GHC Fall Semester 2009

HayleyBeth42 · Oct 17, 2009

Ash & TNS - start reading your Fundamentals book and Assessment book. Read read read. Learn all the med terms and memorize the symbols & abbreviations list - also, work on clinical calcs ; ). Happy reading!! P.S. You do NOT need to buy an access code for The Neighborhood. We all paid $70 for it and have not used it once. If you want to look at it, I will give you my login info - it was a total waste of money!

If you get through all that, open your pharmacology book and study respiratory, cardiac, antiinfectives, and antiinflammatory meds!

prern ashley · Oct 19, 2009

great advice! thanks

Starrdan2 · Oct 27, 2009

Have not been on in awhile. Congrats PreRN Ashley and tns!!! I am so glad classes are over until January.

prern ashley · Oct 29, 2009

hello all! For all of you who are interested in becoming midwives or labor and delivery nurses....i had my baby! and he weighed....::drum roll:: 10.7 lbs. are your eyes huge, lol, because mine were. yay! now to work off my disgusting baby weight.ewwie. i hope yall had a great semester. good luck on finals.

Starrdan2 · Oct 29, 2009

Thanks and :ancong!:

HopeForMelissa · Nov 3, 2009

Congratulations TNS and Ashley on getting in for Spring 2010.

Congratulations Ashley on your baby!!!!!

The advice given before is exactly what I would say also. Read your fundamentals book and start looking over the cardiac/abdominal/respiratory assessments in your Health Assessment textbook. I would learn as much of the medical terminology as I could before classes start. That will be one less thing that you have to worry about when it comes test time.

(I'm really hoping that they don't make us do The Neighborhood again next semester. It was totally lame and a waste of money.

prern ashley · Nov 3, 2009

Thanks girls! I just got allmy books off of Amazon, pretty excited. Except my fundamentals book has pages that are thin like bible pages...other than that im super excited to get a head start. You have to let me know how clinicals go, thats the best part.

HopeForMelissa · Nov 3, 2009

My clinicals so far have been an absolute blast! I can't wait for next semester. You will be fine. It just takes patience and dedication.

prern ashley · Nov 30, 2009

i was wondering if someone could tell me what the schedule at highlands is like now?

rooners77 · Nov 30, 2009

ashley, if you're wondering about spring semester in rome, the secretary said "tentatively" tue 9-12, wed 9-12 & 1-4,

thurs 9-12, & fri online. hope that helps!

prern ashley · Dec 1, 2009

Thanks rooners! How are you? I called to get the tentative shcedule for daycare questions, and she wouldnt give it to me...lucky you. Maybe you have a sweeter voice, i probably sound like a little kid. Thats a very doable scedule, except i kinda think we need two long days. Wow, thats going to be a lot of information in only a little time. I better start studying more. Have you read anything yet. Ive read a lot in the assessment book, but its so hard to read in the boring fundamentals book. didnt you have surgery? I hope your doing well. Maybe you told me your going on vacation. Im losing it. Thanks for the reply.

rooners77 · Dec 2, 2009

ashley, i emailed secretary - if she has the information, she is ALWAYS willing to help. i always try her first if i have any general nursing questions. it's too bad you have to repeat everything since you've done this all before. it would be nice if you had the clinicals just to make up. i've been trying to read some from the assessment book, but always seem to find other things to do around the house. i need to look at the clinical calc book and maybe refresh on some med term. i know we're going to get slammed once the semester starts. how is caring for baby #3? i'm sure things are hectic for you, especially with the holidays. hopefully you have a lot of help!!

yes, i had wrist surgery (ligament reconstruction) on nov 2 and have been in a removable cast ever since. i go back dec 23 to have the pins taken out and scar tissue broken up. can't wait!! wish orientation wasn't mandatory since i just went in august...oh, well. hopefully see you there!!