In our program, there are at least four different versions of the exam handed out. At least four of the nursing instructors are in the class while the exam is taking place. No books, phones, cups, water or soda bottles, are allowed. A pencil and a pr...
Ditto what Daytonite said. I'm second semester also. I really like the Saunders book. It's divided into sections and I use it as an additional study aid for exams. For example, we just finished the OB rotation and took our final for it last week. I w...
I'm almost at the end of first year. It's flown by! Don't get behind in reading. Read the material before lecture. I make notes to myself if there's something that I just don't grasp when reading. 99.9% of the time, it's covered during lecture and I...
I don't know which book you're using for A&P. We used the one by Marieb and Hoehn. It's Anatomy and Physiology seventh edition. There was a website from the publisher of the book that had quizzes you could do over each chapter. That helped me. Fo...
This is a bit 'low-tech', but it works for me. I bought one of the desk calendars at Walmart. The big one that is supposed to sit on your desk. It was less than 3.00. It is blank so you just write in the month and dates. As soon as the we have an out...
I'm first year still, and two books that I swear by: Nursing Diagnosis Handbook; An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care is great for doing care plans. Saunder's NXCLEX Review is another. When I'm getting ready for an exam, I go over my notes, but I...
I just put my first one into a patient last week at clinicals. The only way I'd it up to that point was on a mannequin. The patient was in labor, had just had her epidural put in, so we were good. I have to say, that's the only one I've done, but it ...
I bought Nursing Diagnosis Handbook; An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care 8th edition by Ackley and Ladwig last semester. I helped a lot. It was actually a requirement for us; came on our PDA software, but the book itself is more complete than th...
I just turned 42 a week ago. I'm in my first semester of nursing school. Graduation is May 2010. Go for it! A lot of the students in our class are my age and older. Good luck!
Another Alabama transplant here. We moved here from Montgomery though. I'm not a nurse yet - still in nursing school. Just wanted to say hi. :) Maryann
BCTC is really competitive too. They accept around 120 each year, but there are a lot more than that that apply. If you want to improve your score, you may want to get the NLN review. I feel like it helped me. They go by your total score instead of t...
Take a deep breath. I'm a first semester nursing student, also. We did long-term care the first sixth weeks, and just started our second rotation for this semester at the hospital this week. They are totally different animals. For our first rotation...
Hi, KentuckyRN2Be. I'm about an hour east of Lexington - Mt Sterling. I just started nursing school in August and will graduate in May 2010. What school are you attending? I'm at BCTC in Lexington. There are quite a few students in my class my age - ...
Unless they've changed it, you have to have your A & P I done when you apply. Did you already go to one of the pre-nursing conferences yet? I know that was a requirement for us - I just started my first semester of the nursing program this semest...