5 weeks till first day of nursing school

ghall184 · Nov 29, 2011

I am in my first semester right now, I did't have much time to relax before getting started. My advice to you is to get your textbook list and start reading, the chapters are huge and there is a lot of information to cover, the earlier you get started the better. Great job on doing some math, keep practicing but seriously get the fundamentals book required for your class and start reading. Know the nursing process and maslow's hierarchy of needs, you will need that when taking exams. Don't mean scare you but I wish someone had given me advice before I started. Good Luck.

virgo,student nurse, CNA · Nov 29, 2011

I am in the same boat, I have a Mandatory week of orientation in two weeks, I hope to get my books by them so I can start to read them. I guess it's a wait game right now, I do math problems, at least 5 a day because that is my weakness.

Good luck with your studies,

Kaligirl02, ADN, BSN, MSN, LVN, RN, APRN, NP · Nov 29, 2011

ghall184- thanks for the haeds up. i wont get my textbook list till jan :-( but i did see what book they use. do you think i should look for it used (and dirt cheap) on the internet?

virgo,student nurse-doing five a day sounds good. do retain better that way?

i went in today to pay my 100 fee and met my instructor. he seems very nice. i emailed him when i got home (a bit much? yes but im dying here!!! lol) and asked what he thought was the thing he wanted his class to know more than anything on the first day and he said.......................................

a&p!!!

great!! good thing i didnt sell that thing on ebay last month!! lol. so i guess i will be reviewing a&p with dosage calcs for the next five weeks. i also found out that we will clinics 3 days a week. im excited! but im going to get some melatonin to help me sleep tonight:yawn: thats for sure!!

once agian congrats sn's

windmill182 · Nov 30, 2011

You guys are crazy. lol. Enjoy your free time while you have it, trust me. Nursing school is stressful and time consuming, (but also amazing.) Just saying that you should should sleep, be lazy, read a book/watch a movie (that has nothing to do with nursing) because you will soon be living all things nursing. Good luck! :)

virgo,student nurse, CNA · Nov 30, 2011

Yes, I find if I do math problems everyday in small doses (5) a day, I retain the formula, the conversion, and how to do the same problem with different circumstances, I still watch my talk shows, go to the gym, and read. But I know math is my weakness, so that is what I focus on. I can type a paper about anything, reading a book and remembering what was in the chapter is very easy for me. I wish everyone the best of luck. Soon we will eat,breathe, sleep nursing.

dolphin429 · Dec 7, 2011

Hi everyone, I will be starting in the Spring 2012. I'm weak in Math also what is a web page i can go to to practice the math?

Iridescent Orchid, CNA, LPN · Dec 8, 2011

Congratulations! I know you were glad to hear the news! Best of luck with all of your nursing student endeavors! I would have trouble sleeping too! There's a lot to prepare for, but you'll be just fine! Relax a little while you still can!

Kaligirl02, ADN, BSN, MSN, LVN, RN, APRN, NP · Dec 8, 2011

Congratulations!! So here is a website for math- http://www.aaamath.com/

I also picked up a nursing med math disc for my laptop. Its helping to re-jog my memory. Hope this helps!!