Intro. to Nursing

CoffeemateCNA · Mar 28, 2010

It really depends on your school. Are you taking prerequisites for an ADN or a BSN program? If it is an ADN program, you may very well be learning basic nursing skills. I am a BSN student, and we just learned medical terminology and did an overview of the profession.

ag.wade · Mar 28, 2010

I am doing an ADN at The Univ. of Arkansas at Little Rock. I have already completed the prereq. classes (A&P I and II, College Algebra, etc.) I found A&P I and II very easy, so hopefully this intro. class will be a breeze.

Thanks!

CoffeemateCNA · Mar 28, 2010

Perhaps you could obtain a course catalog and look up the class description? That may give you a better idea of specific things you could be studying.

That Guy, BSN, RN, EMT-B · Mar 28, 2010

Yeah our Intro to Nursing class has nothing to do with actually being in the program and doing skills

kbm318 · Mar 28, 2010

I agree with some of the above posters my Intro to Nursing class is just basically the foundation of nursing. Like important people, ethics, and stuff like that. We won't learn hand washing, BP, etc. until next semester.

FazzDazzle · Mar 28, 2010

I'm in my first semester of an ADN program and we have learned hands on skills. We have done vital signs (including bps), tube feedings, foley caths, basic wound care, we are currently working on all forms of medication administration except for IVs, and complete head to toe assessments. :bugeyes:

I guess all programs are different and I wouldn't worry about the skills until the time comes to know them. My advice is to study medical terminology! Knowing information will be useless unless you can speak and think in medical jargon. I wish I had studied more diseases before coming to class, so I highly recommend studying a few 'common' diseases and know the symptoms/processes associated with them.

Good Luck!

Nurse Connie · Mar 29, 2010

I'm in my first semester of an ADN program and we have learned hands on skills. We have done vital signs (including bps), tube feedings, foley caths, basic wound care, we are currently working on all forms of medication administration except for IVs, and complete head to toe assessments.

My program is the same, I actually gave my first injection the other day.

And ITA about the medical terminology. We don't actually have a separate class for this so we are learning as we go along.

WaitingInNJ · Mar 29, 2010

See if you can find out what book you'll need and get it early. Some reading over the summer could go a long way.

mgrn2b · Mar 5, 2011

I am doing an ADN at The Univ. of Arkansas at Little Rock. I have already completed the prereq. classes (A&P I and II, College Algebra, etc.) I found A&P I and II very easy, so hopefully this intro. class will be a breeze.
Thanks!

I have applied to UALR and am awaiting an admission decision. I believe that I will get in and was wondering if you could provide any info about Nursing Essentials course that meets this summer. How many days per weekf? What text? Any prep I can do ahead of time. I am currently enrolled in A&P I and plan to complete A&P II this summer so that I can focus totally on my nursing classes in the Fall.

ag.wade · Mar 5, 2011

@mgrn4life - Shoot me an email at [email protected] and I will try to help as best as I can. Learn as much as you can in A&P I and II, because it will make all of the material you learn in nursing school a lot easier.

-Aaron

turnforthenurse, MSN, NP · Mar 6, 2011

depends on your school...can you find a course description somewhere?

I had to take an Intro to Nursing class...it was a pre-requisite. We read "nursing stories" and chapters on how to study effectively, and each day we would be randomly chosen to give a presentation on the material, either solo or in a group. It was the biggest waste of my time ever :mad: