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  1. What is your grading scale?

    smoup replied to smoup's topic in General Students

    It's really interesting to see how all over the place these grading scales

  2. Which Clinical Site?

    smoup posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I am still a nursing student and I have my psych clinical this coming semester. I already have a BA is psych and really feel like this is where I am meant to be. That said, should I do my psych...

  3. What is your grading scale?

    smoup replied to smoup's topic in General Students

    I'd love to know why grading scales aren't universal. It seems like it would make the application process easier for admissions

  4. What does your countdown look like?

    smoup replied to krisiepoo's topic in General Students

    Fall 2013 is DONE!!!!! Winter class start in 18

  5. Going to easier school for high GPA?

    smoup replied to symbol96's topic in General Students

    Some schools will look at here you went to school and take that into account when looking at your GPA. Not saying you can get a "bad" GPA and still get in to an NP program, but saying that if you went...

  6. To Continue Working or Not?

    smoup posted a topic in General Students

    I will be going into my 2nd semester in the spring and will once again have 18 credits: Adult, Psych, Research, and Informatics. Adult has 12 hours clinicals once a week and psych has 8 hour clinicals...

  7. To Continue Working or Not?

    smoup replied to smoup's topic in General Students

    I have the syllabus from this current semester and the workload, to me, looks insane. Care plans weekly for adult health due within 24 hours of clinical, journal entries due weekly for psych, etc. I...

  8. Studying during break...

    smoup replied to rosyariana's topic in General Students

    I've been pre-reading for all my classes since undergrad and don't plan on changing. I pre-read everything for the first semester over the summer and it definitely helped and plan on doing it again...

  9. How do you take NOTES in class during Nursing Scool?

    smoup replied to NursingStoodent's topic in General Students

    All my classes provided powerpoints so I would only write/type out information that was covered but NOT on the powerpoints. Then, when I got home, I typed out all the information in an organized...

  10. Passed First Semester-now I need your help

    smoup replied to BeccaC623's topic in General Students

    How do you learn best? By reading? Listening? Seeing? I learn best by reading so I never went to any study groups or attended many open labs. I also don't learn well in groups, so again, no study...

  11. So tired... Fully burnt out. Wish me luck...(vent)

    smoup replied to DatMurse's topic in General Students

    Just because you have a lot of stress doesn't mean you will develop a "disorder" if you can handle stress well. One day at a time. I hope you do well on your

  12. End of Semester Hesi Exam

    smoup replied to kitten2013's topic in General Students

    Are those Saunders item for the latest version of NCLEX? Should I wait until closer to actually taking the NCLEX (~January of 2015) before buying these types of study materials or are they helpful for...

  13. Winter Class(es) Anyone?

    smoup posted a topic in General Students

    Anyone else taking a class, or more, over the winter? I'll be taking an accelerated (3 week) gerontology course. What about

  14. Winter Class(es) Anyone?

    smoup replied to smoup's topic in General Students

    I WISH I could take winter off. I am not looking forward to a 16 week class crammed into 3 weeks. Darn accelerated program! No winter or summer off Going to be a long

  15. Class of 2014

    smoup replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

    I agree 100% with

  16. Winter Class(es) Anyone?

    smoup replied to smoup's topic in General Students

    I take research in the spring. Not a lot of people at my school talk about it, so I'm don't know if that's a good or bad thing. We can do

  17. Class of 2014

    smoup replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

    I graduate in December of 2014. A full year left including winter, spring, summer, and fall classes. Sometimes, I wonder why I decided on a 16 month entry level Master's program. It will all be worth...

  18. Does anyone enjoy Nursing School?

    smoup replied to Mommy_RN1211's topic in General Students

    I am nearing the end of my first semester and had very similar thoughts to you prior to starting. I'd read through the posts on here and listen to what admissions office said, and I was worried about...

  19. What does your countdown look like?

    smoup replied to krisiepoo's topic in General Students

    10 more days until the semester ends 3 finals 2 days of class (total of 10 hours) 2 days of clinical a single 2 page paper 1 quiz Sorry for bumping this so often. It just feels SO GOOD to get closer...

  20. What does your countdown look like?

    smoup replied to krisiepoo's topic in General Students

    3 more days of classes (!!!!) 4 finals 2 days of clinical 1 quiz 1 (short) paper 1 care plan 1 skill

  21. Chronic Pain and Nursing School

    smoup posted a topic in General Students

    I've just been diagnosed with a condition, Trigeminal neuralgia, for which I will need to be on medications for the rest of my life, unless I one day decide to get surgery for it. The meds don't have...

  22. Chronic Pain and Nursing School

    smoup replied to smoup's topic in General Students

    Next time I see my PCP I am going to ask if I should be seeing a neurologist. I agree. The right doctor/PA/NP/PA can make all the difference. I was very lucky my PCP believed me and I got diagnosed so...

  23. NCLEX question about moving after school to new state

    smoup replied to Cutehuntingirl's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I apologize, the link I looked confused me. I thought it was listing compact states but now see it listed all states. Had no idea that different states wouldn't endorse your license if your education...

  24. NCLEX question about moving after school to new state

    smoup replied to Cutehuntingirl's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I don't know getting a license in CA would be any harder than getting it anywhere else. it's all the same test. But yes, you can apply for endorsement in any state, but all the states you listed are...

  25. For those with psych history

    smoup posted a topic in Psychiatric

    What is your "rule" about sharing you history with patients? Never? If not never, how do you decide? The therapists I have found to be the most helpful are ones that have confided in me things about...