Realauren89

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   So I've been reading

   Realauren89 replied to Realauren89's topic in General Students

   See I told my husband there were two saunders books that I for sure wanted. Since I don't start the RN school until January, I just want to have some resource material to reinforce the different testing style. I took the NREMT about 6 years ago and r...
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   So I've been reading

   Realauren89 posted a topic in General Students

   And of course I have read, and read, and read, annnnd read, that most nursing students and graduates swear that using an nclex book to study was the best thing they have ever did. So before I throw roughly 80 bucks at amazon, I want some feed back. ...
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   Nursing Info Meet Today

   Realauren89 replied to TexasRosiee90's topic in Pre-Nursing

   The way my school works is you have 1 clinical day, 1 lab day, 2 lecture days. From what I have been told you have clinicals only 5 days a semester for 12 hours. Alot of that down time is for you to be in the lab, making sure you know your checkoffs ...
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   The Ugly, the bad, and the good.

   Realauren89 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   (Note to admin, this is a double post, since I noticed I dropped this in the wrong forum) No one really prepares you for the absolute panic that is waiting for your acceptance or denial letter from your school. NO ONE! My birthday was the 2nd, and I...
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   Who's starting Spring 2016?

   Realauren89 replied to Jerseygirl609's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I got my go ahead today! YAYAYAYAYAYAY. In case you wondered yes my pinterest board is scary for nursing. I have also mapped out my friends on facebook who are nurses and who is a nursing student cause I'm going to bug the mess out of them when I hav...
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   Immunizations

   Realauren89 replied to hooliebug's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Google you states vaccine records. They are all available through your state (since 1994 all that information has been electronically been entered into a database) and they will mail you your vac records. I had to call Jackson to get mine, because l...
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   HOW do people do well in Anatomy & P?

   Realauren89 replied to Upward_Bound's topic in General Students

   QUIZLET, search it for pictures of bones and their process, also a I used the lab manual on the bones and printed copies of it and just did it over and over again. Now for the lecture. READ THE BOOK. Find a tutor, I did better in Anatomy and Physiolo...
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   What do you want to specialize in? And why?

   Realauren89 replied to futureRN_'s topic in Pre-Nursing

   My end goal is CRNA, so trauma/er/ICU are my biggies. I was an emt so the trauma is my forte!
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   Last semester of pre reqs

   Realauren89 replied to Realauren89's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Our school only accepts 80 each semester. There is not part time only fulltime and you have to maintain at least 12 credit hours. Which is hog wash since I completed all mine. I guess I'll be taking organic chem and bull crap english classes the next...
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    Last semester of pre reqs

    Realauren89 replied to Realauren89's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Ours is a crazy point based system. The max is 122 the least is 58. I have a standing of 79. Which is the middle road. They changed it this year. It was once a&p 1 and 2 plus college algebra. Now it's a&p 1 and college algebra. Plus you had ...
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    Last semester of pre reqs

    Realauren89 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    So this morning I put in my application for RN program at Northwest. This fall is my last semester of pre-reqs. Micro, Micro lab and College Algebra as well as filler courses for the associate's degree is on my list this semester. I'm so flipping ne...