HFCC Nursing 1st Year Description

There's nothing that students and teachers dislike more than the student who seems to know everything even though they are a novice. It's a good way to get alienated by your peers. Questions are always encouraged cuz we all know that things can get cloudy but the student who incessantly asks questions AND asks other students their test scores when it isn't appropriate is sure to find him/herself taking breaks alone. There is at least one in every class. So be sure to concentrate on your performance and view that student(s) with a grain of salt. It is always wise to stay under the radar is NS, you don't want the instructors to have a negative perception of you cuz you might need a letter of recommendation from them.

"There can be like 8-10 chapters on one test, so you're looking at 200+ pages to get through and KNOW in 2 weeks!"

This...This is exactly what I'm ready for. I knew all of the ridiculous amounts of studying 8-9 chapters at 40 pgs a chapter minimum in Micro only to be asked 30 questions would come in handy someday. Not to mention the countless hours and hours I stayed up drinking coffee AND redbull to turn in a no less than perfort research notebook 6 pages long... front and back handwritten for ONE experiment. I guess everything does have purpose.

I've seen more than a few 4.0 students get tripped up just by the type of testing in NS.

You can know the material like the back of your hand, and then get into the test, and get the stupidest question... you know the answer, but can't figure out which is the best answer out of the choices. Usually, there are more than one right answer, but one is better.

In every class I've taken before NS, I could tell you within a few points how I did on any exam as soon as I finished. In nursing school, sometimes I couldn't even tell you if I passed it.

You really have to be good at taking these types of tests. Your entire grade depends on it. I've seen very intelligent, hard working students fail out of our program because they just couldn't get the hang of it.

Are you for real? I don't know if it is just the way things can come across in cyberspace but it seems as though you just don't get it. Please keep us informed of your stellar performance in NS, we will all be waiting to read about how awesome you are. How it is all such a cakewalk, yada yada. This attitude will not go over well with your patients; it is about helping them and NOT you.