LunaPuma

No, it's a full course. It's a school located in TN that allows you to become LPN certified within a year. It's a really great program, but since we ONLY have a year, it's very fast paced and intense.

No, my school's program is 3 TRImesters; We're only here for a year. But thank you for the encouragment!

I am currently at the halfway point of my first trimester, and I am BEAT(A+P is kicking my gluteous maximus). I was hoping I could get some encouragment about better classes coming in the future? What classes were your favorites? What helped you to make it through the difficult classes? What did you do to keep from pulling your hair out and strangling yourself?

Speaking as a current nursing student who is only half way through the first trimester, I can tell you that Fundamentals isn't that big of a deal. Don't get me wrong; It's an important subject, but there are soo many more important subjects to be focused on. I was able to make it through Fundamentals with an 87 average. What I did was read, read, read! I think the reason that subject is harder for some people to grasp is because it's more critical thinking and opinionative than it is dead set facts. You'll probably be amazing in A+P, if you're anything like some of my fellow classmates. Something else that helped me was highlighting ONLY WHAT THE TEACHER GOES OVER!! That helps to narrow down the study content greatly, so as to keep you from getting too overwhelmed. Not saying that you shouldn't read over the entire chapter(s), but if you'd just like to make a good(and not excellent) grade, than I would focus on key points. Another thing that my instructor sugggested to us is write down some questions with some classmates overnight or whatever, and then swap question lists with each other. That way, you are both reading different areas, and you'll be more used to seeing questions worded differently, making you more prepared and better familiar with the subject. Good luck!

At my school, we have to wear white tops pleated in navy blue with navy blue bottoms and COMPLETELY white tennis shoes(no exceptions even for emblems!). They look dumpy when you see one of us outside of the group, but together it makes us look really professional.

Thanks everyone for the tips! I'll definitely try all of those. :) IndyElmer, It's the functions that I'm having trouble with. I know WHERE the things are located and what they LOOK like, but what they DO is what gets me. Another thing that seems to be a problem is I'll study and know it all, but I've become a bad test taker. :/

Does anyone have any studying tips that really seemed to help? I could especially use tips for studying A+P. I can't bring myself to understand that subject at ALL.