Med/Surg Semester Irony

[nursing school mom]

Ok, so this is what I don't get: all the people who nearly failed first semester (theory in fundamentals) because they could not "critically think", are now breezing through med/surg exams. The tests are not nursing based questions, it's either you know it or you don't. There's no "eliminating". I mean, these people "seem so air-headed" you would be surprised. I am not saying that I'm an expert, but I just don't understand. I feel like I have come from Mars to Earth. Theory to Med/Surg is so abstract to me I don't know how to study. Please help!

[ckh23, BSN, RN]

Have you tried asking these classmates what they have done differently or what they are studying? The information changes each semester and some people process it differently.