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I think some people seem to think they are better if they have a BSN over an ADN, or and RN over LPN, and so forth... I think everyone chooses a different path to suit them better. No matter what you choose, if you are happy with it thats all the matters. I say, if they put your program down and tell you why they didn't choose it you can either ignore it, or tell them why you didn't choose their program, and why yours is better for you.

Try to think about this as if it were you in the situation. How would you be feeling? What would you be able to do, what wouldn't you be able to do? I usually look through the condensed list of Nursing DX and see if any look like they apply, then look up that specific DX and see if any of the characteristics match. Good luck

Thank you both very much for clarifying! I will check out the ECG site tomorrow when I have more time for additional research.

Hi, I'm having some trouble figuring out exactly what ST segment elevation and ST segment depression is. I know my professor talked about it in class, but I've been unable to find it in my text book. Does one have to do with Angina and the other one have to do with a heart attack? What I do know: ST segment is early ventricular repolarization. The book states if it is above or below the line it may be a sign of cardiac ischemia. But is there a difference if its above the line or below it? Of all the parts of cardiac, the ECGs are the most difficult for me to understand! Thanks for any input!:heartbeat

this is for those who got the discover loans...Do you mind me asking what your intrest rate was? I've considered them, but I have like 5.5 with SallieMae, if its about the same I would change to them for the rest of my schooling.

UPDATE: I studied a lot today, and I really enjoyed those web sites you posted! What great information! I will be keeping those just for reference in addition to my book! I went to class (today was the last class before the final) and she told us that the two study guides she gave us are what the test is going to be on. She told us she likes to push us really hard throughout the semester and then take it easy on us for the final. I'm sort of torn on this because when we were going over the answers I wanted to know more about some of the stuff because I was finding conflicting information, but everyone just wanted to answers. I am glad that this will be easy only because I need the boost in the grade, but it doesnt mean I'm going to slack off. I'm glad I read the info you posted Daytonite, as well as my book and other research on line I feel smarter for doing so! Again, I just wanted to thank you for all of your help and to let you know it won't go to waste even though we are going to have an "easier" exam! :heartbeat

I agree with the poster above, re take it because its very important. I took my A and P at a community college 3 years ago and it transfered to my nursing school. My Anatomy class did not go into detail the way they should have at all so I struggle with this throughout school at times and makes me do more work now (which is OK because I'm in it for the long run!) but if you can prevent that I would! Good luck!

Thank you both so much, and Daytonite I will be looking at that all day today I have a long break in between classes and I will pass the info on to other students because we have all been trying to figure out alternative ways. I will let you know how I do! I really appreciate you taking the time to help me!:heartbeat

I understand all of this, and I have looked at A&P books after the tests, but when we are thrown a complete curve on every exam its difficult to score a passing grade. I usually am one of the ones that is getting an A when others are struggling, and I have asked all the others that I know usually do well and they are as frustrated as I am over this. I have looked at NCLEX books, and done all the practice questions in those areas in two editions of the Saunders Comprehensive I got from the library. I feel like I've done everything I can, and at this point its going to come down to my test taking skills. I don't think we should be expected to know all of this information if we were never taught it, or given the opportunity to learn it. I had A&P and it NEVER went into this much detail. I'm taking Fundamentals, and a clinical as well and I'm doing very well in those classes. I just hope this one class doesnt bite me, but I guess if it gets me, I wont be the only one. I'm sure it can't look good if a professor flunks an entire class of 30 students.

Thank you for the explainations, but I'm still at a loss on how to study for this exam over all the assessments? It does cover abnormals, but not all of the ones we have questions on are in our book (actually a majority are not in there). Like I said, the teacher "claims" everything is in the book and just to study that. That isnt working so I'm not sure what all to study to make sure I pass. I had anatomy about 3 years ago (it transfered). Theres a brief anatomy section at the begining of each chapter, but again it didn't cover where some of those questions are coming from. I'm just frustrated because I feel I have no focus to study, the last time I spent hours and hours reading chapters over and over again and still got a 78 on the exam. I'm trying not to come off as lazy, but as I've said I'm an A student, and I always read my chapters for all my classes. I do the questions in the back of the book, on thepoint.com and in our study guide, thats why I can't understand why I'm failing :-/

