It's 6am and grades went up and I'm officially off to my next semester med surg and psych! And I had to come re watch this video cause I'm so excited and I can't sleep lol! This video is great! Thanks and I hope all is well with you!
+itsKLife _ Ayeeeeeeeeeeeeee, congratulations for progressing into second semester! I'm glad you're still rocking with me here on this channel and I hope all is well with you as well ma'am! :) Keep on doing work and grinding!!
You are so right on about knowing the foundation of knowing normal A and P before you can even begin to understand pathophys. I have cared for children and adults who have had cardiac surgery to correct congenital heart defects and even today the physics of those defects makes my head spin. Imagine how the circulatory system works when you have only one ventricle and try to wrap your head around that. I could have used a guy like you when I was in school. You have a great system that can't fail. I ended up doing everything the hard way.
+Keepit Real, RN Well thanks boss! I hope this method to my madness pays off in the long run. Just trying to absorb these disease processes as best I can and actually RETAIN it (which isn't the easiest thing to do). But yes, those are very interesting cases man. You're right, it's very hard to fathom those kinds of things. But super intriguing.
Jonathan Tavitian hey sorry for the late reply, I’m currently in second semester into the adn program. And man, it’s been a ride. But I’m loving it. Med surg is a lot
Once again you have done it! So much time and energy to help us future nurses! You have no idea how much you have helped me wrap my journey and nursing school!
Wow, thank you. I’m starting intermediate med Surg next week and I was very nervous. But your being able to break med Surg down has helped so much. I feel much better going into my third semester now. Thank you!!
thanks for the video.. I'm in medsurg now and was struggling to keep my head above water. but now I know that is all about knowing patho, s.s, diagnostic, and nursing interventions. I just found out about the matrix system too,it helps to put all the diseases on one paper.
+Camille89virgo No problem at all. Yea, those key areas of study are essential to fully understanding the diseases and succeeding on exams. I hope that it helps you!
+mastuhrodent Well thank you very much, I'm very appreciative of that. I honestly think that I have a knack for teaching and it really is something that I enjoy doing and something that I think I'd be pretty good at. I don't think I'll ever end up doing it at an educational level but I would definitely love to do some public speaking at seminars or expos to try and educate Nurses one day, definitely. The only reason I wouldn't teach is because of the time necessary to go to school for it, and the pay. Other than that, it is something that I could totally see myself doing.
Thank you for this!!! I'm going into med surg next semester and I'm a big organizer and I didn't think they way I study in fundamentals would work. I think this will be an awesome way to organize my studies! Thank you so much!
+Tiffany McCoy Aw, well you're very welcome! I can definitely tell you that this is THE WAY to study Med Surg, no doubt. If you know the information I listed about whatever disease process you're learning, then you are going to be set when it comes time to take those exams and care for patients with those conditions! Good luck to you next semester! You're going to do great :D
I'm not going to lie, I've never heard of this, but that's really brilliant. There's always the briefest moment of hesitancy when recalling that information for me. Now it'll be automatic!
+angoli05 Haha to be honest with you, the only reason that I am able to speak about these subjects as fluently as I can is because I seriously study my tail off when it comes to the intricacies of these diseases. Just put in the time and you'll be talking like this in no time :pp
I'm still a year away from Nursing School (crossing fingers) and that made more sense to me than things my pre-health professors have tried to explain. Motivation indeed. I'll be coming back to your channel for study tips definitely. Thanks!
Thank you for this video. I will be starting Med-Surg in the spring. I was trying to get a head start on thing. You helped me out a lot. Thank you again.
Thank you so much for being very detail and straight to point. I totally agree with you in the last part. Why?! Is always the root to the answer. Looking forward to passing Med Surg!!!
Thank you so much! Will be starting med surg and pharm in the spring 17' and I will sure use your method. I've following your channel for some time now 😊Big congrats on your graduation and the new job... you can finally put those two letters behind your name!
So glad I came across your channel! I start my med surg rotation next week and am feeling super nervous... will definitely be using this method! Thanks for the help and keep posting!!
I start Med/Surg in 3 weeks and this video was so helpful. Thank you so much on the heads up. I'm going to do a quick review of A&P and Patho of the systems.
Thank you so much for dedicating some time to let other future nurses to learn, now I have a better understanding how to study the medsurg. keep going !!
Just finishing my first quarter of nursing school. Fundamentals class was kinda hard to grasp because they cover little pieces of everything. Thank you so much for all your videos...they have helped me understand the concepts better. Up next is pathophysiology so I will plan to approach my studies with the steps you presented here...makes alot of sense to me! Sorry for rambling, but thanks again!
Finished up my first semester with 2 A's and 2 B's.. One of those B's was an 89.45😒😒🙄🙄I wanted to cry lol... Anyway, I'm a little about med-surg but excited too Bc I'm sure the material will be much more interesting from a nursing standpoint.. Thanks for the tips!
+Brandy T Haha yessss, I have definitely been there before. I finished Med Surg 1 with like, an 89.2 I was pissssssssseeddd haha. But yes, Med Surg is definitely a great class and very intriguing. Good luck!
I love this it’s very helpful. This is a great strategy but I would also love to know what your tips are for studying for exams when your instructors are the types who just burry you in information. I’m struggling to figure out what’s important and what’s not.
I start school on the 7th! My school you HAVE to maintain a B overall, having a C means you fail.... I'm freaking out a little bit lol. Trying to take all your tips to heart!
