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Our instructor said she would give us a set of VS on a pt with PUD and an active bleed then we would have to determine our first intervention. In class we talked about making the patient NPO, checking CBC, type & crossmatch blood, NG tube to pre...

Yes with active bleed.

I'm so sorry that this happened to you, but you shouldn't question your ability to become a nurse. NONE of us can judge you for your performance this semester. I'm in a two-year program. Last semester, only 60% of the 1st semester students made it...

I would try and get your score a little higher. It really wouldn't take much effort. Get the ATI book at least and understand the English and math sections. If you improve on those sections, your overall score will improve. As for full-time and t...

Congrats on this awesome adventure that you are about to begin! I'm a 1st semester days student and have found the program to be rewarding and crazy and overwhelming and more. JJC has been amazing at providing support services for the students, but...

Wow! Do you come across this condescending and judgmental when you deal with your patients? "No, it doesn't kinda suck that you are obese and have diabetes, sir. What sucks is that you failed to remember what you were taught in your rudimentary hi...

I agree with rubato. It may take time, but he'll get it eventually. One thing you can do is print out a calendar and those days that you for sure do not want anyone over, make those squares red. Tell him those days are absolute 'NO' days, such as ...

I am a pre-nursing student at JJC and just applied for the Fall 2013. All of my prerequisites are complete and my GPA is good. I'm waiting on TEAS testing dates and am getting anxious. I've just started studying and am a little overwhelmed. I've ...

This isn't very high. The National mean is 64.3%, so that would be the 50th percentile. For reading the national mean is 70.5%, math 69%, science 53.6% and english 63.8%. If you score the average or higher, you will be well over the 40th percentil...

Me too!!!

They won't be sufficient for the science section (should be sufficient for other sections), which can go into a lot of detail. While the McGraw Hill book is a better indicator of the science section than the ATI book, it still isn't enough. I would...

Unfortunately, those attitudes you will discover throughout your life. I'm in my forties and live in a community where sometimes I feel like we are in high school again. Initially, I tried so hard to be friends with everyone, but when I realized ho...

What book are you using? We used the Martino (Pearson) book. I used the masteringa&p website a lot. The animations helped clarify the lectures. And the quizzes helped me guage how well I knew a topic. Sometimes I had a hard time understandin...

I'm in my early 40's, a mother of two boys ages 9 and 12 and just applied for JJC's program in the Fall. Any advice or anything you can say that'll help keep me motivated would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Any advice for those of us applying for the Fall 2013? I finished everything and am now anxiously awaiting for a reply. Any advice you can give, i.e., ebooks vs physical books, supplies needed, how to stay organized, best apps for nursing students,...

I don't know about the PSB, but here are some study tips. Don't take the ATI practice exams right away. Study the material in the ATI book and do the practice problems. IMO, the material in the ATI book is pretty accurate, but the science material...

Don't let your scores discourage you. I read through a thread last semester - someone got in with a 79% in reading, 74% comp and 4.0 and someone else with a 79% reading, 72% comp and 4.0 GPA and lastly someone with a 74% reading, 75% comp and 4.0. ...

If you do well on those exams, you will do well on the actual exam. The science in the ATI book is much easier than the exam. The science in the McGraw-Hill book is more detailed and will better prepare you for the exam. However, I didn't have any...

I think the sections in the ATI book are similar to the actual exam, with the exception of the science section. The ATI book doesn't go into the detail that you need for the science section so I would supplement your studying material. When I took ...

Looks like we have similar grades & scores. I had a 93% composite and a 95% in reading and a 3.84 GPA. Last semester, the avg was 78.6% comp, 85.6% reading and 3.6 GPA and the semester before, they were 80%, 86.7% & 3.6. The emails are sup...

Great scores! Mine were strong as well so I'm alot less anxious. They look at heal 109, eng 101, psyc 101 & 215, and A&P I & II. Last semester's avg GPA in these classes was 3.6, avg TEAS comp score was 80 and avg reading score was 86.7...

how was your score compared to online test? I heard online was harder. Hoping that's the case. I took test A online and scored a 84.7 composite and 90.9 in reading. Two more days for me...

I studied the ATI manual and understood the science material. I checked out the McGraw Hill practice text book from the library and took the first two tests and only scored in the 70s on the science section. I went on the Amazon website and read th...

Try khanacademy.org to brush up on your math and science. They have great videos on how to do certain math equations and science topics, such as mitosis/meiosis, cell parts, and chemistry (periodic table, gas laws, balancing equations, states of mat...

Did you get your TEAS email? I scheduled mine for 3/23. Good luck!