RN students with ADD- sound off!

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I'm finding that the stress/pressure of RN school helps me focus-- whereas in my previous college career (English) I would succeed or not based on how interested I was in the class or other, none-related factors-- like whether or not I wanted to skip class to go rock-climbing or party.

When I've moved and had to get a new Doc more than one asked, "how do you have a Master's degree and ADD?" I just tell them, "Because I only took classes that were easy and I liked" (granted- writing a 30 page research paper on William Blake isn't fun/interesting for lots of people).

I struggled through pre-reqs but managed to get mostly B's and a couple A's and squeaked into a program and now I'm really thriving. Got a 96% in my Fundamentals class last semester.

Any other ADDers out there find that being under the gun (77% to pass), poorly written tests (er. . . "critical thinking questions") and a hell of a lot of material to learn helps them focus?

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I literally had to look at this to see if i hadn’t posted it in my sleep.

I have ADHD, am starting nursing school tuesday, and have a prior degree in English... and wrote my senior thesis on William Blake.

The reason being under the gun makes us work better, is because people with ADHD often have issues with norepinephrine and when a crisis or stress kicks in WHAM our friend adrenaline shows up.

I’m legit chomping at the bit to get started here, I can’t wait to be challenged. :D

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49 minutes ago, C_M_L_R18 said:

I literally had to look at this to see if i hadn’t posted it in my sleep.

I have ADHD, am starting nursing school tuesday, and have a prior degree in English... and wrote my senior thesis on William Blake.

The reason being under the gun makes us work better, is because people with ADHD often have issues with norepinephrine and when a crisis or stress kicks in WHAM our friend adrenaline shows up.

I’m legit chomping at the bit to get started here, I can’t wait to be challenged. :D

You'll crush it! And the clinical experience days increase each semester, so the gap between lecture and practice gets more narrow.

Congrats on starting your program!

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Ok never been diagnosed with ADD, but feel that if i was a few years younger i would have been. I did very poorly in school growing up. I have decided to go back to school in my early 30s and am just shocked at how well i have done so far and how competitive i have become! I am not in nursing school now but have just applied to two schools and feel I have a good chance of getting in. Taking both A&P 1 and 2 over the summer was the craziest and hardest classes i have taken. We were doing a chapter a day and an exam every week. I about made myself sick studying and stressing. I managed to pull an A in both. If nursing school is like that I think I will do ok if the stress doesnt kill me. Always do my best studying or thinking after my coffee in the morning!

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ADD (dx as adult) here, too. Struggling with executive functioning might be a bigger hindrance than the basic distractibility. I try different techniques to be productive in studying. And I take buproprione. My doc doesn’t want me on stimulant meds and I hated strattera.

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I was going to post something but I'm sorry what was this thread about?

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