MeiDei

Does anyone know when the Mississippi BON updates their website? I took my exam at 8am this morning and I'm wondering if they will be available or if I'll have to buy my quick results in 48hrs. Thanks in advance!

Testing June 5th in Metairie, LA

I agree. While I do not expect a public apology (I said that out of anger), I do expect an apology to my face. A lot can be said through other communication sources because there is a barrier. When first confronted, this person blatantly lied to my face. The second time I confronted the situation was not face to face so the revelation was made. When the incident first occurred, I wanted to keep the matter to remain quiet. I truly have amazing professors who do connect with us students and strictly enforce our policies. An instructor noticed that I was bothered and asked to speak with me to which I related the events. Even though this is in a student environment it is against our CoN policy for such conduct and it IS grounds for dismissal as stated by the administration. Now that I have calmed down and had a few days to mull this over, I do not wish the student any harm nor do I wish for their college career in jeopardy. I wish for this student and any others in the same situation to learn from mistakes like this and grow from them. I just want to focus on my studies and blow my exams out of the water. To all the people who said this stuff just happens and to deal with it, shame on you. No one should have to just "deal" with that treatment. If more people stood up to bullying, this world would be a better place. Change does not occur overnight and it takes work to accomplish but it is possible.

That is where my point of view comes into play. If this person, even through false assumptions, felt it was okay to talk about a fellow student's personal information for the purpose of gossip and malicious intent, how will this person be able to maintain patient confidentiality?

Let me again state that I did NOT share my personal information. Everything is based on assumption.

Thank you for your post and sentiments. I believe that if everyone took a step back and truly had respect for other people, things like this wouldn't happen. I do not understand the world today. I was raised with a "do unto others as you would have them do unto you" mentality. Rumors and gossip do nothing for the benefit of the gossiper or the victim. All it does is hurt people. How can a student studying to be a nurse or even the other posts from current nurses not care about things like this? I want to be a nurse to help people. How can anyone be a good nurse without compassion for others? Florence Nightingale would be ashamed of half of the world today, I think. Thank you for sharing your insights.

Thank you! I don't understand why certain people feel the need to bring others down. I have decided to wait and see what happens. I personally think the wrong should be corrected, mistakes admitted along with a verbal apology to the class as well as myself.

As with your case, the same is with mine. The sharing of information is based on assumption that is inaccurate. Yes, I trusted this person and from my post, I meant I trusted in a way that I did not think this person would spread rumors about me. I don't disclose this particular information with anyone.

Thank you for your advice. When confronted, all accounts were acknowledged by this person and after a lengthy discussion, an apology was made. According to our CoN, we do have a zero tolerance policy. I have a mixture of emotions going through me right now and I spoke with my husband about it last night. Our campus has a therapist free for the students so I think I may go speak with them about it and get a better understanding of the situation. As to damage control, that was not offered and I wish I would have thought of that at the time.

On the contrary, I did not share my personal information on this matter. If you read the post, it isn't anyone else's business. This person was under the false assumption and acted with such. Regardless of whether clinicals have begun for my class, it IS incivility in nursing in an academic setting. I would suggest reading the new position statement set by ANA July 22, 2015. "Incivility, bullying, and workplace violence also occur in academic setting, thus affecting students, faculty members, and all people in the campus community." I am a junior in my universities program and I have earned my right to be here. Regardless, it is a violation of my privacy.

I am in my first semester on my BSN program and I can honestly say I love my classes and highly respect my instructors. Everything was going great or so I thought. A fellow student, whom I've know for a year and trusted, betrayed me and divulged my personal health information to other classmates causing gossip and rumors because my morals and values differ. I am accommodated by the ODA for personal reasons that I chose not to share with anyone because it's honestly no one else's business but my own. Not only was my privacy invaded, but it was done so with incorrect information and (my belief) with malicious intent. What's worse is the judgement I receive from other classmates because of it. I don't feel animosity and I am a forgiving person by nature but I'm very hurt and feel exposed. I have spoken with the person and addressed the issue in a professional manner but I can't help but wonder what else this person spread about my personal life. I've read and have been taught about incivility in nursing but I never expected to experience it first hand and from a friend. I am a little lost with how to handle this emotionally. [emoji17]

If your class is 3 credits, you should be spending about 6-9 hours a week studying for that class.

The lab I had for A&P 1 and 2 didn't even give us multiple choice. Ours consisted of actual specimens and body parts laid out at different stations with pins in them labeled with numbers. There was always a piece of paper below the display that said, "What bone is pin #31?" Or "What process is associated with pin #11?" You're lucky you got a word bank. Our instructor would sit down, link his fingers, and just watch.

