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  1. Prelicensure

    tsm007 replied to Ndmiles's topic in Western Governors University

    Yes, you can't do it any faster than that. First term was pretty easy compared to the rest of the terms. It gets harder as you go along, but once you get used to things it's not too bad. Nope, but...

  2. Prelicensure

    tsm007 replied to Ndmiles's topic in Western Governors University

    There's not a whole lot of people that reply to the prelicensure program questions here. When I have time I try to reply. I really like WGU's program. There are things I don't like about it, but...

  3. Anyone in or finished the pre-licensure online BSN program?

    tsm007 replied to artonurse's topic in Western Governors University

    Sure. Once you get to 10 posts you can send a private message on AN and I'd be glad to chat with

  4. Straigterline and WGU

    tsm007 replied to TriceCNA's topic in Western Governors University

    I took straighterline for WGU's prelicensure program. Don't stress. Just work through at a steady pace and you should be fine. They were not picky at all on the labs either. They just wanted to show...

  5. Pregnant & Fainted during Clinical Rotation

    tsm007 replied to Amy07's topic in General Students

    Well, I almost passed out at 16 weeks during a rotation. I hadn't told the school I was pregnant yet. It was so embarrassing. I was helping with a c/s over the heat lamp for the baby. I have fainted...

  6. WGU in different states question

    tsm007 replied to Ziglar1's topic in Western Governors University

    Do you have all the prereqs done? That is the only thing that I can think of that might have excluded you is if you were missing prereqs and some didn't. I would most definitely ask why you weren't...

  7. Certificates, CE, training classes to up my chances of a job?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I didn't feel demeaned. I understood exactly your point and you did not offend me at all. I just didn't want you to think I was thought I'd get a certificate and get an instant job. Honestly, I am...

  8. WGU Pre-licensing BSN for 2015

    tsm007 replied to ShondaJ's topic in Western Governors University

    Have you considered using Straighterline's A&P? You could do that sooner and they accept

  9. Certificates, CE, training classes to up my chances of a job?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank

  10. Certificates, CE, training classes to up my chances of a job?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am not naive. I am already scared about how hard it is going to be to get a job and have no delusions that a certificate in anything is going to get me a job. I do not have to work OB and like other...

  11. Certificates, CE, training classes to up my chances of a job?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks! I'm having a hard time finding these classes as a student, but I did find a few of them. I figure they can't hurt if I can get any of them

  12. Failed PEDS! Feeling down!

    tsm007 replied to studentnursefran's topic in General Students

    Hmm. Thoughts. My guess is you didn't need a 90 as a whole in the class to pass, but on the final to pull up previous poor grades in the class. With that, you made an 88 on the final. That's awesome....

  13. Anyone in or finished the pre-licensure online BSN program?

    tsm007 replied to artonurse's topic in Western Governors University

    You don't have to miss 2 to 3 whole weeks at a time. It is 72 hours (usually 6 days) within that time period. It's just you don't have the exact schedule for your clinicals until about 2 weeks before...

  14. Indiana Clinicals

    tsm007 replied to poppy808's topic in Western Governors University

    You have to have 15 posts I believe to message here, but once you have that feel free to message me. I commute to Indiana clinicals and usually stay at a hotel. I know that most people don't commute,...

  15. Hypoxia? Besides raising head of bed & giving O2?

    tsm007 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am brainstorming today, again. This is not exactly a homework assignment, just prepping for clinicals. If you have a patient's O2 drop due to medication that could cause respiratory distress or for...

  16. Is ATI website compatible with android based tablet?

    tsm007 replied to illestglitch's topic in General Students

    This literally just came in my email (like 5 minutes ago). Thought of this post when I read it. Might be helpful to you. [TABLE=width: 600] [TR] [TD=width: 496, bgcolor: #ffffff, align:...

  17. ATI Objective Assessment for Community Health (C228)

    tsm007 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Western Governors University

    ATI tests usually take a day or two to update on your degree plan. I went and checked my email log and the last ATI test I took it was 2 days from the time I emailed until my degree plan updated. Hope...

  18. I just can't seem to understand outcome identification in a test question

    tsm007 replied to Mrs2016's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When I read questions like this I look hard for keywords in the question and that usually helps me sort things out. I learned old fashioned diagramming sentences to learn grammar in school and I find...

  19. Hypoxia? Besides raising head of bed & giving O2?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you! I found this article on Rapid Response too - How a rapid response team saves lives and it was helpful as well. I am just trying to be

  20. Hypoxia? Besides raising head of bed & giving O2?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was thinking more like ER visits/initial assessments when you may not be sure the underlying diagnosis. I knew with COPD to be careful with O2. I hadn't thought about checking standing orders for...

  21. Pre-Licensure WGU Skills Labs

    tsm007 replied to Artemis2.0's topic in Western Governors University

    Nope, but the programs are run pretty much the same across all the states. The facilities and labs are different, but the clinical model and the course work is the same. The scheduling varies a...

  22. Is it okay to tape record on my phone my patient's report?

    tsm007 replied to strawberryluv's topic in General Students

    You need to learn to use abbreviations and try to write the most important info if you can't remember it all. I mostly write down the info that I can't find in the charts later if I am having trouble...

  23. Study tips

    tsm007 replied to KStudentNurse70's topic in General Students

    Flashcards were too time consuming for me as well. I only use flashcards for a very specific set of questions - like lab values. I mostly read my text now, highlight or underline key information and...

  24. Pre-Licensure WGU Skills Labs

    tsm007 replied to Artemis2.0's topic in Western Governors University

    Usually you have a clinical rotation around every 6-8 weeks. For example I had a rotation in July I only had to be down there 8 days that month. My next rotation starts the end of September. I'll have...

  25. memory aids

    tsm007 replied to jclark76's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm not sure if memory aids will help with learning the numbers for lab values. How I learned them is I started with 5 lab values and I just every day wrote them down on a piece of paper. Each one I...