I wish I had studied this before Nursing 101.......

[twins2005]

I will be starting school in the fall & want to plan ahead, so what do you wish you had studied a little more before you started Nursing 101? I am an older student, out of school for a while & have not taken any math courses since 1992. I am brushing up on some simple algebra & math calculations, fractions & such. I have heard from some nursing students in my pre-req classes that the math was killing them, there were some recent high school grads in the mix, so I am a little nervous.

Can you list here some things you wish you had known before taking your first nursing courses?

Thanks in advance!

[cndls]

I wish I could have took all the pre-req's first. I am taking NSG 101 w/ A&P II. Plus the instructors changed the curriculum starting w/ our class. Also I live in West KY and was effected by the major ice storm and wasn't able to study due to displacement from our home and no electric including internet. Instead of giving us an extra week like the rest of the campus, we had to "catch up" the week and a half we missed in a few class periods. So I just wished I could have known how to prepare myself for this course. We started with 53 members and now are down to around 38 in the class. There are still many that are not doing so well, but can't do anything about it this point. We finished the last lec yesterday. We have an exam tomorrow, PA & Cath comps Mon & Tues, and the HESI next Friday. So yes I have done nothing but study, study, study. Now I am just trying to give myself a break b/c everything is starting to run together. My average is okay(passing), but should be much higher. I feel like it can only get better from here.

[lovemystalker]

I'm a current student, and I have done well with my math tests. Now I have eliminated many steps. I always do

Doctors ordered

_____________ X (in supp.)

What is available

for example MD ordered 15mg of Benedryl. What is available 5mg per 1 mL

15

___ X 1 = 3mL is what you would dispense!

5

Remember you will get orders in mcg. and what is available is mg. You will have to successfully convert these to make them equal, I hope this helps!