lunanarya BSN, RN

lunanarya has 7 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Ambulatory Care, Clinical Care Coordination, LTC.

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   What song describes your workplace environment?

   lunanarya replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric

   "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba
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   Pre-Calc

   lunanarya replied to painelex's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Every program is a little different. College Algebra was the requirement for my program. While it wasn't required for admission to the program, the class had to be taken prior to graduation from the program (meaning you could take it while doing your...
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   Starting school in late twenties

   lunanarya replied to Naturetrekker73's topic in Pre-Nursing

   So much this! I started my prereqs part time way back in 2013 and passed the NCLEX PN last summer at age 35 (and will graduate my RN program in May!) The time will fly;)
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   I'm having doubts about nursing... :(

   lunanarya replied to Texasstudent0's topic in General Students

   I'm a second year nursing student. During my first year, our few months of clinical were all in long-term care with a handful of med-surg towards the end. During the long-term care stint, our two tasks were to shadow the CNAs and complete our assessm...
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   Drop some knowledge on me - What do you wish you would've known starting LPN school

   lunanarya replied to TheNewNightingale�'s topic in LPN/LVN Students

   The summer before I started my PN program, I enjoyed myself. I didn't pre-study for school, I didn't try to learn anything new and nursing related, I just spent as much time as I could hanging out with my friends and family. I had a feeling that once...
6. 

   Teas 6 suggestions

   lunanarya replied to Farrah 34's topic in TEAS

   I used the ATI study manual. I'm not familiar with the other two resources, so I can't speak to their usefulness (or uselessness:whistling:) I just finished my PN year, and my school uses the ATI resources throughout the program also. What I really l...
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   Are you required to do nights when you do your practicum?

   lunanarya replied to sarahamelia's topic in General Students

   I think it depends on the class size and clinical site availability in your area. My class was a little larger this year, so to ensure each student got the required number of clinical hours needed to graduate, we had morning (6AM to 3PM) and evening ...
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   Does A and P II require you to dissect an animal?

   lunanarya replied to nettnett's topic in General Students

   When I started A&P II, a very dear friend of mine told me "When you do the cat, get a skinny one...the fat ones are a pain." hah! To answer the OP, it depends on the school. When I took A&P I (which was entirely an on campus class) we had a r...
9. 

   Did you read all of the assigned readings in nursing school ?

   lunanarya replied to OsceanSN2018's topic in General Students

   In the beginning I tried to read every single chapter we were given but it was a doozy:wtf: Based on my (little bit) of experience, I think it depends on the material you're learning, the book, and the instructor. Our medsurg book is amazing and I c...
10. 

    Should I take this?

    lunanarya replied to sryu's topic in Pre-Nursing

    It sounds like you have a great gameplan for how and when you want to complete your courses, test, and apply for your program, so I would go for it this fall. I graduate from my PN program this summer, and am taking pharm now. I wish I would've taken...
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    I'm not the greatest at math and science, anyone else?

    lunanarya replied to Skippy97's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Same here! I was always terrible at math. I had to take some remedial math before I could take college algebra (and I'm glad I did.) I didn't sail through it, but I passed, and it was also my highest score on the TEAS. For me, watching tutorials onli...
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    Hopefully starting LPN Program in the Fall

    lunanarya replied to Crystalita83's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    Too old? No way! I turned 35 in December and finish up my PN program this summer. I was surprised by the age diversity in my class (pleasantly!) Good luck:)
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    Elsevier and Chromebook.

    lunanarya replied to rldubz's topic in General Students

    Just as an update (I cannot edit my above post from a few months ago,) all of the online components of the Elsevier / Evolve website and Ebooks now work on the Chromebook (highlighting, note taking, bookmarking, SimChart, etc.) The only exception is ...
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    Starting clinicals - Question

    lunanarya replied to Philly85's topic in General Students

    In our program, our instructor is our go-to. They're ultimately responsible for our actions as students; we're working under their license while at a site. We're encouraged to trust and rely on the floor nurses wherever we are working, as it helps bu...
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    Grading Criteria

    lunanarya replied to wbfoley3's topic in General Students

    Our school also separates Fundamentals into a lecture only course, and our lab/skill/clinical rotations into a Clinical Practice course. Our instructors use a traditional grading scale where anything below a 76% is failing and has to be remediated. ...