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1. Failing mean this isn't for me?

   mininurse24 posted a topic in General Students

   I failed this semester by less than 5% and like anyone else would, I'm feeling devastated. I tried so hard and just don't understand what I did wrong. If I failed this semester does that mean I'm not cutout for this? Does that mean I'm not smart enou...

2. How not to get overwhelmed?

   mininurse24 posted a topic in General Students

   How do you not get overwhelmed by the massive amounts of information were expected to learn within one to two weeks time? My outline/study guide for my upcoming exam is almost 40 pages long. I get so completely overwhelmed that it almost makes me wan...

3. Failing... Pls help!!

   mininurse24 posted a topic in Male Students

   Hello everyone! I'm in my second semester of nursing school and am currently not passing. I'm freaking out and panicking! I really don't want to have to retake this semester over especially since my school only allows one retake for the nursing progr...

4. Reading tips?

   mininurse24 posted a topic in General Students

   I have a really hard time getting my reading assignments done. I actually LOVE reading, but when it comes to things i'm uninterested in, I have the most difficult time. I find that I'll read an entire paragraph, but when I come to the end of it I don...

5. What did you use to study for the NCLEX?

   mininurse24 posted a topic in NCLEX

   I just finished my first semester of nursing school and want to start getting prepared for the NCLEX. I currently have Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN Examination and all the ATI books that come with my program. I'm not sure which one ...

6. Study schedule

   mininurse24 posted a topic in General Students

   Hello everyone! I'm not sure how other nursing classes are, but in my class we typically have a quiz and an exam every week. I'm wondering what everyone else's study schedules look like. I'm having a hard time figuring out how to set up an effective ...

7. Do you guys do all of your reading assignments?

   mininurse24 posted a topic in General Students

   I'm wondering how many students on here actually do all of their assigned readings. I know that in my class there's very few people who actually do them. I've heard that you absolutely cannot pass nursing school if you don't do the readings but then ...

8. How to study for exams?

   mininurse24 posted a topic in General Students

   How does everyone else study for quizzes and exams? I've been doing all the readings, reviewing my notes daily, doing the optional study guides, etc. and I still failed my first quiz. So that obviously means I'm doing something wrong or i'm missing s...

9. Best way to read nursing textbooks?

   mininurse24 replied to mininurse24's topic in General Students

   I just started Nursing I

10. Best way to read nursing textbooks?

    mininurse24 posted a topic in General Students

    I have an extremely difficult time reading anything that I don't find interesting, especially textbooks. I can read an entire page, get to the bottom of it, and not remember a single word I read. It just goes right through my mind. Not sure if this i...

11. Any nursing students out there with ADD/ADHD?

    mininurse24 posted a topic in General Students

    I got some really great advice on my last posting so I thought I'd try again and see if there are any other nursing students on here that suffer from ADD/ADHD. I was recently diagnosed with adult ADD, although I've had it ever since I was a child. I'...

12. Balancing school and life?

    mininurse24 posted a topic in General Students

    Hello everyone! So, one of the things I hear (and read) all the time is that nursing students are always busy, busy, busy, and have absolutely no spare time whatsoever. And so, my question is, how do you find a balance between school and your persona...

13. Socially awkward nurse?

    mininurse24 posted a topic in General Students

    Hello everyone! I'm new to the forum so apologies if I posted in the wrong section or if I haven't quite gotten the lingo down yet. Anyways, I'm a nursing student who will be starting Nursing I in January. I'm currently finishing up my general requir...