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I am a nursing student as well. I am graduating in December if all goes well. I work as a NA on a cardiac progressive unit so I will be using both experiences. What I love about nursing is that the options are endless. You will find your nitch! When I am at work, I love the interaction with my patients and their families. Being in a hospital is not easy so I love to make people smile. Sometimes it is as simple as sitting with them for a while so they have someone to talk to. Nursing school (although awful most of the time) is great because you are surrounding by the support of your peers. I got to witness two lady partsl births while in my OB rotation and it was one of the most amazing things I have ever witnessed. I hope to be an L&D nurse some day, although I have peds now but we shall see.

Hi all! I didnt see a thread on this topic so I figured I'd post something. I am in my 4th semester of nursing school and Community health is one of the classes. I heard awful things about this class and was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to pass. The book we are using is Public Health Science and Nursing Practice by Christine L Savage. There is a Davis Plus access code as well.Any help would be greatly appreciated

I am in my third semester of nursing school. I have about 4 weeks left. This has BY FAR been my hardest semester, I have med surg, OB, and psych. I need an 80 to pass and this is where I am Psych: I am passing. The class is no problem but it is on the back burner due to OB and med surg Med surg: Currently at a 77% with an exam monday. I got a 74 on the last exam we had and an 80 on the first one OB: Now at an 80. I was surprised (in a bad way) that I got a 79 on our last exam. I have no time to grieve because of my med surg exam. What can I do? I study all the time. I do work but I still manage to study regardless. I need prayers and encouragement right now. How did you get through almost failing a class? What helped you?

thank you so much! A lot of people in my class were confused by this as well. So let's say that there was no surgery. That he was just there for a routine check up. Would you just check the apical?

Oh!! I guess it makes sense now. So because there is a risk for a blood clot you're going to want to check all sites?

I was going through the questions in my potter and perry book and I got stumped on a question. So here it is: a pt returns to your post op unit following surgery on his right rotator cuff. The LPN reports she had difficulty finding his rt radial pulse. What is your best response? 1) assess pts apical pulse to optain HR 2) obtain HR from right and left radial sites 3) obtain HR using oximeter probe 4) perform a complete assessment of all pulses. i chose 1 because it seemed like the most logical but the book says 4. When you can't find radial you check the apical by listening with your stethoscope. 4 is if they have problems with the peripheral vascular right?

Hi everyone, I will be starting pharm next week (yay for making it to term 2) Anyway I was wondering if anyone has used the pharmacology flashcards and which brand you recommend. Also how should I study for this class? I hear horror stories

I thought I would know how to deal with stress but I dont and it scares me. I shut down before every exam and I become someone I'm not. I know this isnt normal for me and I'm scared

It's still a regular exam but with an essay question included. I should have mentioned that lol

So I have my first exams this week. I can't tell you the time I spent crying. I've been frustrated all week. I can hardly eat or sleep. I have my health assessment exam tomorrow (Monday) and intro to nursing on Wednesday. The thing that frustrates me about the intro one is that my professor told us there was to be an essay on the exam. When someone approached her on what to focus on for it she just said to read. Aren't they supposed to at least give you hints on what a topic might be? I'm not trying to complain but I'm super frustrated and I can't fail. I don't know what I will do if that happens.

I am a first year nursing student. For my health assessment class, our book which is "Nursing Health Assessment" 2nd edition by Sharon Jenson is a digital e book. It's the only one that the book the had and the only one that was required. The book itself is super expensive. I was wondering if anyone used coursepoint and is so how did you go about reading it and studying for the exams? I should also mention we have to take quizzes through it as well. I'm super nervous and overwhelmed by all of it PLUS my professor hasn't posted our notes yet and it is making it difficult to do the reading.

Hey everyone, so first off I want to say that I survived my first week of nursing school!!! :) So now to my question: In my Health Assessment class, our books are e books through course point. We have four chapters to read. I'm not a huge fan of reading books online since I have a astigmatism, but the actual book is too expensive and I want to save money. Does anyone have any tips for reading books online? PS the book is Nursing Health Assessment by Sharon Jenson

I START NURSING SCHOOL ON THE 8th! I'm both nervous and excited to begin this crazy journey! I received my syllabus for my intro to nursing class and I already stated to write down exam dates, due dates, etc! And it's color coordinated. (Like what is this? I've never used a planner before������) QUESTION: Did any of you use a voice recorder for lectures and if so which one and how much did it cost? ANYWAY IM SO BEYOND EXCITED TO FINALLY BEGIN MY JOURNEY OF BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS (literally) (I may or may not cry on the first day) can I take my mom with me? How about my dog. She's quite and won't disturb anyone. Plus who doesn't love black labs? Like seriously. Gahh wish me me luck and best of luck to my fellow nursing students!!

;)Does anyone know where to get nursing textbooks for "cheaper" prices? I know it's difficult because they are expensive anywhere but I'm curious and want to save greens

Hey everyone so I was wondering if I should purchase an NCLEX book before I start my first semester or should I wait until the second semester? Thanks