SopranoKris MSN, RN, NP

Hospitalist Medicine

MSN APRN AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC

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    Older student/ New nursing student

    SopranoKris replied to mihali05's topic in General Students

    I'm 45 and I'm certainly not the oldest in my cohort. You CAN do this! Don't focus on age, just focus on you. One of the advantages of being older is that we don't tend to get wrapped up in drama,...
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    Horrible nursing instructor

    SopranoKris replied to Blah7272's topic in General Students

    How exactly did this teacher embarrass you in clinical? Were you not prepared for her questions? Or did she make a personally derogatory remark? There's a huge difference. If the former, that's under...
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    I only held his hand

    SopranoKris replied to motay68's topic in General Students

    Psychosocial is one of the most neglected aspects of patient care. Isn't it wonderful that something as simple as caring, calming contact can do so much? I'm sure you will never forget this (and...
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    Nursing Diagnosis Help

    SopranoKris replied to Jennx's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Tell us your rationale for choosing these (other than your instructor said so). Why do you feel these are
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    Grading scale

    SopranoKris replied to maleRN2MSN's topic in General Students

    1. Yes, I have already applied for my RN-to-BSN program at a Big 10 University in my town. I'll start Fall 2015. Once completed, I plan to go on to Nurse Practitioner or PA. 2. No, I think the...
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    Nursing Student needing advice... What am I doing wrong?

    SopranoKris replied to TheNoviceNurse16's topic in General Students

    Way to go!!! :) Being positive goes a long way, doesn't it? So happy for
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    Grading scale

    SopranoKris replied to maleRN2MSN's topic in General Students

    92-100 = 4.0 (A) 86-91 = 3.5 80-85 = 3.0 (B) 76-79 = 2.5 Anything below a 76 is considered failing in our program. Our school doesn't do +/- on
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    Cut my losses or see it through?

    SopranoKris replied to snakes251's topic in General Students

    I would definitely take a long, hard look at what you really want to do. Do you like the science of medicine, but not the patient interaction? Perhaps medical laboratory science might be more up your...
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    How soon to pursue RN to BSN transition?

    SopranoKris replied to RN26kids's topic in General Students

    I'll be graduating in May and I was originally going to start right away on the BSN in the summer. Since I've been in school non-stop since 2012, I decided to take this summer off and will start the...
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    Nursing Student needing advice... What am I doing wrong?

    SopranoKris replied to TheNoviceNurse16's topic in General Students

    You're welcome! I really hope you knock it out of the park on your next exam :) I know, it's really hard going from being a 4.0 student to not always getting an A. I'm a total perfectionist when it...
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    Nursing Student needing advice... What am I doing wrong?

    SopranoKris replied to TheNoviceNurse16's topic in General Students

    OK, breathe! A 3.2 isn't the end of the world. You have PLENTY of school left and you will (yes, you will!) bring your GPA back up. Not every class is excruciatingly difficult. You mentioned that...
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    ADN?

    SopranoKris replied to nickchan's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You definitely can get hired as an RN with only an ADN. Now, I can't answer that question for your specific area of the country because I don't know where you're located. You should contact the HR...
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    A little light reading

    SopranoKris replied to solarjohn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Take all of this time to RELAX and enjoy having free time. No books or studying ahead. It will just confuse you because you have no context yet. Trust me, you'll WISH you had taken the time to relax...
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    Jarvis questions

    SopranoKris replied to JCOWLING's topic in General Students

    Here's a link to it:
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    Jarvis questions

    SopranoKris replied to JCOWLING's topic in General Students

    You can purchase the Study Guide manual for the text book. I bought mine on Amazon. It has NCLEX style questions for each chapter in the Jarvis
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    Jarvis questions

    SopranoKris replied to JCOWLING's topic in General Students

    Do you mean the Physical Assessment text book by
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    Motivation and General Whining

    SopranoKris replied to LizzieRickard's topic in General Students

    Can you record your lectures? I find hearing the information helps me remember it better. Also, any students you can study with? I find if I can "teach" the material to someone else, I can think...
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    I am a newbee and need advice!

    SopranoKris replied to kambam's topic in General Students

    If you were given no parameters, then you can't go wrong with Times New Roman font, font size 12 with double spacing and 1inch
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    Advice

    SopranoKris replied to hannahlynn1992's topic in General Students

    Why not try to pursue Nurse Anesthetist? It's the best of both worlds. Also, why would you get another degree? If you've already got a bachelors, just take the extra courses you'd need to fulfill med...
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    Second Pharmacology Test Thursday

    SopranoKris replied to cgambino70's topic in General Students

    Yay! Congrats
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    RN to BSN programs

    SopranoKris replied to RavensNation's topic in General Students

    I purposely choose an ADN program because the BSN programs in our area are so expensive and I'm paying out-of-pocket. I'll finish my RN-to-BSN at a major, Big 10 university. It is only 5 semesters...
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    Care plans...?!

    SopranoKris replied to Ashmb_09's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Think about what ineffective airway clearance means. This should lead you to some easily achievable short term goals. Not sure which nursing diagnosis book you're using, but it should list all the...
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    Any ways to prove you're neg for TB?

    SopranoKris replied to cococh15's topic in General Students

    I got a chest xray at urgent care and it only cost me $30. Check
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    How do I get my foot in the door in a different state?

    SopranoKris replied to cwest2148's topic in General Students

    Getting a year of RN experience under your belt makes you a more desirable job candidate than being a new grad in a new
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    Professor tested us on the wrong topics

    SopranoKris replied to kvyates's topic in General Students

    Exactly. We had an entire lecture solely devoted to complications. Really find this hard to