Tips for a young LPN student....please

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I am fresh out of high school and have started in an LPN program. It is an accelorated program...in 5 weeks we finished AHP116 & AHP117. I am the type of student who feels that anything less than an A is unacceptable. I got A's in both AHP classes but I know things are going to get harder. Does anyone have any tips on how to keep up with the rest of the program? Anything at all is welcomed.

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Hi there :D I'm straight out of HS too and I'm almost done my LPN program and heading towards my preceptorship and then into the dreaded licensing exam. I found writing cue cards helped a lot, I have a stack that I keep in a ring and I read it everywhere when I have the time. Lots of group studies and rewriting notes until it sticks. Also youtube, they have a lot of animations if you're visual learner.

Anyway good luck with the program and don't forget to have fun sometimes :)

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Hi there,

I entered my LVN program at the ripe old age of 18. It was a HUGE attitude adjustment for me. I did not know how to be an independent learner. The high school days of very neatly organized lectures, being reminded constantly of pending deadlines and straightforward tests were long gone. I had difficulty with the idea that we can be questioned about diseases and medications that we have not learned in class. After some whining, I adapted.

If you ever think things are unfair and unreasonable, consider the possibility that it is your expectations need to adapt. Make the best of things. Bloom where you are planted.

I wish you the best and hope you will find as much growth and happiness in nursing as I have... and more!

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