Wow ... it is finally here! A forum that is designed to help you get in contact with Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses, who can help you with your interview assignments. There has been so many posts in the past that Brian has made this forum available to you! :rotfl:
It is my pleasure to co-moderate this forum with VickyRN!!!!! :balloons: I am sure she will be along soon and will also post her welcome! Given that this is a new forum, I am sure we will all learn together and I know I am excited to have a forum that helps students.
So, let's start hearing from the students .... questions that you might have and ways in which you think you can use this forum.
Hi, I was just wondering this....I am going to take the TEAS test in April and I'm absolutely freaking over it, because I am terrible with math. I mean, I can balance my checkbook and figure financial stuff and everything, but when it comes to solving for X and word problems about people's ages and stuff like that, I begin to take on the "deer in the headlights" look.
I'm curious as to how much math I will really use as a nurse, and even as a student nurse. I know I will have to do conversions and all that...that makes perfect sense. But I'm angry because I know probably most of this crap I will never use and I'm expected to do 65 questions in 56 minutes. I know, I know...life's not fair.
I am in desperate need of some help . I am going back to school after graduating in 1992. I just purchase the pre-nursing exam book in hopes of getting some pointers on passing the entrance exam, I am now terrified . I answered a great majority of he sample questions incorrectly. I honestly do not understand how I will be able to go foward with registration next semester, if I cannot pass the entrance exam. If anyone has any suggestions, please reply.
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Determine times of meds, BGM', and insulin delivery. Vitals done first before getting them up or any meds. AM Care, 08 meds, sign for meds as you go, DONT wait until the shift is nearly over. After breakfast, wound care. Document as it is done.
Make yourself a worksheet. Something broken up into hours. In the appropriate block fill in room number of who has meds, scheduled vitals, BGM, Insulin, anything that has to be done at a set time. Use the blank time blocks for wound care, assessments, etc. Skin and LOC assessment can be done while care is being performed, If incontinent you know how GI system is working. Some bowel sounds are audible to the naked ear:chuckle
You don't have ADD, you just have to learn to multitask.....
It comes with time and don't let people tell you "that isn't how XX does it" you'll find a routine that works for you.
Someday, in the not too distant future, you'll be medicating 25 people and providing am care for 4-5, wound care for any of those 25 that require it, tube feeds, etc., and look back and laugh.
Good Luck
I can't wait until I can look back and laugh. Soooo many nurses say that it will actually happen! Thanks for the encouraging words and ideas on how to get organized because I was wondering about when a job came and I had more than one patient. Thanks again! :)
HI, I seem to have an awful lot of projects to do my last semester at school. We kind of thought it would maybe be a little better this semester, but I am definitely more stressed with all of the projects we have to do.
Anyway, I have to do a Teaching Project to a group of people in my community. I think I have finally come to a conclusion on what I am doing: the benefits of exercise, but my main focus will be the benefits of exercise to help control diabetes. What do you think? How should I approach it. Before I can actually do the project I have to submit a proposal. I have never written a proposal before and am a little worried. Any ideas on that on how to write it? :crash_com I also have to lead a mental health group activity at a mental hospital. I need to make sure that the activity is workable with all levels of the mind, since we never know exactly what patients will be on the floor. It will be adult focused. Any ideas on an activity? I am at a loss for one.
Thanks so much in advance for any help/guidance you can give me!
HI, I seem to have an awful lot of projects to do my last semester at school. We kind of thought it would maybe be a little better this semester, but I am definitely more stressed with all of the projects we have to do.
Anyway, I have to do a Teaching Project to a group of people in my community. I think I have finally come to a conclusion on what I am doing: the benefits of exercise, but my main focus will be the benefits of exercise to help control diabetes. What do you think? How should I approach it. Before I can actually do the project I have to submit a proposal. I have never written a proposal before and am a little worried. Any ideas on that on how to write it? :crash_com I also have to lead a mental health group activity at a mental hospital. I need to make sure that the activity is workable with all levels of the mind, since we never know exactly what patients will be on the floor. It will be adult focused. Any ideas on an activity? I am at a loss for one.
Thanks so much in advance for any help/guidance you can give me!
~~Annette
Anyone? Please? Did I put this in the right spot? Is this where RNs help us "student"? Should I put this in another place on this site? Please reply! Anyone?
Anyone? Please? Did I put this in the right spot? Is this where RNs help us "student"? Should I put this in another place on this site? Please reply! Anyone?
No need to cry! This is an OK place to put your question, although sometimes it is better to start a new thread if you have a new thought, issue, idea, problem or question than the one the thread originally addressed.
I think this is a new topic.
I'm not sure how to address your questions, but one approach might be to develop your lesson plan and then try it out on classmates, friends or family. That might help you tweak it a bit.
As for a group activity that can be useful to all levels of functioning in a mental health setting, that would be a real challenge. You might post your question specifically in the psychiatric nursing forum.
A suggestion, related to posting rather than to your specific questions. Sometimes it seems like it would be helpful to just cut and paste your post and then put it in several areas. This is frowned upon, and generally isn't going to be helpful because the same people will see all the posts, pretty much. Instead, if you wanted to post the question about the mental health group activity in the psychiatric nursing forum, then post your thoughts about your exercise and diabetes in the public health or community nursing forum (not sure of the specific names of the forums, but you get the idea), then do that.
