Leonardsmom,LPN

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  1. Working and pre-requisites

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to mod90atv's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As what was said by previous poster only you will be able to determine if you will be able to handle a full class load and working full time. One of the biggest keys I found to being successful with...

  2. which gen ed class should I take

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to direw0lf's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree with the others, the stat class would probably be the best to do before you start your nursing classes. If you are able to talk to an advisor at your school before you make your final...

  3. It was all so hard to...

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to Mchs4735's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So sorry about your grandmother passing, a friend of mine lost her husband during the final weeks of her last semester of nursing school, sometimes life throws us some rather rough patches. Your...

  4. FINALLY finished with A&P 1! How was your finals week?

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to dc1994's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats, had an instructor like that this past summer for my anatomy class, for the lab portion he would pull out the models tell us to take pictures of them and use our lab manual to study. Was a...

  5. Well, it's official!

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to Jonahyona's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats!

  6. I think I'm In! Great semester

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats and good

  7. The semester is finally over!

    Leonardsmom,LPN posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So happy that the semester is over, took my last test for physiology yesterday. Ended with a 97% for the class, getting a 4.0. Also finished my human development class last week with a 4.0 also....

  8. Microbiology & A&P Together

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to 1naturalhealer2017's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Especially for the anatomy portion. Physiology there is some memorization, but definitely leans more to being able to comprehend the concepts being taught. The analogy I came up with at the...

  9. OMG surprise call! I need advice!!

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to PrettyNerd's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    As mentioned by others you want to make sure you give a great first impression. Business casual, think along the lines of what would be appropriate to go to church with your grandmother, no jeans,...

  10. Rent or buy textbooks?

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to tbird88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Also if you haven't already check cheeg. It does look that from doing a search on the ISBN it is a new book that is being published for this school year. Also on the Pearson site it looks like the...

  11. I got accepted but....

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to CNAAJ's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Sounds like you made a wise decision. I was talking with my apartment manager yesterday about his daughter wanting to go to school for nursing. She has been considering Baker, which is a private...

  12. Am I right in my thinking working on the dementia unit?

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to Rocktheman's topic in General Students

    Regular skin lotion, if not medicated is within the aides scope of practice and is part of patient care. As mentioned by another member is it possible to do a modified bed bath? For some people they...

  13. Last semester prereqs

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to HJF100790's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In my opinion sounds doable. At my school they do anatomy and physiology as seperate classes, finishing physiology tonight. If you are organized I do believe that will be key. I made sure to spend...

  14. App for recording lecture

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to KStudentNurse70's topic in General Students

    I have been using Goodnotes for my prereq classes that I have liked a lot. It has the ability to upload the files to your computer if you have internet access. Also you can make tracks for the...

  15. Here's my story

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to Glycerine82's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    One of the things that I have found to help me with being organized is that besides my day planner that I write everything into, I have gotten several dry erase boards and cork boards that I have hung...

  16. FINALLY finished with A&P 1! How was your finals week?

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to dc1994's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For my Human development class finished with a 4.0. Have my last physiology exam and final on Monday with a paper due also. Right now carrying a 99% in the class, so as long as I don't compeletly...

  17. Infection Control

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to Nishad.M's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do your research, read your text book, or as suggested a search on google. Once you have done that if there is something that does not make sense come back with what you know and ask for help in...

  18. Coffee, that life-saving java joe! Can you say, "Java Junkie"?

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    My keurig along with my French press are some of the best investments I have ever made. 3-5 cups of coffee with usually at least two of them to start off the morning and at least one during the...

  19. A little bit of encouragement

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to dnelson120's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Agree, I like that too. One of the things I battle with constantly is getting into the thought process of I could have had my nursing degree 4 or 5 years ago had I continued with my schooling and had...

  20. I Want to Be an RN; I Am Bad at Math.

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to MysticTopaz's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Haven't seen anyone else post it, but a good site for working on math and getting some good explanations on how to do things is khan academy. There are a lot of short videos available to walk you...

  21. Failed at pre-nursing and pre OT. What to do now?

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to dsh0012's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As others have suggested, the first thing that I think that you need to do based on what you have said is to first start to understand how you learn and to improve your studying habits. You mentioned...

  22. student shortcuts

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Students

    Yes coffee is definitely mandatory, best thing I ever got was my keurig, quickly can make a cup of coffee even if I am on the go. Paper plates and plastic silverware are great reduce the amount of...

  23. stinky patient pet peeve

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Students

    While I am a pre-nursing student right now and can't speak from personal experience in a clinical setting, I can speak from the perspective of a CNA for over 7 years and working with many nurses...

  24. A&P - Overwhelmed by neural tissue

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to hmowry's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The nervous system is definitely one of the more difficult systems in my opinion. During my anatomy class is was the system that I got my lowest grade on for the lecture part of the exam. We just...

  25. Wound and pressure sore ideas

    Leonardsmom,LPN replied to Vtachy1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Agree with the pictures, those make a lasting impression. As a hands on experience, to help students understand how continuous pressure causes pain and discomfort, you could have the students have to...