Regina66

Regina66

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  1. HELP!!! Testing Wed, Didn't get to study enough!!!

    I studied a few days before my test, and not one thing I studied was on the test...Don't freak out...It is in your mind, just relax and let it come out. specs:
  2. Northeast Alabama Community College, Rainsville Alabama. I graduate LPN Aug 2006, reapply to RN in May 2007, graduate May 2008!! I am 40 this year, this was my midlife crisis... Boy has my life changed. Wooohooo!!!!
  3. WOOT! Semester is OVER!!!! How did y'all do?

    :balloons: :balloons: I PASSED!!! WHOOOOHOOO!! I am so happy. I called everyone I knew and told them. It is a great feeling...:monkeydance:
  4. WOOT! Semester is OVER!!!! How did y'all do?

    Took my Maternity & Peds final today. I don't know what I made, but I hope I passed. I have really had a hard time this semester. I usually make A's, but this time I will be lucky to pass with a 75. I don' t know what happened. It has really...
  5. UGGGG Need break!

    Today was my last day until Jan 9th...WoooooHooooo...I am SO ready for a break...I find out if I passed my finals later today....I think I passed, but I don't know for sure...Our study group had 10 in the beginning and we have 3 now....It has been a ...
  6. Clinicals: Do you LOVE it???

    LOVE them? No, but I know this is what I was suppose to do with my life. Last week I worked 7 hours on my patients paperwork, (14 yo ICU, had coded the day before :uhoh21: ) That freaked me out. I have only been a student for 2 months...I was so ...
  7. Hell week is OVER!!!:)

    A couple of weeks ago we had a Hell Day....Fundamentals Test: Chs: 1,7,8,14,15,16,17,18,19,27,28,30,32. Then a Pharmacology test: Ch: 34, (84 pages) in one book, Ch: 9-16 in another, Ch: 4 in another. It was Torture!!! (I made it, passes both)
  8. I'm a concrete learner, need help with exams

    I too have this problem. What I do is, I have a study buddy who is in class with me...we read the assigned chapters, and discuss them..we flip through the book and discuss whatever we are having problems understanding...We put it in terms we can und...
  9. My hardest right now is Assessment. We covered the whole book in 2 months. It was way too much at once. We did Abdomen, Breasts, Female Reproductive, Male Reproductive, Neuro, and Muscular in ONE DAY! I just sit there with my mouth hanging open, h...
  10. I am in nursing school. I am 39 yrs old and every once in a while I would like to drink a beer or mixed drink while I am out with my husband. If they give me a drug test the next day, or a few days later, would I fail and be thrown out of the progr...
  11. What happens if you drink a beer?

    Thanks Guys!! I passed my first 2 tests today!!!! I think I will "Pop a Top" now!!!! Cheers!!!!!
  12. Welcome gift bags/ideas for new students

    This is my first year and at orientation they gave little gift bags with pens, highlighters, little note books, book bags, etc.. They drew numbers from a box and the number was written on your folder. It felt good to "win" even if it was a pen/penc...
  13. Simple Spanish Phrases?

    Try studyspanish.com. I get on this site alot and its FREE.
  14. It's August! Bittersweet/mixed feelings

    Good for you!! I know what you mean about family discouraging you. My parents are the ones discouraging me. They want me to be a school bus driver like my mom. I have subbed for 2 yrs and a full-time position has come up for me and I don't want i...
  15. Summer School...DONE!

    I finished Aug 3. I am so glad...I was so stressed. I got 2 A's (A&P 2 & REL 151) and a B (Growth & Human Devl.). Whew!!!! It is my first B, but I am HAPPY to have it. We had 3 tests all summer. Chapters 1-7, 8-14, & 15-21. 7 c...
  16. I Have Done It!!!!!!!!!!!

    :balloons: Congratulations!!!! I know you are excited. Good Luck!!!
  17. STARTING IVs............OMG..............

    Man I hope we dont practice on each other...3 years ago I had surgery and they had to call 3 nurses in who stuck me 2 times each before they got it. It came out before surgery and they had to "dig around" to find it again. Needless to say the thoug...
  18. Medical Terminology Hell!!!!!

    Well? What happened? Did you pass?
  19. What is the difference in RN and LPN?

    That is what I feel like people think. I say I got into the LPN program and they say oh don't worry you can go on to RN like LPN's are not "real" nurses. It is a shame that LPN's don't get any respect even though they work beside the Doctors and RN...
  20. I know the basic differences like money and a 2 year degree. What I want to know is what kind of nursing do LPN do? Are we allowed to give meds? Start IV's. I really dont know what to expect. I wanted to get into RN, but they were really backed ...
  21. Pay per hour in Alabama for LPN?

    I applied for RN program but got accepted in the LPN program. I was wondering what the pay per hour difference is in Alabama? Any body have a guess?
  22. Older Students

    I am 39 and holding tightly!! Turning 40 is tramatic for me for some reason. I always said I would be a nurse by the time I turned 40. I was accepted into the LPN program today. I really wanted RN, but I quess I will have to start here. At least...
  23. What classes are you taking Summer 2005?

    I was hoping to get into the RN program so I took Psy 210, A&P 202 and an elective. Today I find out I didn't get into the RN program, but I did get into the LPN. All these classes and I won't need them for a couple more years, if ever. I wish...
  24. Pay per hour in Alabama for LPN?

    Sorry, I am no longer talking to my ex-sister-in-law. I caught her last week with another man!!! :argue: She is also under investigation by the ABN for Drug Abuse. We are shocked and sad. She is a very messed up lady....
  25. Burying loved ones

    I live in Northeast Alabama and our law says you can bury someone on your property if it is deeded as a cemetary. That stops someone from coming in and building or digging around the graves...