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  1. How long do you study each day?

    VAgirl247 posted a topic in General Students

    I just got my syllabus today day. I'm just trying to figure out how to fit in the reading with working part time for the first time during school in a stressful hospital

  2. What is in your clinical bag?

    VAgirl247 replied to VAgirl247's topic in General Students

    Just got really excited since they have it in

  3. Reading Textbooks

    VAgirl247 replied to theviolinist's topic in General Students

    I've been just reading the answers to the objectives. I also have the key points printed out from evolve for our med-surg book (so I can read those while I'm at

  4. What was your hardest class and how did you study for it?

    VAgirl247 posted a topic in General Students

    Just seeing how people over came obstacles in their nursing school journey. Like if you changed your study habits, what did you do to change

  5. First Semester BSN Program

    VAgirl247 replied to nursinglove15's topic in General Students

    Someone on here mentioned that they read the first day or two, took notes the next day from the book, and then study the last couple days of the week. I am thinking of trying that method as my time...

  6. Why is nursing school "hard?"

    VAgirl247 replied to Jaykalkyn, BSN, RN's topic in General Students

    One of my nursing professors told me today that nursing school was harder than medical school today. Mostly because we have to know all those theories and the nclex style

  7. How to pass Medical Surgical Nursing....

    VAgirl247 replied to Justice1984's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I got just about every supplemental book for med-surg. Amazon will list a bunch. I think for reviewing material wise I will use Med-surg made incredibly easy. For nclex questions I'll use Review and...

  8. Nursing/Med school? Please help

    VAgirl247 replied to ecruz1820's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Don't forget about nurse practitioners. I can't remember, but by a certain year all nurse practitioners are going to be a doctorate

  9. How long do you study each day?

    VAgirl247 replied to VAgirl247's topic in General Students

    Yeah I could never do 8 hours a day. I've noticed I've got done with the reading by like somewhere between 7-9pm most nights. I'm making myself get in 8 hours of sleep each night. I am also making my...

  10. How long do you study each day?

    VAgirl247 replied to VAgirl247's topic in General Students

    Our professors put up our syllabuses a bit on the late side. I've looked for the answers for the objectives in 4 chapters of gerontology and 2 in mental health. I did the same thing for med surg on a...

  11. What is in your clinical bag?

    VAgirl247 replied to VAgirl247's topic in General Students

    From classmates ahead of me told me that we do have a bit of downtown in each clinical. I'm using that down time as a chance to try to work on the care plan as I commute. I'm taking advantage of every...

  12. New here! First semester of nursing school advice

    VAgirl247 replied to JNcCole15's topic in General Students

    I think I read somewhere on allnurses to just focus on the objectives and the review comments at the end of the book. Both practically say the same thing, but the review is just answering the...

  13. What is in your clinical bag?

    VAgirl247 replied to VAgirl247's topic in General Students

    I know, the computers get used very little where I work in the hospital minus when they look up orders and type up notes, I&O, checks, etc. All this added stress for

  14. Extream Test Anxiety HELP!!!!!

    VAgirl247 replied to Jenna_'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Maybe try some yoga or meditation. I would have break downs before on normal tests and got better when I focused energy elsewhere in a positive form (if I was on the verge of a panic

  15. What is in your clinical bag?

    VAgirl247 replied to VAgirl247's topic in General Students

    No just for reference, if I'm stuck on thinking of a nanda and can ask my instructor for help so my care plan can turn out to be good. Most of this will be used at home as I type my care plan so I...

  16. Urgent Care vs. LTC to hospital

    VAgirl247 replied to chacha82's topic in General Students

    I probably put in close to 100 applications to the hospital where I work. Sometimes it's about who you know. Maybe follow back up and talk to the nursing director. If you know nurses there maybe see...

  17. First Semester BSN Program

    VAgirl247 replied to nursinglove15's topic in General Students

    I color coded my classes before I realized I had a lot going out side of class work, EMS, working out, "social time", and chores (pretty much ran out of color of pens to use and I had a 10 pen set). I...

  18. Pearson Vue trick 2014 -still works!

    VAgirl247 replied to terri8's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Are they going away with the

  19. Help with med surg class

    VAgirl247 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Students

    There was an app for ipad by istud I think that's the name. It's neat, it groups the flash cards in groups and you can even divide it into sections such as test 1 or test 2. I have pretty much all the...

  20. Getting a C in Nursing

    VAgirl247 replied to Annachu512's topic in General Students

    80 is a C for us. I had an early nursing class and was sitting at a 78/79 I was sweating it big

  21. Anyone working this coming semester

    VAgirl247 replied to johsonmichelle's topic in General Students

    I'll be working two 8 hour shifts on Friday and Saturdays at a hospital. This will allow me to study before the shifts. Most shifts I can look at stuff in between my job. My last class is Friday...

  22. What was your hardest class and how did you study for it?

    VAgirl247 replied to VAgirl247's topic in General Students

    I switched to virtual flash cards by istud. It can make a study mode for me. It allows me to put hints. Like for all the skin diseases I put chance of likelihood to metastasize etc. I'll be super...

  23. What are your plans for celebrating after...

    VAgirl247 replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I was thinking if hitting up my friend who lives in Australia and possibly visiting

  24. What was your hardest class and how did you study for it?

    VAgirl247 replied to VAgirl247's topic in General Students

    I've noticed that to when I go on the elliptical I focus better. But then I get distracted by Zumba classes or Pilates classes going on. So I think I'm going to try study else where then at home....

  25. What was your hardest class and how did you study for it?

    VAgirl247 replied to VAgirl247's topic in General Students

    I will be working this time as well (16 hrs on the weekend) so I cannot have a choice on screwing