Open Letter from Fern Sison

Hey everyone, I'm reposting this open letter from Fern Sison which was inadvertently posted to the June '07 Blog for everyone to read. I've included my thoughts in the first comment of this re-post.
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Repost from: Futurenurses2007: Tuesday, November 28, 2006


Test Questions

There is a rumor out there that I am copying test bank questions and handing them out to students. To be more specific a student wrote that I took test bank questions for the Endocrine test and gave them to students. I'd like to set the records straight. I go over different types of questions so that students can learn the concepts and how to answer and read questions. I have many test banks available to me. If you look on this blog for N4 subjects you will find all of those questions with the same concepts that I went over during study groups. I have NEVER COPIED TEST bank questions and handed them to students and I do not give special priviledges to any rotation.

I have always made myself available to any student that asks for my help. There are no special advantages given to any specific rotations. I go over questions to teach concepts and subjects that students may need to study about and I give page numbers for subjects (so the student can read the subject matter) that could help students but I do not give test bank questions to any students. There are more subject test questions on this blog than I even have. Ms. Romena gets her test questions from many different sources and she even writes her own. Some may even come out of NCLEX study books with practice questions. If a student passes, it is because they studied and deserve to pass. And for the student spreading the rumor, the grades didn't get any higher on this test than any other test!

If anyone needs help my office is L214 and my office number is 954-5492.
Anyone who studies hard and goes over the subject matter or even studies the questions on this blog listed under N4 subjects could benefit and pass their classes.

Sincerely,

Fernisa Sison
Nursing Instructor"

N5 study guide 3

Thank you Jennifer for posting the 3rd study guide from the previous class. If anyone is interested I went through and added a couple of details that I thought was missing, and included a couple of more tables that seemed of some benefit.

N5 Study Guide Exam 3

The study guide is on docushare now. Thanks to previous N5ers for this:

New directions for Family ties and Recovery House

Exit Matthews Rd. from I-5
Go West on Matthews Rd. approx 1/2 mile
Turn right on Delivery Rd.
Go approx 1/2 block
RH will be on the right
Further down Family Ties will be on the left.

***Do NOT park at 500 W. Hospital Rd. (the main building) or you will be walking quite a long distance!

Chemical Dependency Directions

Here are some directions for anyone who needs them.
They both start from Delta. If anyone gets directions for the other places, you can post those too. I didn't get a chance to. Also, there is a FT in Stockton but the adress the teacher showed us in clinical was for French Camp. So you if you're using the French Camp directions you might want to make sure that's the facility she wants us to go to.

FAMILY TIES:
1.Head south on Pacific Ave toward W March Ln - go 0.3 mi
2.Turn right onto W March Ln - go 1.8 mi
3.Turn left onto the ramp to merge onto I-5 S - go 8.2 mi
4.Take the Mathews Rd exit 467B - go 0.2 mi
5.Turn right onto W Mathews Rd - go 243 ft
6.Turn right onto S Manthey Rd - go 0.3 mi
7.Turn left onto W County Hospital Rd - go 0.1 mi
8.Continue on W Hospital Rd - go 30 ft
9.Arrive at 500 W Hospital Rd
French Camp, CA 95231


KAISER (KCD)
1.Head south on Pacific Ave toward W March Ln - go 0.3 mi
2.Turn left onto W March Ln - go 1.5 mi
3.Turn left onto West Ln - go 1.2 mi
4.Turn left onto Tommydon St - go 0.1 mi
5.Arrive at 1305 Tommydon St
Stockton, CA 95210

Hope this helps...
-Lindsay

n4 study guide

Study topics for exam 4 - Immunology Fall 2006

Chapter 13
1. Explain the inheritance patterns
2. Types of Immunity
3. Differentiate between cell-mediated immunity from humoral immunity.
4. Effects of aging on the immune system
5. Explain and differentiate between the different types of hypersensitivity reactions. Give examples of conditions under each type.
6. Explain the assessment, diagnosis and collaborative care of allergic disorders.
7. List and explain the cardinal principles in the therapeutic management of anaphylaxis.
8. List and describe the different mediators of the allergic response.
9. Briefly explain autoimmunity and the different treatment method
10. Differentiate primary from secondary immunodeficiency disorders, graft-versus- host disease.
11. Briefly explain immunosuppressive therapy.
12. Know WBC values.

Chapter 14
1. Explain the pathophysiology of HIV/AIDS
2. Explain the clinical manifestations and complications of HIV/AIDS.
3. Explain the diagnostic studies, criteria and collaborative care for patients with AIDS.
4. Explain the different opportunistic diseases associated with AIDS and their clinical manifestations.
5. Explain the indications for the initiation of antiretroviral therapy in the chronically HIV-infected patient.
6. Explain the different drug categories of antiretroviral agents used in HIV infection.

Pages 747- 751.

giving thanks

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!

Be thankful this semester is almost over!!! ;)

Liana.............................

call me 209 9436738 or 209 4033241 (tomorrow after 12 and anytime after that)

Study Guide 2 part 2

Here is the second half of the second study guide. As usually, if you find anything additional that you think should be added, please share it with the rest of your classmates.

Austin

Study Guide 2

Here is the first 10 questions completely answered, the other half will be provided in the next few hours. Good luck.

n5 grade from first 9 wks

hey, has anyones official grade posted online yet?

Open, Closed, Random type families

http://www.nais.org/publications/ismagazinearticle.cfm?Itemnumber=148198&sn.ItemNumber=145956

"Closed" families have a tight boundary around them that separates them from the outside world. You don't just drop in on a closed family. These families exercise power in a top-down way, with the father customarily the "boss." They value preparation, unity, sincerity, and clarity. Open families, by contrast, have a less formidable barrier around them and tend to value tolerance, authenticity, latitude, and responsiveness. Random families are dramatically different from closed and open families. Their use of time and space are likely to be dispersed, irregular, and fluctuating. They value ambiguity and whimsicality; above all, they want to protect the originality and creativity of their children

Exam Grades for N4

Does anyone know if our grades that our clinical instructor had given us was our final grade or has she not included our extra credit? thanks....

N4 Study Groups

This was posted on our blog
Congratulations to everyone who made it through N4 and for those who are now starting N4. If anyone needs a study group, please e-mail me at fsison@deltacollege.edu. Otherwise I will not schedule study groups until after November 14th when my EKG course ends....unless you want to meet on Thursdays.

I would love to meet with students and help in anyway I can. If you have trouble with your Care Studies and/or just want someone to review them before you turn them in, please feel free to drop by my office (L214) on Mondays, Tuesdays, or Thursdays and I will be happy to read then and critique them.

Good luck everyone!

Fernisa Sison
L214
954-5492 office

Great Job. That was alot of work you went through and it is VERY thorough. Only one thing for me to add and I think it goes without saying. If a pt refuses meds, which is their right unless the court states otherwise, you must document and notify MD.

N4 study guides

Hi every one, I would really appreciate copies of the study guides for N4, if you can help me please send them to me at shadowphoenix56@sbcglobal.net. Thanks, Debbie (tutor)

N5, the completed study guide

Please feel free to add what I might have missed.