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  1. What's a cervical disc disorder with myelopathy?

    fatrabbit replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the advice!!!! (very helpful)

  2. What's a cervical disc disorder with myelopathy?

    fatrabbit posted a topic in General Students

    Just to get it out there: I'm a first semester student and neuro hasn't been covered yet in class. I've searched my text book and can't find anything on this. The admitting Dx was cervical disc...

  3. Nursing Dx help- what to put for r/t

    fatrabbit posted a topic in General Students

    I'm kind of confused on what to put and what not to put on the r/t section. Can we use a medical diagnosis as the r/t? For example impaired gas exchange r/t emphysema. Or, can we only use the r/t...

  4. Nursing Dx help- what to put for r/t

    fatrabbit replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Students

    Thanks. Also, I'm looking through my nursing Dx handbook and for "impaired gas exchange" it lists only two r/t factors (ventilation-perfusion imbalance or alveolar-capillary changes). Are those the...

  5. How to study properly?

    fatrabbit replied to ABDinelli's topic in General Students

    I'm right there with you. I'm going to start using the pre-posted power points and "objectives" that my professors post for each chapter to guide my reading. I'll skim the rest of the

  6. Nursing student hair color change for more respect

    fatrabbit replied to Vonqiqi's topic in General Students

    Nursing schools are difficult to get into, so everyone knows that you're smart. Trust me, there is a mutual respect among everyone in your cohort. We have a bunch of blondes at my school. One of the...

  7. I need tips for taking a manual BP please!

    fatrabbit posted a topic in General Students

    So, I'm a first semester student and am just learning how to take a manual BP. I have a few questions: - Is there a way to prevent or minimize the sound of my hand/ wrist twitching on the...

  8. Medical terminology memorization help/

    fatrabbit replied to Trama_junky's topic in General Students

    A lot of medical terms can be broken down easily. If you know the root words, suffixes, prefixes, and the basic combining rules, putting many words together becomes pretty easy. For example:...

  9. Benefits of volunteering at a hospital while in nursing school

    fatrabbit posted a topic in General Students

    So, I start nursing school in September and have been looking at local hospitals to volunteer at. I was wondering if having a year or two of volunteer work makes a difference when applying for...

  10. Is it common for nurses to wear squeaky shoes

    fatrabbit posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, I'll be starting nursing school soon and I found a pair of shoes that a I really like; the only problem is that they squeak when I'm walking on linoleum. Do a lot of other nurses wear shoes that...

  11. Sacramento State (CSUS) Fall 2015 applications

    fatrabbit replied to Dannydgk's topic in California Nursing

    http://www.csus.edu/hhs/nrs/programs/undergraduate/traditional/orientation/docs/2015_fall_pre-entry_checklist_rev6-15-15.pdf

  12. A&P Muscles - Origin, Insertion, and Function

    fatrabbit replied to augurey's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    something that helped me was imagining the muscle, insertion, and origin on my body. Like, when I was learning the extensor muscles in the forearm, I'd alway extend my wrist and look at, on my body,...

  13. Sacramento State (CSUS) Fall 2015 applications

    fatrabbit replied to Dannydgk's topic in California Nursing

    Hi guys, Does anyone have any advice on finding a place to

  14. What can I do while in nursing school to increase my chances of getting hired?

    fatrabbit posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been reading a lot of threads on this topic; it seems like networking and showing that you're kind, competent, and can work in a group are important. What other things can help a new grad stand...

  15. pre-reqs

    fatrabbit replied to julzgarcia's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took 3 years to finish mine (I went to a CC; it was hard getting all of the classes I

  16. Sacramento State (CSUS) Fall 2015 applications

    fatrabbit replied to Dannydgk's topic in California Nursing

    after you finish 2 English classes, then you're eligible to take the GWAR test (which you then have to pass) (the test isn't that

  17. Sacramento State (CSUS) Fall 2015 applications

    fatrabbit replied to Dannydgk's topic in California Nursing

    That'd be so awesome if you could do that! =] I'm looking at size women's

  18. Sacramento State (CSUS) Fall 2015 applications

    fatrabbit replied to Dannydgk's topic in California Nursing

    another question... on certified-background, do we just upload a photocopy of the forms that verify our

  19. Sacramento State (CSUS) Fall 2015 applications

    fatrabbit replied to Dannydgk's topic in California Nursing

    Do you guys know if the scrubs for Sac run true to size (or do they run large or

  20. Sacramento State (CSUS) Fall 2015 applications

    fatrabbit replied to Dannydgk's topic in California Nursing

    I'm actually planning on living in Sacramento (I'm from Santa Cruz) What do you think of our schedule

  21. Sacramento State (CSUS) Fall 2015 applications

    fatrabbit replied to Dannydgk's topic in California Nursing

    I'm in section 5

  22. Sacramento State (CSUS) Fall 2015 applications

    fatrabbit replied to Dannydgk's topic in California Nursing

    nope, not

  23. Which was more stressful: nursing school or actually working as a RN?

    fatrabbit posted a topic in General Nursing

    In you're

  24. Which was more stressful: nursing school or actually working as a RN?

    fatrabbit replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

    "Another student wanting nurses to write her paper?" Nope, I'm not even in nursing school yet (and technically, I've been on summer break for a week now). It's just that I keep hearing that working as...

  25. A&P prior to Micro?

    fatrabbit replied to tulipsweeti's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think that you can still do well with taking micro before A&P (I did and got an A in the class). I'd already taken chemistry before which helped a lot (hadn't taken any biology since high...