second semester thread :-)

SC APRN, DNP, APRN, NP · Jan 22, 2012

Last semester my main concern was the dosage test and passing meds. This semester all the new expectations make the dosage test look easy. There's a long list of new things to learn. It's hard to believe we've come so far in a short time. It will very interesting to see how we've grown by thus summer. What are your fears and goals for this semester? What are you most excited about?

NCRNMDM, ASN, RN · Jan 23, 2012

I am approaching my third week of second semester. It's much more intense, time-consuming, and demanding than first semester, but I still love it.

PedsHopeful · Jan 23, 2012

Did you guys have your Pharmacology classes in the first semester? How can they give a drug calculation test the first day if you havent even started the material yet? I'm confused!

Al.ginger · Jan 23, 2012

We did Pharm in first semester. I started very mad. My school messed up my clinical assignment. It's all OK now but first two weeks was full of frustration. Cannot wait for summer I'm gonna sit for LPN license

SC APRN, DNP, APRN, NP · Jan 23, 2012

We don't have dosage in class its self taught.

campercass · Jan 23, 2012

We took pharmacology first semester. The dosage test was a few weeks in. However we have to take one in every class so this semester we had one in basic and one in ob, both in week 2

SunshineDaisy, ASN, RN · Jan 23, 2012

We did pharm first semester too, and had a dosage test week 3 in first semester. This semester we have another dosage test the first day of clinical (which for me is tomorrow, EEK!) then IV dosage test the second week of lab, another EEK!!

oklahomagal · Jan 23, 2012

Last semester my main concern was the dosage test and passing meds. This semester all the new expectations make the dosage test look easy. There's a long list of new things to learn. It's hard to believe we've come so far in a short time. It will very interesting to see how we've grown by thus summer. What are your fears and goals for this semester? What are you most excited about?

My fear is actually failing a test. I know that seems weird but last semester I did well on most of them and I am afraid this semester that I wont perform as well. My goal is to become better at writing careplans, I felt that I didn't do as well as I would have liked last semester.

How about you studentnurseCT, what are your goals and fears?

PedsHopeful · Jan 23, 2012

I'm in a 5 semester program and we dont get our Pharm class till the 4th semester. Which seems weird since our clinicals start in semester 2. LOL

SC APRN, DNP, APRN, NP · Jan 23, 2012

Sleep deprivation and not having time for careplans. I'm trying to cut two shifts a month but its probably not going to happen. I'm looking forward to the neuro/ ortho floor and hope my OR experience will help. Got bones? LOL

Failing a test, making a mistake, or not being able to put it all together are always fears of mine. My goal every semester is to be competent at the expected skill level.

SunshineDaisy, ASN, RN · Jan 24, 2012

I passed my first math test! YAY! Now just have to pass the second one next week!

QuarterLife88, MSN, RN, NP · Jan 24, 2012

Second semester - psychiatric nursing/meg-surg 1

psych is the first 7 weeks, and medsurg will be the last 7 weeks. So far have had a med calc test (first day), and my first theory exam was today, along with 13472057 clinical projects due one after the other. I'm tired already. Nursing school blows. I just cannot with the insidious busy work. blech.