I just made my lowest grade ever :(

[Rcourt64]

Originally Posted by Peaches

Nooooo - it would be impossible to memorize it. Seriously this book is 2 inches think with thin papers and teeny tiny writing. It's a TON of stuff in there. You get to use the book during the tests.

I talked to a girl about it 2 semesters ago. She said she'd always been an A student and she was making a C in the class, so I don't feel too bad.

In reality, the insurance companies and doctor offices are much more lenient than the school, but obviously the school has to grade on what's literally "correct".

Ok well then your fine.

Now the disc? I mean can't you burn those puppies from another student for like maybe half price? or maybe hook them up with a bunch of free porn? LOL
J/k,
But if you feel the disc are to expensive, I remember in school, I would trade with other students books & stuff for like a quarter of the price?

Just an idea peaches.

[Peaches]

Originally Posted by Rcourt64

Ok well then your fine.

Now the disc? I mean can't you burn those puppies from another student for like maybe half price? or maybe hook them up with a bunch of free porn? LOL
J/k,
But if you feel the disc are to expensive, I remember in school, I would trade with other students books & stuff for like a quarter of the price?

Just an idea peaches.

Oh, no, the disks aren't available for us to use in class. And all our coding MUST be done from the book. Like I said, I guess they just figure they'll teach us the hardest way, lol.

I'd buy the disk in a nanosecond if it was allowed. Hell, there was an $80 book I had to use for another class that we could use in the library for free. But I had to go up there 5 or 6 times. It's 50 miles each way so I figured with gas and time, I'd just order the book from Amazon and do it at home

[Rcourt64]

sounds like you'll be fine then, don't sweat it so hard.

OH SHIT? pop quiz?
"whats the coding for an enzyme in cell tissue that breaks down monoamines ?"

waiting here? LOL

[Hell Puppy]

This is an interpretation thing. You have a condition and multiple codes that could potentially be associated with that condition. The codes are so loosely defined and overlapping, that there can in reality be multiple legitimate answers, but only one is correct according to the book and the class. Although they'll admit that insurance companies will typically accept any valid coding for the condition.

That about sum it up?

[Peaches]

Originally Posted by Hell Puppy

This is an interpretation thing. You have a condition and multiple codes that could potentially be associated with that condition. The codes are so loosely defined and overlapping, that there can in reality be multiple legitimate answers, but only one is correct according to the book and the class. Although they'll admit that insurance companies will typically accept any valid coding for the condition.

That about sum it up?

Exactly.

Rcourt, I'm not touching that book for another month

[Peaches]

She did revise the grades and I got a 64 with the class average 61.71. I'm still not pleased. Apparently this is first time the class has been online AND in the classroom. I think they need to go back to classroom only and get a teacher, not a nurse to teach it. The nurse kept telling us what WASN'T important when it didn't matter since we were still going to be tested on it. We filled out an evaluation and I made my thoughts clear

[Hell Puppy]

Originally Posted by Peaches

She did revise the grades and I got a 64 with the class average 61.71. I'm still not pleased. Apparently this is first time the class has been online AND in the classroom. I think they need to go back to classroom only and get a teacher, not a nurse to teach it. The nurse kept telling us what WASN'T important when it didn't matter since we were still going to be tested on it. We filled out an evaluation and I made my thoughts clear

When the grades are that low across the board, that's a sign that the instruction was inadequate.