Yesterday we had our CNS pharmacology quiz which went well for pretty much everyone. However last Friday we had our RESP 103 final and about 1/4 of the class failed the test and one person was dropped from the program. Next week we have our acid/base test followed by our respiratory pharm final on Friday.
I can't help having the feeling that I don't know any of the things I am learning well enough. Sure I'm passing the tests but it feels like so much information is getting by me that I'm starting to feel a little lost. I suppose I should just give it time and I will start catching on.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Hello September
Last week just about sent me overboard. Between the lessons building up and certain other issues, things started to reach a boiling point for me. However, since it's a 4 day weekend I've been able to relax and cool off. Next week we have a regulation of breathing quiz (which wraps up the A&P course), and our RESP 103 exam which covers gas storage, med gas therapy, bronchial hygiene, lung expansion, bland aerosol, and humidity therapy. I'm not too worried about the RoB quiz since in a class you need a 70% to pass and I already have a 71% so basically if I didn't even take it I'd still pass the class (don't think that doesn't mean I'm not studying for it).
RESP 103 kind of worries me though. They are all basic lessons and none are too hard individually, it's just that we have 6 chapters to cover 50 questions so just the bulk of the information kind of gives me the jitters. We also could have had better instructors for a few of the lessons but I'll make it through. We also have our final advanced pharmacy test coming up on the 16th but I'm not too worried about that one as I need to only score a 19/40 to pass that class (again, don't think that means I will slack off!).
I did poorly on my ventilation/gas exchange test. I passed with a 79% but I know that I need to understand it better than that to build off of it. About 1/4 of the class failed and they retest this week and I think the average was about a 75%. I guess it's just one of those problems with not having enough time to thoroughly go over all of the information. A lot of people seem content with just passing, doing the bare minimum. I know however that when I'm standing in front of my patient and they are circling the drain they aren't going to have an A, B, C, or D answer pasted onto their foreheads. That's what a lot of my fellow students need to understand.
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RESP 103 kind of worries me though. They are all basic lessons and none are too hard individually, it's just that we have 6 chapters to cover 50 questions so just the bulk of the information kind of gives me the jitters. We also could have had better instructors for a few of the lessons but I'll make it through. We also have our final advanced pharmacy test coming up on the 16th but I'm not too worried about that one as I need to only score a 19/40 to pass that class (again, don't think that means I will slack off!).
I did poorly on my ventilation/gas exchange test. I passed with a 79% but I know that I need to understand it better than that to build off of it. About 1/4 of the class failed and they retest this week and I think the average was about a 75%. I guess it's just one of those problems with not having enough time to thoroughly go over all of the information. A lot of people seem content with just passing, doing the bare minimum. I know however that when I'm standing in front of my patient and they are circling the drain they aren't going to have an A, B, C, or D answer pasted onto their foreheads. That's what a lot of my fellow students need to understand.
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