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Talking to the dean is basically asking him or her to go against the teacher to which there is no avail. If you're not the only one failing to this extent then I would agree something is definitely wrong but from what you explained there are not only people passing but there are also people doing very well. Doing well on the hesi will prove nothing to the part of yourself in explaining you know the material at this point it's tough luck because I know it sucks but wouldn't we all love the best teacher for every class possible but it's just not feasible. We've all been through less than desirable teachers. Doing well on the health assessment hesi is difficult why don't you go take and tell us how you really do to prove how well you know it if so you claim. From what I'm also reading is that you're taking three classes... it is very possible that you're inadvertently ignoring one class over the other which tends to happen. Not only is this college but this is nursing school. Not everything is going to be laid out perfectly for students to basically just do. On the comment also on knowing the right answer but none are true that is the quintessential nursing question that you will see in nursing school career. They're not going to be exactly the right answer rather which is the he least wrong answer. I understand that it may be convenient to blame the teacher at this point but if other students are getting As which I am assured they are then they're doing something right.

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i've posted this before but i believe is is applicable. i would call myself a fairly organized person with some ocd tendencies. i think the organizational strategy to use depends on your classes.; however, there are some guidelines every person should use including: - binders with some sort of divider (use colors if you like)... use the tab dividers to divide up the chapters/systems (i.e. sensory, neurological, cardiac, respiratory, or renal). this is particularly useful when using ppts (note that some ppts in some school have notes written on the bottom of the screen when you open powerpoint and they are usually pretty useful so just look into it!). - post it notes are good for jotting down quick notes and ideas. i do this all the time for projects and when i have ideas for them and when a teacher asks something in class i did not understand or forgot to ask... i write it down and use for reference later. - i use binder clips alot (those big black ones) to hold together my files as when i go to school i usually have my file folder, textbook, and maybe a small notebook for some notes (but i usually write directly on my ppts). - ***one organizational method i found particularly useful is writing in different colors. whatever the teacher says in class i jot down in red pen... notes i write from my textbook and elsewhere is written in blue. sometimes i use green specifically for diagnostic information. you will find that each subject has some time of organization like my medical surgical book: pathophysiology, diagnostic values, treatments, and nursing collaborative care. all subjects will divided up somehow... use that to your advantage. - highlighters are a given honestly... buy a couple but know that i usually only use yellow and pink for easy visibility while some other colors are a little difficult to see through. - other than that the rest of your supplies should be textbooks and supplements. - some people in my class have elected to tape record lectures (of course with teacher permission) and re-listen to them later. - my clinicals i bought a clipboard for that can hold a couple papers inside (usually sbars, blank care plans, and evaluation drafts) and that is sufficient for my clinical site. some supplementary things to bring to clinical include the clinical companion books that often accompany many textbooks. some things like vital sign ranges, standard/air/droplet/contact precaution facts are useful. i also usually carry some supplies from the hospital itself to my patient's room such as alcohol wipes, gauzes, and my penlight. that is all i can think of for now. i have more supplies for when i am archiving the class's notes when i finish with them such as including sheet protectors and such but that is for another post. i've been in my program for a year now and i think that many schools need a little revision on how to prepare students for nursing school. - you will probably not go out and it will be hard to work. end of story. - know how to manage your time because there are seriously not enough hours in a day. - find as many resources as you can for your nursing career (textbooks, online help, online resources, etc) because everything will be useful in one way or another. in this case, also use your teachers to your advantage and students ahead of you in the program (i'm a tutor at my school and we have a plethora of nursing resources that many people do not know even exist). - know how to be organized in the sense that everything your teacher gives you whether they are ppts or worksheets... i would keep them and organize them in a binder or whatever organizational strategy you use. - my favorite piece of advice is to try to make your world full of nursing. if i wanted to watch tv i would watch something like grey's anatomy (i would spend half the show looking up stuff and let me tell you it has become useful in class when combining watching with research) and adding nursing news to my reading everyday. - another important piece of advice is to "choose your friends". even though i may sound a little unorthodox for saying that but you learn best when you're with people of your same level. i've learned this the hard way. it is very difficult to study in groups. - paying particular attention to class lecture (more or less) is what can make or break your exam grades (since there is so much to cover the teachers tend to tell you what you should focus on). - another piece of advice i learned the hard way: nursing exams are quintessentially different from any other exam you may have taken in any other college. the goal is application of information. don't just read... know how to apply to real life. remember, when you take the nclex board, you are essentially being tested on how you would act as a nurse in a given setting. the board would not want to pick someone who always chooses to "call the physician" as the answer choice.

