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i cut and pasted my reply from another board that spec and i both read, my replies in red. i've also had 2 quizzes in my health assessment class and our teacher has told us she's throwing us right into the fire and giving us questions that are going to like what we can expect all thru nursing classes and for the nclex exam. from the get-go all our tests were nclex style although i'm very glad she's preparing us, i feel like the questions are very difficult as first semester clinical students. for instance, in one of the questions she gave us (i wish i could remember what it said) there were 3 right answers, but she said we had to determine the best answer. many kids in our class argued that it was a judgement call and they were all so close, how were we to determine how to choose the right answer? we had a question in neuro something like, the client walks into the er after sustaining a fall, what's the first thing you assess? answers included pupils, respiratory status and a couple other choices i forget. i can't remember what answer i put but respiratory status was the correct answer (it almost always is, if it's one of the choices) but since it said she walked in, i figured she was breathing. well, the instructor said, well then you did assess the resp status. lol our teacher basically said, we'll learn, but we're really worried. passing at my school is a 76%. that means an 80 is a d. i asked if maybe a nclex review book might prepare us for our tests and teach us some skills on how to evaluate a question, break it apart, and help determine what is the right answer for that question, but my teacher said at this point that would do us no good. any suggestions????? my suggestion is saunders comprehensive review for nclex-rn, especially for the first year. it contains most of the info from all your books crammed into one book set up in outline form. the info is broken down into small sections, with review questions after each chapter, unlike some of the other review books that are only broken down by, peds, psych, and med-surg. here is a link with some info about the book. barnes_&_noble.com - saunders comprehensive review for nclex/rn http://search.barnesandnoble.com/textbooks/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?userid=2woeht7wdr&ean=9780721692357&displayonly=toc#toc

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None here either. But my program has 4 different campuses. I think back when they did have a pinning, as you said, many did not go to graduation. Heck, I've worked my butt off, I'm walking across that stage!!!!!!!!!!

I didn't even know there was a links page, how do we get to it?

did you really say you wanted all you could find, lol here you go!!!! a few of these may be old and not work, but this should keep you busy for a while. sites for students or potential students http://www.discovernursing.com/ all nursing schools - find a school http://www.allnursingschools.com/find/ http://www.caring4you.net/ all nursing schools - common questions and answers http://www.allnursingschools.com/faqs/ student boards at netscape http://boards.netscape.com/netbusiness/artlist.mbl?boardid=453694 student nurse resource page http://www.geocities.com/hotsprings/spa/8054/index.html the student nurse forum http://kcsun3.tripod.com/index.htm a&p help mhhe anatomy & physiology supersite http://www.mhhe.com/catalogs/sem/ap/ pt central - complete muscle tables for the human body http://www.ptcentral.com/muscles/ medical terminology: an anatomy and physiology systems approach http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/fremgen4/ gray, henry. 1918. anatomy of the human body http://www.bartleby.com/107/ master muscle list home page http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/meded/grossanatomy/dissector/mml/index.htm skeletal system http://www.bio.psu.edu/faculty/strauss/anatomy/skel/skeletal.htm nclex info http://www.nclex.com/ http://www.ncsbn.org/ http://www.ncsbn.org/public/testing/info_cat.htm sounds and tips: the auscultation assistant - hear heart murmurs, heart sounds, and breath sound http://www.wilkes.med.ucla.edu/intro.html enw: i.v. starts ---improving your odds! http://enw.org/ivstarts.htm the r.a.l.e. repositorylung sounds http://www.rale.ca/ physical assessment tips and techniques for nurses http://nursing.about.com/cs/assessmentskills/ neurological observations http://www.emergency-nurse.com/resource/neuro/index.htm essentials of iv therapy http://www.baxter.com/doctors/iv_therapies/education/iv_therapy_ce/basic_one/basicone.html phlebotomy http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/webpath/tutorial/phleb/phleb.html ecg learning center http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/kw/ecg/index.html care plan links: just be sure the nd you use from these links is approved by your school. nanda http://web.indstate.edu/nurs/mary/nanda.html care plan database http://www.satelephone.com/~ghost/cp.htm careplans.com, a gathering place for healthcare professionals and students. http://www.careplans.com/pro/pages/problemlist.asp rn central - care plans http://www.rncentral.com/ textbook sites: most of these links contain quizzes, so even if it isn't your book, you can still find the chapter that matches what you are studying. http://cw.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/kozier/ http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/olds/ http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/ball/ http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/lemone/ practice sites http://www.med.jhu.edu/medcenter/quiz/quiz.cgi?dbfield=drug&actionfield=startup http://www.geocities.com/hotsprings/8517/quiz/quiz.htm http://rvcc2.raritanval.edu/~afives/parmcal.htm

even more cool, ijust stopped by the school and the instructor said he is going to have another disection class next spring and i could take it again if i wanted. i would just have to do a different "part", i forgot to mention that's how we did it. each student had something different, i did the left side of the head and neck. hmmmmmmmmmmm will have to think about which part to ask for.

