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Looking for a website where they might help you with the kind of test questions in nursing school. Just finished up a class that I didn't do great in. The questions never seemed like anything I was prepared for. I know their critical thinking questions, but I guess what I'm asking is, is there a website where I can improve on these questions, these logical reasoning critical thinking questions? Thank you!

Do you know where I can find these websites? I'm in nursing school, thought I could use the help to boost my grades. Thanks, hope to hear from you.

Wow once again TheSquirrel, any of numerous arboreal, bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Sciurus, of the family Sciuridae. In case you didn't realize this thread is named "How many people who start NS finish?" Thanks. Vivibae entered this thread hoping she could get some advice in the matter, to see if any other people struggle out there but push on to reach their goal of becoming a nurse. I really hope you don't have kids or are a nurse. Your a great example of why some people, hoping not you, become nurses. Totally not off-topic, now you try cope with your huge blunder. Just to remind you again, the thread also states: Hello everybody. I was just wondering. How many people actually finish nursing school? Or more specifically, how many drop?

Wow TheSquirrel, coping issues, give this girl a break, she studies her butt off and still you get on her. Wouldn't hurt to give her positive constructive criticism would it? Sheesh

I am in accelerated nursing school, managing your time is a huge priority, theres nothing like it. I suggest studying everyday and disregarding anything else thats hampering you to succeed in school. This is what i'm trying to do, but its tough!

How can you get higher grades on your exams, is it the way you study, like reading or talking with classmates that helps you get better grades. I don't really know what kind of learner I am, any suggestions how to find out through a website or something? I need to get better grades!

Volunteering is a great way to get quality experience, make sure if you do volunteer you treat it like a job and not just some place your going to for 4hrs/week. If you don't bring your best personality forward and show your hard work and caring skills to volunteering, don't bring it to anything else in your life. It may be that important, but it's fun.

Anyone know what med-surg is gonna be like, any advise would help, should I start studying early, (if it is at all possible with all the other stuff I have to study for) thanks!

Ringworm is not pleasant, my nephew just had it, I can't believe that ringworm can cause so much distress!

Thanks Aedana, great post! Nursing school while making friends is all that you say it is, and the questions on the exams I agree with you. How's everything going now?

It's not always easy to stay comfident and motivated, I know! Try to keep on moving and never stop, prove people wrong.

ICU is definitely different from PACU in that there is a lot of monitoring and back and forth...my friends have been searching for ICU experience but couldn't find any, ICU is relatively a small department at some of the hospitals around me, how do people ever find jobs there! take care

I'm in nursing school right now, I feel like that sometimes, what usually helps you focus, didn't nursing school perpare you enough for the real world?

How's everything going for you at the moment, I was reading your blog and couldn't help but to ask, how's nursing school been for you?

Ya thanks for the response, I understand Kristine, if something works why change it. I just think in this stressed out world, I'm glad there is a med that can help so many people out. Like somebody told me, "it's an advantage, a sorta cure that regains what lack of balance we have in our brains to live a normal life, we shouldn't put it down when it only makes us better." I'm just trying to get this idea into my head. I've only been on it for a few weeks, we'll see where it takes me.

Good for you Kristine, I'm not positive I have ADD, but I intentionally went to a psychiatrist and had the Doc prescribe me adderall because I do find myself to be inattentive and sometimes feel like an airhead (heh) when I perform in tasks. The Doc gave me the generic kind, 10mg twice a day, it works alright. But I find that it mostly works in class, and if you want to study on adderall you have to get into it and push yourself to study, only then does the med help me focus and allow me to put more attention into studying. Theres also a calming effect when on the drug, like everything I do is under my control and thoughts aren't always running through my mind. I was wondering Kristine or anyone else, do you sometimes feel like it's not you that gets credited for all the work you do, but the drug? Thanks for hearing me out, ~Berns

Thanks all, esp. ItsTheDude, I believe I have about a 3.0 average for some of the scholarships I read, so I'm gonna take charge and apply. Take care

Hey 313RN, How do I go about getting a scholarship from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Do I apply online or is it through the school your accepted to? Any sort of advice would be so helpful. Thanks.

sorry tobesmartt i can't agree with what you said..."please let us know how you feel about nursing in 3 years"....it's not about how we will feel in 3 years, its all about how we feel NOW and believing that this strong feeling of becoming a nurse can overcome any obstacle we will face later. Because we've faced those obstacles already pursuing our nursing degree (studying the hell out of every class and saying no and "i can't do that now, you have to understand" to those we love so dear, all because we have a different more greater agenda and calling for ourselves). Do you know how many ppl would love to be in your "real thick sole shoes?!" i believe in order to become a great nurse, a great spouse, an example to your kids and family, a truly spirited individual you have to know what lies in that soul of yours. There will always be someone to bring us down and make us feel under-appreciated, but nurses are resilient, the "real ones" put the pain of it all aside and find that the love of the job really brings family, life, love and happiness together to form the perfect combination for living and working. Helping others is what its all about, external factors and our surroundings can never take hold of what a nurse feels inside, the love for the job. And I truly believe it takes a strong willed person to live and think this way and to face adversity at work as trivial compared to what really takes precedence, a love and self-confidence to perform at the highest level. All this will really breath life into your work and at home also, if truly that was your calling. In order to love being a nurse there has to be an acceptance that co-workers, patients and strangers will treat you unlike anyone you've met before. But facing these situations with love and remembering why you became a nurse in the first place really does balance everything out. To have that first inclination that "ya I want to be a nurse" is no easy thing to say to yourself, you have to be a fighter and realize that the choice to become a nurse will have to bring out of you the best (courage, strength, a faith). I believe that's what makes being a nurse all the more worth while. And thanks tellterri for your story, good luck with your program, it's only a month away!! And thanks to jesjay for sharing your insights on nursing! I'm only 24 yrs old and I'm almost a nurse because of the fact that becoming a nurse seems more important to me than anyone else will ever know. It will be tough and there will be struggles with the job, but grace will help me rise beyond all measure and in turn my love for it will spread more love to my family and friends. I myself can bring peace into my life knowing that the career I chose will bring frustrations but at the end of the day will bring a greater joy. If you think about it does it really matter how others perform their job and how others treat you if you yourself know your doing everything in your power to do the very best you can?

thanks shakeandbake, congrats on ur acceptance, thanks for the extra advice and heads up..i just hope they won't keep drillling me with questions, but 25 minutes is not bad, thats 25 minutes of the rest of my life! what kind of questions did you ask them i'm wondering, or did you? ttyl, berns10

hey there wannabeanurse84! how did you prepare yourself for the questions they asked you in the interview? did you spend a long time with the interviewers? hope to hear from ya