Spring Semester Discussion Thread!

[color=#2f4f4f]yeah, fundamentals is going ok so far, but we haven't had our first test yet. it's going to be over 6 chapters and it's next thursday. sounds doable, right? lol, wrong! today was finally our first day of lecture in the class. monday was the syllabus, tuesday we did independent work/studies, and wednesday she had an emergency and couldn't make it to class. we're all hoping she may move it to the following monday...it would be fair, but if not, i am preparing myself to be ready.

our drug cal test is tuesday when we return back to class. i'm a bit nervous, but i am truly hoping doing all the practice skills throughout each chapter is going to help me out a lot. i know it didn't hurt! there were a few things i needed to get the hang of, and practicing them helped a lot.

congrats on getting 100% on the retest! we all mess up or make mistakes starting out. i know i can't wait for next week to be over. i am always terrified of first tests. i hate not knowing how the instructor does exams.

i like everyone in my class so far as well. it's so tiny. there are 17 of us currently. i am not sure if it's going to drop after the drop/add deadline or not, which is coming up soon. that is just the way that girl is, i can't let it irk me every time she opens her mouth. i just feel so uncomfortable when she is questioning or trying to somehow make our instructor wrong. that's the only thing that really gets under my skin, and the fact that she came in there acting like a complete know-it-all and you know, the superior complex...some people just have it naturally! i'm sure it'll get easier to ignore with time. class has just begun! lol

it sounds like you are doing some major hard work! keep it up!

[color=#2f4f4f]we have fundamentals of nursing by ramont.

1-12?! i would die at this point! i am hoping i do well. i have studied my butt off for it and found some helpful flash cards that i printed out off of quizlet.com and have read them over and over. i'll be crossing my fingers for you. i'd ask what you needed help with, but i'd be no use with anything record related right now, we aren't there just yet! i hope you have a great friday as well!

[color=#2f4f4f]hell rrwilliams, welcome to allnurses!

i am taking my first exam this tuesday. i am very nervous about it. i'm studying my butt off and doing every self-practice throughout the chapters. i am hoping it will really pay off. i am worried about the exams being confusing as well. if you're not comfortable doing your rn right now and know for sure your grades would suffer right now, by all means switch to the lpn route! i feel this is preparing me more for when i do go for my rn.

you do not have to be fantastic in math! i do not want to even state how mathematically challenged i am. i do every single practice problem ever chapter and go to learningnurse.com: [color=#2f4f4f]http://www.learningnurse.com/content/view/25/39/[color=#2f4f4f] to do all of their practices for the chapters i am having an upcoming exam over. so far, i am catching on great and getting 96%-100% on all of the practice sections and practice tests i have done. i'm not great at math, but if you take the time to practice every day, you will get it! i dedicate about 2-3 hours a day on drug cal/pharm practices. good luck and keep us updated on your decision and your progress if you decide to stay in your current rn route! we're here for any support or help you need! :)

[color=#2f4f4f]thank you nurselove! i have been studying throughout the day in two hour intervals making sure i am confident on everything that will be on the exam. i also tried my hand at tablet, fluid, and injection dosage calculations on practices quizzes as well, considering i'm pretty sure even being the first exam, it will still be mostly situational[color=#2f4f4f]. i scored 100% on tab, 96% on fld and 100% on inj. i think i'm ready! :) i'll post tomorrow to share how exam #1 was.

i hope everyone has a lovely week of class! :)

[color=#2f4f4f]wow, the time is flying! i'm keeping my head above water so far and just wanted to update everyone on my progress and to hear from you all who would like to share your semester thoughts, rants, and everything of that sort!

i could be a little stronger in my fundamentals class, test wise, but i'm kicking butt at check offs and whatnot. i feel i am going to be one of those who scrape by in theory and really get into clinical. i test decently, but i definitely do not test all that well. i have been staying in the 80's, but they're getting higher up in the 80's.

our first check off, i did great...of course, it was hand washing of all things! the second was sterile gloving and man did that one suck...my gloves were not big enough. i needed a half size bigger, but it was too late and that's all that was left, plus i had 18 people staring at me putting them on. vital signs was today and i kicked major butt! i was so nervous all these other times, but now that i'm getting used to my instructor and not intimidated, i feel so much more confident!

i hope everyone is doing well this spring semester!