aHolisticStudent

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1. UMB Parking

   aHolisticStudent replied to jtk57's topic in Maryland Nursing

   First of all, congratulations on getting into UMB! Regarding parking lots, BioPark is good, Lexington garage is the main garage, with Lexington Street Market parking being an overflow location. I'm...

2. Nursing school laptops

   aHolisticStudent replied to shortstuff52's topic in Maryland Nursing

   Like everyone else has said above, you don't need the computer they sell through the school. However, the choice of whether or not to get a laptop really depends on your working style. For me, I don't...

3. is anybody applying to umd and what are ur gpas

   aHolisticStudent replied to loveu123's topic in Maryland Nursing

   It's a good book. However, two things should be considered first when looking at questions and answers. 1) Your ABCs (Airway, Breathing, Bleeding, Circulation) always takes precedence when deciding...

4. is anybody applying to umd and what are ur gpas

   aHolisticStudent replied to loveu123's topic in Maryland Nursing

   Review your developmental psychology (particularly Erik Erikson and his stages), they'll be useful in Health Assessment. Know your A&P and Microbiology, particularly the immune response, the...

5. is anybody applying to umd and what are ur gpas

   aHolisticStudent replied to loveu123's topic in Maryland Nursing

   Clinical days aren't set. There are slots made available at the beginning of the semester and the registration is done online. It's basically first in wins. Most of the favored spots (i.e. those close...

6. nursing program

   aHolisticStudent replied to lalunia86's topic in General Nursing

   Most challenging? Definitely time management. If you are not competent in this area you will have serious difficulties. I've seen a lot of students just get run over by the requirements of nursing...

7. Which Program is best for me? JHU/MD/Towson?

   aHolisticStudent replied to Agrippa's topic in Maryland Nursing

   I don't have any exact numbers regarding admissions for you, but you can e-mail the Admissions department at the school if you need to know. The e-mail is: [email protected]. I chose BSN...

8. Which Program is best for me? JHU/MD/Towson?

   aHolisticStudent replied to Agrippa's topic in Maryland Nursing

   Agrippa, Glad to hear it ranks high on your list! I've been very happy with the experience so far. Yes, the Traditional BSN class I came in with is about 90 students but we rarely have class with just...

9. Which Program is best for me? JHU/MD/Towson?

   aHolisticStudent replied to Agrippa's topic in Maryland Nursing

   Agrippa, I'm a traditional BSN student at UMB so I can't speak to Towson's or JHU's admission process, but my experience is that there is no disadvantage to CC credits. I know some people like to...

10. Frustrated!!

    aHolisticStudent replied to Victoria703's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is a really bad idea. First of all, are you familiar with SQ3R? Try this link: http://arbeitsblaetter.stangl-taller.at/LERNTECHNIK/PQRST.shtml for a quick run through. Secondly, only for...

11. Memorizing the bones

    aHolisticStudent replied to ChaseTyMadi's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Part of the "fun" of A&P is learning an individual process for how to digest large amounts of info quickly. But as far as another option, here's how I approached it: 1) Learn the different...

12. stuck on Algebra question for TEAS!

    aHolisticStudent replied to BernieRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Happy to help :) OK, let's see if I can clarify what I posted. The original information you posted gave us a point (x, y) of (1.5, -3) which I plugged into the equation y = mx + b to get: -3 =...

13. stuck on Algebra question for TEAS!

    aHolisticStudent replied to BernieRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    DianaJH, Does the graph on the page have a line or just a point? From the description you posted we only know one point on the graph, without having a slope or y-intercept the line could be going in...

14. Books that aren't required for course.

    aHolisticStudent replied to Pixiesmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It depends on how you study, and how your course is organized. For example, when I did A&P I we had a "visual lab guide" that was somewhat helpful for histology earlier in the semester, but when...

15. Anatomy Summer 2006 Club

    aHolisticStudent replied to KMDominguez87's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congratulations on your grade so far. You're definitely not the only one. I'll also be taking A&P 2 in the fall. Along with Chemistry & Nutrition, so I expect to be up to my neck in...