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Please allow me to offer some suggestions (it's called helping someone which is one focus of any professional forum). An objective statement needs to include your professional "target" (tailored to the specific position you are seeking) as well as tailored to the facility you are applying to (Office, Hospital, NH, AL, HHC, etc..) as well as any specific department (OR, ICU, ER WC, etc...). Your post unfortunately does not give any definitive direction you are aiming for. If you can post what area of nursing you are applying for, perhaps I can offer some help. Always change up your objective to be specific to the position. Being a new grad is a positive thing and allows you to move in just about any direction; therefore do not be nervous about "objective statements" and "new grad" in the same statement; you already have a lot to offer!! Will be happy to help.

Thank you for your feedback; however once again you might want to re-read what I said: Post 10 I said: "I did giver her the web sites on here as well that were suggested that may help her in her search". I gave her the WEB SITES!! NOT the articles; and besides re-read again post 14 what I said: "she found the resources she needed on her own" by the time I was able to tell her about the websites suggested here, she had already found the resources she was using for her paper and almost 1/2 way through the paper being done. She is not unfamiliar with research and doing all work on her own as this will be her 2nd BS degree. I have to say I am amazed at the negative out pour regarding this topic; while I completely agree one should do their OWN work, I will never agree with not offering help when it is needed in extreme situations. Doing your own work also applies to the real world. Most of our jobs are and should be team work, but a lot of it is taking responsibility on your own. When working with patients or their families, medical staff is asked many questions that may not be familiar to them. So rather than ask a co-worker; I find it best to research it myself to make sure the correct answer is given. Do you do that? Or do you cheat and ask for help from a co-worker? Doing it yourself not only builds upon your character but the respect from your co-workers. So you see, it is NOT whether you ask for help from time to time; it is what your character and work ethic is like to begin with that is MOST important and THAT is what one will stand out for. So it is no precieved to those that know you that you are looking for a crutch ALL the time. Your "record" (so to say) speaks for itself. Again, thank you all for your feedback.

Perhaps you did not read the above posts I made: I would not DO her work for her and I said it was all worked out now; she found the resources she needed on her own (as I knew she would after the initial nervousness and stress of trying to be in more than one place at the same time). Any parent worth their salt would initally want to jump in there and help; yet also stand back and allow their kids to "work through it on their own". Which she did and I am proud of her. Again, thank you to those that "attempted" to help as well and understood the flip side as a parent.

Thank you!! I never pay attention to those that are negative or lash out, I figure it is something personal and not really meant for me. All is taken care of now, she has her computer, has accessed the college library and going to buckle down tonight in the hospital to get it done. I did giver her the web sites on here as well that were suggested that may help her in her search. Thank you to all those that were actually helpful. I understand all too well about having to do things on your own: I had 2 small kids, 3 jobs and FT college when I went back to school and not much help AT ALL from anyone; so I know when a breath of fresh air blows by to offer a bit of relief, it makes the world of difference, no matter how small or big the help is.

Thank you, I am going to take her computer up to her, I would HOPE they do have internet connection. Surprisingly enough, they do not even have a shower in his room; strange!

No, not the same person, I keep telling my daughter this is a great site I use for great information and staying in touch with the our profession. I am not doing the work for her (I have my hands full with my own stuff and a 3 yr old) LOL. She has told of her situation and was given the extra work for missing clinicals for one day. Thank you all for the feedback. Nursing school has been very important to her and she is doing very well in it; but hard to be at the bedside for your husband and "do it all" at the same time. But she is determined to get it done and it does not hurt to ask for a little "direction" to get her going on it. Bless you all!!

Long story, will not get into it all...my daughter is in nursing school and needs to write a paper on COPD. I am helping to only get articles together for her because: Her husband has been in the hospital, touch and go with a heart condition (only 35 yrs old) and she has been with him the whole time (I have my precious 3 yr old grandson!) I am going to research the articles she needs and take them to hospital so she can do the paper there. However, I am a bit lost with the instructions given by her instructor. It says to research the topic FROM Nursing Journal articles puiblished within the past 5 yrs. If anyone can guide me to several articles to print out and take to her, it would be much appreciated. Need to include descrip of disease, how it is DX (tests, studies preformed and results), meds for TX, test used to follow progress of disease, listing of Primary RN DX for a pt with COPD, discribe RN care for these pts both acute and chronic stages (teaching topics as well)...and resources used for the info on paper. If it were me, I would be doing the paper completely different, citing AMA, JAMA etc...but I am not the teacher LOL...so just trying to get some articles together to take to daughter in the hospital to work on in the middle of the night. Thanks for any help!!!

Thank you ALL for great information! I am researching each book and have told her about them to see what will help. First, she needs to calm her nerves about it )

My daughter (whom I have recommended she join this site) has all of her prerequisites except for 1 Physiology class; she already has a BS in Criminal Justice and has taken the Medical micro etc... They did give her a book of examples and guideline, but she is stressed because she does not understand the medical conversions or the abbreviation for medical terminology etc... I am a Hygienist and have been through all the medical micro and A&P classes and have been in Medical Sales for 15 years, I can help her to an extent, but was hoping for an elementary (so to speak) way to teach/help her. The dummy book is a good path to go, I will look for it as well. This seems like the cart before the horse kind of requirement on the programs part, no?

My daughter was just accepted into the nursing program, starts in January 2010. The University where she is going to attend just started a 'new" requirement exam to be totally accepted (makes no sense to me). However, she is required to take a Nurses Calculation exam "Before" beginning the program. She is stressed out because this is something she would learn "in" the program. Any suggestions would be great, help, guidance etc.... to get her going to learn this before the exam in January. Thank you!!