bummed out, just need to vent to get it out of my system

jenrninmi, MSN, RN · Sep 28, 2004

http://www.manuelsweb.com/gttPerMin.htm

Don't have much time as I am on a five minute break for class. Try this website and good luck!

Godswill · Sep 28, 2004

hey y'all. I am not doing so well this semister and i am hoping someone has some tips and or words of encouragement. You see i am in a pretty commomn situation ~ its that i am in school with a one year old and am in my hardestr semister yet. I have a 3.75 gpa whuch is wonderful for me but this semister it TOUGH, and i am afraid i may not pass my pharm class. Math has always been my weakness, as for many people. I am just annoyed because i had this gut feeling that i should take a pre class to regain all of those math skills i have lost over the years. When i discussed this with admissions they discouraged me from the pre class saying that i scored high enough on the entry test so the class was a waste of time- the kicker is i listened to them. Now i'm am sitting 4 weeks into the program with a 84%, no clue how to do some of the conversions (especially peds) and a constant headach. So you see, here in iowa (not sure if this is national) we need to maintain a 78% to pass the class- my fear is that i will drop below and not be able to recover. So i guess what i am asking is if anyone has any sites for the math help. I am so stressed.............i feel so much guilt when i am studying insead of playing with my daughter...........anyone have any useful secrets of success taht helped then through????? i am beginnig to feel extreamely disscouraged... ..thanks for the lending of the ears (or eyes, you know what i mean.)
ps. My email address isn't acurate so please respond here............thanks

while i am not taking pharm, this term i am grateful that we are taking calculation of drug doses this term , because it reviews all those basic stuff you just kinda forget. I take pharm nxt term and realize that while we need a 80 to pass the course we have to score a 95% on a pharm test before we can percede farther in the program, we get 3 tries after the 3rd and failure you are asked to leave. So i can feel how you feel, maybe you can try buying your self a book with the basic stuff to kinda review, good luck:) i see my calculation book a has peds in it

krissypoo · Sep 28, 2004

Thanks for the link, i have added it to my favorites!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!_k :rolleyes:

http://www.manuelsweb.com/gttPerMin.htm
Don't have much time as I am on a five minute break for class. Try this website and good luck!

krissypoo · Sep 28, 2004

while i am not taking pharm, this term i am grateful that we are taking calculation of drug doses this term , because it reviews all those basic stuff you just kinda forget. I take pharm nxt term and realize that while we need a 80 to pass the course we have to score a 95% on a pharm test before we can percede farther in the program, we get 3 tries after the 3rd and failure you are asked to leave. So i can feel how you feel, maybe you can try buying your self a book with the basic stuff to kinda review, good luck:) i see my calculation book a has peds in it

Thanks for the advice~~~

Yes, had i known i would have trouble i would have better prepaired. At this point i feel very pressured to learn it, and move on ~ which i will do, because thats what you do.

I just have to keep reminding myself that this-pharm- is a weed out class.

I have people in my course whom are on round 2......so what,huh?

I guess the point is i need to toughen up.

I just felt like having a pitty party for myself earlier, we've all been there.thanks guys!

dixienurse2be · Sep 28, 2004

girl i am right there with you. we just took a Dosage Calculations test and I bombed it big time. We do get three chances to take it..that's the good thing...but if you don't pass the first time you gotta make higher to pass on the next one..the first one is 75%, 2nd is 80% and 3rd is 85%. Like your's, our admissions people told us that the Math for Meds class was "optional" and that I made a high enough score to skip it. WRONG I shoulda taken it. It would have helped me out sooooo much. I'm doing ok in the actual Pharm class (our dosage test isn't calculated into our score) but that won't matter much if I don't pass that test. The only thing I know to tell you is practice, practice, practice conversions. Learn them front and back. I didn't know mine today nearly as well as I should have and it cost me a lot of points. Keep your chin up...we'll make it.

Tweety, BSN, RN · Sep 28, 2004

Good luck. You'll be o.k. You did well on the entrance exams, you have a 3.75 now. You're not going to fail this class. Hang in there! You're doing fine. :)

jnette, ASN, EMT-I · Sep 28, 2004

Krissypoo.. if there's any way you can quickly get your hands on the Dosage and Calculations made Incredibly Easy (the Incredibly Easy series of books) by Springhouse, it might just save your butt !!!

It starts out with ALL the very BASICS and moves up into the nursing/pharm aspects then... but they have mad it SO simple to grasp, with great visual tips and "cartoons" and lots of practice questions, etc. I would truly recommend it, because it's written for that very purpose.. to help you truly grasp it WITHOUT all those headaches !!!

Wish you the very best. Do NOT despair !!! :nono:

krissypoo · Sep 30, 2004

Thanks for all of the encouraging words..........i appreciate them!

As for you dixie, Best of luck to you..........it's nice to know i am not alone on this one.

My teachers have a nice way of saying "if you're haviong problems now just wait, it only gets harder".....YES, I FIGURED THAT OUT.......i know i know........weed out class..........have to remember that!

Thanks again guys ~ love the fact that i can count on allnurses for support, makes me smile!!!