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Honestly, I cried my way through Stats last summer. Very few other things in life have frustrated me so much as that class...but I don't naturally think in numbers. There is no way I would take Stats with anything else challenging.

There is nothing wrong with going for the ADN if that's what you choose. However, do a little research into the likelihood of going back to school to complete the BSN later since that sounds like your eventual goal. I recently did a paper and read ...

If you're really sure that nursing is what you want to do, stick it out. It's just the first semester and things may change a lot in the near future. If they don't, you might just chalk it up to being smart and not having to make yourself as crazy ...

Tests are essential to success in nursing school -- both written tests (usually NCLEX-style multiple choice format) and skills tests (such as inserting a Foley catheter, giving injections, etc.). There is no way around that. You might find that you...

Okay...after 8 weeks of class, I'm ready to join in! 1. Why are you here? If I hear one more comment that he or she didn't know how long/accelerated/challenging the program would be...I think I'll scream! Honestly, we have this whole WWW thing the...

My motivation is a combination of high personal standards for my own achievement coupled with a desire to complete my program in the shortest practical time so I can move back home and be with my family. I don't study with music on often, but somet...

From the research I've done regarding ADN programs (I'm in an MSN program) it's not realistic any longer to be able to finish one in 24 months (like many associate degrees might be able to). With all the elements that have been added over the years ...

Lectures Monday and Tuesday 8:00 - 3:30. Clinical prep Wednesday afternoons. Clinicals Thursday & Friday 6:20 a.m. - about 3:00 p.m.

I'm loving it, personally. I'm in the first semester of an accelerated program and the amount of work is amazing...for instance, I've been working since yesterday (Saturday) a.m. on reviewing notes/text/etc. for a H-U-G-E test tomorrow. But I reall...

Hanging on for dear life! Grades are good, life is good. Sitting in lecture for hours on end is very difficult -- trying to keep up with exercise since I can feel my metabolism grinding to a halt! "Accelerated Program" is a euphemism for "I signed...

Well, I think it's prefectly normal to be uncomfortable when you're having to do intensely personal skills on people who are essentially perfect strangers. If you think about it, feeling comfortable walking into someone you've never met and telling ...

Before you can decide whether it's possible to pull your grades way up so you can pass the program, you first must find out why you're doing poorly. Some areas to explore might be: Poor preparation prior to admittance to the program (Prereqs a long ...

Have you checked into the math class you need at accredited online colleges? That might be an option for getting done sooner.

Disease process, signs/symptoms, the nursing diagnoses for patients with these diseases/disorders, appropriate nursing interventions, clinical/patient care skills...it's everything from what is blood pressure, how to take a blood pressure, what is a ...

If you think she's a know-it-all, but you're trying to tell her the right things to do...hmmmm. Whatever you are to do/perform in lab, maybe you could print out the instruction/steps or use the book they come from and use THAT as the guide for how to...

I agree...you're too young to be this miserable! And, frankly, school will never be easier for you than it is right now when you don't have to support yourself financially, keep track of a household, or have children to raise. Since you're in a po...

It's a good sign that you find your nursing instructors a little intimidating...that means you have respect for their position and you don't see them as buddies. Suck up the intimidation and set up an appt with the instructor in question and ask him...

Just a word about your classmates being "competitive" as you mentioned in the OP... I don't get that. I mean, each of you has been admitted to the program so the competition between you is OVER! You can just forget about that altogether. Also, ther...

The way I keep it straight is this: The medical diagnosis is something a licensed physician, NP, or PA uses to label a person's disease. A nursing diagnosis identifies those things that can be improved in a non-medical way to help the patient heal ...

If schools could expel students for being annoying, I'd never have made it past middle school! Ask the questions you need to, AFTER you've completed any required reading that's been assigned. You don't want to be "that student" who asks 10 questions...

People don't always express themselves well. I'd like to think this fellow student of yours is covering up her own feelings of hopelessness in helping terminally ill children and their families. Knowing myself, I couldn't do it. Some will not be a...

Do grades matter? That depends on why one works to get good grades. Although I know my program will graduate me with a B average, I'm working for better. I want to know I did my absolute best and, for me, that will be partially reflected by grades...

The good news is, you did the right thing. I don't know if you have an Honor Code at your school or not, but you certainly sound like you're following your own personal Honor Code and in the end, that's what really counts. The bad news is, you may b...

I'm not sure what type of book you're looking at. Are you looking at a nursing text or a care plan book?

So far, so good. The curriculum is challenging, to be sure, but so far I've not encountered anything unexpected. What has been most difficult for me is living away from home and being separated from my family...and dogs! The second my difficult pa...