ashley.wilson

well at first I was trying to read and read the chapters and then Id find myself doodling hearts and stuff somewhere and not even no what I read so I started making note cards on all the graphs in the chapters id go through and put all the vocab words on them to plus the sentence before and after them depending on what the sentence was before the vocab word I would do the two after it and I would do the same thing for all the italicized words and for the chapter objectives at the beginning of the chapter doing this I would end up reading most of the chapter and not have to read all the stuff that's not so important I would read the skills at the end of the chapters though and then I would take the note cards everywhere with me they are so easy to quiz your self with also my teacher said find the best time to study for you some people are night people and some are morning I thought I was a night person but I decided to give morning studying a shot and its way better I never realized how much better my notes were in the morning compared to the afternoon but I didn't do anything crazy just normal stuff there is a bunch of online quizzes that you can take to figure out what kind of learner you are just google what kind of learner am I and base you studying on your results it sounds dumb but it works

yay congrats you guys I've been in a month and its been going by really fast nerves will go away the first couple day and i agree you should enjoy your time now not having to study...that being said reading up on some a&p and going over your fundamentals book will help a lot we were covering 8 to 16 chapters a week 8 chapters on a test at a time so getting a headstart may not be a bad idea if your schools anything like mine they do one lecture over the chapter and that's it no time to sit and talk about that one because we have 7 more to do so most of your learning will be you teaching yourself.....but its not that bad i psyched myself out about how it was going to be so hard and was relieved that my expectations weren't met don't get me wrong its tough but honestly i thought i wasn't going to make it past the first test

hey guys I haven't posted since the end on my first week about beginning last month but just letting you guys know were done with fundamentals passed with a 89 yay not an a but ill take that for all you people nervous if you read any of my other post you know I was super nervous but once you get in there the nerves go away I will say that weve already lost like 20 people BUT its soo doable as long as you keep the mind set that failing is not an option then you will be fine don't get caught up in with the people in class that want to blame everyone else because they cant make the grades your not there to help them. you are there for you and you alone yes its nice to make friends but make friends that are just as motivated as you are. also find out how you study best its not how long you study its the quality of the studying that you do. I was so upset because I made an 81 which is a c at my school and I had studied so much but instead of getting down I tried a different way of studying and I haven't made below a 90 since........now im off to clinicals Monday and im surprisingly not nervous.....yet im sure it will come Monday as I walk into the hospital and ill forget my name and where im suppose to go haha but still excited hope I get a good wtd dressing to change or get a chance to do a catheter and as dumb as it sounds im super excited about taking vital signs because I know I know how to do them lol WE GOT THIS GUYS stay focused on YOUR goals not others and you will make it ill try to let everyone know how clinicals are ..... if I get a chance nursing school problems lol

Quizlet.com, studyblue.com and if you google auscultation of lung sounds there are web sites you can listen to abnormal and normal lung and heart sounds these take practice to know what your hearing so it helps to be able to listen to them over and over

Thank you and good luck to you guys and I go to baptist health schools

First test down made a 90!! Yay

Had* lol

Hade my first test over 9 chapters made a 90 feeling motivated

Hey! I just started school Monday and I'm 23 with an 8 month old kid also I haven't been in school in 5 years and have anxiety it's not that bad and the average age of my class is 27 but there are people 40 to 50 in there too and only like two people who just got out of high school so no way are you to old your never to old to go to school!!! You got this

I just started school Monday and everyone feels the same way I promise but if you wanna get ahead start reading your fundamentals book you'll probably start with that just basic nursing read the whole chapter including the boxes and skills labs the homework and quizzes we had this week most of the questions came from the boxes and skills labs also most of the questions are scenario type questions so practice doing those and read carefully one word could change the whole question and be ready like I said I'm just a week in and we have a test Monday over 9 chapters!! But try not to get yourself to worked up (like I did lol) once you get through the first maybe the second day it'll be like ok it's just school and remember you can do this all you have to do is try

Go get your CNA you'll get great experience and volunteer looks great on apps call a local hospital and ask about the volunteer options they offer you won't do anything but like answer phones or help direct people there but you marketing yourself to potential employers

Ha sorry I'm on my phone and I didn't spell check

Yes all fundamentals everyday all day lol

Oh and I was super nervous too but when I woke up the first day it was like I wasn't nervous any more it was weird lol and I promise everyone there will be just as nervous trust me I asked all the people I talked to lol and yes your first day will be pretty slow pretty much doing introduction to teachers and such but be ready you'll probably dive head first the next day

Good luck you guys and ill try to update as much a possible also I advise reading up on clinical thinking a lot of questions are scenario type question which can be confusing preety much all the answers will be right but you need to know the best answer in the situations

Alright guys I started school Monday and its been a crazy week I don't know how the school your attending us but here's what we did.... 8 hours of lectures Monday- Thursday In between lectures we worked on med term Learned how to do vital signs, assessments & hand hygiene For the hole first month we will be going over Basic Nursing-asepsis HIPPAA , nurse practice act and so on we will start clinicals next month yea fast the rest of this month we get checked off on bed making bed bath catheters ect We have a test Monday over 9 chapters and just my advice learn to take your own notes don't just use the notes they give you an read the extra boxes in the chapters

Thank u for ur encouragement guys

Ok we'll today went well mostly going over rules and expectations but we are diving in head first tomorrow they sent us home with a print out of the power points and lecture topics for the next two or three days which no lie will fill up a one inch binder easily and that's only for three days!!! Going over them now just taking a brake to post invade anyone was wondering how it went.. I also wasn't nervous anymore when I got up this morning it was like a wierd since of calm they stressed that this will be one of the hardest things we've done but that it is totally doable I'm more confident now after today and looking forward to the next 11 months Side note I know I'm getting ahead of myself but oh we'll... I'm one day closer to graduation!! Yay lol

Whelp it's here I'm sitting in the parking lot a hole hour early lol wish me luck yay

I'm just going to say one thing that I do know all of us that stalk the pages here at all nurses looking for that one message that's going to just click and then your just gonna know you can do it well sadly that's not going to happen but the fact that we care enough to research hours on end on what to expect and whatever else we look for shows dedication as long as we keep the same drive to know more about anything then I don't see how we will fail we WILL be nurses and then a year or so from now we can come back and hopefully help some one else deciding to embark on this journey kuddos to us for making are future happen instead of waiting to see where we will end up as long as we try and do this we know exactly where we are heading....I hope this motivates those that are looking for it and for those who are thinking about giving up DON'T you go this!!!!!

Thanks guys I'm really excited and nervous but I just keep saying to myself failing is not an option lol and it's not haha so like I said any advice would be put to good use here an I will try to post how it goes

I would file a complaint because they are discriminating against you for having kids and its highly illegal due to equal opportunity rights

I start school Monday and I've already had to memorize 17 pages of terms and do like 7 page pharm. packet lol

MOMS UNITE lol

Yea that's pretty bad but there are tons of other options besides them so don't give up!!