Pre-Nursing, anxious to start the program

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I have recently been accepted to the nursing cohort and I am growing impatient waiting for classes to begin on January 4.

I would appreciate all suggestions from the many talented and experienced nurses out there, on how I can get a head start on the program.

Thank you in advance for all of your help.

Donald W. Mann NCST, CNA, CMT

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.

Thread moved to Pre-Nursing forum. Good luck in your Program.

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Sorry I'm not an nurse yet but I've been told by others to get ahead start, begin learning/memorizing your medical terminology and all its abbreviations. It's quite a lot... And if you already have your books, maybe you can start reading? That and review any anatomy terms and locations. I plan to do both before my program starts.

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Congratulations to you on getting into your program. Find out from your school what med surg textbook and pharmacology textbook they will be using and start reading. If they don't yet know which book, just get one from your local library or buy an older edition cheap online from Amazon. The beginner's course is usually about safety, the nursing process, physical assessment, A&P, building nursing care plans, etc. Just start reading without focusing too much on the organization of the content.

Many students fail out of nursing process 1. To make sure that you are among those who pass you need to understand how nursing exams trip people up. These exams are not focused on the 'right' answer, but on the 'best' answer. They're not like other exams you've taken before. Get the book called Test Success by Patricia Nugent and use it. It will help a lot with choosing the best answers on nursing exams all the way through school.

I wish you success.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

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