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use the book "straight A's in nursing" saved me when i was having trouble in pharm, im like a broken record on here always praising it.

definitely buy off amazon! the school bookstores always charge too much and if you end up without the access code, the book's website often lets you buy the access code by itself; I've done this for pearson multiple times and it still ends up cheaper...

Hello! I am about to start my last year of my ADN program at a community college in VA this fall. If all goes well I will graduate Spring of 2015. This summer I am researching BSN programs for ADNs as well as hopefully starting a doula certificati...

Thank you for the advice! I really appreciate it!

lol! well I bombed my first pharm test, so it was close to impossible getting an A after that, but the book definitely helped me slavage myself in that class. I have used it since for my other classes as well. I often chose to use it over a lot of dr...

This! I totally agree that if there is a grievance, it is usually deemed the students fault, justly or unjustly. I just try and be quiet. There was an issue at our program and one of our "better students" who was also the class rep, thought that she...

I am currently in an ADN program, and although I am doing very well, and have a few great teachers, I do not think ADN programs are exempt from the same issues that BSN programs have. My county college has the same ATI challenges as the rest, as well...

Let me just add, that yes I know there are "newbies" out there who are rude or disrespectful and yes sometimes when they say something, I cringe. I am not talking about that. I was more referring to when people try to talk about policy change and oth...

I think part of the problem with nursing education is that those that are qualified to teach nursing school often have to take a pay cut to pursue teaching. As a result, many stay working in the hospitals or other facilities. I am very lucky to have ...

thanks! this is great!

i used "Straight A's in Pharmacy" its a book I got from barnes and noble. I didn't get an A but I got a B for the class.

here* ugh typo, sorry thats just embarrassing.

Yes. The only thing that keeps those fears at bay is reading posts on hear from veteran nurses talking about how you don't really learn anything until you get your first job. I'm going to make sure during my first interviews to ask about what kind of...

We had all of our skills checked off before we started our first clinical, otherwise we were not allowed to start clinical. I think it depends on the program, because I definitely had to be prepared to do anything starting my first week, which my ins...

I did mostly CNA duties but I also did give my first shot and pass meds for my first clinical. As for tips? I agree with the first responder who said don't ask questions while the RN is pulling meds for your patient. Our instructor actually told us t...

I just finished my first semester of clinical, and I have to say I feel very fortunate to have the instructors I had and will continue to have my last year of nursing school. The main instructor I had this semester really helped "set a tone" for my ...

This notion that only Filipinos strive to work in the ICU because it impresses their families is ridiculous, do a poll at any given nursing school whether it be adn or bsn and you will find many nursing students who want to work in such and such depa...

except most people responding weren't commenting on the OP's question....I think its understandable if the poster feels exasperated

I really like the books "Straight As" in... they have them for each subject, like "Straight A's in Pharmacy" or "Straight As in Mental Health." My first semester I was struggling with the questions, I felt that I knew the material but did not know h...

Hey, for what its worth, I understood your OP and didn't take it as judgmental either. In fact, to me you sounded very empathetic to the patient, but I am still only an ADN student, so what do I know? People close to me have been patients in need of...

So I know that ATI is just a way of life for a lot of nursing schools and as I am about to finish my first year of my ADN program I get it. I passed my first two ATI tests (Fundamentals and Mental Health) first time around so I'm not "complaining" b...

as I said in my original post, our program claims it is the "updated version." However, the errors seem to say otherwise

practice nclex style questions, I know its a repeat, but do it! also, if your program has ATI practice those types of questions too. IMO they are two different kinds of styles and I had to "learn" them both. Find a good study partner early on if poss...

for pharm, the book that helped me most was Straight A's in nursing (http://www.amazon.com/Straight-As-Nursing-Pharmacology-Springhouse/dp/1582556962) You will still need a drug book for safe dose ranges, but this book gives a great breakdown on wha...

Okay at this point this is my last post on here, because I feel like this thread is just beating a dead horse. The point of my question was, why is the behavior of complaining about being mistreated okay for RNs but not for student nurses? The answer...