OCD_Mom

If you work in the field already and feel you have terminology down I wouldn't worry about it. Many of my classmates did not work in the field or were big science people and struggled in Blocks 2 and 3. I have a son with chronic illnesses so I was in...

I definitely would finish all co-reqs and I would also consider taking a terminology course (a 1 credit used to be required.)

I took 202 @ RIO YEARS ago. I just graduated from Nursing school last month. Good luck!

So we are finishing up Block 1 and our program has us take the HESI as part of our Final Exams each semester they said that the HESI is actually a good marker for N-Clex success, does anyone have an opinion or experience here? Just curious on how oth...

I am almost done with Block 2 and totally agree about NCLEX practice questions and doing the reading assignments...if you prepare for lecture you will quickly decipher the answers for nearly every question. I use Saunders and Prentice Hall NCLEX book...

I received a B in all. All I can say that I busted my butt and shed lots and lots of tears trying to get through. I also dropped A&P 2 once because the instructor was so awful and nearly dropped Micro but fought my way through it. If you are goin...

I took both at Rio Salado and it was a lot of work. Most of my "lectures was the instructor basically retyping the text on the screen and giving you a list of websites to review (many links never worked.) Micro was probably the worst, my instructor w...

cscanlon: skim through the posts around pages 30ish there is a list of the interview questions which consist of the Banner Health mission statement broken down. You then need to explain how in your life professional or personal have exemplified those...

for Block 1 reading & notes from Pre-clinical...everything is fair game. Once you get to Theory and Pharm majority is from lecture HOWEVER there are questions from the reading only. Remember never read more into a question what you are given is w...

So how was your first week? I am sure you are knee deep in reading, watching videos....and all the rest of the preclinical "fun" I experienced in October. Keep up on your reading and studying and start working on study groups...I still haven't found...

I go to gateway now and saw that some of the info sessions are being canceled. Your best bet is to check the website and call the info number (or contact GatewayCC) to get a current schedule.

Now I have several: Bathing/hygiene Self Care deficit r/t (her diagnosis or symptoms) Dressing/grooming self-care deficit Feeding self care deficit Toileting self care deficit Think of maintaining skin integrity, dignity, maintaining & improving ...

Your welcome at least someone can benefit from my personal hell I experienced a few years ago. j/k I love my children and I probably wouldn't be where I am today had I not had these experiences, right?! Good luck!

Fatigue is also a NANDA for Renal Failure and I personally know from my son's past condition that he slept like a log. A low Hgb and Hct will also cause greater fatigue and remember even though her RBC are sat at 95% does not mean that O2 is adequate...

In my NANDA book (8th Edition Nursing Diagnosis Handbook by Ackley & Ladwig ppg 180-187) Breastfeeding is covered. Ineffective Breastfeeding: r/t infant receiving supplemental feedings with artificial nipple or knowledge deficit OR Interrupted Br...

albinotoad: I don't know if it helps at all but I have heard from my current instructors that jobs are SLOWLY opening up. As difficult as it is HANG in there. You may want to check with the VA here in Phoenix. If you, a spouse or close family member ...

Do you already have an BS or higher in something else? If so skip the BSN and get your Associates and then your Masters. I am also in the Banner program for students with an BA or BS so when I graduate I will be a B.S. R.N. I then plan to take the GR...

I'm not sure how they are going to do that. I would got to the Banner Website or talk with a nursing advisor at Gateway CC to see if they have the rest of the answers. I do know that they canceled some of the Banner orientation meetings that are held...

Basically Banner is scaling down the program with fewer and smaller cohorts to equal the number of jobs opening up. I believe there will only be 1 group of 30 at a time with the program with most centered at Gateway. That is how our instructor/adviso...

Is it really DT or is it withdrawl? Ok with those 3 symptoms what would you do to provide care and comfort to your patient? What could happen, you need to be prepared if they develop more symptoms. I would just break it down as simply as possible and...

http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/withdrawal/a/aa000125a.htm about 1/2 way down describes DTs I would take the symptoms your patient is experiencing from this part of withdrawl and write a NANDA for complications like seizures, hallucinations, and even ...

I dressed fairly casual. You will be sitting the entire time meeting with instructors, advisor others from Banner. Definitely don't go looking like a slob but comfortable enough to sit in a hard chair at a desk all day! Be prepared for your drug tes...

Most of my classmates find it difficult to work full time and get all of the reading and studying done but there are a few who do both and do it VERY WELL!!! I think a lot of it comes to serious time management and how good you are at reading tons qu...

You can also purchase many of these study guides on ebay. Just type in the title and search around. I know when I took the NET a few years ago I bought my study guide on ebay for $10 and then sold it on ebay for $20. Good luck!

So we have a classmate in our group that may or may not be in the best mental state to be in nursing school. He is chronically late, disappears during class for long periods of time and when assigned to group projects and team building activities doe...