Squidelle

I don't have a copy of the syllabus so surely you'll get a more detailed answer eventually but I can tell you that breaking out your Brunner and Suddarth and starting on fluid and electrolytes will take you far, then move on to renal and GI

This was an opportunity to use your oh so superior skills to provide useful feedback or use your judgement and keep it moving. You were ambivalent just last year about whether you would be prepared following orientation to a new specialty but OP and other new grads are spoiled because they expect a proper orientation to a completely new career? Why did you need orientation at all, Super Nurse? I think what we're seeing from Wandrlust is an older nurse who is taking out her frustration on a baby nurse...we are now eating our young on the internet *sigh*

My school doesn't have anything like that, unfortunately. I have been searching night and day and applying to anything that is a possibility. I tweak my cover letter depending on the position. I received a few calls this morning but I am still trying to go about this in the best way possible. The calls have resulted in two agencies offering LTC positions-which isn't great but is a foot in the door which is a blessing here in NYC

Would you mind sharing any tips on places to apply. I am worried that without a Bsn and no nursing experience I won't find anything. I have applied to over 300 postings over the past week and I am preparing myself in case I don't hear back.

The day schedule is 3 days per week: 1 day of lecture and another with lecture and lab, and 1 day of clinical. Lab is taught in 2 sections one from 8-10am before lecture and the other from 1-3 which is after lecture. Clinical was on Wednesday during nursing 1&2 from 7-4 then it was broken up into two groups of either Monday or Wednesday for nursing 3, and on Monday for Nursing 4. In terms of your individual experience each semester that will vary. Nursing 1 was exciting for me and it was amazing having a nurturing professor who was tough but fair. Nursing two was a nightmare for me not because of the material but because of the learning environment; this is said to be the real test in terms of material but I can assure you it is not. Nursing 3 was a breeze even though we had a new psych instructor which made for a strange mood haha. Nursing 4 is the real test getting here without failing any classes is difficult but getting through it will be even harder. The professor is amazing but writes her own exams which are unlike anything you've ever seen. Clinical was fine. They implemented a new rule that resulted in some people getting preceptorships while others did regular clinical all semester, yes people who had failed and were repeating the class got preceptoships while people who had never failed a class did not because you only get a preceptorship if you're passing after two tests. Overall, I would say to only go here if you have no other options as some instructors/staff can be very unprofessional and they change things at random that majorly affect students with very little consideration for students. It just isn't worth the nonsense that often occurs if you have other options. That being said I went, learned a lot and graduated so if you do end up here just work hard and make sure you fight for what you know you deserve as a student. You will get a solid nursing education, shed some tears, be incredulous at times at the way some things work, maybe make some friends, and in the end you will get your degree if you work hard. That's my honest review by others had very different experiences.

Epogen shouldn't be given if you have uncontrolled HTN. Pts BP will understandably be high before HD especially since lots of times BP meds are held until after HD.

I assume this is for me...if not a little more insight won't hurt haha. I'm looking back now on the late night that I sat up taking a break from working on finals for my last semester for my BA degree and found this school online and I must say the time just flew by! I got an 85 on the entrance exam and I remember waiting so anxiously for a decision and how happy I was to get in. Nursing 1 is a major learning curve but a smooth ride of you study hard;you'll lose a few classmates here but Nursing 2 is the true test and where you'll really see the class shrink in size. Nursing 3 has been interesting,we're, at this point,used to learning 25 chapters of information in two weeks at this point. I think Nursing 4 will be quite a lot like Nursing 2 but with hard work we can do it! Hope for the best, apply to more than one school,and get ready to WORK!We can do this, guys :)

My comment above is for you oops!

I have no idea if you'll see this because this post is old but I'm in the exact same situation and would like to know what you ended up doing. I got a BA in Sociology last year and I'll be graduating in May from an ADN program.

They usually accept around 35 but it can be more my class was 38 when we started :)

thank you soooo much. I see it now

Wait,what? The nurse isn't acting as a substitute for anyone and the definition of surrogate says nothing about caring

Just looking for some insight on a practice question because as I was doing them I noticed a few where the answers were super outlandish to me.Which would you choose? I chose A but the answer key says it's B

I learned how to insert and d/c a foley during my first semester

Monday lecture:9-1 tuesday lab A:8-10 lab B:1-3 you choose a section tuesday lecture: 10-1 Wednesday:clinical 6:45-4

I'm assuming you guys have taken or are taking the KAT test soon. I got an 85 and some of the people I spoke to were in the 70s so if you're in that range you have a good chance.

Ldy76 take me with you lol:Dcongrats! I guess I'm officially a Nursing 3 student. You guys can also ask me questions about anything that comes to mind!

lol I think poo poo head is a chronic condition so no hope for that to change:D

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm just keeping my skills as sharp as possible to avoid any part I could possibly play in future encounters.

what semester are you in? can you give an example of the sort of question you have trouble with? In general,reading material thoroughly and doing plenty of questions and looking at rationales is whats going to help

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advice? anyone?

I am a second semester student in an ADN program. Yesterday at clinical I had two patients and passed meds for one of them at 8am, only about four po meds, no problem. At 10am I had to do a second pass this time both pts had scheduled doses. Patient A was on Citalopram, Finasteride, Tamsulosin, Docusate Sodium, and Albuterol/Ipratropium while Patient B was scheduled for Aspirin, Enoxaparin, Losartan,Clonidine, and Metoprolol all po as well as two topicals and Levofloxacin and Vancomycin IV. My instructor told us not to come to her until we had looked up the trade name, side effects, intended action, and classification as well as the gtt/min for any IV drugs. While I was grabbing my tubing and calculating my drips our theory/lab professor showed up and saw me as I was telling the RN that I had to go get my instructor before administering the meds. She seemed to get angry for some reason, she has an abrasive personality and brags about it, I helped her find the instructor and they started to talk about other things so I went to find a peer to help me double check my calculations as our instructor had advised us to do. She came into the hallway and started yelling my name and shouting that we had to give meds right now. I went out and saw my instructor waiting for the professor and she began telling me to just let it roll of my shoulders but I broke down a little but got a tissue and got it together immediately. She came back and started asking me about my drugs for Patient B. I told her I had written everything down and she said "Well you need to know it". My instructor doesn't make us memorize everything because she thinks that is not realistic right then and there. She said we'd be doing the IVs first and I let her know that I was very unsure of myself on IVs because I had not done well in that lab and hadn't yet had my scheduled review of the skill. We went in and we were setting up the pump and she asked me what my calculations were and I told her the gtt/ min like my instructor said we needed to know and she said "Obviously we're not doing gtt/min because it's on a pump it's mL" she began asking me to do new calculations right there on the spot and I let her know I couldn't and needed to use my calc. I did, got the answer told her, she said no, did it herself got the same thing and said "I know that's not right so whatever lets just move one and set this up". We did and then she came to me during break and said that I needed to be more assertive or no one would take me seriously and that I had to work on my speed and just basically be better because three weeks from now this won't be acceptable. Now I know I am lacking in many areas but I feel that that is normal considering that all of this is new to us. Did you know all the info off the top about every medication in your second semester and were you able to set up an IV by yourself after doing it once in lab? I don't see how I could have memorized all of those medications in just about 10 minutes. I just feel that I was treated harshly but I am open to the idea that I really am just a failure. Any advice, criticism, etc is appreciated.

Congratulations! I am a current Nursing 1 student at MSON. I suppose I will be seeing some of you around next month :)