UW BSN program 2015

cdo0 · Feb 15, 2015

shelleybaumer - thanks! I went through all of that this morning, and stumbled across the 2015 page just recently. The posts from the previous year have been extremely helpful. I think having a layout of how you may want to construct your essay will really help as well. I read some people talking about strengths and weaknesses and utilizing that into the essay. Keeping those kinds of things in mind will make the hour seem a little smoother!

shelleybaumer · Feb 15, 2015

I've been analyzing my strengths and weaknesses in order to write about why I picked a certain patient over another and how that person will be affected by my personality, strengths, and weaknesses. I also plan to write how I can improve by learning from the experience with that patient. I'm definitely looking at it as a critical(ly analyzing yourself to the core) thinking exercise!

shelleybaumer · Feb 15, 2015

Also, I just got this message from a friend of a friend who will graduate this year:

The essays are always different but you want to focus on what nursing is which is holistic care and then also address what is important information regarding the patient. In regards to the math it is basic conversion questions such as grams to mg etc...know your metric conversions. Also know ounces to mL. Questions for math will be like 300 mg aspirin is ordered you have 50 mg tablets how many should you give etc....also questions such as rates may be included....I highly recommend looking online for nursing math practice questions....good luck and I wish you well!!!

cdo0 · Feb 15, 2015

Shelley-

You're a life saver! Thanks for the tips :)

kaleaud · Feb 18, 2015

Hey guys,

Does anyone know if the conversions are given on the math questions?

shelleybaumer · Feb 18, 2015

Hi Kaleaud,

I'm going to say they do not include conversions because they want you to know them. On page 7 of this thread I posted what a student in the program told me is in the math portion.

shelleybaumer · Feb 18, 2015

Good luck to everyone! My essay is at 11am AK time...so noon in Seattle. Write well and compute those math problems with ease!

cdo0 · Feb 18, 2015

Lucky. I wished our Seattle proctored essay was at noon. Good luck to everyone today! See all you locals tonight.

happy_unicorn · Feb 19, 2015

How did you guys do? I felt that the essay part was pretty easy and math problems were easy too, but I screwed up on the first one. I made it more difficult than it really was. What sucks is that I realized where I went wrong but I ran out of time. It was so easy!!!!! I am so upset :no: .... Oh well... now we wait .. I hope everyone else did great!!

A Jaqueline · Feb 19, 2015

Hey guys, I feel pretty confident about my essay. I chose scenario 2, what about you guys?

Same here happy unicorn! I only got the first math question wrong...blah. Well I am glad it's over, now I can breath :)

happy_unicorn · Feb 19, 2015

It was something like the medication prescribed was 50mg/kg, pt weighs 25.5 kg. The medication comes in liquid form 100mg/ml. How many ml should be given? After she said pens down I realized I was supposed to divide 50 by 25.5 to get rid of kg, then divide 100 by 2 to get the answer..... This will haunt me forever! How stupid of me...

I chose scenario 3 about the 17 yr old.

shelleybaumer · Feb 19, 2015

I got the first one wrong because I messed up the decimal point and put 127.5 instead of 12.75!! I was not happy with myself. I picked the substance abuser. I'm feeling pretty good about my essay, but am kicking myself for putting the decimal in the wrong spot.