Beldar_the_Cenobite

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  1. Learning things the first time?

    Beldar_the_Cenobite replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Students

    That's what I'd like to know because I'm sure it'll be overwhelming, but if students exaggerate that it's intense when the majority of the time they have that could be used for studying they instead...

  2. Math in nursing school

    Beldar_the_Cenobite posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    How much math do nurses have to know? I'm in Pre-calculus as my math pre-req and I can't figure out how to practice..this BS is difficult. I feel like giving up, saying **** nursing, and blowing my...

  3. How far out from applying are you?

    Beldar_the_Cenobite replied to Applejack's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm in microbiology right now and my math pre-req. I have AP I and II left, and for the school I'm going to, I have to also take a nutrition class too. Which is self-taught and the teacher doesn't...

  4. Math in nursing school

    Beldar_the_Cenobite replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Is it also way harder than IV drip rates? If that's the hardest math, is there something that can also help with that too? Like youtube or khan academy or books or a special website that's better than...

  5. Math in nursing school

    Beldar_the_Cenobite replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I hope you've taken Pre-calc to back that

  6. Math in nursing school

    Beldar_the_Cenobite replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There's a community college who does an associates program that doesn't require statistics but having an associates would bar me from better opportunities. I hope nursing schools teach you how to...

  7. Math in nursing school

    Beldar_the_Cenobite replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Can nursing school, tests for dosage calculations and the like, really complicate the problems or are they pretty straight forward? Can they make it really, really difficult or does it get really,...

  8. Math in nursing school

    Beldar_the_Cenobite replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wanted sounds past tense....does that mean that math is a lot easier to learn for the program? I was recommended to take math 124 but I didn't think it was that big of a deal and I wanted to learn...

  9. Math in nursing school

    Beldar_the_Cenobite replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That's what I said. After I get my BSN, obviously if I get in and obviously if I graduate and can keep my license, I had plans of doing more schooling but seeing as how overwhelmingly hard math can...

  10. Math in nursing school

    Beldar_the_Cenobite replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thank you! I thought about increasing my education after I got my BSN but I don't know if I want to do that now. This pre-calc I class is just ******** up. I thought about taking more chemistry...

  11. Student Resources: Nursing Math

    Beldar_the_Cenobite replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Can anybody explain to me if ALL parts of the nursing field require anything above Pre-calculus I? Finding the vector, using the formula, in something doesn't sound like something that is necessary...

  12. Wrong side for amputation(loss of license)

    Beldar_the_Cenobite replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If you've got nothing nice to say, then don't say nothing at all. Simple. Easy. Common sense. If this post wasn't worth your time explaining to, other than expressing your feelings about the logic...

  13. Wrong side for amputation(loss of license)

    Beldar_the_Cenobite replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That's what I

  14. Hobbies off duty as a Nurse?

    Beldar_the_Cenobite posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm doing pre-reqs for nursing school and was wondering what people do on their down time. Does anyone have hobbies they do? Like cooking? Or motorcycle riding? Or playing video games? Or going out to...

  15. Do you still have energy to cook after a 12 hour shift?

    Beldar_the_Cenobite replied to chunkalunk's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot to mention, Ruby Vee made a good point, that regardless meat you buy, if it's on the bone, it's going to fall apart juicy. I've seen some people take bbq and add things in the crock pot like...

  16. Do you still have energy to cook after a 12 hour shift?

    Beldar_the_Cenobite replied to chunkalunk's topic in General Nursing

    If you're on lunch break, aren't you breaking the law if you work while you're on your lunch break? I've heard a lot of nurses go on lunch for half hour or hour or however long they're given but...

  17. Nclex RN tomorrow stressed!!

    Beldar_the_Cenobite replied to tttt199's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    What was it

  18. Entrance exam tips for LPN/RN school?

    Beldar_the_Cenobite posted a topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Does anybody know how to improve your grammar or reading comprehension when you're taking the entrance exams for LPN/RN schools? Does it take years to master reading comprehension and grammar or is it...

  19. Do you still have energy to cook after a 12 hour shift?

    Beldar_the_Cenobite replied to chunkalunk's topic in General Nursing

    LOL I'm actually the opposite of sleep and food. If I could be cryogenically frozen while asleep, I'd choose that over food. Dude, breakfast for dinner is the BOMB:angrybird11: You have the diet I...

  20. NCLEX repeat exam application

    Beldar_the_Cenobite replied to jzter09's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Is this to get your license in a state you want to live and work in? Is the NCLEX hard? Isn't this the test that you have to take every year or two to keep your license

  21. Do you still have energy to cook after a 12 hour shift?

    Beldar_the_Cenobite replied to chunkalunk's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to get into cooking I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend America's Test Kitchen. They do thorough reviews on equipment and they science recipes of all kinds. They have reviews on Crockpots. There is...

  22. Do you still have energy to cook after a 12 hour shift?

    Beldar_the_Cenobite replied to chunkalunk's topic in General Nursing

    I've noticed a lot of RNs on here like to sew and knit. That's not a bad thing but it's the only place I've ever seen or met anyone in a region of people where sewing and knitting is very popular....

  23. Combative Patients/Body cams/Walkie talkies

    Beldar_the_Cenobite posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One day I was sitting at a Starbucks near a State run hospital. I saw two healthcare professionals walk in in their scrubs. I don't know what their position was but they had what looked like body cams...

  24. Your experience in nursing school

    Beldar_the_Cenobite replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So you're saying to do a community college RN program. Did you ever study with your fellow classmates or was the material not very hard on your

  25. Is nursing school REALLY that hard?

    Beldar_the_Cenobite replied to Courtney M's topic in General Students

    2,200 questions on your own or they made you do? That's a ton of questions Are you already done with nursing school? I don't worry about the NCLEX because I guess schools like CSN and UNLV here have...