How did you pass nursing school

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I am starting the RN BSN program this Spring 2017. Any advice for me? How did you pass nursing school

I can definitely relate to you about not being a class learner. I prefer online classes but I'm trying to break out of that. I don't want to spend hours in class anymore just to be there for the sake of it. I have learned that reading the chapter before going to class really helps me to connect with the lesson. In the classroom, I am also the quiet type that is on the low but that's something I am changing about myself. I'm learning to speak up when I have questions.

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yes :)

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Everyone finds something that works for them, so this is what I did when I was on top of things.

I did the readings most of the time. We had Pearson's online text mostly, so I would have that open and make flashcards on quizlet as I went. Then I'd go to lecture with the powerpoint printed on paper or open on my iPad and take notes, and I'd make more flashcards based on the lectures. I'd review both from time to time, with the classroom lecture being the priority of the two. This prep/review left not much actual cramming for tests and I frequently did quite well on tests without really "studying" specifically for them.

For physiology it's helpful to find videos from Khan academy, Simple nursing, etc to break things down to a simple level. Reading physiology books is really dry and unnecessarily complex and I eventually gave up on that, though I still read what Pearson had to say about it.

Assignments count for a lot. Do them.

I'm not always the most motivated of students so I didn't always do all this to a T but these were my goals and it got me through. As others said it's not so much the content being spectacularly difficult, just very time consuming. NCLEX review is helpful as well since a lot of test questions are more about critical thinking than the ability to spit out actual content.

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Let your instructors hear what they want to hear, not what you want to say.

And along those lines, when answering test questions (particularly NCLEX style questions), I always found it helpful to think not in terms of what I would necessarily answer, but what do THEY want me to answer? When you put yourself in their shoes, it's easier to find the "best" correct answer.

At least that was what worked for me.

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I can definitely relate to you about not being a class learner. I prefer online classes but I'm trying to break out of that. I don't want to spend hours in class anymore just to be there for the sake of it. I have learned that reading the chapter before going to class really helps me to connect with the lesson. In the classroom, I am also the quiet type that is on the low but that's something I am changing about myself. I'm learning to speak up when I have questions.

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Are you doing rn to bsn online or by going to class?

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