a drunk with
  22. Do you get nervous before going to clinical?

    Nervous as all get out. Soon as report is over I am fine. Our instructor is detail detail detail, and will ask things you never even think about. They threw us in the first day didn't tell us anything...
  23. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    You know you are in nursing school when you hit that snooze button at 4:30 in the
  24. Math Braniac Or No?

    As long as you can divide and multiply you should be
  25. Best Nursing Drug Reference Book

    We were required to get