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Specializes in Critical care.

I'm so happy our first semester is over 1 down 4 to go. For some reason our BSN program has 5 semesters and you have to complete 2 nursing classes before you're even accepted into the upper division. The summer was very rigorous with health assessment plus lab, clinical nursing foundations plus clinical, and pharmacology. We went from 120 to 96 already. I'm proud to be among the 96 that made it through this summer. Next semester which starts in a couple of weeks I'll be taking adult 1/med-surg 1, pathophysiology, and clinical reasoning.

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Congrats to you!!! I hope I am with my class until the end. Any advice for the new students entering first semester??

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Specializes in NICU.

one semester down (finished yesterday) and 3 to go (ABSN program). 19 days til fall semester starts. 370 days until graduation.

Any advice for the new students entering first semester??

1. Ask questions. They are there to teach you.

2. Call ALL your instructors by either Mrs., Professor, or Dr. You give them respect and they will give you respect.

3. If you need to talk to an instructor, email or call them to make an appointment.

4. Avoid arguing with the instructor. Even if you think something is unfair. Let the other students be the ones to get on the bad side of the teacher. They alone have the fate of your grade in their hands.

5. Talk to as many classmates as possible the first week. Find the most organized, dedicated, and hopefully intelligent students and get a study group with 2 or 3 of them.

6. Implement the Survivor Study Group Rule- Anybody in the group can be voted out of the group if they are distracting the rest of the group from it's main focus-Studying. (Limit gossiping, complaining, personal drama during study group)

7. get organized. If you are a procrastinator find a hyper-organized person and become their best friend. Maybe they will rub off on you. At least they will keep you on track.

8. exercise or walk every day. You will be stressed out and exercise will reduce the stress and increase oxygen to your brain.

9. Surround yourself with positive people. Negative people bring your mood down and cause self-doubt.

10. Make a pact with your study group to be each others cheerleader. Everybody needs someone to encourage them.

11. Sit in the front row. The more the teacher gets to know you and respect you, the more likely that they will give you the higher final grade if you are close to the next higher grade (ex. 89.6 and 90 is an A, but don't expect an A with a 89.1)

12. Smile and say "Hello, how is your day going?" to every instructor every day when they walk in to class, even the ones you can't stand. See number 11.

13. The most important person in your class is you. Don't let anybody else's problems become your burden and drag your grade down.

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one semester down (finished yesterday) and 3 to go (ABSN program). 19 days til fall semester starts. 370 days until graduation.

This is the best info ever!!!!!!!!! Thanks so much!

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Don1984... Excellent advice! Thanks for sharing. Especially surrounding yourself with positive people. Negative people are the worst.

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Specializes in Critical care.
Congrats to you!!! I hope I am with my class until the end. Any advice for the new students entering first semester??

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Yes the best advice I can give you is to read your chapters and study everyday. If not you'll get behind. You have to have a set schedule because you'll have exams flying at you like a bat out of hell. Most importantly take some time for yourself it will help you to stay motivated

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Specializes in Critical care.

Thanks everyone and congrats to you all

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Specializes in public health, women's health, reproductive health.

I am at the end of my first semester, too. Starting in the summer session proved to be quite hectic, but I made it out alive. :-) 1 semester down and 4 to go for me too. I'm in an ADN program and we go five semesters.

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Specializes in Critical care.
I am at the end of my first semester too. Starting in the summer session proved to be quite hectic, but I made it out alive. :-) 1 semester down and 4 to go for me too. I'm in an ADN program and we go five semesters.[/quote']

Congratulations

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Thanks everyone and congrats to you all

Thanks for the advice!!

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