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  1. Jul 31, '11 by
    Scarlett rose - be organized and keep up with the work. There is so much!! Many professors create their own power-points. Studying the combination of power-points and course objectives with text readings will ensure success. Health Assessments will be your toughest class because of the volume of work. Anything taught in pre-req classess in testable material!! So, if you aced your pre-reqs because you are good at memorizing and regurgitating, you will struggle in Nursing school! The tests are designed to ask you questions built on an already learned foundation. You will use A & P almost everyday. You will use Maslow's hierarch, Piaget's cognitive levels as well as the 8 stages of Erikson's psychosocial model. You will need to recall some of nutrition and chemistry. Remembering diseases of microbiology will be helpful, but not as important as the others. Be aware of pop quizzes in the first few weeks. If info is on the syllabus, it is testable. Even if the word is mentioned once.

    I do not go more than 24 hours without doing something for school. There is always a test coming up, a paper, a project, a screening, clinical hours, etc... Get your support network in place. Get organized (a quiet place to study, folders, notebooks, 3x5 cards, laptop, etc...). Arrange carpools (if necessary). Schedule family time and personal time. Schedule doctor and dental visits when the semester ends. You simply cannot miss some classes without going through hoops to make up. (ie clinicals).

    Be prepared to inject your lab partner; choose your lab partner wisely. Shots are performed in 1st semester. Be sure you can tolerate bodily fluids, needles, really bad smells and sick people. It may sound basic, but some students forget this component of nursing and are surprised when encountering pereneal cleaning.

    Your classmates will become another family to you. They truly are the only ones that know exactly what you are going through. The competition is over now that you're in the program, so embrace your fellow classmates and help each other along.

    Best wishes!
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  2. Aug 1, '11 by
    Thank you again for taking the time to help the new nursing students out!

    I know it's going to be tough, but I cannot wait for nursing school to begin!!!



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    Scarlett rose - be organized and keep up with the work. There is so much!! Many professors create their own power-points. Studying the combination of power-points and course objectives with text readings will ensure success. Health Assessments will be your toughest class because of the volume of work. Anything taught in pre-req classess in testable material!! So, if you aced your pre-reqs because you are good at memorizing and regurgitating, you will struggle in Nursing school! The tests are designed to ask you questions built on an already learned foundation. You will use A & P almost everyday. You will use Maslow's hierarch, Piaget's cognitive levels as well as the 8 stages of Erikson's psychosocial model. You will need to recall some of nutrition and chemistry. Remembering diseases of microbiology will be helpful, but not as important as the others. Be aware of pop quizzes in the first few weeks. If info is on the syllabus, it is testable. Even if the word is mentioned once.

    I do not go more than 24 hours without doing something for school. There is always a test coming up, a paper, a project, a screening, clinical hours, etc... Get your support network in place. Get organized (a quiet place to study, folders, notebooks, 3x5 cards, laptop, etc...). Arrange carpools (if necessary). Schedule family time and personal time. Schedule doctor and dental visits when the semester ends. You simply cannot miss some classes without going through hoops to make up. (ie clinicals).

    Be prepared to inject your lab partner; choose your lab partner wisely. Shots are performed in 1st semester. Be sure you can tolerate bodily fluids, needles, really bad smells and sick people. It may sound basic, but some students forget this component of nursing and are surprised when encountering pereneal cleaning.

    Your classmates will become another family to you. They truly are the only ones that know exactly what you are going through. The competition is over now that you're in the program, so embrace your fellow classmates and help each other along.

    Best wishes!