About to start nursing school-need advice

[RapunzelStudentNurse]

Hello everyone! Forgive me if I make a formatting mistake or something; I just created an account here and it's a bit confusing.

I was just accepted into a concurrent enrollment nursing program (yay!). I start university classes this summer and in-person classes this fall!

I am looking for general tips on how to prepare, and also advice on how to juggle work and school from people who've been there (not working isn't an option, although I will be drastically reducing my work hours).

Is there anything I can do to prepare? Any topics I should review before classes start? I'm nervous. Excited, but nervous. I'd appreciate any advice y'all throw at me. Thanks! :)

[bjwojcik]

One very easy thing you can do now is to learn your dosage calculations, if you don't already know them. You can spend a couple of evenings now and get a leg up. If you look at my post in pre-nursing students called :Master your drug calculations BEFORE you get to nursing school you will get the general idea. Under the comments there is a pdf file titled Dosage Calculations which will teach you how to do the calculations without the formulas. Hope this helps and congratulations.

[MiladyMalarkey, ASN, BSN]

I thought the summer university classes were pretty easy. If you did well in your pre-reqs you'll likely do well in your university classes during the summer. Lots of writing but not hard. The biggest advice I have for starting block 1 is try to figure out your learning style early on. Keep in mind what may have worked in pre-reqs as your study style may have to change once nursing school hits.

Also, try to find something to help with stress management, whether it be exercising, reading, painting, etc. Find something you enjoy as an outlet and do not let it go away once block starts. Make time for you no matter how crazy block 1 gets. The first 8 weeks of block 1 are the roughest, after that it gets easier, not easy, but easier. Hang tough for the first half of the semester and you will feel like you can breathe again through the second half. I honestly don't feel like you'll need to review anything as long as you did well in your pre-reqs in the first place. With as competitive as CEP is getting now, I'm thinking you must have done well to get accepted. You probably have a good foundation. So don't fret about being prepared, take a vacation before school hits and try and relax. I can't give you much advice on the working. I was working full time when I first started block 1 and quit a month in because it was a struggle with a full time government job, evening nursing classes and two very small children. Congratulations on getting in and I wish you the best of luck starting this journey!