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Congratulations on passing, better luck next time to your friend !!! Hopfully this Sept-Oct I will be posting that I too passed !! What did you use to study ?? Kaplin? Saunders? What would you tell us to study?

Funny - after having a baby you forget the pain I too forgot about the crying....mostly from my husband. I just gently reminded him of the paycheck that is coming....don't forget to take time for your family through that or any semester. It can help keep the sanity. Plus: you don't want to teach your kids to totally shut you out when they have something big going on.

First and formost...I have to tell you not to listen to others telling you how bad NUR 112 is...don't get me wrong it's not a walk in the park however looking back, I let it psych me out A LOT !! Peds was ok, not my field so I was not challenged however you getting into it this time of year..you will be busier. The OR rotation was fun...don't be scared, it is a teaching hospital they know you are there to observe and ask questions. They were very nice to me when I was there. The OB clinic was a bit out of sync with my rotation, if you can sign up after you had at least one day in the OB clinical setting you will get more out of the clinic experience. As for the paper...not as overwhelming it is a critical thinking paper. You need to have the topic approved by your clinical instructor and depending on who you have she will help you pick out your topic and since she has so many articles she loans them to you to use. Don't put it off however don't get too worked up over it. Seminar was not as interesting this time either (NUR 211 is when it becomes helpful). Keep active in there though and do all that is assigned, it can save your grade. Also, unless they changed it the final is worth 25% of your grade, just keep that in mind. All in all...I am glad I am past it you will do fine I am sure...I agree with your post about the reading. I didn't do as much last semester and I could have higher grades in the test if I did. It's a new goal in this coming semester. Keep in touch and best wishes !! Kathy

Cathy?!?!? get out my name is Kathy there are so many of us around. I work between 32-56 hrs every two weeks. I found working weekends really help. The nursing stuff is harder however what I found is that there is so much reading so if your a good reader that should come easier to you than it is to me. At MC3 we have something besides classroom time called seminar it is a 1 hr class that really has you looking at case studies and you talk about it in a group. It is important to put effort into them - however they don't hold a lot of weight when it comes to the final grade. Tests are huge when it comes to the grades, that is where I would put my time in. Also even before you get into the nursing program I would (if you can) buy the Saunder's NCLEX book. IT IS AWESOME. You could start reading the chapters and it would give you a good foundation. You will do fine, for me financies were tight before I started and when I told my hubby I had to go to part-time, he almost had a cow, however that was almost 3 years ago and for us I know that school is right for me and the family and I believe God works everything out if it's right for you. One important thing someone told me is "take one day at a time" Keep in touch and let me know where you start your classes. Kathy

I am entering my 3rd semester of the nursing clinicals. Finally!! it has been a long road for me. When I graduate in August 2007, it will be 4 years working on this degree. I am a mom of 3 and work part-time so I know I have a lot to be proud of. Feel free to keep my user name and you can email me about questions as they arrive as you progress.

Hi are there any Montgomery County Community College (PA) Nursing students out there? If so I started a thread for us. Questions, good ideas that were helpful, helpful study habits, and clean language venting accepted here