This is my first semester in my BSN program and I am SO stressed out. My story: It took about a week or two to find my groove and I was off. I was studying great and making excellent grades in all of my courses...except one: Pathophysiology. Our very first test, 3 people passed out of 24 students (I was one of the unlucky). That was at the beginning of September. I made the commitment then to study and work to UNDERSTAND the material and not just memorize it. Our next test was last week on Monday. The exam covered 6 chapters: Fluids and Electrolytes, Stress, Nutrition, Hematology, disorders of WBC, and disorders of RBC. I actually understood the workings of every disorder we were told to study, their disease process, manifestations, etc. I went into that exam feeling so confident I was going to pass. Cue 1hr 34min later, I failed with a 62 on a 50 question exam. I walked out feeling so defeated. To my surprise, there was an angry crowd of students outside. After inquiring what happened, I found out the entire class failed. Every single one of us. I have had multiple meetings with my instructor on how to improve, how to study, how to retrain my thought process, etc. and nothing could have prepared me for that exam. There were questions on material that we hadn't even covered yet! I have been so stressed out since my first exam and it has caused my hair to LITERALLY be falling out by the handful and I can't stop it. I'm afraid I'll be bald! I had to put a catcher in my tub drain because I had to drain-o it last night for the second time in less than a month. Please, I need advice. I am so disheartened and I don't know what to do. Our midterm grades were due on Friday and I have already gotten them. I have 4 A's, 2 B's (91 and 90), and a D (Patho). I discovered that 10 points had been added to my last exam and apparently everyone else's because we all had an F by our schools grading rubric going into the midterm grading. Note: I bought a color atlas, made incredibly easy regular and visual, mnemonic decks, pathophlash, a physiology coloring book, and did concept maps. Any advice, experiences, tips and tricks help. #lostanddiscouraged

Please any and everyone I need help. My patho professor gave us our first exam last week and 20 out of 24 people failed. We have NO idea what our professor is looking for and only just got to meet with her today and have a pow wow. How exactly should we be studying because apparently what we were doing was/is wrong. Right now we are on fluids and electrolytes, WBC's, RBC's, hemostasis, and stress. If anyone can shed some light, we would all be grateful. Some things we have tried: note taking, quizlet (about 9-10 different study sets), PrepU from lippincott, study groups, study guides, and comparing notes with each other.

Doing okay. I've been in class since August 20th. I've passed all health assessment tests. We have one every Friday. I've done 1 paper, 1 15minute audiovisual presentation, and 1 17 slide PowerPoint and made A's on them! Had my first test in fundamentals and I made an 84 on it, also passed my skills check offs! Wasn't too happy about the 84 but I passed and I was on 7 chapters 🙌🏼. I did, however, fail my first pathophysiology exam me I CRIED! I studied for 5 days, made my own notes (15 pages worth), made flash cards, also did quizlet flash cards, got to level 4 mastery for each chapter on lippincott's prepu, and I still failed. It was also on 6 chapters, we had 1 1/2 lectures on these chapters (2 chapters of which she left us to our own devices), and 20 out of 24 people also failed...myself included. Professor refuses to curve it and has been MIA since last week. I had tried contacting said professor to not avail for 4 days so I went to our Dean who ironically got ahold of her within 30 minutes. ?!@)&?&;!!!! So bummed and frustrated.

I will say that I have both. Since our ebooks come with course point and prepu, we were required to get the ebooks. Now the perks are that they get online updates and videos for the ebooks through lippincott for certain ones. Now, I LOVE my Kindle. I do. But I HATE it for etexts. I have given myself migraines, my eyes hurt after a while, and I seriously despise flipping back and forth just to get to the page I need. So, that being said...I bought hard copies and I am in heaven. They may be more expensive and heavy as heck, but I NEEDED them. Hope this helps!

They said we will use them all throughout the program

Maybe you could set up a little study area outside under the sun on nice days to give your mind a refreshing environment. I find that scenery opens the mind and makes reading more enjoyable. I am going to talk to my husband about a table and chair set for our front patio. I discovered this studying under the trees at my university. It is very peaceful.

Oh dang. I did pick up babysitting my nephews so my sister did pay for one of my rentals and 4 new binders for me. I'm happy with that, haha!

I actually start the program in August. I bought this for my summer microbiology class.

Thank you, thank you!

You are quite welcome! It is a pretty decent size so there is ample space for righting. This is the largest one.

I currently have a HP Deskjet and this thing guzzles ink. Every cartridge replacement is at least $13 for black ink and around $20 for colored and let's not talk about the "bundle" packages that supposedly save you money. If you are like me and print a lot of power points, notes, documents, etc and let's face it...you are ink gets very expensive. I am "window" shopping for a laser printer that is cost efficient and won't break my already crying bank account. Suggestions? Please and thank you!