Cheripk RN

Hey everyone! I'm a new ER nurse (new grad) and I was wondering what you all absolutely include in your initial notes when you see someone as a new patient and then your follow-up notes what you like to include, or are sure to include. I think I'm ge...

I felt like I was in school FOREVERRR doing my pre reqs for the nursing program, and sometimes I wanted to take a semester off but I never did because I honestly just wanted to get it done and over with. Trust me when I say this, once you get into th...

Your situation sounds very difficult, While I don't have experience with a baby when I was in school, it seems like you just need some ways to help you relax or organize your time better, are you in school for those 9hrs a day 5 days a week? How much...

ER techs are still CNA's but they actually get trained to do more, I think it will be very beneficial to have ER experience and they may even hire you as a nurse when you are finished. There is also a lot of great learning experiences and things to s...

I used the kaplan qbank for one month and thought it helped so much, it does have practice test too that you take along with all of the rationales for the questions, It prepared me enough for the exam I felt and I ended up passing with 75. Wish you l...

ATI sells a study book from there website and practice test, The TEAS is very similar to that guide, it's been a long time but thats what I used when I took it and it helped greatly. You can probably find it used as well.

Like you already said it does greatly vary, When I got my ATT I scheduled a test 3 days later (they happened to have a seat available for that day) all the locations near me were full for the time frame I was looking for so I drove an hour away to ge...

Hey everyone! Im studying for my NCLEX RN and I have been using the kaplan question bank and kaplan book, I was wondering if everyone knows what kind of scores you should be getting on practice test (I create a test at 75 questions from the unused po...

I had someone ask me that and I have no idea what the q trainers are, I just got the online 1300 question bank, can you tell me what the trainers are?

I have gotten further into my nursing and finally start the program in fall, its getting harder to relate to my friends I have now. They don't understand what I'm doing and don't really take interest in what I'm doing in my life as far as a career. I...

Absolutely it helps, some parts more than others, but going into nursing with that knowledge is going to help you.

I personally did not think micro was very hard, and I also enjoyed the class very much, especially the lab portion (it was very interactive). At my school they focus the micro to the medical community in a sense so we learned a lot not only about bac...

I agree with the other posters, I made my own flashcards and it helped so much, also I used youtube for all the videos explaining how things work, that seemed to help me a lot. Good luck!

Everyone is different but heres what helped me and what I used for my first semester, My tablet was my life I looked anything and everything up right away and had my powerpoints from the course available at the tip pf my finger. I did not take many ...

So exciting. I am currently in my first semester at the catonsville day program, its been a long journey to this point but it feels good to finally be here. Congrats on applying, when I submitted my app I nearly drove myself crazy waiting for a noti...

Very happy for you, there's a lot of excitement ahead for you. Microbiology was fun I enjoyed that a lot and I learned a lot. Psychology was okay, sometimes it was fun, other times boring but you learn a lot. Good luck to you this semester!

I don't start tomorrow but I start on Thursday, so long summer and hello fall

I scored low on the practice test but did just fine on the real TEAS test. The practice test were harder in my opinion.

The best advice I can give is to keep one step ahead and don't fall behind, dedicate a certain amount of time to study, read ahead for the next lecture take clean notes you can understand and don't be afraid to ask your instructor for help if you don...

I won't say you won't be able to get in because it depends on the school and the other people applying. It will make you a less competitive candidate though. The sciences are looked at hard in my school and its competitive so its best to get as high ...

In anatomy lab the bones was the hardest for me, not so much remembering the bone names but remembering all the different parts and structures of many of the bones. In lecture I had a hard time with electrophysiology, so much to know drove me nuts ...

Work hard to get good grades, especially in your sciences most schools look at those courses such as A&P, and micro hard. Start off strong in those classes also and try to keep the momentum. Learning about the body and being familar with the sys...

I finished my pre reqs this past spring and I start my nursing program in the fall and boy am I glad those pre reqs are done! The best advice I can give is try to stay focused and dedicate yourself to this, this will be your life so do the best you c...

Microbiology is all about bacteria and viruses/ other small organisms, you learn lab techniques you get tp grow cultures, identify and examine types of bacteria and learn differences between differeng types like gram negative, gram positive etc. You...

Take all your pre-reqs seriously, expecially the sciences in particluar A&P. Just remember to not overwhelm yourself and to try and have a little fun too. You will be competing against many other students for a spot so stay focused and do your be...