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Amen! With Medsurg II (2 books), Psych (3 books), Gerontology (1 book), and Research (1 book), keeping up is virtually impossible! Perhaps I'll give your suggestion a try- skim and focus on the key points... and of course the PPT's are always a good place to focus. Thanks!

It's not as much about cutting corners as it is about getting everything done that needs to get done while still maintaining sanity. I would LOVE to have the time to read everything, but I literally don't. I'm with you- doing all the assigned reading would, I'm sure, prepare you very well for the NCLEX... I just wish I could! Thanks!

You must be a faster reader than me :chuckle

I'm in my third semester, and what you are doing sounds like a great plan. That is basically what I have been doing (and focusing heavily on lecure notes), but this semester seems to be heavier on the reading, so I hope I'm not doomed! Good luck to you in your program. Advice I got was to focus on the now, because there's no time to work ahead... that's been pretty true. Thanks!

Good ideas. Thanks. It's good to know I'm not alone. I'm actually in my third semester, and that is what I've been doing so far, it just seems like this semester is a bit heavier on the reading. I had been sticking mostly with the lecture notes. We'll see... Thanks again! Good luck to you!

Yes and no. Traditional students (at least at my school) don't attend classes in summer. In the fall, our schedules were pretty similar to the traditional students'. This semester, our schedule is a bit tougher.

Has anyone out there ever completed all the reading required of you during nursing school? I'm in an accelerated program, and with 19 credit hours, multiple clinical rotations, papers, care plans, projects, and oh yeah, a life, it seems utterly impossible to keep up with reading. Yet it seems as though the professors think we have 48 hours in a day and no classes other than theirs! Just wondering...

If I should end up with a primary nurse during a clinical rotation that has no interest in helping students (or is having a bad day, or is just an unfriendly nurse), what should I do? I haven't experienced this yet, but I have heard of others who have had this happen to them. Obviously we, as nursing students, need and want to learn and that is why we do clinicals, but that becomes more difficult if the person who is teaching us doesn't want to help. Just wondering if anyone has experienced this and how they handled it. Or, if you are one of those primary nurses who isn't wild about having students, what can I do to earn your trust and respect so that I can learn and have a productive clinical experience? Thanks!

Thanks Daytonite for lots of great info... I will peruse and hopefully improve my "careplanning" for the fall!

Does anyone know of any websites or books out there that offer sample patient charts that would allow for one to complete a practice care plan? I know, it sounds masochistic, but I have some time off from the accelerated BSN program I'm in, and the fall will be heavy on clinicals and care plans, so if I can practice some more, that would be great. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!