Any study tips for an upcoming 2012 nursing student?

[Crystal360]

I am an upcoming nursing student that just got accepted into the full time R.N. program for spring 2012. I'm super excited but nervous at the same time.

I have heard that nursing school is difficult so I want to make sure that I'm as prepared as possible. I finished all of my pre-reqs about 3 years ago, so naturally, I have forgotten a lot of the content. For the core nursing classes, will I need to brush up on my Anatomy & Physiology, Chemistry, Microbiology, etc? Also, would it be a good idea to study medical terms as well? Any feedback will be much appreciated.

[Crystal360]

Most of these replies hit on some of the important stuff like scheduling your time wisely, brushing up on certain study topics like anatomy etc,

but --

They're leaving out one huge study tip.

How about - take regular breaks! I'm serious. After about an hour of intense study you're not retaining any thing. Even on a decent caffeine buzz. Take a break every 45 minutes, even if it's for 10 minutes to go walk around out side. I've always found that fresh air for a couple of minutes beats sitting on the couch for 25.

I've read a bunch of stuff about effective study from sites like tipsfortesting.com and others. Check 'em out, theres good stuff out there.

Good point!

[staceym]

I know I'm a little late but just found this. Thanks for the tips! I'm starting Nursing school in Fall 2012 and was just curious which things I need to start thinking about :)