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Actually, using the lecture notes should be the primary source of info and other sources as extra

thanks! and that's a great mnemonic for heart valves, I'll definitively take note of that! I've been using cliffsnotes.com lately and I find it to be better than my lecture notes even, I'm thinking of using that as my primary study tool. Are there any good a/p videos to look for? Also, is it writing it by hand that helps with memorization or could typing work just as well?

thanks!

http://www.studystack.com nice :) thanks!

thanks so much for the suggestion! would you suggest making your own flashcards or buying them? I have no experience with flash cards whatsoever..I generally relied on staring at anatomy pictures and trying to memorize everything.

that site doesn't work..

I'm currently in AP2 and I'm losing hope quick. There are 2 tests, an anatomy quiz and a final exam. On the first test I got very close to an 80 and on the 2nd one I got a 62 (60 is a pass). Statistics show that the exam score is usually the lowest, so that means statistically I would get lower than a 60. Not good. There are less than 4 weeks left until final exams and it seems like there's very little chance for me to pass now. I'm probably weakest in memorizing all the anatomy but do OK in physiology. There is TONS of stuff to memorize though, it seems impossible. It doesn't help that the instructor is extremely boring and I learn nothing in class and must always teach myself on my own time. I could really use some good study tips to learn the anatomy (heart,great vessels, resp, digestive and urinary)..Any tips? Has anyone overcome the odds? Any possible suggestions??

the people with jobs and families probably put in waay more effort than you think

Why do you say that? My grades aren't great either and I struggle at clinical...You do know that there is more to nursing than just what you're learning now/hospital/clinics, right?

haha do you have the same prof as me? maybe...

yeah, i wrote give water as well

I'm in 2nd semester for my RN and on an exam there was a question asking what you would do for an elderly dehydrated patient in LTC..and i wrote give fluid IV..is this just a horrible answer that's also very unsafe and would make me seem horrible? or am i just over thinking this?