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  1. Leaving nursing

    b747girl5 replied to nay2018's topic in General Nursing

    I am right there with you. I have been an RN for just 2 years. Worked in the float pool in my hospital for the first year and a half. Was quite stressful as a new nurse. I did get to decide which...

  2. Hand off

    b747girl5 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Please help me. I am a new nurse (2 months) and I suck at giving report. Its is the most stressful part of the job for me. All someone has to do is ask me one question I dont know the answer to and...

  3. Hand off

    b747girl5 replied to b747girl5's topic in General Nursing

    Like I said most of the times its not horrible but there have been occasion, like today that I was so nervous I was unable to answer the questions the nurse had. Not only am I knew but I am also a...

  4. Nursing tutors

    b747girl5 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Does anyone know how I can go about hiring a tutor for nursing school? I am in my 3rd semester and really struggling. My school is very small and does not offer tutoring. I live in Dutchess county NY....

  5. Nursing tutors

    b747girl5 replied to b747girl5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have failed 3 of the 4 exams we have had. Passing is an 80. I have gotten a 76 and two 78's. We have had two quizzes which have brought my grade up to a 80.2, so I am passing the course but an 80 on...

  6. Nursing tutors

    b747girl5 replied to b747girl5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have many NCLEX books. The questions in there are not the problem. I do much better on those than my schools exams. Most of my classmates have the same problem. Its just very frustrating. Thank you...

  7. Nursing tutors

    b747girl5 replied to b747girl5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How to retain the info and become a better test taker. I felt like I was studying to understand the info. but shortly after the test. its gone. I must be retaining it short term which is not helping...

  8. Surviving nursing school

    b747girl5 posted a topic in General Students

    I need to vent. I am 43 years old, married with two young kids. I am in my 3rd semester (advanced med surg) and feel like I am falling off a cliff. I feel like all my classmates are "putting it all...

  9. Surviving nursing school

    b747girl5 replied to b747girl5's topic in General Students

    It seems as though we have the same study schedule. I study more than aenyone else in my class and have the lowest grades. I am sure I am not studying the most efficient way. Next week is my cardiac...

  10. Surviving nursing school

    b747girl5 replied to b747girl5's topic in General Students

    Yes to all of those things. I think my biggest obstacle is test taking. I get such anxiety. My ability to reason is completely lost until about 3 hours after the test when answers seem completely...

  11. Patient weighs 170 pounds who requires a dopamine drip. Need calculation help!

    b747girl5 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have this due on Tuesday which is my first day back. I feel as though I have forgotten all of my calculations. Here is the problem and how I did it. Please tell me if I did it correct or where I...

  12. Patient weighs 170 pounds who requires a dopamine drip. Need calculation help!

    b747girl5 replied to b747girl5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks so much for your

  13. Patient weighs 170 pounds who requires a dopamine drip. Need calculation help!

    b747girl5 replied to b747girl5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It was 400 mg to mcg. By the way, I hate dimensional analysis. Just

  14. Patient weighs 170 pounds who requires a dopamine drip. Need calculation help!

    b747girl5 replied to b747girl5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I did not come out with 0.057. I did 23190 400000 I converted the 400mg to mcg. Not sure

  15. Patient weighs 170 pounds who requires a dopamine drip. Need calculation help!

    b747girl5 replied to b747girl5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That was my original answer. I originally converted the 23190 mcg to mg then divided that by 400mg then multiply by 250ml 23.19*250ml=14.49=14.5 400 Is that the correct

  16. Starting at Cochran fall 2014

    b747girl5 replied to Sweetlillove's topic in New York Nursing

    I would go before orientation on the first day. Once people get wind of it, the books go fast. If you don't have any yet, try to get a book on how to effectively take a nursing school exam.

  17. Starting at Cochran fall 2014

    b747girl5 replied to Sweetlillove's topic in New York Nursing

    Just a heads up about orientation. It will be a lot of sitting around waiting. There is really nothing to record. You will individaually meet with the financial aird officer (there is only 1), then...

  18. Starting at Cochran fall 2014

    b747girl5 replied to Sweetlillove's topic in New York Nursing

    How are the instructors? It depends if you are in the day or evening program. If you are evenings, you will be very frustrated with your instructor. The day instructor is much better. Med surg, I...

  19. Starting at Cochran fall 2014

    b747girl5 replied to Sweetlillove's topic in New York Nursing

    Yes, I am currently entering my 3rd semester there. Get the Saunders NCLEX book as soon as you can. Start reading about how to effectively take nursing school exams as well as the chapter on the...

  20. Cochran nursing school

    b747girl5 posted a topic in New York Nursing

    Hi all. I was wondering if anyone out there has any info. on Cochran school of nursing. I am really worried that I will not get in as I did not do well on my TEAS. I got a 76% and have a 3.9 GPA. Is...

  21. Westchester Community College (WCC) Fall 2013

    b747girl5 replied to noel877's topic in New York Nursing

    They were thinking of extending it to June 1 but I would call and

  22. Westchester Community College (WCC) Fall 2013

    b747girl5 replied to noel877's topic in New York Nursing

    Congratulations on getting accepted to Cochran. I was accepted yesterday as well. See you in