El Centro/ Northlake-----Spring 07

Yin Yang · Aug 31, 2007

Lord has it every been a crazy week!! It has been good to see everyone though. It does seem like we lucked out a little bit this semester though - no pharm, no simbaby. But geez -- major care plan in the first 2 patients??? How are we gonna get any feedback on our careplans before we submit a major?? I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed right now. Hopefully, it'll all gel and get more comfortable quickly!

Yang

Fun2, BSN, RN · Aug 31, 2007

What happened to SIMbaby??????

Yin Yang · Aug 31, 2007

The guy who was running it quit and they don't have anybody to do it. Therefore, no simbaby - at least for this semester! How many pedi days did you guys have (actual hospital)? We're only gonna have 2-3 it looks like.

Yang

Fun2, BSN, RN · Sep 1, 2007

I had 2, plus SIM baby and SIM adolescent.

Yin Yang · Sep 1, 2007

Did you guys have your major careplan in the 1st 4 weeks? That's sort of what's freaking me out. I wanted to be able to get feedback and maybe take the careplanning class before I had to do it.

Yang

Fun2, BSN, RN · Sep 1, 2007

Yes....I had 1x OB, then 1 x NBN, and then 2 x Post partum. My Major was on a Post partum pt.

LKG6 · Sep 1, 2007

Did you guys have your major careplan in the 1st 4 weeks? That's sort of what's freaking me out. I wanted to be able to get feedback and maybe take the careplanning class before I had to do it.

My instructor let us pick medsurg patients, too. Taking a careplan class is a good idea.

mysterious_one, ASN, RN · Sep 1, 2007

we had to pick a pt. for our Major out of our first four clinicals, but you do have some time to complete it. I can't remember, when we had to turn it in, but it is not like a regular careplan, which you have to turn in within a week, so you should be able to take a careplan class.

Spill, RN · Sep 10, 2007

I am doing my MCP on my 1st pt I had the first day at the hospital. This semester is craziness- it's flying by already

and we are on to week 3 already! yeah!!!!!!!!!!

Pecked2DthByChickens · Sep 10, 2007

OK...so how many of you were not so excited about nursing school after the first few weeks? The beginner material is so boring. I guess I am just eager for the biology portion of nursing...not the Nursing Process and Communication Skills. I was so much more into A&P, Micro and even Stats than this. It doesn't help that ECC is so unorganized. I am so confused as to what I should study for the first lecture test. OK - just had to vent a bit, I am sure I will enjoy it more as time passes. I am at least, super excited to start clinical this Thursday!

mysterious_one, ASN, RN · Sep 10, 2007

yes beginning is some what boring, have fun at clinicals!!!!

Fun2, BSN, RN · Sep 10, 2007

I think many of us felt the same way. The 1st test material was very hard to read & study. :uhoh3:

I think it really helps to skim through and do the study guide at the same time....at least you get some type of other stimulus. lol (Not just staring at a book non-stop.)