Tips for surviving 2nd semester

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So Monday begins my second semester of nursing school and I am absolutely nervous as crap! My classes are Med-Surg I, Pharm I, and Behavioral Health. I was told by others that if I can make it through Nursing 101, then the rest will be cake. Well, I have a hard time believing that. I was literally just ONE point from earning a B last semester, so I don't think I did all THAT well, considering we only had one class -- Fundamentals. My questions are: how do you even begin to study for Pharm? What has helped you guys in ANY of the classes? What about Med-Surg? What advice would you guys give me to stay afloat this upcoming semester?

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Specializes in Hospice, Palliative Care.

1. Continue to do what worked your 1st semester.

2. Be prepared to be flexible and adapt as necessary.

3. I found learning pharmacology by drug class and prefix/root/suffix of the drugs (by class) worked best.

4. Stay afloat by being disciplined and dedicated for study time.

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