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yes it does make sense. An ADN degree is only supposed to take you 2 years. When I applied, I didn't get the full amount because of the restrictions of the degree and time limit. If I were you, I would go to a BSN school.

Hello, this was my problem too. In our school, 1st year was kind of a review on the systems with nursing added to it. This year it was all nursing. My advice to you is do the NCLEX questions because you need to know your priority interventions. Usually that is what the questions ask (in my school anyway) and they have lots of teaching in our tests too. So basically you have to know the stuff AND what you are going to do about it.I study more on nursing interventions than the actual patho of a disease. Our teacher told us that we are not the doctors, so that made me stress less about the patho part and more on the nursing. And so far I have been successful. Hope this helps.

I don't think you have to study the book like a regular nursing book, but you do need to have practice questions. The Lippencott NCLEX book is mostly questions, and yes the Saunders book does go into details. If I were you I would look at in now before tests, but really study the questions and rationales the second year. But they are right study it now too. But really this first year, you need to get the basics down and get your routine in order before you add more on top of it. During your summer, review skills and stuff and NCLEX questions.

Hey, a lot of these people are sounding really mean right now, so I am going to save all that that has already been said. What I think you should do is some soul searching and find out what makes you, you. I think that you should take a few steps back and find out what you really want to do. When you get into Nursing school there will be many times that you are going to feel that you want to quit, and if you feel that way already, then that tells me that you need to re-evaluate your situation.

I can relate totally to you. I feel the same way, except that I want to move back to my home state after I get done. I know that you do have to start somewhere, but the good thing is, there is a shortage of nurses and eventually you will get there. And about getting tired of it, the good thing is, you have something in your pocket to bank on. If in case you don't want to be a nurse, then at least you will have a great job in the mean time. During the summer, you should try to get on with a peds doctor that will open doors for you. I would even work for free just to get the experience. And when you do your peds rotation, get to know some of the doctors. Yes, it is going to get harder, but you will eventually get through it. And there isn't a person one that at times felt this way.

There is a book called demensional analysis for medications and it breaks it all down and it is WONDERFUL!! you should really invest in it. We had to teach ourselves from this book. It helps you set up the equations. All from the beginning. If you want you can email me and I will show you in detail how to set up the equations. Hope this helps

Hello, I am going into 4th semester and have figured out a thing or two about clinicals. You have to be prepared. You cannot tell your instructor you don't know something, or hold on, the other nurse has the book. Because of this, I take my drug book, care plan book, lab book and my health assessment packets. I carry a small notebook that fits in my pocket, a stethoscope, a pen light, 3 alcohol wipes, 3- 2X2 gauze pads, a roll of medical tape, bandage scissors, and a clipboard. I know it seems like a lot, but you can keep your bag in the locker room. I don't know how your clinicals go, but we can get on the floor 30 minutes before the shift starts and look for new orders and new labs and look at the new notes. But our school is very hard and they prepare us for everything.

Well, I am very excited because it is my last semester. However, it is the busiest one! I have Mental Health, Med Surg, Professional Transitions, a mental health clinical, a med surg clinical, and finally a 12 hour preceptorship thing going on. So yes I will be very busy, but sooo glad it will be my last one!

Hello, I have finished 3rd semester nursing and am going into 4th semester. I don't know how I am going to pass. 3rd Semester took all my time and this coming up semester has 2 more clinicals involved. I have 3 lectures and 3 clinicals and I don't see how anyone can pass. If anyone has advice or has been through 4th, please let me know how you all did it because it seems like so much to cram in 16 weeks! Thanks for your time