here are a few examples that i looked up in the book and i was unable to find, along with the answers i selected. dilated and engorged veins around the umbilicus are known as a. cullen's sign b. caput medusae c. von recklinghausen's disease d. sister mary josephs nodule i selected this answer because i googled it, but i searched in both the text and our small assessment hand book and i was unable to find this. i assume it would be in the abdominal assessment chapters. mr. c is unable to prevent the spread fingers on his left hand from moving together when the nurse applies resistance. this condition may indicate injury to his (i typed this exactly how it is written on the study guide even though it sounds strange to me) a. radial nerve b. ulnar nerve c. median nerve d. thenar eminence i guessed on this one, again unable to find in book the distal funnel-shaped end of the fallopian tube is called: a. adnexa b. broad ligament c. cornu d. infundibulum i seleced this because it sounded sort of like funnel according to the american heart association's eating plan for healthy americans, if you weighed 150 pound, you would maintain that weight if you consumedcalories per day. a. 3000 b. 2750 c. 2500 d. 2250 again, i googled this after searching in the book. i can't "google" things on an exam so thats why i'm so concerned. i don't feel like any of these questions i'm being asked are insane, i just think that i need to be taught, or have the information available to me before the exam to be expected to know the answers. is this just a test of our "test taking skills" should i just be eliminating them like i would on the nclex without the knowledge to back it up? thanks for any help! :heartbeat

I need some advice on passing this final exam next week. I'm usually an A student, but this class has got me going insane. I'm not trying to bash anyone, but seriously our professor is pulling these questions out of the air. She claims they are from a test bank from our book, but even after the exam I try to look them up (as do other students) and we are not finding a lot of them anywhere. She doesnt go over these specific items in class either. A lot of A students are struggling as well, and to be honest I'm getting very frustrated. I got my first failing grade on the last exam, but it was enough to bring my average to close to failing. We have a final exam monday, over the entire book and I'm lost on what to do. It seems reading the book doesnt work, so really what am I to do? The book we use is Health Assessment in Nursing by Webber and Kelley. Any input would be appreciated! P.S We have tried approaching this professor, but she rolls her eyes and tells us to read the book.

I have an entire 15 week course on head to toe assessments, where we have to know all the normals and abnormals and be able to perform one at the end of the semester. The book I have is called Health Assessment in Nursing by Weber and Kelley

I'm taking 12 credit hours (full time) and I'm in class for about 25 hours a week with clinicals, and I spend atleast 2 hours on a normal night studying after class, and the weekend I'd say about 4-5 hours per day studying and doing projects. I'm getting mostly A's and an occasional B+

I started in 2007..and I gad in 2010 :-(. BSN though

45K and counting....private school because the waiting lists were ridiculous everywhere else...

I too have Sallie Mae prive loans, and I use them for living expenses and school. They are racking up, but I think its worth it to be able to focus 100 percent of my time on school. I have a low interest rate in the 5% area due to all the intrest cuts recently.

The book I have is called Clinical Calculations: With Applications to General and Specialty Areas We were required to buy this book when I started fundamentals, little did I know I would ave to teach myself how to do the calculations. This book was a life saver and I passed my med calc exam on the first time!

I talked to my professor yesterday to see what she had to say about goals and outcomes. She basically said that a goal is either short term, or long term and it is something like "patient will breath without difficulty". Then the outcomes would be more specific like "patient will be free of pain while breathing by such and such..." So in general a goal is less specific, and the outcomes are more specific aspects of the goals. Thanks for all the input!

I'm already half way done with my BSN, originally I was going to do the RN to BSN but the waiting lists for the ADN programs were outrageous!

Thanks Daytonite, but comparing that with an example my book has doesnt seem to fit for me still. Heres an example from my book Fundamentals of Nursing by Potter and Perry "For example, the nurse and client, who has one-sided cerebral vascular accident might develop the following goal: "Client's musculoskeletal system remains free of breakdown or contractures." A series of realistic outcomes would then be established to assist the client in meething this goal. These outcomes may include the following: Client's skin is clean, dry and intact without signs of inflammation. Clients skin remains elastic and well hydrated. Client's rang of join motion reamins within normal limits on both affected and unaffected side."What I get from this is that the goal is a generalized idea that you are striving for, and the outcomes are more individualized "mini goals" that fall under the umbrella of the original goal. Is this correct? Since they look so simillar when written, I have trouble differentiating it.

I just took a fundamentals exam (1st one) this week. I studied for 13 hours (it was over 16 chapters), and I only got an 80! I think have trouble differentiating goals and outcomes? My book puts them under the same heading and I swear they look the same...any help is appreciated!

A private school (I'm still going). I also take out money for living expenses because I just got too stressed out working too. I know I wont get it all paid back, I just want some sort of assistance, maybe someone to atleast pay some of the govt loans or something, I guess I'll just wait and see!

Do you get offered overtime when you are a new grad?

I was told when I wanted to be a nurse that a lot of places will assist in paying off loans, is this still true? I'm going to graduate with nearly 100K in debt and this would help!