I appreciate the video. It is right on time and I am struggling to retain all of these diseases. AND MEDICATIONS. Can you make a medication video. Classifications, signs symptoms, effects and toxic effects contraindications. Yes I plan to make my own drug card to better learn them but where to start. I have midterms next week. Im scared.....help.
+aurielle99 Check out the video I made titled "How To Study Pharmacology". That should you give you a really good template and idea for how to study those God-awful medications lol. I hope it helps!
Oh and your dosage calculation video was the truth. Those areas that you covered where my mistakes that I corrected going forward. It definitely helped a lot. Appreciate it.
I love your videos! I start my 2nd nursing semester on the 28th with Adult Health 1 (Med-Surg 1) 1st half and OB 2nd half. I've heard so many horror stories about Med-Surg. I'm super nervous but excited at the same time. Watching your "How To Study For Med-Surg" video (1000 times lol) makes me feel I can conquer this beast! I have created a template/table for each disease process with your 6 steps. Are there any updated material breakdown or study strategies you recommend for Med-Surg?
Awesome video!!! This is literally exactly how we do our care plans and concept maps at my nursing school :) I start Med Surg in the Fall!! Really excited
Brad. Watching your first video and loving it. Do you have any advice as to how to take and pass ATI exams? Those seem to be my nemesis. I take practice NCLEX tests and do better at them then ATI and have found that the two are from different worlds as far as lab values, dosing schedules and on and on. Thank you!!!!
This is an excellent way to study for med surg!! too bad I'm just viewing this now :-( I am finishing up med surg I and it has been a BEAST!! Thing is I didn't have a plan going in. This would have been perfect! Soooo with that being said, I will be going back over med surg I using this model over Christmas break to prepare for med surg II! Thank you so much for this!
56 subscribers to 59k. Congrats. Whew oh awhile ago I mentioned videos online that break down chapters... was is that nrsng...or nurse mastery? 1/4 of class don't show to lecture lol...bc the teacher doesn't add to power points. So we literally are self teaching each other but it's like the blind leading the blind. Program is on its 3rd director in 4 years. So idk if it's the profs and new curriculum changes or what. I know the weight will be on my shoulders bc I took patho and pharmacology already...but I learned both from an M D. Which going to sound weird it doesn't translate to nursing how I was taught. I know my class is going to lean on me for this though. My clinical prof is an n.p and just told me just get through the program and do what you got to do and go N.P. Idk there is like a separation between the new profs and old ones...and I think we are feeling that. So .....i might be carrying this Spring semester. Any advice? I have the Saunders nclex review...my old patho book. Got a 98.8 % in patho but how we had to learn it was so fast...in 10 weeks.. I memory dumped it. We did 2 systems every week. Anyway still trying to hunt vids that break down each chapter. Our nursing situation is that bad. If I don't carry the load I don't see half passing. Thanks man. Wrote longer than I thought.
Hi Nurse Bass! I will be starting med surg 1 this spring. I wanted to know if you recommend any additional resoruces such as med surg for dummies, med surg success etc. Any other books. Thank you!
+krissy patterson Yes, 100%. That's the foundation and the basis for studies of pathophysiology in my opinion. There has to be an understanding of the normal anatomy and physiology in order to then begin to understand the pathologies. Most definitely a great structure to study by :)
Ofc. Nurses are the proofreaders of the physicians. What makes you think physicians don’t cover pathophysiology? A physician looks at the Dx like scientist when a nurse is more therapeutic and holistic.
+Filipinogenetics Nah not really the first and last sentence. I just focus on the topics and words, definitely the tables and boxes, and just anything that looks important. It's getting easier to weed through the b/s that I don't need to know now lol
You're so handsome and smart, anyways lol I have yo do LPN due to time and having a 2 yr old? IA LPN hard? Is Nclex-pn different from Nclex RN? And will me watching your videos advance me in LPN class? I Still haven't taken the Teas test yet lol
I have a question. I am trying to decide which program to purchase on nrsng.com. I am taking med Surg and pharmacology next semester. But purchasing both programs is over my budget. So should I purchase med master or med Surg review? Or will I need to purchase both?
Hi, can you message me? I'm currently at the end of the Med Surg 2 and it's not easy! I did excellent in Respiratory, and GU, but GI just won't stick. No matter how many hours I spend studying it, it still wasn't enough. I could really use some studying advice because I tend to have a hard time weeding out the info I don't really need to know or focus on, so I overthink and look into EVERYTHING in the chapter....Am I studying too long in one sitting? What? Please! Anything you can tell me to help me study better would be a life saver. I have Med-Surg finals coming up, and I need to be sharp & kick ass.
+Jashonda Suber I would highly recommend this video from Nurse Nacole. It's super phenomenal in breaking down exactly how to weed out that bullcrap "filler information" that those textbooks are chock-full of and get right down to the nitty gritty, need-to-know information. I really hope you find it helpful and good luck to you on your Finals! Also, I would recommend studying one topic at a time, for as long as it takes. And THEN take a break, maybe 30 minutes. I wouldn't study for longer than 2 hours in a sitting. That's what works for me anyways. Here is her video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dPaL1aKFapw.html
+Diana Luna I appreciate it! And I'm just white lol. What did you think I was? I'm curious because I've gotten this many times before. You aren't the first lol.
+Diana Luna I actually never took the HESI and don't really know much about it at all. But Nurse Murse made a cool video and if you drop a comment on it, I'm sure he'd have some good resources (if he didn't already mention it in the video).