uwa2012

Well I am in my 4th semester of nursing school and I am taking adult health and maternal child. I am doing fine in maternal child, but I am really struggling in adult health. I study all the time, do NCLEX questions, etc, but it never seems to be enough. my average right now is a 73 and I have 2 more test and a 100 question final that counts 25%. We have to make a 80% to pass. I am really starting to lose confidence in myself. But I want to be a nurse!! My question, is it still possible for me to pass? My study methods are: I listen to the lectures and type everything the instructor says and their example and then I type them out and study it in outline form and I also do NCLEX questions. Notecards does not work for me. With all that being said I am in desperate need of some help!! Any confidence boosters or other study tips will be greatly appreciated! P.S. why is that I study my tale off and other people people study for 1 or 2 days and make A's on test??

Hey everyone, I am in my 4th semester of nursing school and I have dug myself into a big whole. In one of my classes I have a 71 average and we have to make an 80 to pass. I have 3 test left and a final that counts 25%. I am in need of some encouragement, because I study my tail off and I don't see any of my hard studying paying off. It just makes me mad that I study like everyday and still make bad on test, and then these people in my class study for like one day and make a good grade. I don't get it. So for all you prayer warriors out there please send up some prayers my way because I need all the help I can get.

Ok all you dosage wizards out there I need your help for a few problems!! I use the formula method. So any help would be greatly appreciated!! 1). The order is to infuse Aminophylline 1g in 1000ml od D5W at 0.7mg/kg/hr. The client weighs 95lbs. Calculate the dosage in mg/hr, mg/min, and ml/hr. 2). Cardizem 175mg in 250ml of NS to infuse at 10mg/hr. Calculate the flow rate in ml/hr. 3). Dopamine is running at 28ml/hr. The order is for Dopamine 400mg in 500ml of D5 to infuse at 4-12mcg/kg/min. The dopamine was started at 10mcg/kg/min. The patient weighs 130lbs. Is the correct rate set on the pump? 4). Dobutamine 110mcg/min is ordered. Available is dobutamine 250mg in 250ml D5W. The pump is infusing at 12ml/hr. Calculate the mg/hr, ml/hr, and is the pump rate correct?

I am in my 3rd semester of nursing school and last semester I barely made it through. I just had my first test of the semester and I missed passing it my 4points. I was sure that I only missed 4 questions. I studied the material for a week. There has be a better way of taking the nursing test and passing with flying colors. If anyone has any great ideas on how to master these test please share the information. We are now about the start studying Maternal Child. So any feed back would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, UWA 2012

Well we finally started clinical last week. I have to admit I was a bit nervous. Maybe more than a bit. We have to do head to toe assessments and I'm having a hard time remembering every little detail to look for in each system. Does anybody have any tips or helpful advice on how to remember these things? Also would you say it is best if you chart as you go or at the end of the assessment? Thanks,

Ok I may in need of some desperate help. I just had my second dosage test and as of right now I have one more chance to make 80% or higher. I studied my tail off for this test and I felt I only missed maybe 2 out of 20. Well aparently I missed more than I thought. I worked all the practice tests and I was getting all the answers right. I have no clue what I am doing wrong. And on top of the dosage test not going my way, I start clinicals next week. I am in need of some confidence because as of right now my confidence level is ZERO!!! All I do is study and I don't feel like its paying off. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Does anybody know of a good place or website where I can find a good nursing clipboard for clinicals??

Ok guys I need some help with a few dosage cal problems. 1. The M.D. orders "Drug F" 225 mg po q6h for an infant weighing 21 pounds. The pediatric handbook states the maximum daily dosage for an infant is 25-50 mg/kg/hr divided by 6h. Is the dosage ordered safe?? 2. The label on a vial of "Drug B" indicates there are 25mg per 1 ml. Calculate the number of ml a child weighing 84 pounds would receive if the adult dose is 125mg. 3. The usual adult dose of "Drug D" is 375mg/day po. Available is "Drug D" 225mg/4ml. How many ml would be safe for a child with a BSA of .9m?

Ok so in 2weeks we have a first dosage calculation critical. We have to make an 80% and we get 2 chances to pass. I was wondering if any of you have any advice or what all was on your first dosage test. I'm going to study my butt off!!!

Just wondering if there are any male NPs out there?

Are there any nursing graduates that are from the University of West Alabama?