RN_N_05

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1. Ob Hesi

   RN_N_05 replied to AmyB's topic in General Students

   I have to take and OB and a Peds Hesi, but not until the end of the semester. Are they just basically like nursing exams (NCLEX type questions)? It makes me kind of nervous since it counts for part of our grade in class. Thanks. Oh, AmyB - sorry, ...

2. scrub waists

   RN_N_05 replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

   Sometimes I wish I had that problem, but mine is the opposite! I have trouble finding pants that go up high enough. I hate the feeling that I'm going to look like the plumber (I know,a stereotype, but you know what I'm getting at) everytime I bend ...

3. nursing assessment forms

   RN_N_05 replied to bemory's topic in General Nursing

   I would ask the supervisor/director/charge nurse if I could make copies of the forms they use when the computers are down. Or you could just take the time some day and write down the areas you need to assess and chart on and type that up and take it...

4. Our nursing class grading scale is WAY easy...

   RN_N_05 replied to klone's topic in General Students

   Mine is the traditional 10 point scale. 90-100 = A 80-89 = B 70-79 = C Anything below a C is failing. But we do round up. So a 69.5 is passing.

5. grading scales

   RN_N_05 replied to nontrad1964's topic in General Students

   I guess I should feel pretty lucky. We have the traditional 10 point scale. Anything below a 70% is a D, which is failing. They are talking about changing it though, so who knows what it will be later.

6. grading scales

   RN_N_05 replied to nontrad1964's topic in General Students

   I guess I should feel pretty lucky. We have the traditional 10 point scale. Anything below a 70% is a D, which is failing. They are talking about changing it though, so who knows what it will be later.

7. I Just Cant Get This Critical Thinking Down!

   RN_N_05 replied to Born2BAnurse's topic in General Students

   I get very nervous taking tests. I just have to tell myself to remember to breathe, and to take my time. I have found that the critical thinking thing just takes time to develop. One thing I was told to do (and you may already do it), is to read t...

8. How Do You Know When Classmates are Taking Advantage? (Long)

   RN_N_05 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

   I'm also someone who tapes lectures. I tend to miss stuff in class while other people are talking, or while I'm writing things down. I have no poblems helping people, but when it gets to be an everyday occurence, that's another story. The couple t...

9. Question about Rebound Tenderness

   RN_N_05 replied to colleen10's topic in General Students

   We just finished up a unit on GI disorders and we were taught to palpate at McBurney's point in the right lower quadrant. That's also how we were taught in assessment. :uhoh21: Kinda scares me if we've been taught the wrong way.

10. Is anyone actually happy with their program?

    RN_N_05 replied to mitchsmom's topic in General Students

    I'd have to say that with the week I've had, about a 1/10. Otherwise, about a 4/10. Of course there are some things that aren't so bad, but overall, it sucks. Over the past year, I've probably said 20 times that if I hadn't already put in so much ...

11. Is anyone actually happy with their program?

    RN_N_05 replied to mitchsmom's topic in General Students

    I'd have to say that with the week I've had, about a 1/10. Otherwise, about a 4/10. Of course there are some things that aren't so bad, but overall, it sucks. Over the past year, I've probably said 20 times that if I hadn't already put in so much ...

12. Do you have a student nurses association...

    RN_N_05 replied to jenrninmi's topic in General Students

    We have a SNA at our school. I paid my $15 last semester and have been to one meeting. All of the officers are from the same semester, so they schedule meeting times when it is convenient for them. As it turns out, the majority of the people have ...

13. How bad will it really be?

    RN_N_05 replied to rebeccalizzie's topic in General Students

    At my school they tell us 2-3 hours per course credit hour. Since most courses are 3 credit hours and generally 5 classes that means about 30 hours of studying per week. Of course for med-surg we are supposed to study 5 hours per credit (15 hours p...

14. How bad will it really be?

    RN_N_05 replied to rebeccalizzie's topic in General Students

    I agree, I think time management is key. There is no doubt that nursing school is tough. I'm in a BSN program, so the first 1 1/2 wasn't too bad (mainly pre-reqs). The toughtest was micro and A&P. Now that I'm in my second semester of "actual...

15. Can someone please explain a grade curve??

    RN_N_05 replied to FutureNurse2005's topic in General Students

    At my school, they use item analysis to see if the majority of the class missed a particular question. If they did, the question is usually thrown out (everyone gets the points, so its extra if you got it right). Their reasoning for this is that if...