Foundation ....... and it ain't MAC :)
Jell'o Everyone!!
Cornball title. Sorry couldn't help myself any how .....
I must figure out how to make more time for my blog!!!
Ok ladies and gents I have to do better with time management. One thing I've noticed is that balancing life is tough when you're a nursing student. I am working on doing better so that my blogs are more effective. To help those that are interested in nursing, are in nursing or just want to know what it's like .... it won't work if there's no info to read right?! So, I'm working on it loves.
Let's start with Health Assessment & Fundamentals. These two can be very overwhelming BUT they are soooo important. These courses are the back bone/ foundation of your nursing career. Soak it all up and learn as much as you can. Get ready for the sleepless nights, caffeine love, laptop chargers & tons of material!
Health Assessment is exactly that. You learn to assess your patients from head to toe.When you are walking towards a patient you are already assessing them. What do they look like? What looks normal? What doesn't look normal? Can you see any bruises? Are there any lesions? Anything you can get from looking at them. It starts then, a general survey. Then you do actual assessments that will help you look deeper than just the surface. Are there any neurological issues, musculoskeletal, etc. You must ask the right questions. You would think that the right questions should be common sense and you would be completely wrong. There is a lot of critical thinking that goes into it and you must know your information. Even if the right information is handed to you, you won't know how to treat someone if you have no idea what's going on to begin with.
Fundamentals is exactly that. The fundamentals that you must know. What are the norms for certain labs? What is a CMP? What is CBC? What is ok to delegate to an LPN or Tech? What do you do if a patient dies? How do you treat them? Do I just take care of my patient or the family? What is BUN? Tons and tons of basic information that you have to learn. What is normal to begin with? What is not normal? A lot of information.
The further along we get the more we learn but there's a lot to learn in those two classes. Information that will be useful for the rest of our lives. Honestly, day one in patho I was told that in nursing school you can't just learn the information for one exam, pass that and be done. That is completely true. All the information builds up. What I learned in patho is helpful for me now in fundamentals and in health assessment. My biggest advice would be to take time on your breaks and read over your notes. Relearn the information. Don't forget any of it. I mean come on let's be real, it's not all going to stick. So take time to read your textbook, learn stuff that's on there. Don't just limit yourself to the information that is going to be on your exam.
NCLEX is got going to limit just to the information that your professor stuck to. They aren't going to stick to just what you remembered. NCLEX is going to test your knowledge and going the extra mile will help you when it comes to that but the main purpose is so that you can help your patients. Be that awesome nurse that knows his/her stuff. I want to be that go to nurse. There's a lot that I need to learn but I'm trying to give myself some small breaks to keep my sanity BUT I'm trying my best to use all of my time wisely. If you know me well, you'll see me with my nursing info ALL THE TIME! I have it on my phone, carry my laptop, read, do all of my assignments etc, I want to do the best I can so that in the future I don't feel inadequate. As a nursing student there's a lot of those days but we are learning. It's up to us to do our part so, let's get to it ;)
Ooo and Thanksgiving ..... I didn't have a break from school. I had thanksgiving day off but had a bunch of assignments due and two huge exams that following week, clinical early on monday morning and it really felt like a blur. Hope thanksgiving was great for everyone and that it was about spending time with loved ones and stuffing your faces and not about shopping :)
Til next blog (it'll be on my first clinical)
-NurseMimiii
Cornball title. Sorry couldn't help myself any how .....
I must figure out how to make more time for my blog!!!
Ok ladies and gents I have to do better with time management. One thing I've noticed is that balancing life is tough when you're a nursing student. I am working on doing better so that my blogs are more effective. To help those that are interested in nursing, are in nursing or just want to know what it's like .... it won't work if there's no info to read right?! So, I'm working on it loves.
Let's start with Health Assessment & Fundamentals. These two can be very overwhelming BUT they are soooo important. These courses are the back bone/ foundation of your nursing career. Soak it all up and learn as much as you can. Get ready for the sleepless nights, caffeine love, laptop chargers & tons of material!
Health Assessment is exactly that. You learn to assess your patients from head to toe.When you are walking towards a patient you are already assessing them. What do they look like? What looks normal? What doesn't look normal? Can you see any bruises? Are there any lesions? Anything you can get from looking at them. It starts then, a general survey. Then you do actual assessments that will help you look deeper than just the surface. Are there any neurological issues, musculoskeletal, etc. You must ask the right questions. You would think that the right questions should be common sense and you would be completely wrong. There is a lot of critical thinking that goes into it and you must know your information. Even if the right information is handed to you, you won't know how to treat someone if you have no idea what's going on to begin with.
Fundamentals is exactly that. The fundamentals that you must know. What are the norms for certain labs? What is a CMP? What is CBC? What is ok to delegate to an LPN or Tech? What do you do if a patient dies? How do you treat them? Do I just take care of my patient or the family? What is BUN? Tons and tons of basic information that you have to learn. What is normal to begin with? What is not normal? A lot of information.
The further along we get the more we learn but there's a lot to learn in those two classes. Information that will be useful for the rest of our lives. Honestly, day one in patho I was told that in nursing school you can't just learn the information for one exam, pass that and be done. That is completely true. All the information builds up. What I learned in patho is helpful for me now in fundamentals and in health assessment. My biggest advice would be to take time on your breaks and read over your notes. Relearn the information. Don't forget any of it. I mean come on let's be real, it's not all going to stick. So take time to read your textbook, learn stuff that's on there. Don't just limit yourself to the information that is going to be on your exam.
NCLEX is got going to limit just to the information that your professor stuck to. They aren't going to stick to just what you remembered. NCLEX is going to test your knowledge and going the extra mile will help you when it comes to that but the main purpose is so that you can help your patients. Be that awesome nurse that knows his/her stuff. I want to be that go to nurse. There's a lot that I need to learn but I'm trying to give myself some small breaks to keep my sanity BUT I'm trying my best to use all of my time wisely. If you know me well, you'll see me with my nursing info ALL THE TIME! I have it on my phone, carry my laptop, read, do all of my assignments etc, I want to do the best I can so that in the future I don't feel inadequate. As a nursing student there's a lot of those days but we are learning. It's up to us to do our part so, let's get to it ;)
Ooo and Thanksgiving ..... I didn't have a break from school. I had thanksgiving day off but had a bunch of assignments due and two huge exams that following week, clinical early on monday morning and it really felt like a blur. Hope thanksgiving was great for everyone and that it was about spending time with loved ones and stuffing your faces and not about shopping :)
Til next blog (it'll be on my first clinical)
-NurseMimiii
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