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Sorry if I didn't get back to any of you...I don't check in here that often. Please PM me and I'll share the rest of my notes with you ?

So sorry for the huge delay in getting back to you all...I will try to reply to each of you by this weekend!

Sorry! I don't check in here often enough! Did you find what you needed?

Sorry! I forgot to empty it! It's ready now :-)

I emailed you! Sorry for the delay :-)

I have a bunch of other study guides as well…the files are big though. PM me and I'll get them to you :-)

So sorry...I don't check in here much. However, I am trying now to email those of you who've asked for me to send you notes lately. Hope it helps!

The cherokee cheapo brand our hospital buys for us did the same thing to me! Have you tried Koi brand? They're 100% cotton (or close to it) and super comfy. Body Glide is a good idea, too!

I did something kind of silly, but it really worked for me...I made up little stories about the psych drugs so that I could keep all of the side effects straight. For instance, here's what I wrote for Tricyclic Antiosychotics: Traditional Antipsychotics Bob was a single guy who could not control his muscle-building obsession. He really wanted a girlfriend, so he decided to try some other hobbies in hopes of meeting someone with skin problems just like his. His dream girl wasn’t the typical type. He liked them big and he liked them diabetic! So, he went to a few speed-dating meetings, but they only made him restless, even when they played shuffle board. His favorite activities were poker (he has a great poker face), and limbo (his stooped posture made him a natural). After weeks of speed-dating, he finally met a girl at the Tardive, a dive bar near his house. The sad part of this tale is that she had neuroleptic malignant syndrome and died on their wedding night. Bob eventually wrote a screen play about the romance and is now back to contracting his muscles. Yes, totally silly...but it worked! I have others, and can email them if you want :-) Good luck with pharm...it's a tough one!

Our first Med/Surg class relied heavily on case studies....some of the notes I have are based off these case studies and may reference a fictitious patient (lab values and PMH). In some cases, I have the case study/patient history included with the notes, other times I don't. Even when it's not there, I think there's still a ton of helpful information in there. Hope that helps! I also should let you know that you will see the acronym LATTE used in some of the case studies...this is a devise I came up with to organize my thinking. L = what will the patient LOOK like (how do they present?) A = what ASSESSMENTS will you perform? T = what TESTs (labs, diagnostics, etc) will you anticipate the doc ordering, and how will you prep pt for those tests? T = what TREATMENTS will you provide? E = how will you EDUCATE the patient? Hope that helps...and be warned if you are printing these...the FINAL CASE STUDIES is 80 pages long ;-) Asthma.pdf Cellulitis.pdf Cholecystitis.pdf Cytoprostatectomy Case Study.pdf Final Cases 5_1_09.pdf

Ok, here are a few to get started...these are for Med/Surg I. Looks like the IV Therapy notes are from a meeting with one of my professors during office hours...so it's random little tidbits of info...everything else is from a lecture. Somehow the first cardiovascular lecture notes got imbedded in the text...weird. The rest are as attachments. More to come. CV2.pdf Immunity.pdf IV Therapy.pdf Neurology.pdf

It looks like I just need to pay for a premium membership...so I'll do that now and see if I can get something up. I know some of the files are too big...but can possibly email those. PM me your email address if you want the bigger files. Hang tight!

I think if I buy a premium membership I will be able to post my notes. Waiting to hear back from the help desk. Sorry for the delay!

A few years ago I posted my A&P notes and they seemed to help a lot of people who were struggling with that beast of a class. I also have my Med/Surg I and II notes typed up and will try to post the smaller files here. Please forgive typos...sometimes I type fast and "the" becomes "teh" more often than not! Hmmm...I am having trouble getting files to upload....it says they're too big. I will see if I can make them smaller...in the meantime, feel free to message me and I can send them to you or let you know when they are posted.

I have a good number of my Med/Surg I notes typed up...almost all of my Med/Surg II notes. If you thought my A&P notes were great ...wait till you see these! I will try to post a few...hopefully they are not too big! I love mentoring nursing students...feel free to email me with specific questions :-)