krissy220

Yes, I was thinking along those lines as well. I just wasn't sure If I should make that a risk for diagnosis or the actual diagnosis, since the patient's breathing was already stabilized when performing my assessments.

I was assigned a concept map of a client care plan from my clinical rounds. I'm struggling with coming up with an appropriate 3-part nursing diagnosis and an at-risk for diagnosis. My client was admitted to the E.D. with hypoxia signs and symptoms. So her priority problem upon admission was the acute respiratory failure as well as acute kidney disorder, and sepsis. She has a long list of chronic disorders, and impaired mobility and weakness as well. Her breathing has since been stabilized and transferred to the intensive care unit. Her lab values still show leukocytosis, and she is currently on IV antibiotics. I wasn't sure what to use as my 3-part nursing diagnosis as well as my risk-for, as her airway is stabilized. I'm thinking the septicemia or her acute kidney disease is the primary problem as of now, and ineffective airway clearance is a risk for diagnosis. If anyone is interested in sharing their input on this matter, I'd be more than appreciative! Thanks! Krissy

Thank you for replying! I agree, I shouldn't stress over minor inconveniences. That's definitely something I'll have to shake, especially if I want to eventually work in acute settings. I took the TEAS for the second time last week and scored an 80 overall. This last time, I managed to overcome any anxiety that would've prevented me from getting a higher score if I would've let it get the best of me, being that it was the same proctor, and of course we didn't start until 45 minutes after the scheduled time to start. I just submitted my application this week. I probably won't know if I'm accepted into the bridges program until late spring (hopefully sooner). I hope and pray I get in! :)

An 80 is good though! I signed up to retake it. It just stinks, getting a low score on what is generally an easier subject.

I did get my results right away. What program did you take it under? I thought the math and science was easy, and I say that because it actually was pretty similar to the ATI practice tests I took. I felt the same way about the English section, and I've always had I pretty good understanding of it, so I was pretty upset with that section.

Hello all! So I was curious if anyone else may have experienced this... I just finished the LPN program at my local CC, and my hope is to get accepted into the Bridge program this year. I just took the TEAS 6 yesterday, and lets just say it was a very disorganized experience for me. It was a completely different proctor from the last time I took it. She delayed our time to start because she wanted to wait for a student who was running late (20 min to be exact). My school gave us specific instructions to be on time or you're automatically disqualified to take the exam. I wouldn't make a huge deal about this, but I'm the kind of person who's nerves get the best of them when they're waiting too long in an exam room. We didn't get started until 45 min after the time I was prepared to start, and on top of it after she approved us all to start taking it, I automatically clicked the start button to the exam (assuming that right there gave us the go ahead). Well I really regretted doing that, because she still continued to read the instructions out load all while 2 other students were voicing the technical difficulty they were experiencing on their accounts. I started going into a mini panic attack because I couldn't concentrate on the exam because of all the distractions, and It wasted 3 minutes of valuable test time. I don't know if anyone can relate but once that happened to me, It was really hard to get into the groove on the reading section. I ended up getting a 70 in that section which I was really disappointed with. In total, my score was a 74. I got a 88 and a 78.5 in the science and math, but I was shocked when I saw I got a 50 in the english section. I wanted to point out to the proctor that there was a question where all 4 choice answers were paired as the exact same answer. Also, without giving detail, there was another question where none of the choices seemed correct as far as sentence structure goes. I'm not addressing this because I can't except i'm terrible in the language arts, however is it possible ATI could've made an error in the exam, and because of that my score is slightly lower than what it could've been? I guess this is more or less a venting post, because I was and am still upset with the way we started. I feel like I was indirectly sabotaged a little, and there's nothing I can really do about it. Is there anyone on this blog that can relate? Also, it sounds far fetched, but is there any way I can have ATI look at the exam I was given? I appreciate anyone's input, and I'm sorry this had to be so long! -Krissy

Agreed. Also when I first took it, I studied from a book made from trivium test prep. I actually found multiple wrong answers in it, so I would never recommend it to anyone. This time around I bought ATI study manual which is so much better. And taking too long to look over certain questions rather than just moving on and coming back to them was a mistake that I know not to do for next time.

Yes it did! and i've actually been looking into private nursing schools. My area is known for having some of the best private nursing schools in my state, so I've been looking into them, and I will hopefully meet with their directors before the summers over. I'm taking the Teas again this fall, and hopefully i'll have a higher score. I usually don't get test anxiety, but when I took it my anxiety was through the roof. I think this time around will be different because I have A&P 2 and Micro under my belt, and at the time I took the Teas I only had A&p 1.

