I start my ADN program September 7th (my parents anniversary and 3 days before my 23rd bday...not going to be enjoying THAT this year...lol) and I wanted to know what I can buy to help me in my classes, and what are some good books or things to read to start preparing for nursing school?
I want to be as prepared as possible and do everything I can to make the next 2 years as easy as possible! lol (if THATS even possible)
I also have to work around this nursing schedule which isn't going to be easy as it is, plus i'll be taking an online A&PII class while taking nursing courses. Tomorrow my husband and I are tearing up our bedroom, painting it, and basically just shedding its current state to make it easier to have a sort of "office" in one big portion so It will be easier to do homework and study.
I also plan on buying a REALLY good recorder for lectures that away i can listen to that while doing homework and studying and such.
Basically I just want hints on anything that you did that helped you through nursing school, things that you regretted doing, and things you wish you would have done to help. I know these questions have been asked thousands of times on here but I just wanted to make it specific to me you know...
Mosby's Pharmacology Notecards and Pathophysiology Notecards... I remember seeing someone on here mentioning a crate-like thing they kept in the trunk of their car so they could have all their books with them but not be lugging them all around at the same time!
I'm a visual learner and these would be very beneficial to me! thanks so much!
And I would do the whole crate thing, but knowing me i'd spill coffee, juice, or an energy drink all over everything, or i'd lose them, rip the pages...etc...basically for me it wouldn't work....lol
That thread is worth taking a look at, because there is a list of typical values, results, and such. I've only been through Nursing I with clinicals in LT skilled care and med-surg (they push us fast) and I get the gist of most of what's on that list and have actually encountered a lot of it in lecture and clinicals, and the extra research I put into my clinicals. I am one of those people who always has to know what lies ahead.
I'd buy flashcards, not spend time making piles of them. I never got that whole flashcard thing. I am more of a list-type learner, I guess.
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https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-student/nursing-school-must-458460.html
That thread might have some pointers, too. (I went back through my bookmarked & subscribed threads)