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Level 2... someone help me

dude, this is quite a madness. I am in level 2, taking med surg and psychiatric mental nursing, and I am looking for some advices about getting through this semester. I am spending about 4-6 hrs average in the library daily, and super anxious about the upcoming exams. I don't know what to expect of these, and especially mental. I heard med surg is kind of like competencies, so I get it, but mental is whole different world.

Can some of you give me an advice to do well in psych tests? If any inputs on med surg, those are more than welcome too. My first test on psych is next week, so I am pretty anxious I need an antianxiolytic. Thanks.

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    Make a list of your mental health diagnoses.... manic depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, regular depression, eating disorders, personality disorders, addictions. Remember the most common symptoms/manifestations for each. Try to remember what makes one different from a similar disease... like anorexia and bulimia are very similar but the patient will be at a very low weight with anorexia and may be within normal weight range with bulimia. Know how best to talk therapeutically with each type of patient, especially the ones you might see in a psych unit (trust and safety are huge priorities). What drugs are commonly given for each?

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    I will say the same thing about med-surg. Know your diagnoses.... know the most common symptoms and complications..... how are the illnesses or conditions treated...... what is considered an emergency and what is normal..... When taking a test, look at the questions carefully. What is it actually asking? As a nurse in the situation, what is it asking you to do? Assess? Intervene? meet a goal?

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    wow thanks JR, that is quite helpful

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    In both classes make sure that you read all of the BOXES in each chapter and take note....they usually contain important information. If your text book has questions in the text and online or a CD do as many of them as you can and read the rationales on all of them (even if you got it right). If your text has a study guide...get it and do it for the pertinent chapters...I did all of this for Med Surg and it helped me greatly. I am in Psych rotation right now and just finished my second exam this semester and have done fine on both. Good Luck!!

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