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    Help with taking NCLEX style questions

    smf0903 replied to havehope's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I 100% agree with JustBeachyNurse! Practice makes perfect (or at least better LOL) when it comes to NCKEX-style questions. The rationales are key for being able to see WHY that particular answer is...
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    Is A&P 1 the most difficult class in nursing?

    smf0903 replied to NewKillerStar's topic in General Students

    This! The A&P I instructor I had was awesome, BUT she had a ridiculous drop rate. I believe it was because of her tough teaching/testing. She rarely tested on rote memorization, you had to know...
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    criminal background? have i wasted my time? please help. Anybody know knows?

    smf0903 replied to amavillal's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Check with the nursing department and see what the list of offenses that can be a problem. Go onto the nursing department's page on your school website, they should have a handbook on there (at least...
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    Music to study to

    smf0903 replied to nurselou04's topic in General Students

    White noise :) I usually listen to the
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    Preceptor Program Decisions

    smf0903 replied to khdz2014's topic in General Students

    I agree spring chick! I am in MICU for my preceptorship and holy cow I am learning so much!! I am the same in that I have done/seen more in a couple of days than I have in my last three semesters...
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    clinical--dont know how to use automated VS "machine"

    smf0903 replied to mollysaunt's topic in General Students

    That is not dumb at ALL! You are hit with so much information at once, you can't possibly remember it all. When in doubt, ask for help :) We practiced the dynamaps on each other in orientation, but I...
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    Genetics help? Assigning ploidy?

    smf0903 replied to aeris99's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ploidy and the terminology are two of the biggest hurdles to overcome at the beginning! Visit the Khan Academy site, they have so e great videos explaining the terms (and they draw pictures while...
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    First Nursing School Test-Failed...

    smf0903 replied to NRSK's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree! I did this exact thing lol. Then once it clicked in my head I realized airwayayirwayairway (our instructors always had "maintain patent airway" as a response for these questions. Always
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    When looking at colleges (financial aid)

    smf0903 replied to losthorizon43's topic in General Students

    I go to a community college, and no funds are dispersed until week 5 for any financial aid. And starting this current semester, those who have student loans get half of their refund week 5 and the...
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    Clumsy in Clinical

    smf0903 replied to trudyshaff's topic in General Students

    I agree that it does come with time. It's like anything else, the more you do it the better you get For dressing changes, I go into the room and look at the site to figure out what I need. If I go in...
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    Starting my critical care rotation

    smf0903 replied to hockey24's topic in General Students

    Exciting isn't it! I start my CC clinicals on Friday. I am doing a MICU preceptorship, and I am so looking forward to it! I am happy to be getting the opportunity to see all of those things that I...
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    Teaching High School students about STI barriers

    smf0903 replied to Murse91's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think this is an excellent idea. Kids (young adults) have lots of questions, but I'll be you'd be hard-pressed to get them to ask those questions in a room full of their peers. And I don't know...
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    prep u books

    smf0903 replied to rosy3's topic in General Students

    Prepu has tons of questions. It seems (I could be wrong but this is just what I've observed doing them) that if you switch up your number of questions-5 the first time, 20 the next, 10,...
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    Clarification on types of liquid meds

    smf0903 replied to mpe6889's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Good grief, I have to apologize...where I said solvent in parentheses I meant solution. In my defense, I hadn't had any coffee
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    Already doubting myself

    smf0903 replied to KStudentNurse70's topic in General Students

    You can do it! I vividly remember how completely overwhelming the first weeks of the first semester were. There's a good thread further down titled "Effective Studying"...very good article attached....
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    Clarification on types of liquid meds

    smf0903 replied to mpe6889's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If ever you want to clarify between types of items, when you google search it as "X vs Y" and you'll get a good search result. But as for your question, suspension is a med in liquid in which the med...
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    Effective Learning

    smf0903 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Students

    That is a great article. I hear so many other students talk about "holing up" to study 2 days prior to an exam and then are upset/surprised when they do poorly on said exam. I have learned (for my own...
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    Do you think too tight pants causes abdominal problems?

    smf0903 replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    Skinny jeans on some people make me think of denim Ted
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    Dealing with a dying family member during nursing school

    smf0903 replied to motay68's topic in General Students

    My dad got pneumonia near the end of my second semester of nursing classes (last Nov.) While in the hospital, he developed an aortic dissection, was flighted to a hospital more suited to do the...
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    An off-shoot of Kalipso's "poor standards of care" thread

    smf0903 posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi all! I am a student who peruses the boards, and I came across Kalipso's thread about her new job. Oh my! So, my question is this: who changes that toxic and unsafe environment? While it seems, at...
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    Low impact student?

    smf0903 replied to trudeyRN's topic in General Students

    I think the same things that make you a good employee also make for a good student. Definitely always make yourself available. When I get to the floor I make sure to find the RN and aide who have the...
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    how to get a "A" every time

    smf0903 replied to kevindgalloway's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Monkeyhq hit it on the head. You need to not memorize material, you need to immerse yourself in it so that you understand it. There are many times you will run across exam questions and on the surface...
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    Are my dosage reconstitution problems correct?

    smf0903 replied to Mursely's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Order: Ampicillin 750mg im q6h Supply: 1 gram vial of ampicillin Directions: add 2.4 ml sterile water to yield 2.5 ml of soltuion 750 mg x 2.5 ml = 1875 1 gram = 1000 mg D/H = 1875/1000 = 1.9 ml....
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    Iv medication question

    smf0903 replied to J3wl5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The tubing factor is a distraction in the problem, it has nothing to do with the answer. If someone said to you "I just gave the patient 20mL of Flagyl", what would that mean to you? It wouldn't mean...
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    manikin names?

    smf0903 replied to jessnelson719's topic in General Students

    All of ours are famous names...Michael Jackson, Victoria Beckham, Brad Pitt, and only the most revered manikins are all members of the BeeGees. All med orders written for practice and such are also...