D'Youville University PMHNP

Kaffya · Jun 24

Psychnurse-22 said:

I'm also starting in August. So excited but a little nervous. I'll be taking Nursing Theory and Advanced Health Assessment.

Hey, it's normal to be nervous; you're human. My advice on Health Assessment: all four exams are 100 questions and lengthy to read. For the lab part, you will have to record yourself doing a head-to-toe assessment and two case studies to pass the class. Nursing theory is the easiest class; it's all papers and discussion posts with one graded quiz that did not require a proctor. So you're all set. If you find yourself struggling with any class materials, I recommend that you join a study group.

Chikungunya · Jun 24

Kaffya said:

Hey, it's normal to be nervous; you're human. My advice on Health Assessment: all four exams are 100 questions and lengthy to read. For the lab part, you will have to record yourself doing a head-to-toe assessment and two case studies to pass the class. Nursing theory is the easiest class; it's all papers and discussion posts with one graded quiz that did not require a proctor. So you're all set. If you find yourself struggling with any class materials, I recommend that you join a study group.

It made so nervous after reading how it goes. I am only taking Advanced Health Assessment this Fall 2025.

Kaffya · Jun 24

Chikungunya said:

It made so nervous after reading how it goes. I am only taking Advanced Health Assessment this Fall 2025.

Don't let fear consume you. It's not hard if you study. Some questions are long, while others are so short you don't need to read them. The professor provides areas of concentration for the exams; only focus on that list. My strategy on Canvas involves not waiting for the professor to provide the list or tell you it's under this module; instead, I begin studying for the EXAM and REVIEW during the first week. The professor usually posts it the week before the exam. You've got this.

Chikungunya · Jun 24

Kaffya said:

Don't let fear consume you. It's not hard if you study. Some questions are long, while others are so short you don't need to read them. The professor provides areas of concentration for the exams; only focus on that list. My strategy on Canvas involves not waiting for the professor to provide the list or tell you it's under this module; instead, I begin studying for the EXAM and REVIEW during the first week. The professor usually posts it the week before the exam. You've got this.

Thank you so much for the advice. I would like to ask if you use a real human or a dummy for your recorded head to toe assessment?

Kaffya · Jun 24

Chikungunya said:

Thank you so much for the advice. I would like to ask if you use a real human or a dummy for your recorded head to toe assessment?

For the Advanced Health Assessment Lab, you have permission to use a real adult individual. If the professor doesn't post the assessment prompt, email them. Start practicing the assessment in your first week, as each video for the midterm and final redemo during my term was only 15 minutes long.

Chikungunya · Jun 24

Kaffya said:

For the Advanced Health Assessment Lab, you have permission to use a real adult individual. If the professor doesn't post the assessment prompt, email them. Start practicing the assessment in your first week, as each video for the midterm and final redemo during my term was only 15 minutes long.

Thank you very much. What is the assessment prompt?

Kaffya · Jun 24

Chikungunya said:

Thank you very much. What is the assessment prompt?

What to say during your video recording

Chikungunya · Jun 24

Kaffya said:

What to say during your video recording

Okay, thank you very much for all the information. It has been a while since I was in school and I am very very old. I just turned 42 y.o and I have some doubts if I can still do school while working full-time.

Kaffya · Jun 24

Chikungunya said:

Okay, thank you very much for all the information. It has been a while since I was in school and I am very very old. I just turned 42 y.o and I have some doubts if I can still do school while working full-time.

You can do it !

AmbitiousNurse30 · Jun 24

@TiffD

Thank you for the response. I accessed all the textbooks. How is the program going for you so far? It's a bit challenging for me but I'm hanging in there. I didn't think there would be 100 questions on each exam. It's a lot of material to cover.

@Kaffya

How do I find a study group? It's a bit challenging, being that's this is an online program.