Thank you everyone for your words of wisdom. Everything that I read from your responses was very insightful, and I feel better about my situation. I know I just have to continue working hard and i'll reach my goal of being an RN. I'm a little relieved that there have been others in similar predicaments who have succeeded. I think in my efforts of changing and turning my grades around, i've also become a type A, and so whenever I look at some of my grades from my old transcripts I cringe at the fact that I used to be that careless.

Thank you! This makes me feel better. Are you in a BSN program now?

To windsurfer8 - I do plan on showing all my transcripts, and that is exactly why I am worried. I explained how I made up those bad grades with A's, however yes I do have a past of inexcusable bad academic behavior and those old grade will show, but will not be calculated. Thank you for responding, but I think you missed my point. I know talk is cheap, and I have learned to make life easier on myself by learning from past mistakes and not repeating them. This passed year I worked my butt off. I was 100% committed to Acing my science prerequisites the first time through, in which I did. I know I have what it takes to be a good nursing student.

Mommyfuturenurse - This makes me feel better, thank you for your input. Are you currently in a BSN program?

To windsurfer8 - I do plan on showing all my transcripts, and that is exactly why I am worried. I explained how I made up those bad grades with A's, however yes I do have a past of inexcusable bad academic behavior and those old grade will show, but will not be calculated. Thank you for responding, but I think you missed my point. I know talk is cheap, and I have learned to make life easier on myself by learning from past mistakes and not repeating them. This passed year I worked my butt off. I was 100% committed to Acing my science prerequisites the first time through, in which I did. I know I have what it takes to be a good nursing student.

Thank you! And that's exactly what I plan on doing. I'm just worried about applying to other schools. I know I'm getting to ahead of myself and I should just focus on the program I'm starting, but it's just something I can't help worrying about.

Hi ladies and gents, i'm very new to this forum, so this is my first post. I really need some input, because the last couple days i've been over thinking everything and it's really been getting to me. This may be long, so I apologize... I've been an on and off student since I was out of high school. I was always so indecisive about what I wanted to do, therefor I was never the most studious. the last semester that I attended at my local CC I received some less than stellar marks (F's) just out of shear unmotivation and immaturity. I don't know what I was thinking at the time and I don't think it matters now, being that it was back in 2011. All I know is that I declared my major as psychology and I figured I'd just pursue that. At that time I transferred to a different University and went there for 2 semesters. My grades were steady B's for the most part, again because I felt unmotivated with my major. I didn't feel right about continuing with psychology so I took a semester off to really think about if that's what I wanted to pursue. I decided to take a specialized career placement exam, with results in the field of nursing. I then spoke with family members and friends who are nurses and they encouraged me to look into it more. Basically in 2013/2014 I did some serious soul searching and planning. I moved back to my old area and attended my old CC. From 2014/2015 I took A&P 1 and 2 and Microbiology. I Aced all three courses. I also retook some past bad grades and Aced those as well. Within that time, it became more apparent to me that nursing was really what I wanted to pursue.... Alright cool, but now I feel haunted by my bad academic behavior from the past, being that those old failing grades are still on my transcripts, but not calculated in my GPA. Don't get me wrong In general I have more B's a few A's from the first couple years I attended college, however I can't get over the fact that If I was as motivated then as I am now I would have straight A's and wouldn't be worrying like this. I took the Teas test for the first time last fall. My score wasn't good enough for the ADN program but I was accepted into the LPN program for this coming fall. The director of my school encouraged me to pursue the LPN-RN bridge program, which sounded like a good idea when I really started thinking about it. I will be starting that program in a month, and I'm very excited and nervous about it. My plan is to eventually transfer to a BSN program, but i'm worried other programs may not be as forgiving of my past.. It's been on my mind the last couple days and for some reason I can't shake it. Besides the bad grades that I retook, I have general nursing prerequisites that I took previously that are mostly B's and a couple A's. Including my sciences, my nursing prerequisite grade is a 3.5. After reading my story, would you say I have a chance of getting into a good program? Is there advice that could be given to me? I've never been more committed to anything in my entire life.. I'm just feeling discouraged that i'm not a traditional student and I have a not so stellar academic past. Thank you, Kris