gross anatomy is what can be seen with the naked eye, many times "gross anatomy" is the term for an actual disection class". the anatomy part of "regular" a&p is a combination of gross, microscopic, surface, and systemic anatomy. now that makes it sond like even more fun, lol.

i have to brag again, sorry to those that have heard this before. i had the best a&p instructor at my "little" cc. before he would take the job, he told the school, they would not expect someone to teach a computer class without having computers for the students to use, so he needed human cadavers. so every year or 2 he gets a new cadaver and has an advanced disection class (by invation only) that i took last semester. it was so cool. we have to work "around" many parts because he then uses those cadavers for the regular a&p class. marking different items (viens, arteries, muscles, etc) with numbered pins for testing of anatomy knowledge as we go thru each body system in class. we now have 5 or 6 cadavers, i can't even imagine having an a&p class without the human cadavers.

just found out i received the dean's scholarship for next year!!!!!!!!!!!!! yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!

When I was 7 my yougest brother was born at home. The Dr. came to the house (long time ago) and I remember standing in the doorway to the bedroom watching the Dr. check my mom & brother. Well, he called me in the room and asked if I wanted to be his Nurse and would I hold something for him. As someone else said....life happened......but years later when my husband's job moved us to a different state I left a job of 12 years that I loved.....I just couldn't see doing the same thing with another boss, so I took the plunge to finally become a

tooting horn!!! my first time in college, 24 years after high school! general biology human anatomy & physiology i general psychology principles of sociology gpa 4.0 ceo's honors intro to med. terminology composition i human anatomy & physiology ii human growth and development fund. of effective speaking gpa 4.0 ceo's honors general microbiology intro to pharmacology gpa 4.0 (no honors given for summer term) nur1201 nursing i nur1207 nursing fund gpa 3.8 president's honors cum gpa 3.95 human cadaver anatomy nur1202nursing ii gpa 4.0 ceo's honors cum gpa 3.96 i also joined phi theta kappa and was elected into the national vo-tech honor society. is that enough tooting? but really, i am very proud of myself, i am the first person in my family to go to college.

In my first semester I took Biology with lab 4 credit hours A & P I with lab 4 Sociology 3 Psychology 3 How did you do with A&P I? Not trying to sound mean here, but always remember to look at the study & personal habits of those that tell you something will be too hard. Good luck

I started out looking for first assistant info and ran across this info, the part I questioned I put in bold. I always thought circulators had to be RN's or does the RN requirement only come into play with medicare/medicade reimbursement? if so, I would imagine it would be hard for a hospital to run if it excluded these groups. any ideas or opinions? I have nothing against surgical techs, just wanted to make that clear. http://www.ast.org the following info is taken from the ast website. type in first assistant in their search box & this & other info shows up. who are surgical technologists? surgical technologists (formerly called operating room technicians) perform many different responsibilities in the operating room. they act as the scrub person, as the circulator, and as the first assistant on the surgical team. surgical technologists' responsibilities involve preparing the operating room and instruments, equipment, and supplies that will be needed; positioning and preparing the patient for surgery; and passing instruments, sponges, and sutures to the surgeon. surgical technologists are the surgical team's expert in aseptic technique, being constantly vigilant for any break in the technique that could endanger the sterile field so necessary to the successful outcome of the operation. those not familiar with the profession may assume surgical technologists are nurses or nursing assistants, which they are not. surgical technologists belong to a separate non-nursing profession of highly skilled, credentialed allied health professionals that possesses specialized education and training to work specifically in the operating room. how can you support your constituents who are surgical technologists? carefully scrutinize any purposed regulations that could restrict the use of surgical technologists. there have been efforts made by nursing groups in many states to regulate the role of surgical technologists and restrict their full utilization, particularly in the first assistant and circulating roles. because hospital accreditation standards do not require an RN to circulate, nursing groups are attempting in some states to make this a legal or regulatory requirement at the state level. these effort will lead to hospitals having no choice in the provider they employ and could cost csts their jobs. if nursing groups are successful in their efforts to restrict this profession, it could result in your constituents who are surgical technologists losing their jobs.

Yes, there are still Diploma programs. http://www.allnursingschools.com/find/

1. Not a seperate class. 2. ADN 3. Our classes are taught by MSN's. 4: Nutrition is covered in & along with all areas of study. Vitamins, protein consumption related to tissue regeneration, electrolyte managment, etc. We use Mosby's Essentials of Nutrition and Diet Therapy.