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    What classes are you taking in spring

    ER(notso)n00b replied to Kimynurse's topic in General Students

    3rd semester: Med Surg 3 - 5.5 units Peds - 4 units Critical thinking level 3 - 1
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    Stethoscope

    ER(notso)n00b replied to athibs's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Agreed. I have a cheap one, a Littmann Lite, and a Littmann Master Classic II. The Littmanns are superior to the cheap
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    Help! Current/Former Nursing students

    ER(notso)n00b replied to Kandy83's topic in General Students

    Saunder's Comprehensive Review? I have the current edition and I use it to
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    What is a good NCLEX-RN book to get during nursing school?

    ER(notso)n00b replied to firefly101's topic in General Students

    Another vote for Saunders. I have Strategies for Test Success and the Comprehensive Review. Comprehensive Review has a big section on Fundamentals. These books have helped a
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    HELP-Pharmacology

    ER(notso)n00b replied to Bridges003's topic in General Students

    What EJM said. Find ways to make it stick. I think they stick better when I make my own
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    Losing confidence....

    ER(notso)n00b replied to wismommy's topic in General Students

    Hold your head up high and keep moving forward. I made a huge mistake on my med admin check-off in first semester: I was checking off with a very intimidating 4th semester instructor and I dropped...
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    Is it normal to feel like this?

    ER(notso)n00b replied to Scrubs_girl's topic in General Students

    At my school we call it the post-exam autopsy. It is never productive because everybody is all worked up and trying to remember the details of 75-100 multiple choice questions, and whether they...
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    Is it normal to go from straight As in prereqs to b- grades in nursing classes

    ER(notso)n00b replied to SarahBean87's topic in General Students

    I hope so, because that's exactly what happened to me. Straight A's in all of my pre-reqs (98% overall in A&P!) and now I'm barely squeaking by in NS with an 85%. I don't know what to do to...
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    Why do students voluntarily drop out of nursing school?

    ER(notso)n00b replied to pink0605's topic in General Students

    My class has lost 8 out of 35, and barring a miracle we are about to lose about 5ish more after the next final. None of them just dropped out. All of them have been dropped due to grades. Like...
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    They make nursing school much harder than it needs to be

    ER(notso)n00b replied to Anoetos's topic in General Students

    Yep, agreed. I refer to nursing school as boot camp, and I am a Navy veteran so I've been through an actual boot camp. The difference is, this "boot camp" is unrelenting... I still have a year to...
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    When did you start using NCLEX review books??

    ER(notso)n00b replied to heroldbe's topic in General Students

    I started doing them before my first exam and I still do at least 100 a week. I have the Saunder's book/CD and I also do the practice questions on
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    Best care plan book?

    ER(notso)n00b replied to Tonks57's topic in General Students

    I use Ackley's Nursing Diagnosis Handbook. But I'm registered for several more on Evolve. You don't have to buy the book to register for the resources, you just have to know the title so you can...
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    Action plan to prevent fall in the hospital

    ER(notso)n00b replied to jowenahruth's topic in General Students

    Are you supposed to come up with interventions to prevent falls? I'm confused about what the assignment
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    Good day...bad day

    ER(notso)n00b replied to ♑ Capricorn ♑'s topic in General Students

    Ugh, I'm so sorry. I'm dealing with something similarly frustrating right now. My instructor posts the power point lectures on Blackboard about an hour before class starts. How are we supposed to...
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    Blood Sugars?

    ER(notso)n00b replied to melissadavon's topic in General Students

    We practiced accucheks on each other, but it was more to see what it felt like to be poked. We then put our own strip into the accuchek reader so we could figure out how to work it, but nobody knew...
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    APA Format and You...

    ER(notso)n00b replied to RainbowDash's topic in General Students

    I use son of citation for my citations, and the Purdue OWL website for formatting. It has lots of explanations and
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    How Do You Get Motivated?

    ER(notso)n00b replied to Stephalump's topic in General Students

    I don't know, but when you figure it out can you please let me know? I'm struggling with this very thing right now, which is why my kids are in the back yard eating otter pops while I'm screwing...
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    Should I be scared that I'm not scared?

    ER(notso)n00b replied to ♑ Capricorn ♑'s topic in General Students

    Enjoy while it
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    Feeling overwhelmed..

    ER(notso)n00b replied to Scrubs_girl's topic in General Students

    I'm pretty sure we have all felt that way at one time or another. I just had the most overwhelming week I've ever had, and I am seriously so glad that this week is over. We just have to keep...
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    Combining Nursing Classes

    ER(notso)n00b replied to ns12's topic in General Students

    If there are 6 "semesters" left for you finish all of these, why don't you take them one at a time? Are you worried about which order to take them in, or which classes to take together to avoid the...
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    How do I find time for personal relationships?

    ER(notso)n00b replied to RachelZ0918's topic in General Students

    My husband is an RN as well, so he "gets it." It's hard to find time together, especially since we also have 3 small kids, but it is doable. A lot of our conversations now revolve around nursing...
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    First week in classes. Mental meltdown.

    ER(notso)n00b replied to mustlovemars's topic in General Students

    Yeah, this is not uncommon. Just take it one day at a time. Your instructors want you to succeed, and they will teach you what you need to know. Just remember, you were accepted out of 400! That...
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    The good, the bad, the ugly - your first real patient contact

    ER(notso)n00b replied to RainbowDash's topic in General Students

    My first patient in clinicals died just as I got to the floor and I was responsible for removing the foley catheter and doing the post-mortem care. I was nervous, but I did everything without...
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    Do you read the entire book?

    ER(notso)n00b replied to Tonks57's topic in General Students

    I usually try to read all of the "boxes" in my books, but otherwise just read the sections I'm having trouble with. The instructors are always telling us to "read the book!" but I do fine with...
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    How do you store your stethoscope?

    ER(notso)n00b replied to BAMcDan's topic in General Students

    I keep mine in a drawer with my other clinical supplies. As for germs, I wipe it down with alcohol or antimicrobial wipes several times a day. It's a good habit to get into while at the