Ok all you smarties, need some advice!

[allthingsbright]

I start nursing classes in the Fall (6 mos from now) and I have some time, so if you could go back in time, is there any material you wish you had reviewed before starting your first semester? I have Fundamentals and Essential Nursing Concepts. Thankfully, all my co-reqs are done-ok, except for Micro which I'm going to take in the summer. Any ideas? Thanks!

[angelique777]

If I would have gone back in time I wish someone had given me review books or Nclex books before I started. Reading with out doing questions is not as helpful. I find it helpful that if I read a subject and then do questions on the subject I get a better understanding of the material and the rationale behind the answer. I think the hardest part in nursing are your exams cause many answers are applicable but only one is the best answer. Most people in the first year of school had the hardest time understanding how to distinguish why one answer is better than the other. I would look to see if the have a fundamentals book with some practice questions to kind get you used to the thinking behind the test questions. Nursing exams are not like any other tests you have taken before and it kind of helps to know what they are like before you take them. I believe that this site has a section on nursing books that has test questions based on different areas even if you do not use them now cause you will be on summer break it would be good to kind of browse and see whats available . they helped me a lot.

[traumaRUs, MSN, APRN]

I agree with poster about med calcs! Good luck and enjoy yourself!