Food And Nutrition Spring 2007

Nursing Students Pre-Nursing

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Anyone else taking this?

Specializes in ICU, Med-Surg, Post-op, Same-Day Surgery.
For those of you that are taking your nutrition class online, would you mind sharing with me who you are taking it through? Also, what is your experience?

Thanks!

Kens

I am taking it through my university. Two sections of the class are taught online, as opposed to the majority of classes, which are classroom setting. opted for online to reduce my time on campus. I really like it. It's straightfoward: we read the chapter, take an online quiz (no time limit!), and we have have 4 written assignments and a final dietary analysis project. Everything but the final project is completed or submitted through the online system. The e-mail communication between the professor is fast, and you can post questions or have discussions with other students in the class through the web portal. It's pretty nifty, in all. The nice thing about the class is that it is self pace. Hopefully I'll be able to finish up a few weeks before classes end, so I can concentrate on my other final exams! PM me if you have any more questions!

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I'm taking nutrition in this upcoming semester. 830-1130 on Tuesday mornings. I hate early mornings and blocked classes, but everyone said under no circumstances take it online if you like passing your classes, and this is of course the only section offered on campus.

Hi MMW. Uh-oh....I just registered to take nutrition online this summer at USF. I didn't think it would be too bad, but now I'm a little nervous:uhoh21:

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Is it Dr. Kumar? She told us that this is her last semester teaching it, so you'll probably have someone new. I think why it was recommended to take Dr. Kumar in person is that she puts minor random facts from lecture on the exam. The powerpoints may somehow allude to things she tests you on, but she elaborates on them in class. I actually like the class a lot, and I'm getting an A, but I did decide to take it in person. Your experience will probably be completely different though!

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Nutrition is a very easy class, well when you have a book that is, lol. I took it without a book and pulled off a C, I wish I could retake it to give me a much deserved A!

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Is it Dr. Kumar? She told us that this is her last semester teaching it, so you'll probably have someone new. I think why it was recommended to take Dr. Kumar in person is that she puts minor random facts from lecture on the exam. The powerpoints may somehow allude to things she tests you on, but she elaborates on them in class. I actually like the class a lot, and I'm getting an A, but I did decide to take it in person. Your experience will probably be completely different though!

For the summer semester, its only offered online, so I really don't have a choice. I would take it on campus, if I had a choice between the two. The instructor is listed as Kumar, so maybe summer is her last semester? On the fall schedule, the instructor is listed as "staff"...... So we'll see. Hopefully, it won't be too bad. Taking 3 tests and not having anything else to boost your grade is pretty intense. Wish me luck;)

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Good luck! The first test was really easy - I made 100, and the class avg. was an A. It was all book material, and the exams are open book (you take them online, timed, and you have an hour). The second exam the class averaged a C, but now she is offering a retake that we can use in place of any of our other exam scores. I think she's done that in other semesters too. The final is supposed to be all application questions, so I'm guessing it'll be harder that the second. She told us to focus more on the powerpoints and less on the textbook as the class moves forward. Hope that helps!

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Wow, thanks for all the great info!

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I'm taking Fundamentals of Nurtrition online this spring. My book came with a cd to log and monitor your own diet. Uh oh, I may actually have to acknowledge how bad I eat!!! Good Luck to you!

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Specializes in ICU, Med-Surg, Post-op, Same-Day Surgery.

I turn in my final Dietary Analysis Project tomorrow! Woohoo!! Done!!!

Nutrition....check!

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Specializes in LTC.

Hi everyone-

I have to write a nutrition care plan for a patient with Crohn's Disease. What do I need to include? No other information is given about the patient.

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Anyone interested in selling their nutrition book? My online summer class is using Nutrition: Concepts & Controversies, 10th Edition, by Frances Sizer.

PM me if you're interested in selling. Thanks!

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I need opinions! Take Food and Nutrition online or not.

Thanks

qaqueen

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