SopranoKris MSN, RN, NP

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    Dosage Calculations Test

    SopranoKris replied to britthohenbrink's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    "Calculation of Drug Dosages" by Ogden is a great workbook to practice your material. We used this in Pharmacology. We were expected to learn it on our own. Had to pass the test with 90% or better...
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    RN gpa requirement

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

    My school bases admission on points as well. A 3.75-4.0 GPA is worth 80 points, 3.5-3.74 is 70, 3.25-3.49 is 60, etc. The lowest you get points for is 2.60-2.74 for 30 points. Below 2.6 doesn't...
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    Question about the Science courses

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

    I would highly recommend you make an appointment with the pre-nursing advisor and review the courses you'll need to complete. He/she can tell you if there are any pre-reqs required for your nursing...
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    Immunizations

    SopranoKris replied to sweetstrwbrry1's topic in General Students

    I had pertussis (whooping cough) in 2004 and still had a low titer for it. I was very surprised! I was borderline, but in an acceptable range that I didn't have to get another TDAP
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    Immunizations

    SopranoKris replied to sweetstrwbrry1's topic in General Students

    My vaccine records were lost in Hurricane Andrew years ago. And since most of them were completed in the 70s/80s before records were put on computer, I had to get my titers drawn to prove I had...
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    getting sick from microbiology

    SopranoKris replied to mbkgen's topic in General Students

    As others have stated, you won't get sick from the organisms in Microbiology. However, if your goal is to go on to get a Clinical Laboratory Science degree, you will be working with pathogens down...
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    Longest summer... Ever!

    SopranoKris replied to twss2323's topic in General Students

    I hear ya! I'm going to take classes towards the BSN this summer while I wait to start my ADN program in the Fall. Now that spring semester is over, it feels like the time is DRAGGING by!!! I know...
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    What type of gross things do registered nurses have to do?

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

    That's all well and good when you're DONE with PA school and want to go into GP. However, you'll have to deal with cadaver lab in PA school. And you'll have intensive clinicals in the ER. There's...
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    having trouble with prerequisite courses! need advice!

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

    It depends on the admissions criteria of the program you are applying to. Do they look at only your grades in pre-reqs? Or do they look at your cumulative GPA? Do they also have you take the HESI...
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    Thank You AN for Helping Me Get Into Nursing School!!

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

    Deleting duplicate
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    I've been accepted!

    SopranoKris replied to tbjockny's topic in General Students

    You've earned the right to jump on the couch
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    Mailed My Nursing School Application On Friday...

    SopranoKris replied to acunnin4's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Best of luck to you!!! How long do you have to wait before you get your
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    Got pinned today

    SopranoKris replied to Mimi90RN's topic in General Students

    Congratulations on a job well
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    Help On Classes In High School For Nursing

    SopranoKris replied to BB626's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Take as many AP classes as you can handle so you don't have to take it in college! I would also suggest you get certification of some sort (e.g. CNA, Phlebotomy, EMT-Basic,
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    Continue with business, nursing or both?

    SopranoKris replied to Aurora333's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Why not combine your love of health and business and get a degree in Healthcare Administration? Seems like the best of both worlds for you
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    "For-profit" schools... As bad as they say?

    SopranoKris replied to eyesopen_mouthshut's topic in General Students

    I was almost duped into attending a for-profit school with the lure of "no waiting list, start right now!". The so-called "academic advisors" were really sales people who hounded me for months after...
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    Online Stats

    SopranoKris replied to BSNinprogress22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I understand wanting to get it over with, but at what expense? If you barely get a C, it's not going to help your chances. Just because you have a tutor doesn't guarantee you're going to pass your...
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    Will First Offender keep me out of nursing?

    SopranoKris replied to PaperButterfly's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    You should consult with your attorney for legal advice about this question. We can only provide personal opinion here. We cannot answer legal
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    Half a nurse :) two semesters to go

    SopranoKris replied to Camwill's topic in General Students

    "Chemistry to a point"...this is oh-so-true!!! So far, the only B I've had is in Chem. It's not that I dislike Chem, it's just the only science that doesn't "click" for me like Micro, Anatomy or...
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    Summer Chemistry!!

    SopranoKris replied to BSNinprogress22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm taking Inorganic Chem II this summer (8 weeks). If this is your first Chem course and it's only 4 weeks, you should be VERY strong in math to attempt. Lots of equations to memorize! Good luck...
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    Tips for Organic Chemistry

    SopranoKris replied to Bubbly26's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm taking OChem in the Fall. I was speaking to my Chem prof about it and he said you really need to be strong in understanding how to draw Lewis Dot structures and have the VSEPR & molecular...
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    In need of advice for RN prequisites...

    SopranoKris replied to Briz88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This would be a good time to knock out all the non-science courses (like English, Algebra, Humanities, Social Science, Communication, Foreign Language, etc.) that need to be completed to get your BSN...
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    Online Stats

    SopranoKris replied to BSNinprogress22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you're math-phobic, why would you take a math course at an accelerated summer pace? Why not take it when you have the full semester to devote to learning the material? I just completed Stats...
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    Just bought my textbooks - a mini-grumbling session

    SopranoKris replied to NightNerd's topic in General Students

    I hear ya! Our nursing course is 9 credits, but they bill you for 15.5 credits. And then there's a $1950 fee for the course on top of the tuition!!! The fee is more expensive than the tuition!...
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    Half a nurse :) two semesters to go

    SopranoKris replied to Camwill's topic in General Students

    Camwill!!! I remember your post when you got your acceptance letter. I had just joined this forum and you had such good advice. I'm so glad you're halfway done. I was accepted into nursing school...