Pre reqs for RN program

[GivingLove]

Hi, I am a nursing major still taking my pre reqs for the program. I am currently taking anatomy by itself. We have a lab and a lecture class. Lab is handson material and lecture is all about the anatomy. I am doing well in the lab section, but not so well in lecture. I study, study and study. I know repetition is key here, but I cant seem to remember everything come test time. I dont get test anxiety. Im not anxious. Its just so much to study for lecture.

I hope to apply to a state school but Im worried I will get a C in this class and Ive been told I cant apply to one with a C!

Any of you have any tips that have helped you study for the lecture part of this class? I try studying in sections and memorizing, but still do not do well on the lecture test. Any help. Thank you all.

[PrayToTheUnicorn]

All schools have tutoring services. Go there immediately.

[DoGoodThenGo]

I used flash cards as suggested by our A&PI lecture professor. Carried those darn things everywhere and guess what? They worked.

[Cuddleswithpuddles]

How are you tested in the lab section vs. lecture?

Sometimes it's not a matter of knowledge but a matter of testing style.

[GivingLove]

In lecture, we're tested by multiple choice. Lab exams are all fill-in.

[PrayToTheUnicorn]

Some teachers really teach the material and you come away having really learned something, and their testing reflects this kind of teaching. Others may want you to use rote memorization to regurgitate as much as possible. Either way, you have to get through your class, unfortunately.

Multiple choice tests can be looked at like this: There's usually an obviously wrong answer or two. That leaves you with two possible answers. I have found on science questions, and nursing questions as well, the difference between the two answers that are left aren't usually requiring you to merely know a definition or system. They are requiring you to think critically about which is right and why. If you can go back and think about why you are missing some of these questions, that may help. What made you pick what you did? Why didn't you pick the right answer? You might find some direction as to how you need to be approaching how you look at the questions. Sometimes it can be as simple as slowing down and making sure you really understand what is being asked.

I know this is vague but it's all I know to say.

[rubato, ASN, RN]

I found someone to study with. We met for 3 hours twice a week. It helped so much. She was as serious a student as I was, which helped. In the beginning, we opened it up to all the other students, but they would come and gossip or goof off and waste everyone's time.