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  1. Is 51 yrs old too old to start LVN school?

    Ancher replied to tperkins740's topic in General Students

    IMO, you have a very long time ahead of you on this earth and many of those years you will be working. If you think nursing is where you need to be, do it! Srs, its only 1 year after prereq's.... What...

  2. Opinion on what to do next

    Ancher posted a topic in General Students

    Hello, I recently finished my ADN and I have several paths ahead of me. The issue, I'm having trouble weighing the pros and cons. Hopefully one of you with experience may chime in. To begin, I plan...

  3. Am I too old????

    Ancher replied to Roxy Simms's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just hit 35 and I graduate in 22 days. I started the program back when I was 32. I don't regret my decisions... yet,

  4. Fundamentals Passed

    Ancher replied to mitterlola's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Made an A! Congrats! That really is quite an accomplishment. Keep up the good work and dont give

  5. Pharm Class

    Ancher replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Students

    A great place to start with Pharm is memorizing the suffixes. Heres a couple my school made us memorize. After you have that down, start relating common effects(ie side effects) to those medications....

  6. I'm in my program, second year but did not take one prerequisite? What should I do?

    Ancher replied to beachlover1989's topic in General Students

    I'm in a similar position. It is a pud class (Interpersonal communication), but I will not be allowed to graduate and/or take my boards until its

  7. I don't know how to study 😩

    Ancher replied to stacylethani's topic in General Students

    Just finished my ATI pharm final today with a Tier III. What I did was take tons (and I mean tons) of practice question. I used saunders pn test bank from evolve, pharmacology success, and the ATI...

  8. I'm failing out of nursing school

    Ancher replied to BusyMan's topic in General Students

    I'm a non-traditional student and Im also a father of two. Before nursing school, I was a 4.0 student. I had a natural ability to with memorizing things, as im sure most nursing students have. When it...

  9. ATI Fundamentals Final

    Ancher replied to JulianaRose's topic in General Students

    ATI fundamentals and Saunders PN. I scored Tier III. Personally, I had more NG tube questions than i expected,

  10. When to take TEAS and where to find practice tests?

    Ancher replied to Ready-Set-Go's topic in General Students

    I CRAMMED for 2 weeks prior to the exam. I purchased the TEAS ATI study guide book and the Mcgraw-hill book for practice questions. Get used to the format of the ATI book, it closely resemble all the...

  11. Preserving your marriage while being a good student?

    Ancher replied to blaundee's topic in General Students

    Make a point to spend time together, and when you do, keep school talk to a minimum. Give compliments and thanks for all the patience they have. I also randomly bring home flowers. But a biggie......

  12. How many chapters?!?!

    Ancher posted a topic in General Students

    Im in Unit 2 of my program, and currently I have 35 chapters to read for next weeks exam. Heres my breakdown... [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Linton: Ch. 5,12 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Potter/Perry: Ch. 6, 11,16, 24,...

  13. NCLEX mastery app PN

    Ancher replied to CourtCourt25's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    One of my instructors HIGHLY recommended The RN and PN mastery apps for androids and apples. Also, she recommended the ATI RN Mentor app. The combo is about 50 bucks,she said it was completely worth...

  14. Do they teach CPR in nursing school?

    Ancher replied to natmanzo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think the certification of a CPR license is only 2 years. Funny thing,My schools nursing program has the American heart association CPR as a pre-req for clinicals, but they don't even offer it. I...

  15. TEAS V- MATH HELP

    Ancher replied to FLstateGirl's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Heres a great post from this site that I referenced a ton while studying for the TEAS. https://allnurses.com/teas-exam-help/how-i-passed-804222.html Good luck on your

  16. TEAS V- MATH HELP

    Ancher replied to FLstateGirl's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Heres a great post from this site that I referenced a ton when studying for the TEAS. https://allnurses.com/teas-exam-help/how-i-passed-804222.html Good luck on your

  17. Flashcards

    Ancher replied to Amylovesnursing's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I purchased Kaplan flash cards, but they were far to advanced for what I was needing. I found that making my own was much easier and cheaper. I also used quizlet, there you can make online flash cards...

  18. First Time CPR Certification

    Ancher replied to NiftyGirl2014's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I ran into this with my last re-cert and many other classes. Some people get a little too comfortable in class, especially if they have friends playing along. Most of the time a simple turn around and...

  19. Tips for Anatomy?

    Ancher replied to ThatOneDude822's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had a membership to quizlet to create custom learning sections. Used tons of mnemonics and acronyms. Read things out loud several hundred times. Oh... Flash cards !Flash cards! Flash

  20. Done

    Ancher replied to NurseGirl525's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Gratz jlpn, Im also a fresh Nursing student, starting late Aug. Next two years are gonna fly by... I hope.

  21. just starting

    Ancher replied to mbtsab's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Surprising enough, I was just accepted to my colleges nursing program. Funny thing, my pre wont be finished until the end of this month. I think what tipped the admission in my favor was my TEAS test...