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In my school, there is SO MUCH covered in the exams that giving only one week to study is almost guaranteed to result in a low grade. When I started school, a wise nurse told me to start studying AT LEAST two weeks out from an exam, if not more. I've followed this advice and have done well on all of my exams. This semester however, is our hardest one yet and I am lucky if I can start studying a week before the exam. As a result, my grades have dropped a bit. Time is often the main factor between a high grade and a low grade. Can you start studying sooner? Review the information right after a class, make cards with that information and carry with you to study whenever you have a few minutes. Do a little at a time and try to avoid studying everything in a week. This has been helpful for me. You might find that all that you need to do is start studying sooner and give more time to it (in days, not necessarily hours per day!). Wouldn't you hate to give up when the solution might be as simple as that? Also, our instructors HIGHLY SUGGEST that we read the certain chapters in Saunder's NCLEX Comprehensive Review book for the information covered on the exam and then do the questions. This was hard to fit in at first but now that I see how much it helps, I try to make it one of my top priorities. Come to find out, there were several questions on our last exam right out of this book. Hang in there and don't give up! BJ

I just finished A&P I and Chemistry and got an A+ in both. I would suggest not taking any other classes and try to schedule them on different days as well. I found this to be helpful in a couple of ways: #1) I could stay after class to work on labs or work with the models as long as I needed to. Several other students also wanted to stay after class but had to rush off to another class. They then had to go in on the weekend to do this work. I spent my weekends going over that week's material or studying for exams coming up the next week. #2) Exams were given on different days. This was VERY helpful! Even if an exam is given in each class back to back, I always had one more day to study for the second one. I spent about 3-5 hours a day studying, and sometimes even longer on the weekends and right before exams. I reduced my work hours as well, just to make sure that these two classes were my priority. I'm also a wife and mother and had to keep those priorities in perspective as well. It can be done. It's really not that bad if you go into it prepared.

We are covering this now. The problem is that his epiphyseal plates in his long bones are still open and actively growing. Lifting heavy weights can cause permanent damage to these plates and can actually stunt growth. Around the age of 23 - 24 or so, these plates "close" or calcify, and the risk of permanent injury is much less because growth has stopped. The key is the epiphyseal plate is still active and growing. While it is still "open" it is softer than bone because it is actually cartilage. During heavy stress, damage can occur more easily here than in actual bone. Fractures happen in the weakest areas first when placed under heavy stress. Hope this helps. Bj