Hillsborough Community College RN program fall 2013

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Hello,

I plan to attend to HCC's 2013 fall evening nursing program (applying in Jan). I am curious to see what people people's GPA is going in. I hear spring's is lower than fall's.

Thanks!

Has anyone heard from the Plant City nights professor? I would like to get a head start on my reading but haven't heard from her yet.

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Only three more weeks, yikes. :nurse:

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Woohoo! I can't wait!

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CPR class tonight. Anyone else going?

I'll be there!

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Has anyone heard from the Plant City nights professor? I would like to get a head start on my reading but haven't heard from her yet.

NUR1213C

Nursing Processes 1

Spring, 2013

MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION

Textbook: Keen, J.L. & Marshall, S.M. (2013). Clinical calculations with applications to general and specialty areas, 7th ed. St. Louis, MO Elsevier Saunders.

Medication administration as part of the NP1 course is primarily through self-study. Each student will be required to successfully pass a medication calculation exam prior to being allowed to administer medications in the clinical setting.

Students in NP1 are responsible for Chapters 1 – 9.

Part 1: This is a basic math concepts review for your information. You are expected to know this information including Arabic and Roman number systems, conversion of systems: addition, division, subtraction and multiplication, fractions, decimals, ratio, proportion and percentage.

Part 2: Systems, Conversion, and Methods of Drug Calculation

Chapter 1: Systems Used for Drug Administration

  • Know this chapter
  • Apothecary system only need to know grains

Chapter 2: Conversion within the Metric, Apothecary, and Household Systems

  • Know this chapter

Chapter 3: Interpretation of Drug Labels, Drug Orders, Bar Codes, MAR and eMAR, Automation of Medication Dispensing Administration and Abbreviations

  • Pay particular attention to reading and deciphering the various drug labels
  • Military time
  • Differentiation of look-alike drugs
  • Unit abbreviations
  • Know the “Do Not Use” abbreviation list

Chapter 4: Prevention of Medication Errors

  • Understand the Rights in Medication Administration

Chapter 5: Alternative Methods for Drug Administration

  • Understand the various alternate routes for medication administration

Chapter 6: Methods of Calculation

  • Need to be comfortable with methods of calculation and be able to show your work

Chapter 7: Methods of Calculation for Individualized Drug Dosing

  • Only need to know Body Weight (BW) calculation

Part 3: Calculations for Oral, Injectable, and Intravenous Drugs

Chapter 8: Oral and Enteral Preparations with Clinical Applications

  • Note: the calculation for percent for Enteral Feeding is discussed in NP2

Chapter 9: Injectable Preparations with Clinical Application

  • Very important chapter to review and understand

^ that's what she said was sent from the PC Nights professor! Hope it helps at least in terms of calculations :)

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So, has anyone, besides PC N/W students, heard from their instructor? I thought we were supposed to hear from them within a week or so after orientation regarding clinical choices, reading assignments, etc. I am working in my Clinical Calc book because they advised that we should at orientation.

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No I haven't heard anything either. Dale Mabry mornings. I have also been working I. My calculations, did get an email from the student nurses at dale Mabry about a calculating meet and great in the 16th. They did say it may take them awhile because some of then work. I think it's just the waiting that stinks. Just 3 more weeks and we'll be in.

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True. I'm mostly interested in clinical day and choices. I'm excited and nervous at the same time to start...it's coming up quick.

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Same here. I sent an email to my instructor at SS because I need to rearrange my work schedule and need more than a couple days to arrange it.

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Thank you for the info "DREAMEN". :)

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Has anyone heard from the Plant City nights professor? I would like to get a head start on my reading but haven't heard from her yet.

Ive also started reading Chapter 31 Medication Administration from Potter and Perry. Its a long chapter! It supports and adds to the info from the calculation book.

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Well, I called to find out what day we will have for clinicals and found out we will not know until possibly the first day of class. Makes it tough to figure out my work schedule.:banghead:

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