[CHATSDALE]

nursing school can be so time consuming, i hope that you have good family support
it is doable, all the nurses that you see in hospitals etc have gone through the same thing
some subjects are easier for some than for others but if you take it one day at a time, don't let your self fall behind you will emerge on the otherside with a degree and a future

[crescentcitygrrl]

For NAC 1, your prep work will be much more time consuming. You have to do more care maps, and you are responsible for knowing everything about the pathophysiology of the patient's disease(s). The tests are extremely difficult, but remember to focus on nursing interventions and remember to prioritize these interventions. Remember, there will be more than one right answer, but one will be "more" correct.
For the third semester, things slack off a bit. Mental Health is pretty easy, other than having to know all those psych medications, and you don't have to do care maps, just a journal. Tests are the same format. For parent child nursing, it gets difficult again. Care maps, med sheets, etc.
And then it's on to the final semester, NAC II, which I have no insight into just yet as that's where I am heading! Then graduation!
I have worked part-time throughout nursing school, I am married with two children, and I have had to continuously work on my Katrina-flooded home. It is possible, but not easy. Family support is a must! I also find that early morning study hours (4am) reinforce the information much more effectively than late night study hours. Good luck!