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It's always a good idea to go over med. term. but i wouldn't spend too much time on it. I know in our program there are people who are struggling over dosage calc. Some schools require a class for it some don't. So it's a good idea to have the upper hand on that as well. I bought my books early online and just started reading. If you can't or don't want to do that then i would get some straight A's for fundamentals, or which ever classes you'll be taking and start reading through thoes. They will give you the basics of what you'll be going over. Some advice that everyone gave me........Relax and enjoy your time away from school. I couldn't do it but I wish I would have because now......no time for anything. I feel guilty for spending 15 min with my hunny, while eating, when i have an exam comming up. It gets stressful, so it's nice to have some time off. Use it to visit friends, family, garden, what ever you like to do....now is the time to do it.

I make index cards for almost every exam i take. I write any and all information that I think that they want us to know on them. My catch is that I never look at them again. For me, the act of just organizing the information onto the cards helps. Another think that you have to think of is if you will have the time. It can easily take 5 hours to do a set of cards for one exam. If we have a week or so befor the exam ill take the time to make them. If we only have a few days.....its a waste of time for me, ill benifit more from just going through the book. I do know some of the girls in class make the cards with all the information and then only use thoes to study instead of haveing to lug their books around. And also when they are at a kids practice or at the laundry mat they just take the cards with them and study. I hope this helps....

I agree with you it is overrated.....thats why I think its so childish...I've always been able to tell people how I feel and whats on my mind....and this I don't think should be a big deal....(but shell make it one)...I agree with how u say to go about it....because it really was never finalized.

Of course we care....shes a person who weve had many of classes, lunches, study groups with. She is a good friend....its just getting so bad. We don't want to hurt her feelings but we can't stay with her if we want to keep our heads strait. The sad thing is that we should be able to tell her....if she was that good of a friend right but she makes it so hard....

Well, I have taken both. Medical terminology will probably help but most the words you learn as you go anyways. I LOVED phlebotomy! (Wierd I know) but it was a great class and I ended up working as a phlebotomist for a while. I say.........do both!

So, me and a friend had plans to rent a vacation home with a classmate to stay in during our week long clinicals in april....well this classmate has lost her mind. She has started to just go off on us for no reason. She's a friend but we don't even feel like we can talk to her about it.. we just don't want to have to be dealing with her attitude while we are trying to work on care plans and such.....how would u break it to her that we don't want to split the house with her.( were thinkin no matter how we put it shes gonna be mad.) Anything is better than what we have thought of so far... and yea it sounds kinda childish but it is what it is.... Thanks

I am wondering if anyone can help we with this delima. I am in an ADN program in NM and I plan to go on and get my NP. My school only goes to BSN so what Im wondering if you guys think it would be best to get my BSN and then my MSN or which ever online or dust to a RN-MSN. I not sure yet which way I would like to go as far as NP, administrator, DNP, instructor....yet but any info would help. I know before I can move forward I need to decide but after that what would you recomend?

I had a hard time finding time as well. When I didn't have much going on I did the listen to the lecture on the treadmill thing. but the best thing that I could do for myself was just watching what I eat. I keep healthy snacks with me at all times. There in my bag, in my truck, in my purse. Some think its excessive but for me its eaiser than stopping at the bookstore and getitng some chips, or burgers. Weightwatchers is also another good idea. I started almost a year ago, and I have lost(and kept off) 37 lbs. I wasn't extremly over weight but I had gained in the couple of years since I had stopped working for school. They have an online version with a free one week trial right now.The reg price isn't too bad (cheeper than most gyms)( but I reccomend going to the meetings). (Just an idea) Its super easy and they recomend working out but for me I did it all without working out. And you eat whatever you want.....they have points for mcdonalds,candy bars, ice cream, everything. I think its a super easy way to loose thoes extra lbs and because you eat normal food its confidential.

I'm glad that you realize the organization is a key factor. I am starting my second semester in January and finished my first with B's(not the A's I hoped for, but still ok) The first thing you need to do is make a space in your home, whether it be a room or a spot on a counter, where you keep all your school things. You walk in the house and put your school stuff there. I had to go and buy a new book case for my study room for all my nursing books but thats not always needed. Then What I did was went and got a HUGE binder for each class. Our classes have units with a few chapers in each unit, I put dividers(about 25-30 for each) and divided each syllabus up that way. I make sure to put all of my stuff in the binders in class. I keep a hole punch in my bag for hand outs and such. If I don't put it away....I WILL loose it. Also instead of one of thoes little bags for my pens, I got a school box (like the kids use) its much easier and it fits alot more. I am interested to see what others do as well.

