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  1. Any tricks to remembering normal lab values?

    abiklags replied to scm0890's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    this is a trick our kaplan nclex instructor told us. PH- 7.35-7.45 CO2- 35 - 45 Na- 135- 145 K- 3.5- 5 albumin- 3.5-5.5 i tried lining them up but can't get the spacing to...

  2. Orientation(s)?

    abiklags replied to CRNBSN18's topic in General Students

    my school had a 2 day orientation the week before the start of the first semester of level one, then the first day of the semester (the next week) an orientation to that semester. each semester had 1...

  3. Not satisfied with Kaplan

    abiklags replied to whichone'spink's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    my school did ATI and Kaplan. finishing kaplan next week. i liked ATI for the content review and semi-happy with the decision tree. the only thing it did was give an order to the way i already answer...

  4. Feeling very discouraged after clinicals.. "critical incident"

    abiklags replied to Maverick01's topic in General Students

    a First level student had a similar incident when i was in my second level. he had gone into the pt's room just to have a peek at the pt and then he stepped out without washing his hands, because he...

  5. Nurse as a patient...

    abiklags replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    i had to go to the ER for severe nausea and dizziness after an episode of vertigo and the after effects set off a anxiety attack. i was sent to the peds ER b/c i was younger than 21 at the time. any...

  6. exposure to the Operating Room

    abiklags replied to wishiwereanurse's topic in Operating Room

    i used both cuz i never remember which is

  7. exposure to the Operating Room

    abiklags replied to wishiwereanurse's topic in Operating Room

    second semester spent 1 day there-saw 2 laparoscopic arthroscopic surgeries. those who want to be OR nurses in my class loved it. i saw it as another day another view of nursing. my school is in NYC...

  8. What is a fair way to curve an Exam grade?

    abiklags replied to orientbeachgirl's topic in General Students

    dropping questions in my school means the question was thrown out. if i got the question right to begin with throwing out the question does not change my grade. on the other hand, the students who got...

  9. different paths to the nursing career

    abiklags posted a topic in General Nursing

    i'm a student in associate's degree program and i graduate at the end of may. a HS friend and my best friend just started an accelerated BSN program here in NJ and a third friend started in an...

  10. What is a fair way to curve an Exam grade?

    abiklags replied to orientbeachgirl's topic in General Students

    in our school, when they drop questions, the students who got the questions wrong get the points back. those who got them right don't get points back because they never lost them. the way I understand...

  11. What is your clinical makeup routine :)

    abiklags replied to loveoutloud's topic in General Students

    i have oily uneven skin so i wear a heavy coverage oil control foundation-covergirl clean oil control does the job for me. nuetragena or cover girl oil control powder on top. clinique blush for color,...

  12. what color uniforms does your school use?

    abiklags replied to Nolander's topic in General Students

    mine- we look like smurfs. white bottoms (pants or skirt w/ white hoseiry) and royal blue top with our logo, white sneakers NYU-purple top and bottom, white hosiery if its a skirt and white sneakers...

  13. I'm so agitated right now! Mostly a vent.

    abiklags replied to horrorxgirl's topic in General Students

    i had a problem simular to yours. i was trying to transfer credits to my current school but they (nursing school) never got the course description, even after numerous times of calling the first...

  14. A&P 2 What part was the hardest for you?

    abiklags replied to CinDRnyc's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    forgot on my last post- the hardest topic for me in a&p1 was CNS and muscles. it was one exam and i bombed it. krebs was a close second

  15. Am i fully to blame for this or did my mentor act complacement.

    abiklags replied to tinkerbell419's topic in United Kingdom

    we did this at least 2 times in the med room alone, plus one time at the computer prior and then one more time in the pts room. in pediatrics i always asked my prof what med she was handing me....

  16. A&P 2 What part was the hardest for you?

    abiklags replied to CinDRnyc's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    we did endocrine in a&p1. a&p2 was the same teacher so was just a follow through. we did cardiac, blood, vessels first. the hardest for me is a tie between the chapter on...

  17. Does clinical do this to anyone else?

    abiklags replied to lelafin's topic in General Students

    peds rotation i was up 4:30, on the train @ 6. worked the floor 8-3, the post conf for 1 hr. walked in the door to my home just before 6pm. then i had to shower, dress, eat, and prepare for a second...

  18. Taking Peds ATI on Friday, how did you do?

    abiklags replied to melissa0's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    hi daisy. i took peds last semester. i did the practice assessments 2x. first time i got a 56.7% and was freaking out cuz in practice i ranged in the 60's and the real ones in the 70's. always got...

  19. Shy Nurse

    abiklags replied to Leobear73's topic in General Students

    i can totally relate. i'm the girl who stands at the side of the room by all parties. scratch that. USED to be that girls. i am a shy person at heart but my prof in fundamentals pushed me HARD. can't...

  20. I need an Advice

    abiklags replied to lanebr85's topic in General Students

    my grades in HS were all in the 90's. it was a big shock when i got a c+ in a&p1. i was already in the nursing program but that grade hurt. a&p2 i worked my butt off and got a b+. micro got an...

  21. What is the Grading System for Your Nursing Program?

    abiklags replied to acerbia's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A 95-100 A- 90-94 B+ 86-89 B 83-85 B- 80-82 C+ 76-79 C 73-75 C+ is needed for all nursing besides math for meds which needs a B. sciences and libs need a C to pass our finals are 45% of grades, 4...

  22. Were you "SMART" before Nursing School?!

    abiklags replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    95% average when i left HS, went to one year of religious school post HS. both places studies tons and tons. but i still had a social life. went straight to Adn program from there, currently a 3.36...

  23. Fourth semester peeps weigh in!

    abiklags replied to pockunit's topic in General Students

    We only did Process recordings in 3rd semester which is psych rotation. This semester we need to do 2 care plans, complete with a PERSON assessment, corrolation map between ndx and 6 complete ndx as...

  24. Fourth semester peeps weigh in!

    abiklags replied to pockunit's topic in General Students

    just finished week 3 (of semester 5 actually) but this and capstone left!!!!! we do 4 rotations of clinicals-community, resp, cardiac and ID, 3 weeks in each besides cardiac (my group got the short...

  25. NYS nursing 2 yr degree colleges

    abiklags replied to rafiki121's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    your welcome. glad i can share so i'll start with the NLN. its like the sat but also has sciences-basic bio, chem, physics, might of been some earth science too. math, reading comprehension, grammar...