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Also people that cannot afford full-time home care or those who take care of themselves are prone to ulcers. My mom who is 52 has very fragile skin. She is constantly getting skin tears. I recently called her to give her some information on how to...

I don't know what the job outlook for RT's are and I have heard many different stories. Some say it's easy to locate work and others say they have only found part-time work. The program is a stressful one, but not anymore stressful than the nursing...

I am currently in the nursing program at MCCC. It is very competitive and based on a point system. The points are based on GPA, ACT, credit hours completed, science grades, and whether your a resident or not. You earn the most points for GPA and ...

That is too funny because I was the same way!! I was so excited to be hearing something that I would completely miss where I heard it. I am still having trouble with that.

When we do clinical checkoff we have to use the schools ancient stethoscope. I was not able to hear anything until a few days ago. Everyone around me could hear fine with the schools stethoscopes, but not me. I would come home and hear it fine wit...

After seeing how bad my daughters girls scout patches looked I think I will stick to velcro. :rotfl:

Some of the students at our school use velcro. Our patches tend to bleed in the wash so the instructors mentioned this method at orientation.

Daytonite, This is how I learned to set up the problems and boy did it make it so much easier! I have always breezed through these math problems while others sat there looking at me. My chemistry instructor tried teaching the class to use this syst...

From reading your post I think you have answered your question yourself. The other students didn't either score high enough on state tests, didn't have high enough high school grades in required courses, or graduated from high school many years ago a...

If you plan on getting a BSN or MSN you will want to check with a University and make sure that your English class choice will fulfill your graduation requirements. Some Universities require English Comp I & II. I have the same option at my sch...

I had orientation yesterday, and of course, I was not able to sleep for the last two days prior to going. I am so scared! The director who gave the orientation was a very sweet, funny lady. But she was brutely honest! I just kept wondering how in ...

Medical terminology at our school is tough!! My advisor said it has one of the highest failure rates out of courses offered. I think some people under estimate it. I had to study, study, study! I studied more for this course than I did in chemistr...

I got accepted for this fall with a 4.0 I think the lowest you could have had was a 3.8, except our school is based on a point system so if someone did extremely well on the ACT then they could have a slightly lower GPA.

I think it is completely common to feel the way you are feeling. I am a mother of 3. I have a 12 yr old, 6 yr old and 3 yr old and I constantly wonder if I am doing the right thing. My husband is very supportive, but he works a lot of hours. I st...

I just completed this course in the fall and it is not a required course at my school. I gained a lot of knowledge from this course that was beneficial in my biology course and of course helps out in A & P. Just keep in mind that this is not an...

I would agree about Micro. I have heard horror stories, especially depending on the type of teacher you get. A friend of mine is taking it over the spring semester and she feels overwhelmed. I would think that you will be one busy person with both...

Don't under estimate Medical terminology. I just finished this course online for the winter semester and it was very tough. I guess it also depends on the school, but at our school this course has one of the highest failure rates out of all courses...

It's not to say that they will be different, but you will want to verify that they will transfer to the nursing school that you will be applying to. Our school offers only 1 biology course for all majors and it still transfers to other schools in th...

I'm in the same boat as you!! I have no family or friends either. We just moved here and I still don't know that many people. I am still trying to figure childcare out. So far things just keep falling into place, so I figure if it is meant to be ...

I just wanted to let you know that there is a board called PDA's and Nursing, and it has many different threads pertaining to these devices. https://allnurses.com/forums/f234/

It's horrible at how many people decide to drop or fail out. I personally think that there should be a volunteer requirement as part of the prereq. for the nursing program. I have talked to so many women that say they are trying to make it in a pro...

I had a political science instructor who didn't care about attendance his first year of teaching and then the school came down on him, so now if you miss more than 4 classes even if they are excused you fail the semester regardless of your grade at t...

i have this book and it is very good. i am taking the online course through my cc and i complete the workbook pages that come with each chapter instead of doing the online modules. i have maintained an "a" in the course and have learned a lot of te...

Thanks everyone for your tips on surviving NS with children! It's funny because I am not stressed as much about the classwork involved in nursing school as I am about my children and the program. I know that you cannot miss classes or clinicals so ...

Hello, I am also in a similar situation so I would love to hear anyones advice on this matter. I have a 12, 6 and 3 yr old and my husband works from 6 pm to 6 am 6-7 days a week. I always say I feel like a single mom that gets a paycheck in the mai...