Amoni83

I find it easier to read the coordinating material in my pathology book (it's very concise and clear) then go back and read supplemental books for MedSurg since my textbook is extremely thick and convoluted. There are not enough hours in the world to make it through all of that reading (there MUST be an easier way! í ½í¸©). I am using a MedSurg NCLEX review book (I think it's Peason) instead of my text. I'm open to suggestions on this. By the way, my program is excelerated so I complete an entire course in about two months. TIME is PRECIOUS!!! My BEST Tip: Many of my peers are "studying" for hours and hours on end but not remaining focused during that time; distractions are so attractive. What has helped a few of us is using an IOS app called Miracle Timer. It times out 30 minutes of work and 5 or 10 minutes of break time back to back for about two hours. When I turn it on, I do focused work. When it says it's breaktime I pause and let my phone seduce me with games, FB, etc. Studying seems a lot more productive this way.

Hi All, I'm currently in an accelerated BSN program in NC. I watched a YouTube video this morning that suggested that the average time needed to find a job was a year. 😵 Of course it sent me to the internet to verify this. It looks like the job search is quite real out there. 😞 Thankfully, there seems to be lots of employers in my state hiring new graduates (including residency programs) at this very moment on Indeed via a "RN new grad" search. rn new grad jobs in NC - Indeed Mobile I pray that these opportunities are around for me when I finish this time next year. Good luck everyone.