At the top of the AN page, there is a place to do a search. I put in the search, "I don't know how to study" and many good comments came up. For example, there is this one:...
Hello fellow nursing students, I'm a first semester nursing student and am studying fundamentals. I love school and everything I'm learning, (I'm so honored to be studying to become a RN!) but I do...
Hi futureRN, per your advice, I'm going to try to find some people who want to quiz/study together. I think it will take my learning/understanding to the next level; I need to learn to think more...
I'm taking a Physiology class. It doesn't include Anatomy; I took Anatomy last semester. I have also taken Chemistry and Biology. I am having the absolute most difficult time with Physio! I am amazed...
I have huge issues with sugar, especially when stressed (I am!), I just don't know how to help myself. It's late, I will come back tomorrow to read all of the wonderful posts here. So glad I found...
I am not able to PM just yet. I am learning about the nervous system. I could use explanations (simplified, at first!) about membrane potential, -70 mV concept), Na+/K+ pumps, action potentials and...
Hi Everyone, I am new to posting here. I do read posts on occasion although Anatomy keeps me pretty busy! I was hoping to meet others near my age and hear your stories. I am 51 and have another year...
Regarding "balance." For those of us with children, I find that it has gotten easier as my children have gotten older. My youngest is 10 and there is so much that they can do on their own. They can...
I get a chuckle from people who make statements about what is true from their point of view and serve it up as THE truth. While I do appreciate "both sides of the coin," I also appreciate when the...
I was surprised to see how many of us "fifty-ish" pre-nursing and nursing students along with RNs there are out there! Your responses have made my day. I am buried under a mountain of anatomy that I...
I take one science and another non-science class and it keeps me very busy. My memory is different now and I find I have to spend much more time with my studies, especially the science
Good luck in finding your answers. Deciding to become a nurse was a process and I knew I needed to be certain about what I was doing because the road was going to be a long one. I am going to begin a...
Hi Kind2all, My DH used to be a chef. He has the best knife skills; I call him a human Cuisineart! Initially, I questioned my studying to be a nurse because I also try to use a more wholistic approach...
Hi again, Elle here. It's nice to know there are others out there who are going for their goals at a more, uh, "advanced" age! The thing that helps me through is the perspective I have that I didn't...