Feeling Defeated

Nienna Celebrindal · Aug 21, 2014

I don't know you, so you may have already done some of these but here are the thoughts off the top of my head.

-Get a tutor.

-utilize videos on youtube (there are tons and tons of great videos there).

-Practice calculations daily!!

-Think positively, sounds stupid but its proven to help.

-declutter your life (limit or cease time with friends, get off social media, restructure your priorities as much as possible).

-Are you going to a good school, is failing common? Would you be better in a different program?

Decluttering your life and getting a tutor are the biggest things I think. We get so wrapped up with our lives and stressed it takes away from our ability to study. Its hard to pull yourself away from dinners out, time with friends and family, vacations, tv, social media, etc but you have to ask yourself how badly you want it? Most people need to do that, especially when it comes time for NCLEX.

Here are two other off the beaten path tips. I'm presuming you are a woman, if not my apologies the first one isn't for you. 1) Did you know women do better on tests if they use a fake name? Weird right but true. So mentally use that to your advantage. 2) Before your tests write down, "I am anxious because.... (whatever it is)." Then fold it up and toss it, a Harvard study showed people do 5-10% better on tests by doing that.

Good luck!!

BSN1986 · Aug 21, 2014

YouTube videos helped me a lot. Learning from different people/different styles helps because everyone teaches differently. I was confused while my teacher taught the subject. Thank goodness for YouTube

shan409, ASN, BSN, LPN, RN · Aug 21, 2014

I second the YouTube videos. When I was taking my Math pre-reqs I was going nuts trying to learn another way than what my teachers taught...bam! You Tube.

TishoneCook · Aug 22, 2014

Thanks everyone for your help! I will try all of these options.

JennyMacKenzieKyle · Sep 9, 2014

I had a friend of mine who is a EMT and currently in paramedic school tutor me. They are great resources for drug calculations as they generally don't have time to sit down and figure it out with a calculator or on google or have pumps that figure out gtt/min. They do it in their heads, it was very helpful getting his perspective on the ways to solve the equations.