Surviving SW Nursing School : Adult Health TWO

Adult Health 2
Management

Management:

From Michelle: I recommend getting the management assignments done early, They are not really difficult, just time-consuming.

From Jan: Start the management final early and do a little bit at the time because it is incredibly boring and if you leave it all for the last minute, you will want to hurt someone

Class:

From Krystal: start with studying endocrine and cardio- those are on the first test.

From Jan: do what Mr. S says and look at the Powerpoints. It did help me to get a head start on test 1 before class started (that was actually my best test score). I did not find this class as bad as AH1. That said, it is still a lot of studying. If there are 19 slides about a subject, it's probably because it's important (Cardiac drugs, chest tubes). He tells you to not spend too much time trying to learn to read EKGs-focus on the important ones. he's not going to trick you. This is not a situation where some tiny detail is going to become a test question. You will be tested on what you are told you are going to be tested on. Mr. S. says he makes questions with his powerpoints in his hand- he's not joking.

This is closer to the end of the class, but do as they say an focus on the final and not the HESI. You can take the HESI again, you are not going to pinning if you fail the final.

Use the PAWS discussion board and ask questions. As we're told, if YOU have the question, chances are your classmates have the same question.

I never recorded lectures throughout school until this class because I felt my time was better spent in other ways. Recording them in this class actually helped. There's no extraneous stuff and time-wasting in the lectures.

My classmates might disagree, but do SOME PrepU questions and definitely do Mynursinglab and Evolve.

Clinical:

Paperwork is usually done around week 4, which really frees up time for studying. This makes a huge difference and pressure lets up a bit, especially if you're in the Monday clinical (ie. the one the day before the test.

Get in Mr. S's clincial. Seriously great clinical instructor- kind and patient and you will learn so much. The ICU at the Med is a great place to pick up all kinds of skills.

ICQ FAQS

Learn these Things really Well:

Fluids and electrolyte
ABGs
IICP
Decreased cardiac output and shock states
Respirator settings
Chest tubes
Side effects of corticosteroids

REALLY GOOD CARDIAC SITE WITH PRACTICE QUIZZES:

Cardiac Tutorial

Some Links That Helped Us:

PDF on EKG Interpretation