Brushing up

Hey there. I'm in RIC's program but I am guessing the stuff that we do can't be vastly different from CCRI. I would definitely recommend going over dosage stuff.

D/H x Q, conversions, IV fluids, Heparin, Insulin, all of that stuff. We have med math exams at the beginning of each semester and are required to get a 90% or above to stay in the clinical. It would be great if you had a leg up on the dosage stuff, since I find it is so easy to forget!!

A brush up on basic A&P material definitely wouldn't hurt, either. Although I never did that and have been doing great, so don't stress too much. If anything, I would focus on heart/lung stuff, since you'll be learning a lot about that when you learn how to assess a patient.

There is a book out there called Test Success for Beginning Nursing Students by Nugent & Vitale. I found that extremely helpful when I was in my first semester in 2008. It teaches you how to answer application style questions; which you'll soon become familiar with

If you have time and already have your BP cuff and steth, I would start practicing blood pressures on friends/family. It's something you have to become very good at and it took a bit of practice for me to learn it well.

Good luck to you....January will come quick!

Hi,
definately do dosage until you are proficient at it...there is a test each semester.
also A&P. I used the Saunders Review Book throughout it is great!