SopranoKris MSN, RN, NP

Hospitalist Medicine

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    The Letter

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

    Yay!!! I love your acceptance letter story. That's absolutely fantastic Welcome to our group of newly accepted nursing students. I'll see you over on the General Nursing Student board! When is...
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    Dimensional Analysis/Math

    SopranoKris replied to determined_30's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ogden has several dimensional analysis examples , step by step, and tons of dosaging problem. Plus it has a chapter on conversions. I like it because it has what you need. It doesn't specifically...
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    Dimensional Analysis/Math

    SopranoKris replied to determined_30's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    "Calculation of Drug Dosages" by Ogden is great! It walks you through all the problems and has TONS of practice exercises & quizzes. All answers are included in the back, so you can check your...
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    Now I know why nobody ever gets a 4.0 at my school ...

    SopranoKris replied to bonjournurse2b's topic in General Students

    Yes, I agree...90% is the minimum error that should be acceptable for med dosaging. I always think "hmmm, don't want to kill 10% of my patients, so I'd better be 100% sure of my math!!!" :) However,...
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    Reading ahead over the summer

    SopranoKris replied to michiganstudent's topic in General Students

    Pharm is definitely the toughest class I've taken so far! Do you have Pharmacology for Nursing by Lehne? If so, that's a pretty good book. (I'm in MI, too!) Not sure if your Pharm class combines...
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    Waiting on acceptance/rejection letters

    SopranoKris replied to tortia1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congratulations, CeeCee!!!! Go do a happy dance and celebrate this weekend :D What exciting
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    LCC 2013 Applicant Roll Call

    SopranoKris replied to SopranoKris's topic in Michigan Nursing

    There are 2 options for the top and 4 options for the
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    Toot my own horn

    SopranoKris replied to Mrsladysoul83's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    How wonderful!!! You certainly have earned the right to toot your own horn Congratulations on a job well
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    My husband said...

    SopranoKris replied to stephanie.'s topic in General Students

    Wise words and very true! I spent 16 years married to a man who always promised he was going to change, but never did. Then he had the nerve to be shocked when I finally asked for a divorce. I put...
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    How many of you...

    SopranoKris replied to gabriellegoss's topic in General Students

    We take ATI, but not for a grade. Our program has a 96% pass rate for the NCLEX-PN and a 98% pass rate for the
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    Itt tech richardson!

    SopranoKris replied to luchy's topic in Texas Nursing

    Believe what you will, but I've read an overwhelming amount of negative things about ITT's nursing program. The cost is absolutely ridiculous. Most of the people who go to these schools do so...
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    Chemistry & A&P2 for fall?!

    SopranoKris replied to keya86tiff's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It depends on the level of Chem you're taking. Is this an Intro to Chem class (e.g. no prior Chem experience or no high school Chem, never learned the periodic table, etc.) or is this General...
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    Dimensional Analysis/Math

    SopranoKris replied to determined_30's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, you are going to need to memorize a few conversion factors. You'll obviously need all the metric conversions. I was never asked ounce to quart conversions in med math. The most we had to know...
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    LCC 2013 Applicant Roll Call

    SopranoKris replied to SopranoKris's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Katrina, I might have to do the same thing for proof of MMR vaccination. My dad was in the military when I was a kid and they lost my vaccine records 3 times. I've had all my vaccines 3 times over!...
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    May 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    SopranoKris replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    I told you not to wait til the last minute to check on the patient in Room
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    I Got Accepted!

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

    Congratulations!!! I'd personally stick with the 2-year RN
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    Dimensional Analysis/Math

    SopranoKris replied to determined_30's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    1 yard = 3 feet You can write this as a fraction such as 1 yard/3 feet or 3 feet/1 yard. You use this fraction in your dimensional analysis to cancel out the units you don't need until you arrive at...
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    I got in!!!!

    SopranoKris replied to Jenjer003's topic in General Students

    Congratulations! I'll be starting the 3rd week of August. We're supposed to receive an e-mail by May 24th that lists all the required and recommended books. I'll let you know if any of the...
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    Got my nursing packet today :)

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

    Got accepted on April 20th. Orientation was May 2nd. We'll have Orientation part #2 in August. Have to get vaccination records, TB screen, background check, fingerprinting, etc. by July 7th....
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    shortest ABSN program in the country

    SopranoKris replied to RHill9919's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    U of M may only be 3 semesters but did you see how many credits you had to take each semester? Holy
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    Math Conversion-Metric system Help!!!!!!!

    SopranoKris replied to determined_30's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Here are some helpful links: http://www.alysion.org/dimensional/fun.htm
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    Now I know why nobody ever gets a 4.0 at my school ...

    SopranoKris replied to bonjournurse2b's topic in General Students

    I can't believe the administration allows
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    A Watched Kettle Never Boils: Waiting to Hear From Nursing Schools

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

    That's great news! I hope the 6th time's the charm Positive vibes coming your
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    Math Conversion-Metric system Help!!!!!!!

    SopranoKris replied to determined_30's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    1 kg = 2.2 pounds 1 yard = 3 feet 1 gallon = 3.79 liters 1 inch = 2.54 cm 1 teaspoon = 5 mL 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons 1 tablespoon = 15 mL 1 mile = 1.6 kilometers These are the most commonly used...
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    Now I know why nobody ever gets a 4.0 at my school ...

    SopranoKris replied to bonjournurse2b's topic in General Students

    Wow, and I thought our Pharm class was tough with 92-100 being an A. (They don't do A- at our school. But they do give a B+ for a 3.5 and a B for a 3.0, etc.) They do not allow rounding of grades in...