Patho have a set guideline for every disease: pathophysiology... clinical manifestations... diagnostics... and evaluation/treatment. Pharm you should organize by class... I would implore you to understand the class so you may understand the drug... use notecards if you want but they don't help me. So know what the drug is for and note any specific side effects and for example for antibiotics there are certain levels of the drug that need to be monitored (i.e. vancomycin). Digoxin requires monitoring: 0.5-2.0 for example. Basically, try to figure out how this drug is different from the next drug and core nursing considerations including patient teaching. Health assessment and lab is basically just reading nothing too much to say about that. Fundamentals is a difficult class especially if your teacher isn't up to par. My best advice is to utilize practice questions. This class is all about application of information. This is probably going to be your hardest class by far.

The first and biggest step you can take is organizing your notes per chapter/system. If you could tell me the type of classes you are taking ENic I can offer course-specific tips. You eventually find your own way and that is really what everyone should do. What works for some doesn't work for others. I should also emphasize the use of highlighters in that some people tend to highlight the entire book at that point. When taking notes of any sort in nursing school the goal is to highlight the most important information. Medical surgical nursing is the greatest example of this. Everybody needs to get into the habit of finding that information. When I began class I basically wrote notes on everything... that was a waste and it reflected off my first med-surg exam. I would love to know everything but I can't... so what do you do next... you try to pick out the most important info. That is why I suggest using different colored pens for what the teacher says and your notes. You can compare and facilitate your own critical thinking outside of class with just the difference of two colors (I use red and blue). Class honestly should be refocusing what your exams are going to be on while reading is just sweeping up the bulk of the info.

I would call myself a fairly organized person with some OCD tendencies. I think the organizational strategy to use depends on your classes.; however, there are some guidelines every person should use including: - Binders with some sort of divider (use colors if you like)... use the tab dividers to divide up the chapters/systems (i.e. sensory, neurological, cardiac, respiratory, or renal). This is particularly useful when using PPTs (note that some PPTs in some school have notes written on the bottom of the screen when you open powerpoint and they are usually pretty useful so just look into it!). - Post it notes are good for jotting down quick notes and ideas. I do this all the time for projects and when I have ideas for them and when a teacher asks something in class I did not understand or forgot to ask... I write it down and use for reference later. - I use binder clips alot (those big black ones) to hold together my files as when I go to school I usually have my file folder, textbook, and maybe a small notebook for some notes (but I usually write directly on my PPTs). - ***One organizational method I found particularly useful is writing in different colors. Whatever the teacher says in class I jot down in red pen... notes I write from my textbook and elsewhere is written in blue. Sometimes I use green specifically for diagnostic information. You will find that each subject has some time of organization like my medical surgical book: pathophysiology, diagnostic values, treatments, and nursing collaborative care. All subjects will divided up somehow... use that to your advantage. - Highlighters are a given honestly... buy a couple but know that I usually only use yellow and pink for easy visibility while some other colors are a little difficult to see through. - Other than that the rest of your supplies should be textbooks and supplements. - Some people in my class have elected to tape record lectures (of course with teacher permission) and re-listen to them later. - My clinicals I bought a clipboard for that can hold a couple papers inside (usually SBARS, blank care plans, and evaluation drafts) and that is sufficient for my clinical site. Some supplementary things to bring to clinical include the clinical companion books that often accompany many textbooks. Some things like vital sign ranges, standard/air/droplet/contact precaution facts are useful. I also usually carry some supplies from the hospital itself to my patient's room such as alcohol wipes, gauzes, and my penlight. That is all I can think of for now. I have more supplies for when I am archiving the class's notes when I finish with them such as including sheet protectors and such but that is for another post.

