Jonathank

Your approach sounds balanced. So far in my ADN training, nutrition and exercise seem to be getting glossed over in favor of meds. Alternative therapies and wholistic approaches get mentioned in passing, then every possible drug or surgical intervention gets dwelled on. Good luck with your goals.

Stuff happens. The world won't end. Besides: once the first person bumps it, it kind of becomes new again.

No way, no how. Not on a train, not in the rain. Not in a box, not with a fox. Not on a boat, not with a goat.

When I see this thread title, I keep getting images of a cat being breast fed or a dog with a stethoscope and penlight. Count me as one more who values the companionship and stress relief that my dog provides me.

Right now, I'd prefer to watch- unless I'm in a situation where I was the only person there who could save someone. At least one of my instructors has said to use the method you're trained in, and I wouldn't want to have to stop giving compressions to give breaths. After I renew my CPR in the next few months, and get certified with the new compression-only technique, I'll probably be eager to try it for real.

I can see both sides of this one. It's cultural and traditional, but you're cutting nerve endings in a place where the kid will want them later in life.

I didn't see any put downs. The advice to relax was relevant to the tone of your OP. And it also apparently still is, given the tone of the above words. You'll probably watch a video and be given a booklet. You might feel for pulses on real people, but that's about it. You'll demonstrate 1 and 2 person rescue scenarios (that you've just been taught) on dummies. Then you'll take a short multiple choice quiz. That's it.

You don't have an NDX book? There are several "risk for" NDX's- including at least 2 specifically nutrition-related ones. Your program is probably just discouraging you from using "risk for" NDX's to keep you more focused on the short term. An MDX or condition is NOT an NDX. The general format for an NDX goes like this: 1. (NDX) 2a. related to (etiology or cause) and/or 2b. secondary to (MDX) 3. as evidenced by (prominent sign or symptom). Note: "Risk for" NDX's don't have the as evidenced by. You put it together like this: NDX r/t etiology aeb sign or symptom. Hope this helps.

Those lectures got me through A&P I, when I had a professor whose lectures were unlistenable. I had a great professor for A&P II, so the Cal lectures were just gravy then... Dr. Diamond is so thorough giving it to you old school style, she got a lot of concepts into my skull that might not have gotten into there otherwise.

As someone already suggested, sign up for more books on evolve. Also, you can often find questions by searching "(name of topic) nclex questions" or "(name of topic) practice quiz".

I feel you. I abhor our ADN program's fundamentals/med-surg/catch-all/kitchen sink "concept-based" textbook. The fluffy, undescriptive, pompous passive voice writing is just too hard to take sometimes. Not to mention, it's full of errors. I avoid reading it until I've read enough other sources that I feel I've grasped the material and can spot the inevitable errors.

It sounds like you're already working on what you want to work on. Don't be so hard on yourself. English as a SL is hard because of the strange mixture of Latin, Germanic and Norse influences, and all the irregularities. I wouldn't even dare to try to learn Chinese, so I have to admire your spirit.

Volume is volume. Unless you're leaving out info, the only volume I see is 500 mL.

It's group dynamics. Each response gets influenced by the ones before it. One starts it, a couple of others conform, and then the others start piling on. The attitude of the professor is indeed the key to knowing if appealing questions has a chance to succeed. Some will be impressed that you're prepared and give you a chance. Some are too proud to admit they selected or wrote any vague/erroneous/unfair/unclear/off-topic questions.

I guess the general advice is keep your chin up. Your determination comes thru in your post. You've already worked on your test taking skills. See if you can appeal to get another chance at your check off. My check off strategy is to wait until last and keep questioning everyone coming out about how they messed up or saw anyone mess up. If the instructors aren't really trying to catch anybody off guard, people will tell you. If the instructors are trying to catch people mess up certain steps, you'll hear about it and know what you need to be careful about. If you can't get back into your program, you might consider working as a CNA until you can get in to another program Good luck either way.