ARnursingstudent

I'm curious about this myself. I want to take the exam in the next few months and while I don't want to spend a ton, I wouldn't mind finding out what study materials have worked for others.

Thanks for the feedback! I can kind of get a sense of how my morning will go -- on Monday we have no idea what we will have and on Wednesday when we return, sometimes it's the same patients but sometimes not if they have been discharged.

Next week, we start going from one patient to two. I'm in my 3rd semester of a small ADN program with no medical background (e.g. I have never worked as a tech or such). And so far, I really haven't had a chance to do many skills either -- just lack of opportunity with the patients I have had. Soooo...I'm feeling a little nervous going from 1 to 2 patients next week and am looking for any advice. Here's things I'm doing to prepare: editing my clinical notes/forms (how I compile and keep up on information), going over some basic skills like injections and catheter insertion (mostly watching videos and finding little cheat sheets I can carry in my pocket to look up right before doing a skill). I won't have to do a med pass for a while, so unless my teacher happens to be around when there is a med, she will mostly be with others for 9 am med pass. Any other thoughts?

What anon said, exposure to daylight can help, even through a window. Of course, not so long they burn, etc.

Like others my program has a different scale than your usual 90/80/70 etc. In my program 93-100 is an A. 86-92 a B. And 78-85 is a C. Everything below 78 is failing!

Whew! Took two tests today after one yesterday! Passed yesterday's with an 87, just found out. Hopefully good grades today too.

Ohhh yes, we also had some topics like available student services and stress management. Busy day!

Whew! Just got back...long almost 8 hour day and it was 1.5 hours from me (main campus of a 3-campus system). Tired and head hurts but a lot of information to chew on. There was a review of critical thinking skills, legalities of nursing, medical terminology, library overview, and a big section on learning styles. Tomorrow is an equally long day which will include some more topic-oriented lectures in the morning, the possibility of registering (but no guarantee?) and an in-depth look at the course syllabi, book lists and calendar. So the nuts and bolts....

Thanks all! Getting ready to head out this morning -- will let you know how the first day goes tonight!

I have a two-day long orientation for my ASN program at a local community college. Not sure at all what to expect! Who's btdt, so far? How long was your orientation? We start class a week after orientation is done. Excited but nervous!

I used the international editions of my micro, a&p and chemistry textbooks. Same exact material, just softbound. Saved big $$'s!

I got several of my pre-req textbooks for cheap through Abebooks.com.

Bumping this -- anyone here planning to attend the DeWitt or Helena programs this fall? I am!

I've applied at DeWitt for Fall 2010! Looking forward to it!

Thought I would give this a bump. Anyone planning to go the program at DeWitt or HWH this fall?