Lesia321

I found the HESI exam very similar to the review book by Elsevier. Just make sure you know how to solve all the problems in the math section.

I believe you have a chance of getting in with B's. A friend of mine was just accepted to SACs program for the fall and I'm pretty sure she had all B's.

I definitely know how you feel. I enjoyed clinical last semester. I'm just beginning to get the hang of things this semester and it's about to be over is a couple weeks!

I totally missed the divided dose part.

I am also a UC and work on a med/surg floor. Like any job you have your good days and extremely busy days, just make sure you are able to multitask. I just completed my 1st semester of nursing school and I can honestly say that working in the hospital has helped me immensely.

That's great!!!!

I'm also in my first semester of nursing school. The textbook we are using is Fundamentals of Nursing by Lippincott and we also had to take quizzes online through coursepoint. I find the quizzes really helpful because they are in NCLEX format and they help you get the gist of answering nursing questions. It's was also a good review for our test. I found some of the test questions similar to the quiz questions on coursepoint.

Tomorrow will be the end of week 3 for me. So far we have had 2 skill check offs and a dosage Calc exam. Today was our first real clinical day and tomorrow will be our first time doing a real head to toe assessment on our patient. Next week we have a test and will be checked off on medication administration. I knew nursing school was gonna be tough but I didn't expect it to be like this. My first week I had a mini melt down, I think I was just overwhelmed and scared about the whole thing. We are learning so much so fast but I'm getting through it. It's great to know that I'm not alone in this journey!

Today was my first day and I am feeling overwhelmed and it's only the beginning. We are learning physical assessment right now and have a dosage Calc exam and a skills check off later this week.

I will be attending Austin Community College. Which school did you decide to attend?

Try New Mexico Junior College or Clovis Community College. Both offer an online micro course with lab and the price is reasonable.

You should look into New Mexico Junior College or Clovis Community College, they both offer Microbiology lecture and lab online and the out of district/state cost isn't bad at all (under $400).

Are you wanting information on Austin Community College or are you inquiring about another ACC (there are many). If you are asking about AustinCC or AlvinCC I can give you more info.

I don't think they like for members to post the name of professors. If you like you can private message me and I'll be happy to answer your questions. If you can't private message me just go the the NMJC website and under course schedule click on micro and it will tell you everything you need to know regarding the textbook and lab manual. The professors initials are J.F. Hope this helps. She is a stickler on what she wants but as long as you follow her instructions you will do well.

"Dimensional Analysis for Meds" by Anna M. Curren is a good one to use when practicing math conversions. The newer edition is a bit pricey so I would suggest purchasing an older edition.