The research client usually used is called EBSCO and many universities and school across the country use it. Try typing into Google your school library and then find some type of login usually using your university username. EBSCO should be one of the choices for searching. Otherwise use Google Scholar. Try to use simple searches such as "ER nurse" when you type titles in. In Google Scholar to the right of the publications sometimes there are options for PDF versions. Those are the ones I usually click as you have free access to see the publication.

Too lazy to type them all up but here lol. https://www.dropbox.com/s/d41hiffpit8x8sm/20120805_211758.jpg Yes that is oatmeal. This doesn't even touch the online resources available also lol.

Yes. Although I believe in this case that the religion that should be proposed is paganism on the basis that many textbooks will be your god lol. I've been in my program for a year now and I think that many schools need a little revision on how to prepare students for nursing school. - You will probably not go out and it will be hard to work. End of story. - Know how to manage your time because there are seriously not enough hours in a day. - Find as many resources as you can for your nursing career (textbooks, online help, online resources, etc) because everything will be useful in one way or another. In this case, also use your teachers to your advantage and students ahead of you in the program (I'm a tutor at my school and we have a plethora of nursing resources that many people do not know even exist). - Know how to be organized in the sense that everything your teacher gives you whether they are PPTs or worksheets... I would keep them and organize them in a binder or whatever organizational strategy you use. - My favorite piece of advice is to try to make your world full of nursing. If I wanted to watch TV I would watch something like Grey's Anatomy (I would spend half the show looking up stuff and let me tell you it has become useful in class when combining watching with research) and adding nursing news to my reading everyday. - Another important piece of advice is to "choose your friends". Even though I may sound a little unorthodox for saying that but you learn best when you're with people of your same level. I've learned this the hard way. It is very difficult to study in groups. - Paying particular attention to class lecture (more or less) is what can make or break your exam grades (since there is so much to cover the teachers tend to tell you what you should focus on). - Another piece of advice I learned the hard way: nursing exams are quintessentially different from any other exam you may have taken in any other college. The goal is application of information. Don't just read... know how to apply to real life. Remember, when you take the NCLEX board, you are essentially being tested on how you would act as a nurse in a given setting. The board would not want to pick someone who always chooses to "Call the physician" as the answer choice. As someone said earlier, "Bible" would be the correct terminology in this case. If you would like more specific tips for nursing school message me =).

Although the intentions may be good, even as a student nurse, I know that to "change an order" especially the route, will get you fired especially if the patient ends up being harmed. At the end of the day, the nurse changed the route against the doctor's orders. If the route is questionable then the physician needs to be notified. Changing the route is not within nursing scope of practice. Whatever is written in the order is what should be done but should always be questioned accordingly. If the patient were to end up getting hurt, then the nurse is the one in trouble not the doctor because the nurse is the one performing the action and the one who decided to change the route.

I would also recommend the Ackley book for care plan assignments. What you could also do depending if you like to use online resources is to register at evolve.elsevier.com. I am pretty sure it is free and one of the things you can do is search for common nursing textbooks and "register" them. They require no registration codes and is totally free. I've done so with the Nursing Care Plan Diagnosis book by Ackley 9th edition. The entire textbook is practically on there. If you go to resources --> care plan constructor --> and if you begin to type a condition, the search bar will reveal common nursing diagnoses associated with that disease. Although the condition chosen will display the common diagnosis associated with it, it is not the only one that can be applicable. The defining characteristics, related factors, outcomes/goals, interventions with rationales, and nursing diagnosis associated with diseases section is also in there as it would be found in the actual textbook. This shouldn't be a replacement but should get you by. Also, there is a plethora of other textbooks you can "register" for there as well that usually have extra questions, case studies, and other kinds of information that should supplement any student's learning. Particularly useful are the medical surgical textbooks and pharmacology textbooks from what I've seen. Also you can register for drug cards there (such as Mosby) and you can search up drugs (though not especially newer drugs) in the Mosby Drug Card database and you can print them out in card form. Sometimes what the school recommends can either be good or bad depending on the program. For overall usage, this Ackley textbook does the job. Your best bet is to compare the sources for yourself.