bsugaRN2b

bsugaRN2b

Endocrine (Diabetes), Pediatric Psych

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  1. ATI or Kaplan?

    bsugaRN2b replied to Lightwave's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I did all three, ATI, Kaplan, and Saunders - IMO, Kaplan and Saunders is what did the trick... (pass, 1st try, 75

  2. Is it more of an accomplishment to be a younger nurse?

    bsugaRN2b replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting question - I was an RN at 22, but I admired the 57 y/o in my class that seemed to have accomplished everything, but as he said, was now going after what he really wanted... It's an...

  3. Any recommendations for a good winter hand cream?

    bsugaRN2b replied to Elektra6's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I second the Gold Bond

  4. Any Diabetic nurses out there?

    bsugaRN2b replied to turtletyme's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Great to hear that i'm not by myself!! I'm type 1 - 18 years - have an insulin pump - the trick for me was cutting the basals and then giving my meal boluses using the dual wave option - so that way,...

  5. How long did you prepare for the NCLEX?

    bsugaRN2b replied to nycNurse2b's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    15 days of continuous studying, about 2,000 questions, pass w/75 questions...and one heck of a lot of

  6. Is Kaplan overrated?

    bsugaRN2b replied to lsvalliant's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think it works for some, and others it doesn't... This is my opinion - others feel free to disagree! Saunders = content Kaplan = how to answer the question (to me, definitely lacking in content) I...

  7. Shoes for bad knees, anyone?

    bsugaRN2b posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone! Ok, so, here's the deal - I've seen everything on here about shoes and what brands people like, yada yada, but I haven't really seen anything for people with knee pain (both knees - and...

  8. Questions for those using a pump

    bsugaRN2b replied to SCRN1's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Personally, I LOVE mine, haha!! Let me see if I can get all your questions... I'm type 1, by the way (I know several type 2's that use them too, so I always specify...:)) - I have a Minimed Paradigm...

  9. Preferred Nursing Shoe?

    bsugaRN2b replied to Linz8's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I second the Nike Shox!!! I LOVE mine - feet never complain!

  10. Which is the best Stethoscope for nursing school?

    bsugaRN2b replied to stpauligirl's topic in General Students

    My vote is in for the Littmann Classic II SE - I have one, and I have yet NOT to hear something, haha - great stethoscope - people borrowed mine all the time in skills lab - and it comes in different...

  11. GA Perimeter College

    bsugaRN2b replied to carostar's topic in Georgia Nursing

    As others have said, good luck to you. I'm at a different school, but I just wanted to say to make a long story short, two of the GPC teachers left there and came to teach at the school I'm at now, at...

  12. Quick Someone, Help

    bsugaRN2b replied to CRIMSON's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think that if the edition # is the same, the material is the same - either the page numbers will be different, or the pictures may be in black and white (cheaper to print)... Hope that helps!!

  13. New Year's Resolutions??

    bsugaRN2b replied to nur2007sing's topic in General Nursing

    that's the cutest new year's resolution ever - congratulations!! by the way, your avatar is hilarious, i love

  14. Are there any dancing nurses out there?

    bsugaRN2b replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    I just got into this, as a friend got me started, and I'm hooked and grab every opportunity I get - it's my nursing school stress reliever...the only other hobby I put this much effort into is my...

  15. Acceptances for the year 2007

    bsugaRN2b replied to maverickemt's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats to everyone!!! To the Emory people - are they still being indecisive about when they're sending out letters, haha? Last year, they had told me APRIL for when they'd send mine, and they ended...

  16. Staring into the abyss of education

    bsugaRN2b replied to fiveofpeep's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    LOL - trust me, it FLIES!!!!! Time flies, I couldn't believe it when I finished my first semester, I'm almost still in shock,

  17. Emory Pre-req Questions

    bsugaRN2b replied to kattunge's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Ahhhh!!! Coming out of lurkdom...more like, coming back from a long week or so of volunteering at diabetes camp in the middle of nowhere...so I'm like, oh my God, EMAIL...computers EXIST!! LOL, oh...

  18. Emory Pre-req Questions

    bsugaRN2b replied to kattunge's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Yep, you get to go home w/the lab coat and the pants, but they take about 2 weeks to put the emblem on the top (bought mine on the 11th, they just called back today)... So they're being secretive...

  19. Emory Pre-req Questions

    bsugaRN2b replied to kattunge's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Uh-oh, no one wants to be the guinea-pig for the big, bad A&P test,

  20. Emory Pre-req Questions

    bsugaRN2b replied to kattunge's topic in Georgia Nursing

    LOL - hillarious - thanks for warning us, guess I'll be going to LabCorp, then! I don't dress up for class, either...I hate dressing up...well, no, I don't HATE it, but I don't enjoy it on a regular,...

  21. Emory Pre-req Questions

    bsugaRN2b replied to kattunge's topic in Georgia Nursing

    :rotfl: Oh, boy... HCP: That would be Health Care Providers... LOL!!! Have fun!

  22. Emory Pre-req Questions

    bsugaRN2b replied to kattunge's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Still here...buried under the huge pile of Emory paperwork...I did do the TB and my physical though, have to go and pick up the dang paperwork from the MD still... Haven't taken the A&P test......

  23. Emory Pre-req Questions

    bsugaRN2b replied to kattunge's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Dang, the thread's been on fire since I last checked it!! All the traffic talk, so scary, I'm getting chills - I'm beginning to be very glad that I'll be taking the shuttles... As for why I'm on...

  24. Emory Pre-req Questions

    bsugaRN2b replied to kattunge's topic in Georgia Nursing

    http://www.epcs.emory.edu/park There's the link...here's the rest: Reg. requires user name (OPUS), password, and Emory ID (7 digits); will be asked for the following: full name, emory id number, email...

  25. Emory Pre-req Questions

    bsugaRN2b replied to kattunge's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Welcome to what may be the biggest student gripe about Emory: parking...joy. Emory's theory, is apparently, that because there's a shuttle system, that it doesn't matter where you park, and as they...