KThurmond

KThurmond

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  1. Single mom tips upon entering nursing school?

    I'm so sorry. I hope you get accepted. As far as single parenting goes, I don't start school until January for prerequisites. Since I've joined this website I've seen alot of threads on the subject,...
  2. Just finished taking NCLEX - PN

    Good
  3. Passed nursing 3!!!

    Success is
  4. Waiting for Final Grades!

    Good luck. I know the
  5. College books are the biggest scams ever

    In the LPN program they had a nursing tote you had to purchase that included all the supplies necessary for the program. It was around $400 but had all the books required. It had 4 books. Meg surg 1...
  6. Does anyone know Spanish?

    Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately I'm not good at learning things out of classroom setting. Gordon state college doesn't have healthcare spanish so I have to take a semester at another college. I'm...
  7. Does anyone know Spanish?

    I'm going to take spanish 1 and spanish 2 and then learn conversational
  8. FAILED my first semester

    Don't give up. I failed med surg and was dismissed also. I didn't know I was bipolar yet but I was so discouraged I took phlebotomy instead. I know it will help me as a nurse but I missed being a...
  9. How to be Successful in Nursing School

    I didn't graduate but I passed first semester. You will learn the basics in coursework such as nursing process, ethics, death and dying, legal.stuff, etc. In labs you will skills such as vitals, head...
  10. Passed NCLEX-RN 265 questions (2015)

    Congratulations:nurse:
  11. Tip on how to pass Nursing school

    Congratulations. Good luck on your
  12. Struggling - its not fair.

    I'm very sorry for you and the kids. My grandfather passed away from lung cancer only 3 weeks of being diagnosed. We were told he had 6 months I was very angry with god and life in general. I hope...
  13. I'm not sure about that school but fundamentals in the LPN program was combined class (ethics, nursing process, death & dyin, legal stuff which is boring, introduction to care plans, etc) and...
  14. phlebotomist first

    Hey. I was just curious how many nurses were certified in phlebotomy before becoming nurses. I searched it but the threads are really
  15. Someone stole my shoes (somewhat of a rant)

    its mean but if they get sick its their fault for taking them in the first
  16. L&D electives

    Thank
  17. I'm very sorry but there are alot of people on here who don't pass first time. Now you know what to expect. Good luck next time. Theres alot of NCLEX threads of how people passed 2 nd time and how...
  18. L&D electives

    Thank you. I haven't heard much about what to do after finishing nursing school. I'll look at different places. Yesterday I read doula training was $400! I was like
  19. Calling all non-traditional nursing students!!!

  20. L&D electives

    Thank you. That makes more sense. I figured I'd need experience first from reading other threads. Do you know how many hours are needed for certification? I read you'd need to gain experience in some...
  21. Calling all non-traditional nursing students!!!

    Congratulations! I love my lil man but I wanted a girl. I'm gonna try 4 a girl later. 22 is young so when she gets older you can always go back and complete it. What support system you have set up?...
  22. Calling all non-traditional nursing students!!!

    Great minds think alike! That's 3/4 the reason I want to learn spanish. They have spanish for heathcare books but without foundation id mess up with a patient and who knows what id
  23. phlebotomist first

    I liked lab work but I knew id rather do nursing. I can tell thats where I'm going to be
  24. phlebotomist first

    I had 3 monrhs in clinical. It took me @ least a month to feel
  25. phlebotomist first

    Lol. Its not bad. Light a match and do your smear and your done. Bein a CNA made me immune to almost