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I think our class started out with about 60 people or so, and I think we've lost about 25 or more along the way. Some flunk out, and then others have the types of problems that snlisa mentioned with jobs, hours, daycare, etc. I can't say for sure if most nursing schools have similar types of drop rates, but I wouldn't be all together suprised to find out they do.

People always have advice for you about how you should proceed with classes, but I generally just have followed my own instincts. I have three young children at home (17 mos, 3yrs, and 5yrs). I took A&PI and chem II in the same semester (both with labs) and really didn't find it to be a problem at all. Chemistry bored me to tears, but I loved A&P. . . got As in both and didn't really have trouble with finding the time to study. You can do it!

We had to take Mosby too. Just last semester. You have to pass it at my school or you don't graduate. They give three chances to pass it though, so I don't think many people would flunk it three times, but what do I know. I was just glad I passed the first time. Since I haven't yet taken the NCLEX, I can't really say if these tests are accurate reflections or not. I would like to think so, but again . . . what do I know :)

Oh yeah...I almost forgot....I found a program for lab values and another one for interpreting ECG's. Very cool:cool:

Great StudentSandra! I'm glad you found the links. To post them in your reply, you need only to click on the "http://" button which you'll find right under all the message icons. If that doesn't work, let me know and I'll send you an email. Oh, and OOO,OOO,OOO, I found a good link too! www.memoware.com I found some really good program apps there. The other links that everyone suggested are very very helpful too, and I thank you all. So far, I've added an ABG program, medical abbreviations software, Epocrates drug database, patient tracker, and several other good helpful nursing programs. mkue: they are pretty much like little computers. I have a Handspring Visor, and I really love it. When my laptop pooped itself recently I decided to go with a handheld this time, and I'm really glad I did. Yes, you can type info into it. Right now, I'm just using the little on screen keyboard and graffiti (where you right and it shows up as typed text), but when my financial aid for school comes, I'm going to purchase a fold up keyboard for it, and add Microsoft word to it. That will be very helpful to me when I'm on campus and can't be working at my PC.

I downloaded that 4.0student too. It does look pretty interesting. I'm going to check out the links that have been posted so far. Thanks for the replies, and I hope you all can think of some more. Be blessed!

Hi there everybody. Anybody got some good links for FREE software apps for palm pilots? I found a couple of sites (the palm home site and another one, but I want to find more free stuff and quit wading through the 9 million programs they have that cost $50 or more). Thanks everybody!!

IMHO, APA style is a lot different than MLA. That's what screws me up all the time. I'm used to MLA, and find that to be the easiest, but seems like every little thing is different in APA....I will seriously praise the Lord when I never have to write another APA paper

My prayers for you at this time, Karen, are for strengthening and comforting of your spirit. Be blessed dear one, and may the Lord God see you through.... Oh, thanks Brandy.... I'm blushin here.... Be blessed!

A little off the subject, but I was just curious where you all got the information that guilt is not a motivating factor for treatment & rehabilitation. (This is not to say that I think saying "Shame on you" was a very therapeutic method of communication). As a recovering alcoholic and drug addict for the past 12 years, I can tell you from personal experience that guilt is indeed a motivating factor for a person to seek treatment. It is not just that way for me either, and I know this from the countless numbers of AA & NA meetings I have attended over the years. I have listened to hundreds of people recount their personal stories, and for many, many of us it was a sense of personal shame and guilt that first led us to seek help.

Count yourself lucky that at least you are finding out now. There was a graduate nurse around here a couple of months ago that found out, after finishing all her years of schooling, that she would not be allowed to take the NCLEX because of a couple misdemeanor charges, so even if your school accepts you, you may run into problems later. At least now you have a heads up so that you can check into this.

I could be wrong about this, but I am relatively certain that in the hospital setting anyone doing patient care (including nursing students) must be CPR certified. I do not believe that it's a school by school kind of thing. I thing it's a must for everyone going into the clinical setting.

I sure do empathize with you Robin. It's hard when someone you love has to go through things like this. My dad had a TIA back in November, and it just scared me to death. We (myself and siblings) kind of went nuts with him afterwards too, trying to get him to drastically change his eating and exercise habits. Very little luck though. I did get him to start monitoring his blood pressure daily, but that's about as much change as I've been able to influence. I think an exercise bike in the office is a wonderful idea, but doing it 30 minutes a day is exessive, at least to start off with. For a person that is unaccustomed to exercise and is overweight, great care has to be taken when starting an exercise program. Sometimes doctors forget to tell people that they need to start off slow and gradually build up their time as they build up their stamina. 30 min/day is too much to start with. Be blessed dear lady, and my prayers will be with you and your husband.

Hey neat thread ) I'm a senior now in a bachelor's program, and I'm very happy to have made the dean's list for the past two years. I've taken all the general ed courses and prereq courses (chem, anatomy & physiology, microbiology, psych, etc) along with the nursing courses for Med-Surg, OB, PEDS, yada-yada. In the fall I'll be taking community health nursing and psych nursing. I now have a 3.87 and I'm really hoping to graduate magna cum laude. That would just be a great acheivement for me. I know it sounds like I'm bragging...maybe a little I am, but I dropped out / flunked out of high school years back and was a big loser for years, so reaching these goals really means a lot to me. I'm a firm believer that you can do anything that you really set your mind upon doing. May the Lord God bless you all... Louise Check out the Student Nurse's Study Lounge http://www.geocities.com/crnasomeday

I can't tell you whether it's a bad idea for you or not, but I can just tell you my experience. I went back to school with a 2 year old and a 2 month old, got married in my second year of school, and had our third child during last semester. I don't regret any of it, and maybe it's made my school experience a little rougher, but I don't think so. I'm still a straight A student, and whenever I get overwhelmed with school at least I have my loving husband to come home to and my wonderful children to cheer me up. May God bless your upcoming marriage! Louise http://www.geocities.com/crnasomeday