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  1. Failed Anatomy

    joseyjo replied to Alicia93's topic in General Students

    This is a really good idea. Find out if you can transfer to another college, or if you can take classes at another college and transfer credits, then start out with intro to AP, or even intro to...

  2. How Do You Handle Mean Girls?

    joseyjo replied to concreterose's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Are you in nursing school or in pre-reqs? If in pre-reqs I would agree just ignore them. If you are in a nursing program I would talk to a professor or your councilor. At least in my experience...

  3. Pell Grant

    joseyjo replied to fyrephish's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If your pell grant is more than you owe the school you should get a refund check sometime this semester. It will come from the college, and the financial aid dept can tell you what date they are...

  4. Failed Anatomy

    joseyjo replied to Alicia93's topic in General Students

    Can you take it at another

  5. Junior college or University? Which path is better?

    joseyjo replied to ACNH_PRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My opinion is that it is "best" to go to a junior college, then transfer to a respected BSN program, even go straight for your BSN. It is MUCH less expensive that way, and your degree will be from the...

  6. No nursing shortage so why nursing visas?

    joseyjo posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been wondering this for quite a while, so I thought I would just ask ya'll:) From everything I have read there is no nursing shortage in the US (quite the opposite in most places)- so why do I...

  7. No nursing shortage so why nursing visas?

    joseyjo replied to joseyjo's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, that makes sense. I think I was getting a skewed idea of how many people come over on visas for nursing based on how many post about it here on AllNurses :) So the only way that nurses can come...

  8. boundaries

    joseyjo replied to fataldream81's topic in General Nursing

    We just went over this exact thing in Mental Health class yesterday. Almost the exact scenario. Definitely boundary crossing. Our teacher said a couple times during class "once a patient, always a...

  9. Why???? Are?? They?? Failing???

    joseyjo replied to Nurseades2b's topic in General Students

    Maybe they (if "they" are instructors not students) are trying to impress upon ya'll that these classes are hard and you are gonna have to change up any bad study skills you had during pre-reqs. There...

  10. A&P and Microbiology concurrently?

    joseyjo replied to Ioreth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is actually a really good idea- if you can handle it and still get good grades! My nursing instructor lator told me that one of the things that really made an impression on her during my...

  11. For profit schools/debt/nursing shortage??

    joseyjo replied to BrittanyWilkins's topic in General Students

    From what I understand (I am still a nursing student) there is a lack of EXPERIENCED nurses, in SOME areas of the country, in SOME specialties. I have heard specifically that there is a lack of nurse...

  12. Any advice/pep talks about my decision?

    joseyjo replied to Knitty's topic in Nursing Career

    Sounds like you really want to stay at home. If that's true you'll just end up being unhappy as a nurse and having wasted your money. I went back to school wheh my children were in high school. I will...

  13. Pathophysiology studying

    joseyjo replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    Yeah, my patho was more like a "standard" college class, and less like a nursing class also. There was a lot of memorization, but as the class went on there was more and more clinical application....

  14. A&P and Microbiology concurrently?

    joseyjo replied to Ioreth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wouldn't take them together if I had the choice. However, there was a guy in my chemistry class who was taking A&P, micro and chem all together He had a good bio background and got A's in all 3...

  15. Pathophysiology studying

    joseyjo replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    Ask the teacher! She knows best how to study for the tests she (or he I guess) is writing :) Some teachers mainly use their PPTs, some use study guides, some use the text, some use a combo of all the...

  16. How long did it take you?

    joseyjo replied to studentnurse32/80's topic in General Students

    Well, not sure if you wanted answers from the other side, but... I am track to finish my BSN in a total of 3.5 years. I finished my pre-reqs in 18 months by doing a full 16-19 credit hours each...

  17. Most important thing to take away from Pathophysiology?

    joseyjo replied to Kinda Flustered's topic in General Students

    Yep, and it is MUCH easier to answer critical thinking questions when you know why something

  18. Most important thing to take away from Pathophysiology?

    joseyjo replied to Kinda Flustered's topic in General Students

    Knowing the "why" is the most important thing in nursing (imo)

  19. i need help answering this question

    joseyjo replied to aschwartzy89's topic in General Students

    Does your current college have a writing lab? You may want to start there. Have you taken English comp? Your instructor might be of assistance with grammatical issues and

  20. study group or nah?

    joseyjo replied to Nurseades2b's topic in General Students

    I also prefer private studying and never attended a study group during pre-reqs. However, nursing school is a different type of learning than pre-reqs and I found study groups helpful for some of the...

  21. Why???? Are?? They?? Failing???

    joseyjo replied to Nurseades2b's topic in General Students

    First, I would plan to spend every evening, and a good part of the weekend studying. It may not take you that much time, but if you plan for it then you will happily surprised with your excess time....

  22. Prolactinoma

    joseyjo posted a topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Kind of a weird post, but I thought ya'll might have unique insight. I am a 3rd year BSN student, so I often come to this site for advice, but this time I need advice as a patient. I have just been...

  23. Prolactinoma

    joseyjo replied to joseyjo's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Oh, okay. Didn't realize that. Any idea where to go for references for this issue? I am asking my primary

  24. Proper protocol - nurse error while with daughter in ER

    joseyjo posted a topic in General Nursing

    Not sure I handled this properly... I was in the ER today with my 21 year old daughter who has kidney stones. Shift change happened while we were there and the new RN came in to give IV pain meds. She...

  25. Do any of your teachers give out final exam study guides?

    joseyjo replied to Creedyfbaby's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Are you in nursing school or pre-reqs? In all honesty you should KNOW all the info on the final, it's just review from things you have already learned. I make my own study guides because I am a...