kana581

Alright, so I have made to my first semester in Nursing School (YAY!) and well now I am a bit over whelmed with all the material I was wondering if anyone has any good tips on surviving my first semester? Also if anyone has tips on organization, because I have classes in the afternoon 2 days out of the week and well to be honest I am not used to studying in the morning. Oh yea, I also want to know if anyone has a suggestion of a good NCLEX book that would be great. THANKS :)

Thanks Rha_hea and nursetobe, I was actually told about the A2, not too long ago, though they did not go into detail about what the would be looking for in the scores. I'm just becoming very overwhelmed, and school just started. It's so hard, cause I have seen all the people I started with go of to nursing school or change majors, and I am stuck here in Denton :stone ugh! I feel so pressured to finish school, I started the Fall after graduated high school and I feel as if I have not gone anywhere in my life, except a different dorm. Anyways I am just ranting now, I just had to get it out of my system. Edit: THE TEST IS $85!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh my goodness I need a job, or I need to start selling some plasma, or something.

As far as saying it is boring (at least at the time), I must admit that I am guilty. Though the reason I said it, was not because I find the human body boring, but because I spent so much time reading a text book and studying, and then I arrived to class just to listen to the instructor read off of her power points. The subject was never boring, but the class, the instructor (in my case), made it difficult to want to learn it, or at least attend class.

Hi nursetobe sorry, it has taken me a while to reply I was having trouble logging in. Thank you so much for offering help in Patho, but I am not retaking the class at least not this semester. I am retaking micro because I had a C in the class (lecture). I'm working for an A in the class. I just get so nervous . I am not applying until next spring, I want to work on my grades to ensure that I do not receive a rejection letter again. Also, I need to pass the NET I did worse on it my second time. I'm just trying to keep up with my classes and not get to anxious; patience is a virtue, I just don't know how much I have.

In patho I feel like I study so much and get no where, I understand a lot of the material, but I just can't seem to pass the test. I mean I record the lectures, I re-listen to them, I rewrite my notes, I look up stuff. I didn't drop the class cause I couldn't afford to due to my financial aid. Do you have any advice on what else I can do? Also, are you taking Patho here at TWU in Denton?

Oh my goodness I know this may sound odd, but I am glad to know I am not the only person that got rejected (I really did feel like I was the only one) for the Spring 09 at TWU, I have to retake patho next semester and well I NEED to pass it.

So I am pretty sure I am going to fail my patho class with a D, I have already signed up for it again next semester but it will be my last shot at it. I got a rejection letter from nursing school and well it sucked the life out of me. If I fail my Patho class next semester I will not be able to apply to my schools Nursing Program at all and will have to go to another school. Please can someone help me with some advice to pass Patho. I re-listen to the lecture, rewrite my notes, read through them and even look up stuff online to help me understand it better. I even talked to my professor and he told me he didn't know what else I could do. I do well in all my other classes but my sciences classes I tend to blank out on the test. I am 21 years old and have been a full time student for 2.5 years already if I don't get into nursing school I have no idea in what I am going to do.