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  1. question about mandated reporting

    shock-me-sane posted a topic in General Nursing

    i am not a nurse (yet) but i do have a question. i am asking what you as a mandated reporter would think of this situation. ie. reportable or not. 17 year old girl in high school spends time with a...

  2. How Does Lvn Differ From Lpn

    shock-me-sane replied to fancygrams's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    they are the same thing. just different terms used in different

  3. changing the rules one week before finals (long)?!!!!

    shock-me-sane replied to JoeyDog's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    yikes! that sucks. i don't have any wonderful words for you, but i wish you luck on the final as i doubt anything will be resolved

  4. how does it work?

    shock-me-sane replied to xomandalized's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    first quarter, we had 3 clinical groups together in the classroom for 5 weeks. we went over basic skills and such. after that we broke into our individual groups and actually went to the hospital...

  5. 77% Rule

    shock-me-sane replied to Sunshine Sweetheart's topic in General Students

    we have a 75% pass rule. that just applies to the whole grade, not individual tests. but we only have a midterm and a final, midterm is 80 points and final is 100. the whole lecture component of...

  6. SanBrndo College question

    shock-me-sane replied to teek's topic in California Nursing

    http://depts.valleycollege.edu/nursing/index.php?page=application.htm it says all pre-reqs need to be completed at time of

  7. Hospital Jobs for future Nurses

    shock-me-sane replied to ukbsktbll's topic in General Nursing

    at hospitals in my area you can work as a nursing assistant after your finished fundamentals. i have recently applied for a student nurse assistant position. all they require is a letter of...

  8. difference?

    shock-me-sane replied to brwneyedgrl787's topic in General Nursing

    ASN = associate degree in nursing =

  9. I would like to know...

    shock-me-sane replied to suavis583's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    hmm, i'll list all my pre-reqs. ended up with 3.67 and was admitted last fall. english: A math: B critical thinking: A speech: A developmental psych: A gen chem: A biochem: A- micro: A A&P I: B...

  10. I'm confused? LPN bridge 2RN or straight RN

    shock-me-sane replied to aruss03's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    go for the

  11. ANATOMY 1 class is ALWAYS FULL! X(

    shock-me-sane replied to JEWELZxO6's topic in General Students

    i could never get into A&P or micro when i was at a community college. but i ended up transfering and had no problem getting in at a four year university. maybe you could apply at CSUF and just...

  12. Microbiology Vs. Medical Microbiology?

    shock-me-sane replied to salsaking's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    if it doesn't have a lab with it, i don't think it will count for the requirement. but for certain check with the program you want to get in to. i think you are in california? if so, check this...

  13. Do you ever feel like you will be a student forever?

    shock-me-sane replied to cad4296's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i already started nursing school and by the time i graduate i will be a third year senior. and of course i plan to pursue further degrees. student for

  14. Acceping letter - GPA

    shock-me-sane replied to Yanet22787's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    3.67, 98th percentile on TEAS - accepted. one year down, two to

  15. NursingWiki

    shock-me-sane replied to Guitar_Heroine's topic in General Nursing

    ooh, that could turn into something helpful. i will send a cookie to the seasoned nurses who

  16. Rolling Backpack vs. Duffle

    shock-me-sane replied to WDWpixieRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i'd say 85% of my class uses rolling

  17. Chemisty vs. Anatomy I&II

    shock-me-sane replied to abrainerd's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I found chemistry WAY easier than A&P. Mainly because I am more of a math and process person than I am a memorizer. so it depends on you (and the

  18. Practice during nursing school?

    shock-me-sane replied to MA2006's topic in General Nursing

    I had some supplies left over for IV starts. We did practice IVs and injections on each other in clinical lab. My friend and fellow nursing student and I did one on each other about a week ago. It...

  19. my encounter with a schizophrenic

    shock-me-sane posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I am at the end of my first year of a three year program. we are currently on the med-surg floor. last week I had a schizophrenic patient who was on zyprexa 5mg and Ativan 2mg. yes, that was it....

  20. Shaky hands

    shock-me-sane replied to *lisa*'s topic in General Students

    yup. when i get nervous my hands shake. sometimes it happens doing something i have done a couple of times even. it all depends on what i am telling myself in my head. you should have seen me...

  21. Background check/drug screen before clinicals

    shock-me-sane replied to RANCH GIRL's topic in General Students

    no. just make sure if you have to do a drug test that you let them know what you are on. i would also bring the bottle so they can see the prescription just to be safe. my school only required a...

  22. Med Errors

    shock-me-sane replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    i haven't the slightest clue what that would do to the results. please

  23. Juggling work and pre-nursing studies

    shock-me-sane replied to narcissistic's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    it depends. i did a similar schedule a little over a year ago. it worked out fine because i am pretty good in math and the college english class was easy, and i like chem (even though i had to work...

  24. Biology course differences...

    shock-me-sane replied to sfaoldguy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    for my program we had to take general chem. also it counted as a general ed class. you may want to look into it. are you doing an ADN program? will you end up wanting to do a bridge to BSN? if so...

  25. Lab values

    shock-me-sane replied to marilynmom's topic in General Students

    unfortunately the values are not standard. check your book to see what ranges you'll be expected to know. they will also vary in the hospital you will be doing clinicals at. but off the top of my...