You know, I worked so hard for the past year on all the prerequisites to our local two year nursing program, and focused on each class with enthusiasm. I've been able to keep up a 4.0 GPA, and have been so excited about learning, but man, did I feel beat up after the NLN today. It was like being stuck with hot pokers for four hours, and my confidence went downhill from start to finish. By the end I was just filling in ovals so as to now leave any blanks. I'm floored it was so difficult for me, and am upset I didn't practice doing long math without a calculator in advance. I figured the hard part was knowing how to solve a word problem, not scratching out the math, which I haven't done since high school (a very, very long time ago). I hope this isn't it for me, since I loved, I said LOVED A&P, and the rest of the up-front work. This is my first post. I look forward to having discussions with you all through nursing school, and do hope I make the first cut for January despite what I think was probably a set-back.
