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I have read few maternity books, Nclex study guides, and posts on this site regarding GTPAL for pregnancies. I'm reading different things and I am very confused. My nclex is coming up soon and I am just so scared. Example: Sara is pregnant at 30 weeks right now. She has 1 son born at term, 2 twin daughters born at 34 weeks, 1 elective abortion at 22 weeks. Gravida= 4 (current pregnancy, term son, twin birth which counts as 1, and the abortion) Para= 3 (term son, twin birth which counts as 1, abortion since it's beyond viability of 22 weeks even though it was elective) Term=1 Preterm= 1 (twins birth count as 1) Abortion= 1 Living= 3 Is this correct? For GTPAL, we count the number of pregnancies and not the number of fetuses? I am confused about abortions as well because according to Saunders, it says abortions are included in gravida if before 20 weeks, included in parity if after 20 weeks. So for example, should the gravida NOT INCLUDE the abortion since it's past viability??

can you tell me what you studied? how you studied??

any advice???

do you have the hurst review audio? (Solicitation removed per site ToS. Buy/sell/trade is NOT permitted per site terms of service)

did it help in you passing?

can i ask how many times you failed? i failed 3 times already and i just need advice

how did you study? like your exact studying plan?

I graduated with an ADN in December 2012. I have taken the Nclex 3 times. For my state, afte 3 tries, I need to take a remediation course before I can apply again. I am so depressed. It's almost a year since I graduated. All my classmates passed and are working. I just found out I failed the 3rd time a few days ago. I can't sleep at night. I'll constantly wake up during the night if I do sleep and can't fall asleep. I lost my appetite. I work as a nursing assistant and the nurses and other assistants know that I graduated in December. I feel so embarrassed. For those of you who passed on the 4th time, can you please send me helpful hints or advice? Please.....

I graduated with an ADN in Dec 2012. All the hospitals require a BSN now. I plan on getting my BSN. However, I failed nclex 3 times already. It's almost august, 8 months post graduation. All my classmates passed and are working. I work in a hospital as a nursing assistant. I didn't tell my manager that I failed the nclex 3 times. I heard in my hospital if you're already an employee and you have your ADN, they will hire you if you show guarantee that you will get your BSN. However, when I go for interviews at different floors, wouldn't they ask me why it took me so long to get an interview? As in, why it took so long after graduation??

I'm have about 2 more semesters left of my ADN. I've always been shy and quiet and it's hard for me to have a conversation with new people. With patients at clinicals, I try my best to talk to them and it's different talking 1:1 than in big groups. I also have low self-esteem and get extreme anxiety. I have not seen a therapist since I can't afford the sessions. Every time it's time for clinicals, I get sweaty and extremely nervous. all the other students do not have a single problem verbalizing or asking questions especially during post-conference when we share about our patients. I get all choked up, sweating, and make no sense when I talk. I saw few of my classmates giggling after I speak. It's like I don't know what is wrong with the patient, what I should look for, panic about having to hand in a nurse's note at the end of the clinical day, etc. i don't know what to do..

I had a question regarding the night shift 11pm-7:30am for PCT/NA. I think most patients will be sleeping during that time so what do the PCT/NA do during the night shift? at a hospital, not ltc

I still get nervous when I walk into a patient's room, but that level of nervousness went down from day 1 of my first clinical.

i end clinicals in 2 days with the professor that told me i would never be a nurse because i am so shy and quiet. i heard she asks at the end of the clinical to go around to say what we learned or how our clinical was. i'm dreading on what to say because of that comment she made to me. what do i say when we go around?

I am a nursing student and wanted to get feedback from nurses. I've always been shy and quiet, but once I'm comfortable I will open up. I'm better talking to a person when it's 1 to 1. I am almost finished my with 3rd clinical. I have 4 more clinicals left. The clinical instructor I have right now told me I would never be a good nurse because I am so shy and quiet. She tells me I will pass for her clinical since we only have 3 more days left, but she said she doesn't think I will make it out there. I told her it is true that I am quiet, but I always talk to the patients I have and I am more attentive because I do listen more. I told her I believe otherwise, but she didn't agree with me. Other instructors have told me I would be a great nurse and I'm doing great in my courses, getting a B+ or better while working full-time. I was unable to sleep at night after coming home yesterday about what she said. I'm doubting myself now and I don't know what to do..