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Woohoo Relax a bit for now and buy your books and supplies in a timely manner. Get all your physical, TB test, drug screen test, etc. done in a timely manner too. Prepare yourself for being stuck in your room most of the time, you won't really see y...

Yes, I have made a few buddies in class that I go over lecture maternal with and also practice skills with. It's good to find a few classmates with whom you get along and click with.

Congrats! I just got done with OB and peds too. I have yet to do pysch. you will do awesome your last semester

Interesting! I have a classmate who is a surgical tech for 20 years but is still working as one while going for their nursing degree.

How much did it cost per unit ? Did you have to do clinical or practicum?

I agree! And also med surg you should buy, you'll be using that book for a while. When you you start your future semesters like OB/peds you can rent it.

You'll need lots of pens, computer paper, usual school supplies, bandage scissor, stethoscope, white or black shoes, uniforms that your school requires possibly by a company the school prefers, penlight, a simple watch, a recorder or recording app(op...

I think it could be done assuming that you don't have work. It's going to be taught at a faster pace since it's summer but if you're super focused and determined it can work out. You have to study every day and be ontop of the game.

Do you own a recorder or a good phone recorder? I think it's really helpful during note taking.

Expect a lot of reading and studying. do you have your book? If you do you can start reading if you have the syllabus available. Study daily and also print out power points in advance if they are given to you before class starts.

Reviewing physio is good if u have time.

Someone from a graduating class 1-2 years ago got married after graduation and she was planning her wedding while in nursing school. Whew! by any means don't try to do it all by yourself.

Is this course required for you to take by your program? If it isn't you don't have to. Seems like you have some knowledge at hand and I think a book wouldn't be a bad idea. Also congrats on your acceptance! A year from now you'll feel the difference...

Hey there fellow nursing student I just finished my first year and I'm on summer break awaiting 2nd year of an associate program. I would say most of what your sister said I do agree with haha. I barely see my friends unless it's winter and summer b...

Please keep in mind that some programs are picky about how many times you retake the core sciences, sometimes they specify they only want one retake for one core science, etc. don't try to cram your hard classes together, spread them out. Daily study...

In my program we have a quiz we take in the beginning of the semester which we need 100% to pass and continue on in the program. And thereafter we always have several math questions in our regular course exams and final included. It's mostly word des...

true! College algebra isn't a new math class. I would suggest to keep doing multiple math problems and complete all your hw as well. If you are still hunting down problems, do book examples, cover up your notes and redo those in class examples and g...

I wouldn't recommend taking the teas too early without having had the core sciences like micro, anatomy and physiology done. And don't take it for the first time without studying either or have a mentality of I'll see how it goes. Some programs possi...

Some programs go by a point system and that may work well for some. Have you taken your teas test? getting a high score can possibly help offset your GPA. I have noticed though that adn programs are pretty competitive and BSN programs are competitive...

I didn't take anatomy during a summer session but a regular full semester. Don't skimp out on lab class time, I believe that helped me get comfortable with the models and whatnot. Definitely read in advance and a little bit faster than the scheduled ...

I took them at a random order since availability was limited I took whatever was open at my school district. From what I gathered, people generally said you want to know the anatomy structures before learning about how different parts of the body wor...

I took micro during a summer session too, and yeah it was a little bit of a monster. keep reading and studying daily you should be fine.

I agree with what everyone said. you should study whatever your heart desires and live for yourself not others. If you really want to do nursing,do nursing. Lpn may be a good starting point and if you want to go further you can do the adn program aft...

A huge majority of science courses you mentioned are quite course load heavy. It is really important to do well in those courses. you'll need to spend plenty of time studying and each course you should expect to study a lot. I think it's doable if yo...

I don't know too much about special nursing shoe brands much but a recent grad from my program and my classmate were chatting about shoes. He told us to buy comfortable shoes that fit well even if it may be on the somewhat pricey rather than somethin...