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  1. educational path advice, please!

    weavers replied to fruitypebbles's topic in General Students

    apply to every school in your area and go to whichever one accepts you first. you could do ADN, get the RN, work for 1-2 years then get a masters or DNP in 2-3

  2. Study tips

    weavers replied to k8telynn's topic in General Students

    I find study groups work really well. I hear someone explain, we ask questions, fill in the missing bits. when i can explain something then I really know it. It fun to come up with questions and its...

  3. I'm transfering from a community college to a university...

    weavers replied to luvmykids0810's topic in General Students

    meet with a counselor at your community college. make a plan and map out what classes you need to take and when. also use assist.org to make sure the classes transfer. at community college you take...

  4. Organization and shoe question for new nursing student..

    weavers replied to ko115's topic in General Students

    Spend money on good shoes. I like running shoes. dr scholls inserts help. be sure to run/walk 1-2 miles before buying shoes. wear them in the store for +15mins. if there is any discomfort/hotspots...

  5. How do you store your stethoscope?

    weavers replied to BAMcDan's topic in General Students

    A pricey one on a hook I take to clinical A cheap one in the trunk of my car incase I forget or if another student forgets

  6. Study/note-taking tips

    weavers replied to ellamia's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i bring a laptop to class and type everything. we hand write at 30 words a min. i am sure you can type faster than that. lots of people use voice recorders, but i never have time to listen to them. I...

  7. In between Pre-Nursing and Nursing.

    weavers replied to arother27's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    volunteer. at a hosptial, at a local clinic, anywhere you can. work on your resume, now. make money as a care giver and save money so you don't have to work while in school. check out this website. i...

  8. SHOES... glorious shoes

    weavers replied to FLmed's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I use asics nimbus gel 14 with the dr. scholls inserts and graded compression socks. buy real running shoes, they cost 120-200 dollars, but are so worth it. go to a proper running store and get fitted...

  9. Things that gross you out..

    weavers replied to vintage_RN's topic in General Students

    stool samples. abnormal stool, greasy, snotty and really strong smells. most stuff I can handle, but some smells it makes one want to puke. Today I had green diarrhea today, i was ok with that, but...

  10. Studying less and less as the program goes on

    weavers replied to QuarterLife88's topic in General Students

    I am in a two year program, i find myself doing a ton of NCLEX questions and online research. This isn't your pre reqs where you can just memorize the definition. you need the apply your knowledge,...

  11. I'm so nervous...

    weavers replied to pinayluv78's topic in General Students

    what does it take to succed? A good attitude and teamwork. Sometimes you gotta be a leader, sometimes you gotta motivate others and save other people from making mistakes. they will save your butt...

  12. Tips for a new nursing student....

    weavers replied to Mama_Cashew's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    teamwork and study groups. be a leader, get to know people, get numbers, cook them food, organize study groups. do favors for people. babysit for them, wash there car and call in favors later on when...

  13. C=degree

    weavers replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    I am a nursing student and a B student. I feel C students have a place in nursing, its not anything in critical care or anything that involves critical thinking. Maybe simpler jobs like blood bank....

  14. What was your best?

    weavers replied to aachavez's topic in General Nursing

    Great post. I am only a nursing student, but I want to share my experience. I was at the end of my first year of a ADN program I had an observation day on a Burn unit. We were allowed to give care,...

  15. Auditory Learners

    weavers replied to Despareux's topic in General Students

    herasheis, I am the same as you. I am an auditory learner. I never read the textbooks, and I am a B+ student. I feelt I could be an A student with if I read. I learn best by lectures, study groups...

  16. Littman stethoscope

    weavers replied to sk8inghunny's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    You buy cheap you buy twice. dont' waste your money on those cheap 20 and 40 dollar stethoscopes. if you can try someone elses and see how you like it. My girlfriend bought me a littmann Cardiology...

  17. what did I see?

    weavers replied to gfoster6993's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    they drilled an intraosseous catheter into her femur. Its for instant IV access. Its hard at the best of times to get an IV stick on an elderly person. Maybe they injected atropine, it speeds up the...

  18. online BSN, do the units transfer?

    weavers posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Do the online BSN degree transfer to other schools? like a masters a brick and motar school or another online program. I am 25 and in an ASN program, and I have one more year to go. I am planning to...

  19. online BSN, do the units transfer?

    weavers replied to weavers's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am looking more and more at Ohio University for their RN-BSN program. would the units there transfer to masters at another school or online program? I realize Ohio university offer bsn-masters...

  20. online BSN, do the units transfer?

    weavers replied to weavers's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I was looking at Ohio university for there online BSN. I understand they also have an online masters as well. I feel like I would learn better with a brick and mortar school, but that will cost an...

  21. Surviving OB

    weavers replied to nimartino's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I agree you need to change your attitude. I quite enjoyed my OB rotation. I saw a lady partsl birth, a C-section, and inserted two foleys catheters. A couple of people refused a male student and my...

  22. Shy Nurse

    weavers replied to Leobear73's topic in General Students

    Its great that you realize this is something you want to work on. I use to be a really shy person. Before Nursing school I put myself into job situations where I had to be a leader, where I had to...

  23. Ebooks in Nursing School?

    weavers replied to hannah87's topic in General Students

    my school uses elsevier books. we now use hesi final exams. the great thing about elsevier is that the have a program called pageburst. its the program we use to read the text book on our laptop. in...

  24. Nursing student confusion!

    weavers replied to Timetofly23's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I was in the same position as you. I am now 25 and half way threw my ASN RN program. Its a 2 year program, but it takes 3 years of pre reqs and then I had to wait 2.5 years just to get into the...