Broward College Nursing May 2015

[dridri23]

Hi everyone I didn't see one made yet so I guess this will be the official thread for BC May 2015!

[dolfanjenny]

Hey Acitrone2011!!!! How are ya! Well everything's going ok. I just got back from a small getaway to the Bahamas! (Needed that after this grueling summer) unfortunantley I am retracking process 2 lecture . But really it's ok. It's my own fault cause I didn't study much for the first exam cause we had our return demos the next day. I was so nervous about that I neglected lecture then had to play catch up on the next 2 exams then missed it by 1 point so....lesson to everyone plz plz plz make sure u study hard and score well on the first couple exams so u don't have to play catch up!!! Congrats to all the others that have made it through to GIGU I'll be there soon!!!

[Acitrone2011]

Hey Acitrone2011!!!! How are ya! Well everything's going ok. I just got back from a small getaway to the Bahamas! (Needed that after this grueling summer) unfortunantley I am retracking process 2 lecture . But really it's ok. It's my own fault cause I didn't study much for the first exam cause we had our return demos the next day. I was so nervous about that I neglected lecture then had to play catch up on the next 2 exams then missed it by 1 point so....lesson to everyone plz plz plz make sure u study hard and score well on the first couple exams so u don't have to play catch up!!! Congrats to all the others that have made it through to GIGU I'll be there soon!!!

Glad to hear you had a nice getaway. I'm sorry about your exam, girl you will nail it next time...I know it. You are so positive. I have faith in you. 💕

What studying techniques did you use to help you with your exams? I am currently reading the vitals chapter and writing up a study guide of the things I find important since some of the info repeats itself. I will continue to read the first exam chapters and hope that helps.

Best of luck Jenny love.. You will surely come back strong. Please keep up informed!!! Classes start next Monday for us. YIKES!

[dolfanjenny]

Well I found that making flashcards for pharmacology helped me with the exams also our professor gave us a "blueprint" which was an outline of some of the material that was gonna be on the test. I found that when i made flashcards and did the blueprint I did better. I made flashcards for clinicals of the skills. Then would review them and found that helped me alot during return demos. (I passed both on the first try) However I found the flashcards didn't help me with lecture. I ended up making my own version of a blueprint based on my lecture notes, the power points and comparing the info to the book. That's what I did for my last 2 exams, which technically I passed but because I didn't do well on the first exam I still ended up not passing the course by one point it sucks but hey it's done. I'm gonna keep making my blueprints for studying cause it worked for me and helped me focus more because like someone on here said earlier the book is very repetitive and you feel overwhelmed trying to read it all. Also I highly recommend getting fundamentals success book which is filled with questions to help you in answering critical thinking questions. I have one but did not utilize it as much in process 2 as I did in process 1 which ended up hurting me. So lesson learned. Stick with what works for you. It may take a few different techniques to try before you find one that works but once you find it stick to it!!!! well good luck everyone! If u have any other questions feel free to ask! :)

[dolfanjenny]

Thanks Acitrone2011 for all your positive thoughts and encouragement!!!! You need to stay positive for this program. Don't let things get you too down and plz stay far far away from the negative people!!!! I honestly felt so down when I failed that first exam I let it consume me which was a bit mistake. You gotta learn to bounce back from those type of things and keep pushing forward. There's nothing you can't overcome as long as you put your all into it!!!

[Jutana]

@dolfanjenny Thank you for ur words!!! Because anxiety has kicked in and the closer it gets im asking myself... "What are you doing?" or "Can I do this?"

[ah913]

For north campus they don't play about portfolios, they check them ASAP so be prepared. Don't remember which day exactly it was but trust me they start checking them once you hand it in so that you're cleared for clinicals

[ah913]

So sorry Jenny! But it's ok because you will knock it out the park next time! You can do this! I'm nervous as hell to start GI/GU but I'm excited at the same time. Sometimes I can't even believe I made it through a whole semester already...

[dolfanjenny]

Thx for your encouragement ah913. I plan to knock it out of the park this time! and everyone listen to ah about the portfolio like I said every campus is different. After I handed in my stuff I went home ad got a binder and organized all my stuff and took it with me first day of clinical just to be safe. So be prepared!!!!! Don't worry about GIGU ah I'm sure you'll do great remember to stick with the study technique that works for you! and Jutana I know your nervous we were all there not to long ago just remember to always go prepared to class, i always got my bookbag ready the night before and double checked the syllabus and d2l to make sure I took everything I was supposed to take. For d2l look at the as announcement part for each class NOT just the emails. The professors post stuff everywhere to make sure you're paying attention!

[dolfanjenny]

Thx for your encouragement ah913. I plan to knock it out of the park this time! and everyone listen to ah about the portfolio like I said every campus is different. After I handed in my stuff I went home and got a binder and organized all my stuff and took it with me first day of clinical just to be safe. So be prepared!!!!! Don't worry about GIGU ah I'm sure you'll do great remember to stick with the study technique that works for you! and Jutana I know your nervous we were all there not to long ago just remember to always go prepared to class, i always got my bookbag ready the night before and double checked the syllabus and d2l to make sure I took everything I was supposed to take. For d2l look at the announcement part for each class NOT just the emails. The professors post stuff everywhere to make sure you're paying attention!

[dolfanjenny]

Lol I don't know why that posted twice! Guess it was worth repeating

[ah913]

Lol I guess it felt like repeating twice! Lol and thank you so much for your kind words!

[Nelle_]

Is December too late to submit an application for May's program?