I hope this has been helpful. I'm sorry you didn't get an answer sooner; that can be frustrating.
No need to cry! This is an OK place to put your question, although sometimes it is better to start a new thread if you have a new thought, issue, idea, problem or question than the one the thread originally addressed.
I think this is a new topic.
I'm not sure how to address your questions, but one approach might be to develop your lesson plan and then try it out on classmates, friends or family. That might help you tweak it a bit.
As for a group activity that can be useful to all levels of functioning in a mental health setting, that would be a real challenge. You might post your question specifically in the psychiatric nursing forum.
A suggestion, related to posting rather than to your specific questions. Sometimes it seems like it would be helpful to just cut and paste your post and then put it in several areas. This is frowned upon, and generally isn't going to be helpful because the same people will see all the posts, pretty much. Instead, if you wanted to post the question about the mental health group activity in the psychiatric nursing forum, then post your thoughts about your exercise and diabetes in the public health or community nursing forum (not sure of the specific names of the forums, but you get the idea), then do that.
I hope this has been helpful. I'm sorry you didn't get an answer sooner; that can be frustrating.
Good luck, take care and keep posting! :)
Thanks so much! I really am not a grumpy person, but please do not ask my DH about that though! Stress can do awful things! and boys have I been stressed lately!:uhoh21: Thanks again and I will keep visiting here. I really do like this site! ~~ Annette
Hello! I'm brand new to the forum, and I've been observing for about 3 weeks now. Everyones' posts have been informative, interesting, and helpful to read. I'm 19 years old and a first semester student of a 4 year BSN program, and as much as I have wanted and do still want to be a nurse...I'm very intimidated. I know this is a very general question, and for that I apologize, but can anyone give me some tips on what to expect in my years to come? Any information is so greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Chelsea
Indiana State University
I'm in my second semester of my BSN program so I've been through 3 years of prereqs and my first actual nursing semester.
The biggest shock for me is that the actual nursing program is EASIER than the prereqs were. I struggled with inorganic and organic chem, and also some of A&P 2. But, now that I'm applying the information to actual scenarios, I understand all of it alot better.
In A&P, we learned the body and what everything does and why. But, we didn't apply it to a patient's condition or learn anything about meds and how they affect the body. You learn that stuff in nursing classes and it all falls into place and makes sense.
So much of nursing is common sense. If you can keep yourself calm and think things through using the information you're given and have learned, then you will do ok.
I got B's and C's(total 3.0) in my prereqs and I have a 3.7 in my nursing classes.
Hi, I was just wondering this....I am going to take the TEAS test in April and I'm absolutely freaking over it, because I am terrible with math. I mean, I can balance my checkbook and figure financial stuff and everything, but when it comes to solving for X and word problems about people's ages and stuff like that, I begin to take on the "deer in the headlights" look.
I'm curious as to how much math I will really use as a nurse, and even as a student nurse. I know I will have to do conversions and all that...that makes perfect sense. But I'm angry because I know probably most of this crap I will never use and I'm expected to do 65 questions in 56 minutes. I know, I know...life's not fair.
Thanks
nadjjaa
Think about this...every time you give meds, you will calculate the dose. Even if the pharmacy has the dose on the med sheet, you will recheck. I wouldn't trust anyone except myself to calculate the dose correctly.
The math used in nursing is basic math. I got a book called Math for Nurses and started practicing before I started my classes. You will get your own way of doing it that makes sense to you. My instructors did not teach us how to do the calculations. It was up to each student to do it on their own. We also were assigned work to do from a CD-ROM that is called Calculating Drug Dosages. It goes step by step and it is interactive on the computer. There are quizzes and sections tests to take. It also explains things in a few different ways. I thought it was helpful. It comes with a workbook too.
You will use math to calculate I&Os, weight soiled baby diapers, measure IV fluids, calculate drip rates, etc.
Things may be electronic and computerized, but you always have to have the skills to verify everything. You can't blame a dosage error on the pharmacy if you were the one that blindly gave the incorrect dose.
Get a book or CD or something and start practicing. It's not as difficult as you think.
. I am going back to school after graduating in 1992. I just purchase the pre-nursing exam book in hopes of getting some pointers on passing the entrance exam, I am now terrified 
. I answered a great majority of he sample questions incorrectly. I honestly do not understand how I will be able to go foward with registration next semester, if I cannot pass the entrance exam. If anyone has any suggestions, please reply.
I seem to have an awful lot of projects to do my last semester at school. We kind of thought it would maybe be a little better this semester, but I am definitely more stressed with all of the projects we have to do. 
Stress can do awful things! and boys have I been stressed lately!:uhoh21: Thanks again and I will keep visiting here. I really do like this site!
nadjjaa
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Hi, I was just wondering this....I am going to take the TEAS test in April and I'm absolutely freaking over it, because I am terrible with math. I mean, I can balance my checkbook and figure financial stuff and everything, but when it comes to solving for X and word problems about people's ages and stuff like that, I begin to take on the "deer in the headlights" look.
I'm curious as to how much math I will really use as a nurse, and even as a student nurse. I know I will have to do conversions and all that...that makes perfect sense. But I'm angry because I know probably most of this crap I will never use and I'm expected to do 65 questions in 56 minutes. I know, I know...life's not fair.
Thanks
nadjjaa