Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Who wants free money? Say, $100 for NCLEX review!

Hey guys...This is no hoax. Below is a modified posting of what Kelly Widger from 3rd semester just posted today. She had just found out from the nursing success grant program that we can get some free money...Read on...

GREAT NEWS......... the nursing success grant will be paying $100 of your registration fee for the NCLEX review session of your choice!! This is only if you are eligible for their services and enrolled with them. If you are a student that receives a refund for the ATI testing or that does not have to pay for ATI then chances are you are eligible. This is a one time offer .

This works great for those of us wanting to attend the review at SFSU, thus possibly lowering the price down from $200 to $100 for 1st timers, and literally for free for those of us returning! Remember, the grant will be paying $100 of your $200 fee, or $100 of the NCLEX review of your choice. You will not need to be reimbursed this $100 it goes directly to Review for Nurses in San Francisco or to review of your choice, but must be sent directly to organization not to ADN student.

What you need to do:

For those of you who want to do the Davis review I've been informed by Sally Lagerquist that our due date has been significantly expedited due to the vast number of people interested. I'll start collecting registration forms and payment on Monday Oct. 01 with the due date of final collection on Monday Oct. 15. The sooner I get this stuff, the better I can coordinate with Kelly Widger from 3rd semester and Sally Lagerquist to ensure actual pricing and savings with the nursing grant office!

Feel free to call me or email me if you have any questions. 209-603-8662 cell hcolern2b@gmail.com

Thursday, September 20, 2007

FYI

Passport photos for the BRN application can be done at AAA. To find locations go to AAA.com. I know they do them in the Lodi office, you do not need an appt there; price is $10/members or $15 CASH ONLY/non-members for two photos.

here is another N10 review

I wonder if this one is good.


-1- Difference between public health, community based nursing and home health nursing. Know the scope of practice, role, patients seen by each
-2- What are the sources of reimbursement for community based nursing. Medi-Care/ Medi-Caid / Medi-Cal / Insurance / Out of pocket
-3- How do 3rd party payers influence health care costs?
-4- Understand the difference between medicare (elderly, perm disabled) Medicaid (federal and state combined money’s, state ran, for indigents) MediCal (this is Medicaid in california)
-5- (A LOT) Primary (before sick i.e. birth control, immunizations) Secondary (already sick and have problem i.e. talking to pregnant woman about termination options) Tertiary (already has perm residual problem, must learn to re-live with this perm residual of being sick)
-6- What is community? (book def: where people work, sleep and play). PEOPLE make up community
-7- Community based nursing- what does it include ( what are the nurses, what do they do)
-8- Culture – think about working with other cultures
-9- Teaching – Approx 15 questions
-10- The roles of a nurse. Educator, Case Manager, Leadership, etc. Have a clear understanding of these roles.
-11- Families – know the cycles (Approx 7 questions)
-12- Leadership styles
-13- Epidemiology (Chap 2) what is it? And what role does it play in the nursing field?
-14- Affective domains of learning: Affective, Psychomotor, Cognitive-
15- Be able to clearly state what communication is. Simple terms, understandable to patients. No medicalese
-16- Teaching Need VS. Readiness (some patients have a need to learn but are not ready, whereas others are ready)
-17- What is healthy family functioning? In regarding to communication

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Review for N10

NURSING 10 MIDTERM REVIEW

Trends that have affected health care…
What have the concerns been for the public.
How will these trends affect the work place for RN’s
Differentiate between Community-based nursing and Community health nursing
What is community
How may social systems influence community health and visa versa
How is the client defined in Community-based nursing
Know the difference between primary, secondary and tertiary preventions and applications of each
What is the application of Healthy People 2010
Advocating for a client…what is the contextual approach
What health disparities do we face as a nation
Be able to apply cultural awareness, cultural blindness, cultural sensitivity
In today’s world…how do you define familyStages of family development
How is assessment used in community-based settings- focused on the patient and/or community
How is “instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) used
Why is an environmental assessment part of community-based practice
Why is quality teaching important
Compare and contrast readiness to learn with need to learn
Differentiate between cognitive, psychomotor and affective learning
Case management vs. managed care vs. case finding vs. advocacy vs. consultation vs. discharge planning vs. continuity of care vs. referral

***There are 58 multiple choice questions on this midterm. Some are multiple/multiples. Most are written as application questions. Some questions are taken from lecture and others are from the text.

I found this on a different blog, Julie mentioned that the test is only 58 questions and I am going to assume that she is not going to change the test that Terry has written for past classes

Friday, September 14, 2007

Pass the Word!

Check your student email - there is an email from Mary Neville about paperwork we need to bring for Monday's N10 Lecture Sept 17th regarding NCLEX applications.

Thursday, September 06, 2007

BP monitors needed !!!

Ladies and Gents,
Hi! If anyone has a BP monitor - Automatic or Manual and willing to lend it for a day, will you please email me @ rgk22@comcast.net for an upcoming health fair. Thanks !

Rupert

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Kaplan Review

Hi everone, graduation is just 4 months away! For all of you that are interested in taking thier review with Kaplan, I have some information. The Review will be held on campas at Delta Jan 5th & 6th and 12th &13th, it is a total of eight sessions and two tests. The cost is going to depend on how many people sign up.

Cost: $499
15 students or less = $75 off = $424
16 - 30 students = $100 off = $399
30 + students $125 off = $374

If you are interested in taking your review with Kaplan of have any questions regarding the review please contact me via e-mail or before or after class, my e-mail address is nicoyaencali@yahoo.com. I should have more information in the weeks to come.

Ena