I thought nursing school was something you can just breeze by, but I was totally wrong after my first two test on pathophysiology. My program required a passing score of B-(80) in order for her nursing students to advance.
After failing my first two tests in pathophysiology, I decided I needed help. I met with my wonderful professor at that time and we sat down and looked through my test; we analyzed it together and develop a study plan(s)/ways which helped me scaled through nursing school.
First you have to know the type of learner you are and what works best for you. I realized I'm an auditory learner and taking notes in class distracts me the more, so what I did was to pay very close attention in class and since our lectures are recorded in our class by the school, I go back to each lecture after every class before the end of the day. I take my sweet time and make my own notes. I made sure to look up words I didn't know and also coming to professor(s) for clarification was really helpful.
Doing these drastically increased my scores and helped me stayed in the program till I was done. I study at least for 5-6hrs every week and every morning before going for lectures. I try not to cramp nor jam back my studies during exams. After all these, I prayed a lot as well.
I hope my little study tips will atleast help one person. Also, if you don't know it or don't understand it, ask question(s)! Don't ever pretend to know it.
futurenaijaRN, BSN, RN
122 Posts
I thought nursing school was something you can just breeze by, but I was totally wrong after my first two test on pathophysiology. My program required a passing score of B-(80) in order for her nursing students to advance.
After failing my first two tests in pathophysiology, I decided I needed help. I met with my wonderful professor at that time and we sat down and looked through my test; we analyzed it together and develop a study plan(s)/ways which helped me scaled through nursing school.
First you have to know the type of learner you are and what works best for you. I realized I'm an auditory learner and taking notes in class distracts me the more, so what I did was to pay very close attention in class and since our lectures are recorded in our class by the school, I go back to each lecture after every class before the end of the day. I take my sweet time and make my own notes. I made sure to look up words I didn't know and also coming to professor(s) for clarification was really helpful.
Doing these drastically increased my scores and helped me stayed in the program till I was done. I study at least for 5-6hrs every week and every morning before going for lectures. I try not to cramp nor jam back my studies during exams. After all these, I prayed a lot as well.
I hope my little study tips will atleast help one person. Also, if you don't know it or don't understand it, ask question(s)! Don't ever pretend to know it.