Anything you would do differently if you were starting nursing school again?

[linzjane88]

Hello there!

I start the nursing program in January and wanted to ask y'all if there was anything you would do differently, study harder, or just plain go about differently if you were preparing to start the nursing program again.Since I only have one pre-req to complete before I start the program I was thinking about getting a head start on some reading before January comes around. I guess I just don't know where to start? Maybe parts of A & P (hormones, cranial nerves, etc) to really get down?

A little background on me: I have an awesome hubby and a sometimes awesome 3 year old:lol2:. I work on the OB floor at our local hospital as a Unit Secretary (love love LOVE my job...and the babies :redpinkhe ). While in school we are staying in the MIL apartment at my parents rent free. Gotta love that, right?!

Needless to say I have a reletively stress-free setup until the start of nursing school and wanted some tips from people who have been there/done that. I don't want to waste the next 6 months :)

[anny08]

Don't read too much into questions, and don't stress about getting As in every class. I did great in my pre-req classes, but when it came to nursing exams I always over thought the questions and stressed myself out. I didn't do as well on the exams, and when I would be happy to have passed there were people who would be upset because they missed 2 questions and got a 93%. I like to be a perfectionist and get good grades, but, as I'm now doing in my MSN, I don't focus on the grades as much but on what Im learning-I'm more stressed when I feel I don't know what I need to for my career, not the grades. Grades are still important if you are going to apply to go back to school, but focus on your knowledge, the grades dont always reflect that.