How am I going to do in the program

CRNAhopefulguy · Dec 27, 2005

each outside committment equals one lower letter grade, thats how u can look at it.

MMARN, BSN, RN · Dec 27, 2005

Wow, CRNAhopeful, I never thought of it that way. That's the best way to put into perspective for me.

mdbarker · Dec 28, 2005

I think my biggest fear is all of the calculations i wasn't very good in Math when i was in High School I don't understand it unless someone shows me one on one how to do it and also the Community College that i'm attending doesn't require Microbiology i've noticed in alot of the threads everyone is taking it, should I take it even though it isn't required. I had basic biology in high school but i don't remember anything

**RosesrReder, BSN, MSN, RN** · Dec 28, 2005

I too have a fear, but it is mostly of the "unknown". I bet you will be able to manage soccer and nursing.

Good luck

medicrnohio, RN · Dec 28, 2005

I think my biggest fear is all of the calculations i wasn't very good in Math when i was in High School I don't understand it unless someone shows me one on one how to do it and also the Community College that i'm attending doesn't require Microbiology i've noticed in alot of the threads everyone is taking it, should I take it even though it isn't required. I had basic biology in high school but i don't remember anything

Mdbarker,

When I was taking micro it didn't seem necessary. Now that I am working as a nurse I find the knowledge I gained to be quite useful. I actually enjoyed taking the class. It's up to you but I would highly suggest taking it if you have the time.

Be sure to get yourself a good drug calculations book. One method may work better than another for you and there are a few different methods out there.

Good luck!

MMARN, BSN, RN · Dec 28, 2005

I think my biggest fear is all of the calculations i wasn't very good in Math when i was in High School I don't understand it unless someone shows me one on one how to do it and also the Community College that i'm attending doesn't require Microbiology i've noticed in alot of the threads everyone is taking it, should I take it even though it isn't required. I had basic biology in high school but i don't remember anything

It actually is very necessary to take because you learn the basics on how to take a culture, which bacteria let off gas...etc. I found it very interesting, though kind of gross because most of the bacteria have the nastiest smell; especially Staphylococcus aureus. Yuck!

mdbarker · Dec 29, 2005

I think I will take it even though it isn't required, and it has been 17 years since i've had biology. Also, what are some good drug calculation books to get, i will need all the help i can get because i've always been weak in Math that was my biggest problem in Chemistry but i still got out of there with an 87. And right now i've been looking through Amazon at the Anatomy Coloring books and flash cards so when i figure out what to get i hope it will help me some.

perfectbluebuildings, BSN, RN · Dec 30, 2005

I'm nervous about the program.. I play soccer at my university and I am scared that I won't be able to manage my time in a good way...

It depends on how big your university is too... my school was in the NAIA, not near as much traveling etc. as is the case in a lot of NCAA Division I schools I think? But I am sure you have figured out before, how to balance soccer and school, just not nursing school, and I think a lot of the ways you've done it before would work here too. You just have to figure out ways to manage your time well, like scheduled studying time and whatnot, and know that clinical days especially later in the program, will be long and hard and may cause problems with the practice schedule? I don't know for sure and again depends on the division/conference of your university. One girl in my class was a major star of the basketball team and she did have to be more creative than the rest of us in time managing, but she ended up doing really well and graduated with honors.

I think you HAVE to have something outside of nursing while in school, or you will lose perspective and enthusiasm for it. Be that kids/family, sports, volunteer or paid work, hobbies or whatever. Without the "extracurriculars" and my job, college would have been a lot harder for me and not near the great experience it was.

Daytonite, BSN, RN · Jan 1, 2006

mdbarker. . .fear calculations no more! here's is a list of links to math sites with some nice on line tutorials to help you brush up.

http://www.math.com/homeworkhelp/basicmath.html - this will take you into a review of basic math. if you want to progress to more difficult math subjects, click on the "select subject" drop down box on the upper left margin. this site is a nice, simple review of math concepts and will take you through step-by-step explanations as well as a few practice problems.

http://www.purplemath.com/modules/index.htm - this is without a doubt the best site for information about algebra (basic and intermediate, both) that i have seen. this is a page of links to subjects in algebra. there are step-by-step explanations of things, some are several pages long.

http://medi-smart.com/student-math.htm - math for morons. i found this site recently and haven't had a chance to explore it enough. however, there are links to other math sites to check out as well as some basic information on math, starting with pre-algebra (which is basically 8th grade level math). you start on the left margin by clicking on an area of math (pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, algebra ii or pre-calculus/calculus). that brings up another page of links of various math subjects covered in those areas. clicking on one of those links brings up an explanation with a couple of example problems and ends with a quiz you can take. at the end of the quiz you will be told which problems you missed and what the correct answer was and why. i had problems with the quiz since the questions appeared in a pop-up window that cut off some of the text of the questions.

mdbarker · Jan 6, 2006

Daytonite

Thank you for the sites I will definatley be using them, they look great

MrsMinor · Jan 6, 2006

I'm nervous about the program.. I play soccer at my university and I am scared that I won't be able to manage my time in a good way...

We all have other things in our lives besides school....be it family, work or other activities that make up who we are. You will learn to manage and balance these things just fine. It may not always be easy, but you will make it happen since these are the things that are important to you!

And like someone else mentioned, you often need something else besides school to get you through it. Especially maintaining your physical/mental health in a way such as soccer!! Best of luck to you & I wish you success with both school & soccer! :)