aussie andy and others how's school?

Yup school is keeping me verrrrry busy! so very much lacking in the sleep department, especially this week. This week had 3 exams including my drug calculation exam which i passed woohoo. I had my first clinical just this week (we are behind classes on other days because of the two holidays that fell on monday). Long term care is sad and it takes a very special person to be able to work in those places. But since I passed my drug calc. test that means i'll be able to give meds next week (if given the chance) in my second clinical...how scary. Clinicals on other days have had at least 3 weeks of just basic care before needing to worry about meds.

I am confused as to what the purpose of the extra credit is if you can only obtain it if you have 75% average on exams...in other words the extra credit does nothing to help you pass, just helps your GPA??

Gotta get back to study now. hope everyone else is doing well!

There is extra credit opportunities for pharm, 101 lecture and clinical (which counts towards 101) but none of it counts unless you have an average of 75% on all of your exams which means you would be passing anyway without the extra credit, that's why I get the impression that its just to help with your GPA since it could be the difference between a B and an A, or C and a B. but you could also go to the trouble of doing it all and not have it make any difference. I just don't know if its worth taking the time to do this stuff for an extra 2 points here and 2 points there when you could instead be spending the time studying to do better on your exams. I don't know. I've been doing the extra credit for pharm but everything else seems very time consuming.

I do not have a buddy from a senior class other than asking you guys questions on here. I have a study group with 2 other people that are in all my classes and we work well together and I have never had a study group before but it's been helping but I could really use an extra day in the week lol!

The extra credit thing was discussed today in class. So yeah its to help your GPA and also to help in case you missed a lab or clinical and lost 3% or you missed completing one of the assignments and lost 3% because some people fail because of those things even though they have 75% average on the exams, so now I'm thinking I should do some of it because you never know what might happen.

Anyway i'm soooooo glad this week is over!!! 3 exams done with this week and I passed em all so i'm happy! Hope everyone else survived and did well (you are all being awfully quiet lol).

Boy, I tell ya, I've never worked so hard for a class!. . . NURS 101 feels like it's equal to 3 classes. The first 4-7 weeks were brutal! Overwhelming is the right word. Especially the 6th week, it can either make or break ya! There is ALWAYS something due in all or either lecture, lab, or clinical. The 9th week is where all the 3rd exams are taken, this is where most people either stay or withdraw. I know a few people who have withdrawn already. The pharmacology class is NO cake walk either (it requires attention of course). I've interviewed an elderly person, 1 staff nurse and 1 nurse manager all in just ONE semester. They were all pleasant.

A few of the nursing students say that it gets a little less hard on 2nd or 3rd semesters, which I think is doubtful, since the material gets harder. Also, for the clinicals, students have to average 90% and above (for upper level semesters), this is what I hear. If I knew then, what I know now, I would've signed up for the part-time program!

P.S. After this semester is done, I owe myself a few rounds of margaritas! And maybe a vacation in the Bahamas!