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  1. where does the money go??????

    my guess is the lobbyists use it to make the politicians fat.
  2. New to forum

    Hi Lib, Welcome to allnurses! Sorry, I've got nothing to offer for your research project. Good luck to you on
  3. What is the difference between

    Fer
  4. What is the difference between

    ASN, eh? I've never heard of that. We call it ADN... same thing, though, I
  5. Really need advice For Anatamony and Physiology

    Um.. looks like we have a member who kinda cloned their own screenname. Didn't make too many friends .... d/t creating topics and never following up on them... or (what would you call it, spamming??)...
  6. Lippincott's or Davis's Drug guide?

    I chose Davis's ... Solely for the fact that it came with a CD-rom that makes looking up drugs a bit easier. Has the top 300 (or something) prescribed drugs - so when I've got a clinical pt with...
  7. Really need advice For Anatamony and Physiology

    :rotfl: HA!!! Z, I gotta tell you... You rock!!! You're on my wavelength... As soon as I actually formulated my response to the OP, I thought "oh gawd, why'd I waste my
  8. Really need advice For Anatamony and Physiology

    Seriously, Withdraw, withdraw withdraw... if you can! Let me tell you, I hurt myself pretty bad by not officially dropping out one semester. A withdrawn course does NOT affect your GPA. ... now let...
  9. Tee vs. No Tee

    I wear fitted tees or tank-tops under my scrub tops. If you wear something fitted, you probably won't need to change your top size. I'm a bit "busty" and I'd feel like I were naked and exposed if I...
  10. Nursing phrases

    An "advanced directive" is a living will. It is a legal document that you fill out that allows you to voice your decisions about your healthcare treatments, etc in the event that you become very ill...
  11. Who else is taking/has taken Microbiology??

    Yeahhh! Check you out!! Keep it up!
  12. Hi there! I am still a student myself... but even I have found that teaching is huge in nursing. At every bend, you are the one that needs to impart your knowledge. I spent my last semester doing a...
  13. Thank you Sue! I wonder how I hadn't seen this thread until today... I swear that made me tear up! And it's funny that I see it this morning... because this morning was one of those mornings/nights...
  14. Online Anatomy w/in class lab

    It must depend on the school. I talked to a girl that took a class like that at a community college in Charlotte. (Online class, and in-person lab) She said her class was a piece of CAKE. She...
  15. Nervous About Summer Classes

    Agape, What is coem? sorry, just couldn't resist!
  16. math for meds

    I would check with your teacher, Maisie. Our nursing math was part of the Nursing Fundamentals curriculum, and my teacher let us use a calculator. Her only rule was: NO GRAPHING CALCULATORS ALLOWED...
  17. Human Anatomy

    Hi Nhatz! I just finished a semester of grueling, in-depth anatomy... what are you studying right now? Or are you preparing for the semester ahead? I've got over 200 pages of notes I've taken, and...
  18. Who else is taking/has taken Microbiology??

    No, but I might as well be!! I'm actually in a 5-semester ADN program at a school of nursing.. (My school just merged with a 4year university, but they have not merged our programs, so we are all...
  19. Nursing phrases

    :rotfl: Great!!! Love 'em 'Course, I find myself saying a LOT "Ok I need a finger 'cause I'm going to stick ya" (I think just about everyone needed blood sugars last night!!) And, yes I say it just...
  20. Who else is taking/has taken Microbiology??

    Nooo *shaking head* My school likes to draw out the torture! :chuckle We did anatomy this spring, and we are doing physiology over the summer. They feel that they are able to go further in-depth......
  21. Please Advise for Nursing with Hand Eczema

    Wow! This is something I've never heard of before! I guess I always thought if you were allergic to something, you were always allergic to something. Pretty scary thought!! How does one develop an...
  22. Please Advise for Nursing with Hand Eczema

    Wearing gloves will most certainly help your exposure to allergens that might cause a flare up, but I was taught to still wash hands after glove removal. Being a nurse in a traditional hospital means...
  23. Who else is taking/has taken Microbiology??

    I start micro this fall ... Summer is for physiology Something tells me I'm going to get no
  24. undergraduate scholarships

    Have you tried Fastweb? They have a lot of ads, but when you put your information in, it will keep you updated on all kinds of scholarships that you are eligible for. Good luck to you!
  25. GRRRRRRR.... Books

    No joke! This semester, I found an "International Edition" of my A&P book on ebay for like $20.00 ..nobody wanted to bid on it because they were afraid it was wrong or different... I figured...