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Hi everyone, I'm graduating in a few months from an accelerated degree program in Canada. I am starting my senior practicum in the Emergency Department of a busy tertiary care centre in a little over a month. I intend to work full-time for about a year after graduation, but to be honest my main goal (since even before I started my nursing degree) has been to move away. Far away. I'm thinking Australia or New Zealand, or anywhere else that a Canadian nurse could find work. I'm pretty open. It's only my educational goals that have kept me here thus far. Over the past two years I've suffered many losses, one being the love of my life. I'm going through a bit of a quarter life crisis & need a change...there's absolutely nothing tying me down here. I've excelled in school (currently sitting at a 4.05 GPA), & am looking for a challenge. Can anyone share some experiences they've had with travel nursing? Is this something I can dive into as a new grad? Shared perspectives & experiences are welcomed & appreciated. Thank you in advance.

I just had an A & P exam today! The mnemonic I used was Oh, oh, oh to touch and feel very green vegetables at home. To remember whether or not they were sensory or motor, I used what others said previously: Some say marry money but my brother says bad business marry money. As for remembering actual functions/characteristics, it just came with studying. Some are more obvious, like vestibulocochlear. Some you have to work harder to know. They tend to ask questions about the more "important" ones, like the vagus nerve. And trick you with the nerves relating to the eyes (optic is only sensory). Good luck with your exam!

Thanks a lot, guys! Sometimes I just have to remind myself to calm down and focus only on what I DO have control over.

I study for countless hours...it really has taken over my life. What works best for me is recopying notes. Most of our profs give us notes to take to class, but during lectures I'm always adding more info in the margins/on looseleaf. So I make a point to recopy the notes word for word and organize them in a way that makes sense to me, adding diagrams where necessary. But that's just what works best for me...I just find that writing things down helps me retain the information way better than just reading it. Drawing & labeling your own diagrams is helpful too.

I'm a first year Nursing student in a 3-year accelerated BN program. I'm almost finished term 1 already (started August 30th), and my grades are pretty exceptional, even in A & P. However, I'm having a hard time dealing with the stress of it all. I realize its an adjustment, but I'm having a really rough time handling that constant feeling of tightness in my chest, guilt anytime I'm not studying, and major performance anxiety when it comes to doing performance tests in my Nursing Techniques lab. There are some days where I feel so overwhelmed that I won't be able to handle it. I realize that "everyone" feels like this, but does anyone have any tips on how to manage the stress Nursing school ultimately brings? Its early and I already have to remind myself on a daily basis WHY I'm doing this.