Originally Posted by dewberrysquish
I've never been the smartest so I probably would never get into nursing.
One more thing I wanted to add. The people that get into nursing schools aren't geniuses, okay? They have the best grades because they have the discipline to sit down and study their butts off. Now, I don't know you personally so I can't assess your learning potential but don't get discouraged if you really want to become a nurse. The trick to learning is knowing how to study effectively so you can actually memorize something while you're reading. Take some general education courses at your college and in the mean while get an Anatomy & Physiology book and start learning at your own pace. That is what I'm doing. Looking at the whole book, or even one chapter, can be often very overwhelming and you'll think to yourself that you will never be able to memorize this stuff. But, if you break down the pages, it really isn't all that bad. I'll write down 10 words from a single page and just memorize them first before moving onto the next few paragraphs. I actually find this stuff easier than writing essays for my English class because it's just pure memorization, that's all it is.
I guess science courses are considered hard because there is just so much information you need to know and the 12 weeks you're given during a school semester to memorize it all just seems not enough. As I said, none of this stuff is really that difficult, it's kind of like learning a new language though because most of the words there you probably never heard of before. If you really want it, I'd encourage you to do it but do it at a slower pace so you give yourself enough time to learn the material. I just got done with directional terms, body parts and areas, body planes and body cavities. It's not that bad, trust me. Just pick out a few words a day and memorize them. Besides just studying from the book, I use flash cards and I take them with me everywhere I go. Also, I printed out a few sheets of paper with different terminologies and taped them up right in front of my computer screen so I look at them even when I don't want to
I highlight a lot in my book too, and I'm also going to record myself when I'm reading and then play it in my car. You just have to immerse yourself in your studies as much as you can and you will be fine. If you want it real bad you will do it.
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Help deciding major/career
This doesn't have anything to do with nursing but it does have something to do with the medical field. I'm going to Baker in the Fall but I'm not sure what to major in. I don't know why but I want to work in a hospital setting. These are the programs I'm thinking about, Medical Administrative Secretary, Health Information Technology, Medical Assistant, Medical Insurance Specialist certificate or degree, or Human Service or Office Support, could I use Human Service and Office Support in a hospital? Which career is in demand and what is the pay like for each? Thanks
