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I am looking for an online graduate-level pharmacology and pathophysiology class to bolster my transcripts for CRNA school. Individual courses for non-degree seeking students. What are your experiences with online graduate coursework? I'm looking for info about the difficulty of the class, ease of signing up, flexibility with the course schedule, cost, and whether or not you actually learned something useful. Some of the classes I've come across: University of Kentucky online pharm and pathophys Online Graduate Pharmacology Course | College of Nursing Online Graduate Advanced Pathophysiology Course | College of Nursing University of Colorado, Denver Nondegree | UC College of Nursing | University of Colorado Denver

How did the interviews go?? Good luck!!

You hit the nail on the head! I've taken two types of career batteries; the one you mentioned above, and another one called "driving nurse attributes" test. They are both similar. I passed both (surprisingly!!) and these are the tips I used... -The majority of your answers should be 1s or 5s. ("Extremely ineffective vs extremely effective") If you want to select "somewhat effective," just go all the way and click "extremely." If you are really, truly unsure, you can click somewhere in the middle of the spectrum, but you should have very few answers like that. -For any scenario questions, always request feedback from the person you delegate to. Never "tell" someone to do something, "ask" them. Check in on them later, and offer feedback on their performance. -Know chain of command and scope of practice!!! If the question asks you whether you would involve your nurse manager, is it in her job description to help you?? I had a lot of questions about asking a coworker for help vs. having them do it for you. PAY ATTENTION TO WORDING. One of the hardest questions I saw was "your patient is taking a new medication you are unfamiliar with and exhibits an unusual symptom. Please rate the effectiveness of the following interventions. -> Solicit the input of a more experienced colleague (eg nurse manager, expert drug representative) to solve your problem for you" Unfortunately, I don't remember the exact wording, but it was tricky!! On one hand, patient safety is at stake... on the other, I'm not trying to look like the type of employee who pushes their work onto others. I ended up answering "very ineffective" because the manager's job does not include troubleshooting patient symptoms. -When they ask you to rate your personal qualities, rate all positive qualities the best and negative qualities the least. Humility has no place in this test. When they ask you about past patient experiences click "extensive experience/multiple times a week" for most of them (within reason)--if you are a new nurse, attribute the experience to your clinicals. Another question they kept asking... is whether you would "discuss" unit events with your coworkers. For instance, staffing shortages or confusing new policies. I tended to rate those as ineffective. I've heard from a few people that this test tends to be a little ageist. If you are an older nurse, you might consider getting a younger family member or friend to give you their input on the test. I think, as you said, it's because nurses with experience know that life is not black and white, and the things we do are rarely "extremely effective" or "extremely ineffective"! I also highly recommend reading the DDI pamphlet https://www.ddiworld.com/ddiworld/media/facts/nursecareerbattery_tag_ddi.pdf?ext=.pdf It was a very difficult test!!!!!!!!

I've passed the nurse career battery twice. The second time I took it, it was called "driving nurse attributes." I did a ton of research before taking either, and I used these methods to help me pass: -The majority of your answers should be 1s or 5s. ("Extremely ineffective vs extremely effective") If you want to select "somewhat effective," just go all the way and click "extremely." If you are really, truly unsure, you can click somewhere in the middle of the spectrum, but you should have very few answers like that. -For any scenario questions, always request feedback from the person you delegate to. Never "tell" someone to do something, "ask" them. Check in on them later, and offer feedback on their performance. -Know chain of command and scope of practice!!! If the question asks you whether you would involve your nurse manager, is it in her job description to help you?? If its a patient's unusual drug interaction, that's more of a floor nurse responsibility, so don't push it onto your manager or colleague. But if it's a patient complaint, managers are supposed to deal with these things, so you should involve them! There were a lot of questions about asking a coworker for help vs. having them do it for you. PAY ATTENTION TO WORDING. One of the hardest questions I saw was "your patient is taking a new medication you are unfamiliar with and exhibits an unusual symptom. Please rate the effectiveness of the following interventions. -> Solicit the input of a more experienced colleague (eg nurse manager, expert drug representative) to solve your problem for you" Unfortunately, I don't remember the exact wording, but it was tricky!! On one hand, patient safety is at stake... on the other, I'm not trying to look like the type of employee who pushes their work onto others. I ended up answering "very ineffective" because the manager's job does not include troubleshooting patient symptoms. -When they ask you to rate your personal qualities, rate all positive qualities the best and negative qualities the least. Humility has no place in this test. When they ask you about past patient experiences click "extensive experience/multiple times a week" for most of them (within reason)--if you are a new nurse, attribute the experience to your clinicals. Other questions I remember.... An elderly patient complains that their doctor rushed through his visit with her and didn't properly answer her questions. Rate the following interventions on their effectiveness. 1. Tell the patient the unit is short staffed at the moment and someone will be with her shortly. [very ineffective] 2. Listen to her complaints and ask questions for further information. [very effective] 3. Call another doctor from the same group to come and answer the patient's questions. [very ineffective] 4. Trust the physician's clinical judgement (and something to the effect of expanding on what the physician said.. I don't remember exactly) [very ineffective] 5. Call the physician to notify him the patient has more questions. [very effective] etc You are in a rush to help your patient in need and notice someone spilled their beverage. Rate the efficacy of the following interventions. 1. Call housekeeping to clean up the spill. [very ineffective] 2. Ask a nearby CNA to clean up the spill for you. [very effective] 3. Continue to your patient and clean up the spill later. [very ineffective] 4. Put a spill pad over the spill and continue to your patient. [very effective] etc I've heard from a few people that this test tends to be a little ageist. If you are an older nurse, you might consider getting a younger family member or friend to give you their input on the test. I also highly recommend reading the DDI pamphlet https://www.ddiworld.com/ddiworld/media/facts/nursecareerbattery_tag_ddi.pdf?ext=.pdf It was a very difficult test!!!!!!!!