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    Best planner for new nursing students?

    springchick1 replied to Anatoli's topic in General Students

    My Erin Condren came today!
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    New Student Need some tips

    springchick1 replied to TXParamedic's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I HATE using Ratio-Proportion so I only use Dimensional Analysis. Others hate Dimensional Analysis and only use Ratio-Proportion. I would work a bunch of problems using both and decide which you like...
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    Failed 1st nursing exam-Has anyone had the same experience?

    springchick1 replied to CordaeP's topic in General Students

    I was told by some nurse coworkers, "congratulations! Now you are a real nursing student". A lot of people fail nursing test. I failed one yesterday that about 60% of the class failed. We also had 3...
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    Curve up or down?

    springchick1 replied to IamSusan's topic in Operating Room

    We set ours up on a towel down but on the mayo they are curve up. You are less likely to put a whole in a back table cover/mayo if they are curve up. If they are curve down, the curved point can...
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    Best planner for new nursing students?

    springchick1 replied to Anatoli's topic in General Students

    Mine should be here tomorrow! I can't wait! I'm not a fan of the
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    Failed very first nursing text :(

    springchick1 replied to oliviasmom24's topic in General Students

    "Congratulations! Now you are officially a nursing student!!" That what two different of my nurse friends told me when I failed my first test last semester. It is a horrible feeling but it happens to...
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    No Peds clinical site- does my school suck?

    springchick1 replied to Ihearthearts's topic in General Students

    We didn't do Peds clinicals either. We did L and D and newborn but that was it. I was really disappointed because I was really looking forward to it. I KNOW I don't want to do labor and delivery or...
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    Do you think that this is a good idea?

    springchick1 replied to na-na's topic in General Students

    How will this help you out financially? Especially if you are going to give to retake and repay for classes you have already taken
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    How much work is OK?

    springchick1 replied to chacha82's topic in General Students

    It just depends on you and your class load. I wok 40+ hours a week and have made high B's every semester. It's what I have I
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    Jeff State Fall 2013 hopefuls

    springchick1 replied to Katty4982's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Don't worry. She isn't tricky. She does what she says she is going to do. That goes for dosage calculations and the med term test. I will say, KNOW YOUR ROUNDING PYRAMID! They are very very...
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    Jeff State Fall 2013 hopefuls

    springchick1 replied to Katty4982's topic in Alabama Nursing

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    What do you so to relax from nursing school?

    springchick1 replied to Dancingqueen94's topic in General Students

    I read. Not textbooks but anything else. I also take Saturdays off after clinicals. I have clinicals Saturday from 6:30 until whenever and after that, I do NO school work. I work 40+ hours a week and...
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    Oldest in cohort...feeling out of place

    springchick1 replied to melc0305's topic in General Students

    There is a lady in my class Whois older. I actually went to college with her daughter. She is so sweet amd she gets along with everyone. We study together, text, and email all the time. Everyone in...
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    First day of clinicals!!!

    springchick1 replied to coronel23's topic in General Students

    The first few clinicals can be nerve racking! It takes some time to get used to touching patients and having to do things to them. Laugh your way through it. Always tell the patient what you are...
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    Superstitions???

    springchick1 replied to BeansMama's topic in General Students

    I've used the same mechanical pencil for every single test. It's the only time I use it. When it runs out of lead my plan is to just fill it right back
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    How many of you both circulate AND scrub?

    springchick1 replied to Nolander's topic in Operating Room

    So you're saying that because scrubs don't have the "advanced education", we get our counts wrong and our infection rates are higher? I find this statement rather demeaning to scrub techs. I've been...
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    e-textbooks

    springchick1 replied to khuber's topic in General Students

    I have a love/hate relationship with ebooks. I love that I can VERY quickly search for things, they don't weigh a gazillion pounds like the books, and you can't print out certain pages/chapters. But...
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    Organizing for nursing school

    springchick1 replied to azjen43's topic in General Students

    Our classes start tomorrow. We had our dosage calculations test today. We have our first lecture test Thursday. I feel your
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    Changes in School Policy after Program has already begun

    springchick1 replied to lane990's topic in General Students

    We were told tonight that the new policy states we have to pay for HESI by e first day of class or we will be dropped. That's tomorrow. So we have less than 24 hrs to come up with the cash and pay for...
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    Changes in School Policy after Program has already begun

    springchick1 replied to lane990's topic in General Students

    Most school have a line in the handbook saying that policies and procedures can e change without
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    Staying in Shape

    springchick1 replied to green34's topic in General Students

    I quit drinking Diet Mt Dew an drinking nothing but water on Aug 1st, the day after summer semester ended. It was all I ever drank. I also started cutting back on portions and entering everything I...
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    Erin Condren Life Planner

    springchick1 replied to springchick1's topic in General Students

    I bought the multi colored mod-morocco design. Can't
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    Erin Condren Life Planner

    springchick1 replied to springchick1's topic in General Students

    I ordered mine yesterday! My only regret is that I didn't order it in enough one to have before classes start since they start tomorrow:). Can't wait to get it
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    First semester book help

    springchick1 replied to Kencanwin's topic in General Students

    Go to the United States forum and find your state. Then click on the Programs at the top and start a thread there so that people who are already in the program can answer those questions. I will say...
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    NCLEX practice book

    springchick1 replied to sarahmac09's topic in General Students

    This: Amazon.com: Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination, 5th Edition (9781437708257): Linda Anne Silvestri: Books It's a fantastic book that I've used the past three semester....