eplunk2

Welcome to the world of Nursing! I just graduated from an accelerated program this past December, and am studying for the NCLEX. Happy to help give some advice! The amount of information is definitely overwhelming, but totally doable. Since you have some time before the program starts, I'd recommend looking over some concepts now. My school started us on Fluid & Electrolytes, which I found to be a hard concept to grasp considering my first degree was in Psychology. Maybe start reviewing normal values for Sodium, Potassium, etc and get to know the effects of these labs on the body. As far as prioritizing time during school, as soon as I went to class I'd come home and being typing up study guides and review the topics a little each day before the exam. It's important not to fall behind or wait until the last minute to study for these tests, because ours always fell on the same week and studying all at once for 3-5 tests was just impossible. So start ASAP! If you have your books, start reading. Once you go to class, start taking notes and reviewing. Lastly, find a group of friends to study with, this saved me during school. I found 2-3 other girls that I studied with and we all helped eachother and traded study notes and tips. It won't be hard to meet life long friends in your program, but make sure you all study well together. Good luck to you! It is hard, but mostly it is really fun!! I look back on my experience as a really rewarding time and I've made friends that I consider family. Despite all of the hard times and tears, we really laughed more often than not!

I applied back in November/December. Way early haha

I just received my acceptance in the mail this afternoon, also! I couldn't be happier or more excited- this was my top choice school! I hope to see you all in the Fall!!! :)