Nursing School Nightmares

[KarmenB]

Since my last posting, I have finished Level 1 and was at the tail end of Level 2 when I didn't get the needed handful of points on the final and failed theory. I have been working on completely changing my study habits since the first go at Level 1--btw: redid how I prepared for Checkoffs aka writing the school's checkoff in my own words and rehearsing out loud/recording/playing it back and that worked WONDERS!--and apparently still am having trouble. Not so much with understanding the information but when asked questions on a test about it in a different way, I second guess myself and hit the wrong answer! Practice tests at home I am doing really good but the tests that count do not reflect my studies. Now I await anxiously the approval to redo Level 2 in the spring. Working in the ER and doing my clinical's I can say without arrogance that I am good at patient care and working with multiple situations at the same time. I just have to get my brain around the tests....sometimes I have read ALL the chapters and there is one sentence that I missed and that is the sentence the instructors ask a question on! I call it a "Brain Blink" when I do not have a complete Brain fart in my recalling information, only part of the information. Anyone have any proven suggestions for studying for the tests in school? I really wish the teachers were more specific in what needs to be studied [that said I did have good teachers this time who did write good exams. Some of the information though was really hit and miss] and didn't try to be 'clever' in the questions. Ever hopeful and forward moving!

[JordanHudson]

Maybe you should talk to the school and be tested for testing anxiety so that you can have help during the exams. My school offers different testing rooms for certain students, etc.