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I would suggest a study group, looking at the chapter objectives and making notes off of that, if they have power point slides, print those out and look over them, read and practice the NCLEX questions in the book and set your test/assignment goals a little higher. You have made it through one year, so it really doesn't make sense to give up and you only have 2 semesters left. Dropping out will cause a higher financial burden on you because you will not only have to pay for the class you failed, but you will immediately have to pay back those student loans. If you all have peer tutors, meet with them, or link up with another Nursing student who is doing well, ask what they are doing, and ask to study with them. I'm a first year student, but I haven't made anything less than a high B due to my study habits.

I felt the same way when I took A&P I and I was 27. I felt like I was learning an entirely different language, I was a non-traditional student starting my second career, and I will even admit that I cried after almost every class for the first 4 weeks. After my first terrible quiz, I bought the accompanying coloring book, and I made flash cards based off the chapter objectives. I still struggled with the terminology throughout my first semester in Lecture, but my Lab teacher took out extra time to help me because she saw that I wanted to succeed in her class really bad. The flash cards and the coloring book helped me put everything together like a puzzle, so when I went to A&P II, I made straight A's because I already put everything together,and I saw the bigger picture. I am now in the Nursing program, so this to will pass. Cramming will not work, try to study for a few hours in the morning, at night, and before class and you will make it through.

I guess every school is different, and every person is different, but Nursing school is more than challenging, it is hard. At my school, you have to learn Fundamentals in 7 weeks and your clinical rotations are in your 4th week, (yes, you are actually applying knowledge you haven't even learned or practiced). You have to do assigned readings, ATI, PREP-U, and watch hours of Videos, while studying 6+ hours per day. Organic Chem was easy, Pathophysiology was easy, Microbiology was Easy.... Anatomy and Physiology was challenging, but Nursing School is hard, and nothing can prepare it for you until you get inside of it. I know we are supposed to be positive, but I am realistic, I wake up by 5:00a to read over my notes, get to school by 8:30a on Mon-Thurs and 7:00a on Mon-Wedn-Fri, I leave school at 1pm, take a nap from 1:45 to 3pm, I'm back to studying at 4 and I usually go to sleep around 11pm or 12am, still wondering what I can do to learn more. I know that it get's better once you are further in the program, but the first semesters are really hard. I believe current nursing students need to tell future nursing students to GET OLDER BOOKS (2008-2010) NOW AND READ THE MATERIALS, study it, try to practice it, so you won't be shell shocked like most students are. I wish someone would have warned me or gave me advice to learn at least the basic stuff ahead of time.

Dosage Calculations and reading 5 chapters in 2 days. I'm still preparing myself by reading before school starts in 10 days.