What I learned after my first semester of NS School.

[ladysushi]

Hey guys! I feel like I haven't logged on here for a long time!

So I just finished my first semester of nursing school :)!

It was an eye opener!

1. The very first thing I learned was that nursing school exams are NOTHING like the exams you take for your other college courses. The questions are based on what the BEST answer would be rather than which answer is correct. Nursing school questions are like...

What color is the sky?

a.) black

b.) aqua

c.) rainbow

d.) cobalt

and the answer is almost always the first one you pick, but being a nursing student focused on getting an A you will almost always second guess yourself and change your answer. Our class motto by the end of the semester was NEVER CHANGE YOUR ANSWER.!

2. Next I learned that you are never going to not think about nursing school. After our first 2 weeks of the semester we basically had two exams a week until the last week of the semester. I felt like I was ALWAYS studying and if I wasn't studying I was working and preparing my projects or presentations for clinical or lab, and if I wasn't preparing than that meant I was missing something and I needed to figure out what it was.

3. Next thing I learned was that you really will grow close with your nursing school class mates. Something about all of us equally freaking out brought us closer together. I have already formed some pretty awesome relationships with several of my classmates.

4. The last thing I learned this semester was that I can do it! I was so nervous about starting nursing school. But going through this semester showed me that I can do this and I will do this! I managed to get all As in all of my nursing courses this semester!! I know it is only going to get harder from here but I am ready for the challenge. Right now I am going to enjoy my summer break until Semester Two starts up in August!!

[mrsjsuckow, BSN, RN]

Congratulations on a successful first semester and thank you for the insight! As someone hoping to begin nursing school in the fall, it is posts like yours that I try to file away in my mind to remember when the time comes. Good luck in the future.

[dorkypanda]

Ahaha true. I once had a student success advisor tell us to leave our erasers at home since the first pick is the right one. There are very rare instances where I did change an incorrect pick to the correct second pick. Something I learned along the way in first year was.. Get enough sleep the night before an exam. Lack of sleep can do great wonders to exam taking ability.

[lovesbunnies]

Every time I've changed my answer, it's been from the right answer to a wrong answer. Trust your gut! Don't change your answer!!