We have a dosage calc test that we have to pass with a 100% but its not until october. I think that I will go through my book and get a feel for the set ups though.

We have a dosage calc test that we have to pass with a 100% but its not until october. But thanks...I can def. look through my books and get a feel for the set up.

ok so......i've recieved my acceptance letter, we can pick up our books next week....orientation the following week.....so whats next? what did you do with your books when you recieved them.....is there anything else that i can do?

I have this problem as well. There are a few who have questions about everything!! I just wish that I didn't feel like there was so mush that I am missing out on because someone inturrups every chance they get. Is there some way to be nice about it......I know there are plenty of ways to be rude. But I think that I would be alittle embarrased if I didn't realize that my questions were affecting other students and someone pointed it out in the middle of class. Can anyone help? Is there a way to be nice?

Well, there is not a text book for the class. It's a nursing prep class. I don't even know what a CINAHL search is but I will def. do that. I'm at a community college so there is not a Health Sciences library. I do have a fundamentals book that a friend gave me...but nothing. Thank you for all of your help. I did find a site this evening that gave me alot of information.

I have been to the library at my university and I did get a little information there. There really wasn't alot though, about a paragraph in 3 diffrent books. They all basically said the same information. I have plans to go to the public library in the morning. I figured if anything I can find a book that she has written. Hopefully, I can get some information there. Thank you for your help!

Thank you so much this helps me alot. That is already more information than I have found online.

I am currently writing a paper on Faye Abdellah. I have been looking for information on her and how to write a nursing theory and keep comming up dry. I have only been able to find very minimal information on her. (3 or 4 sites) My report has to include a brief history,how she entered the field, and growth proscess. I would like to include more though. (that seems really basic) I also have to do a second section and write my own theory of what nursing should be. (my role and the patients role). I googled how to write a nursing theory and all It came up with was how to buy a nursing theory paper? I def. don't want to do that. Does anyone know of any sites or anything that I can look at for information on Faye Abdellah and can anyone help with tips on how to go about writing my theory??

Accumaltive....we will have 4 exams through out the semester I believe, and then a final over it all.

Study cards are a great idea. I used them in Micro but I really hadn't thought to much about them for nursing. How do you keep them organized. I think that I would have so many.....It might be hard to stay organized with them all.

Thanks!!! I hadn't thought about a seperate notebook......

I'm not a nurse yet but this has been bothering me for a while now. How do you decide what area of work you want to go into. I am so intereste in so many diffrent fields of nursing that I can't decide. First I wanted to work in OB/peds. Then I was told that every nurse should work 1 year of Med/Surg which does make sence. Then I would also like to work in ER or ICU for the more intense work. How do you decide?? Can I do more than one, can you work a couple days a week in one and a few in the other? I know all hospitals are probably diffrent but any general advice? I'm sure once I do my clinicals I will have more of an Idea of what I want to do but I really don't think that I want to be stuck to just one......Ugh!

I agree! I have done some CNA work and I have also worked as a phlebotomist. Working as a CNA you get more 1 on 1 time with the pt. It there is more care involved. In phlebotomy (while it was alot of fun) you just go in get your stick and leave. Theres really no time with the pt. I'm not a nurse but I would def. think that being a CNA would help more with your pt. skills. CNA work I think is alot harder due to all the diffrent things that you are responsible for getting done, and all the pts that you have, but I really think that it is well worth the experience. It really takes a special person to do what thoes people do everyday.:heartbeat

I have had alot of TB tests done for various classes and employers. They don't usually hurt. The needle is inserted at an angle right below the skin, all of mine were on my forearm. It just feels like a small......not even a poke really......it's not bad at all. The fluid makes a small bumb about the size of a mosquito bite. Then I would say with in an hour or two the bump is gone.

Thanks, these are some good ideas.

Thanks, I had a meeting with some nurseing students that started last year and they told me that if I don't retain what I read easily that it is going to be alot harder and more time consuming for me.(I'm thinking Great!, This should be fun then!) I will def. try that! Thanks!