dayanara

I'm a big procrastinator too. When I started nursing school that changed! You will not be able to do care plans, case studies, papers, practice for validations and study for quizzes and tests in a day. I recommend you do assignments as soon as you ca...

*finding out about appeals processes*

First of all, what does that mean? The reason she got put on clinical probation is because she asked the instructor during a meeting about how she could make up for an incomplete care plan. The instructor snapped saying that she couldn't talked about...

Thank u Esme! Yes my friend still doesn't understand why the instructor reacted the way she did. Apparently she was having a bad week. I'll tell her about

Thank you fireman! Yeah she already spoke to the program director but the issue is still inconclusive :-(

Same here! I don't even know what I'm doing! But skills will get better with practice:-)

I bought the Nurse's pocket guide to help me with care plans during clinicals. It costs $40 but it has helped me tremendously.

A week before my foley validation I was doing my ob rotation and the nurse asked me if I wanted to watch her insert a Foley. Of course i said yes! And I asked her if it was really that difficult. She told me: they always make it look harder at school...

Thank you very much eva123!!!

I always get mixed up with the onset and peak of the insulins and cannot see the bigger picture regarding oral meds. Any suggestions on how to learn these better? Thanks:-)

I did Esme! Thanks. Great info:-) Thank you Floridatrail! That's a good one! I'll try it for sure.

Thank you Esme! Very helpful chart. Some sources say long-acting has no peak, and others like this one say it does...I'm just gonna go with what the book says:-)

Yeah Lantus is the easiest:-) I believe NPH is intermediate acting:-) I don't have a problem knowing the rapid, short, intermediate and long. It's just the onset and peak that troubles me cuz I find different times on different sources. Thank you bo...

I have to memorize a lot of diabetes meds. Any stydy tips anyone? Thanks!

Thank u everyone! :-)

It all depends on your learning style. I learn better by listening to lectures. Other people find flash cards helpful. Another great way is to do lots of practice questions on the topics that are going to be tested. Quizlet is a great tool. Good luck...

Yes Emily Nclex books have lots of questions very similar to those you will encounter on exams! I recommend you get one ASAP! :-)

Go to quizlet, search for the topics, go through the flashcards and then google questions and answers on those topics. I don't even bother reading the entire chapters anymore. The best thing that works for me is doing questions on a Nclex book, Saund...

No prob! You can do this!

The best way to study for those topics is to go online and search for exam questions related to those topics. For example you an search Asepsis test on Quizlet.com and you can get questions and answers about standard precautions, transmission based, ...

From a nursing student that has taken the class, my advice to you is to read the questions twice until you understand what they are really asking you. Underline the important words such as first, most, initial, only, etc...then look at the answers an...

Hi! What works for me is to read the chapters assigned over and over until I understand everything and things make sense. Use the study guides that come with your textbooks. They were very helpful as they focus on the objectives from each chapter. Go...

I'm taking my first med surg class as well, and some second semester students told me it is intense. I'm reading ahead, so it doesn't take me by surprise. ProfRN those are great tips! Thanks for sharing:-)

I'm reading ahead for my maternal/child class for next semester. During first semester I had to read the chapters twice for the info to stick on my mind. But that's just me:-)...you can read a chapter a day while your kids are sleeping or playing. iM...

Nurses pocket guides(39.99) will help you a lot with care plans. Micromedex is a must for meds! Good luck!