ConcreteCowgirl

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1. Overwhelmed by books

   ConcreteCowgirl replied to NatashaDW's topic in General Students

   Also, I really liked Doc C's patho lectures and Hurst review for patho. They are simple but both nail the basics and saved me from many hours of reading for Patho. Podcast/ Doc C is free but Hurst is $$ - still, it lays out the basics in such a way t...

2. Overwhelmed by books

   ConcreteCowgirl replied to NatashaDW's topic in General Students

   Well, I don't necessarily recommend my methods, BUT I had 400-600p of reading daily plus assignments, worked 30 hours a week, commuted 3 hours a day and had two kids and I really have to say, I did *not* read everything... not even close. I'm envious...

3. MSNs that prepare you REALLY well as FNP or PMHNP? UND? Frontier? Others?

   ConcreteCowgirl posted a topic in NP Students

   I have been searching allnurses but have come up short. I am sure the question has been asked before (many times over), but searching has been like herding cats, so hopefully you guys can help me. I went to a really decent Accelerated BSN program, ha...

4. NEED ENCOURAGEMENT. Low Kaplan Scores, NCLEX in 2 weeks

   ConcreteCowgirl replied to keinahnah's topic in NCLEX

   I also recommend UWORLD. I found their rationales just made more sense to me and I was able to see where I was going wrong (with Kaplan, I just couldn't see a trend). When I realized it was priority questions that I was missing, I viewed a few youtub...

5. 2017 Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program

   ConcreteCowgirl replied to emmiecb's topic in New Nurse

   CONGRATULATIONS!!! Do they tell give you any numbers to work with??

6. 2017 Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program

   ConcreteCowgirl replied to emmiecb's topic in New Nurse

   Gotcha. Thank you for the info! I appreciate it immensely. Somehow I missed that breakdown.

7. 2017 Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program

   ConcreteCowgirl replied to emmiecb's topic in New Nurse

   I'm in the middle of a long stretch of work days and am hoping to save time. Anyone happen to know or have a link handy that details how HRSA prioritizes the loan repayment funds? Is there a hierarchy to the application pool of faculty, NPs, RNs? Or,...

8. 2017 Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program

   ConcreteCowgirl replied to emmiecb's topic in New Nurse

   Agreed! Unsustainable. I started applying to other positions (private hospitals) today. I decided I had to act as if I wouldn't get the award or that it wouldn't be nearly enough, otherwise I'd just lose my mind waiting. For reference, 200% DTI, RN.

9. 2017 Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program

   ConcreteCowgirl replied to emmiecb's topic in New Nurse

   I'm wishing everyone finalist emails and a xanax mist in the interim. I'm losing my mind checking my email all day and waiting, waiting, waiting. head---->wall Plus, if a good offer isn't on the table then I'm going to have to totally reorganize...

10. Nurse Corps Scholarship 2017-2018

    ConcreteCowgirl replied to Zeemud's topic in School Programs

    I totally and completely agree. Good luck to everyone!

11. Nurse Corps Scholarship 2017-2018

    ConcreteCowgirl replied to Zeemud's topic in School Programs

    Well, I'm just going off what HRSA says (they say it will, for sure, happen as part of the application process). I guess I assumed that not everyone checked all 3 of their credit bureaus when saying there was no credit check. It's hard for me to imag...

12. Nurse Corps Scholarship 2017-2018

    ConcreteCowgirl replied to Zeemud's topic in School Programs

    Well, my understanding is that a credit check does not ensure an offer but if there was no credit check then that indicates the individual is NOT a finalist. I'm not an expert. I'm just waiting with baited breath like everyone else. Have any of the L...

13. Paradoxical reaction to Benadryl?

    ConcreteCowgirl replied to Infofreak411's topic in Medications

    Benadryl makes my heart SERIOUSLY pound - as if it were going to break out of my rib cage and make a run for it. It's horrible. And it does appear to be related to how much coffee I drink, but I can't say for sure. Trazadone does it too - with and wi...

14. Should I leave this racist town?

    ConcreteCowgirl replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Relations

    You have got to take care of yourself and your mental health. I know plenty of nurses who were miserable at their first job and had to, in lieu of preserving their mental and physical health, switch jobs and fast. If you're seriously worried about th...

15. How I PASSED 1st time 75Q

    ConcreteCowgirl posted a topic in NCLEX

    I promised myself I'd submit a summary of what I did to pass because several of you guys did and it really helped me. I'm a read/write and visual learner and felt like I learned nothing in school (though I did, just not what I expected) AND I passed ...