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I just finished my first week of classes and I am freaking out alittle bit... we were assigned to read 12 chapters during the first 3 days of class! I have had no sleep all week long and am looking forward to going to bed and just getting up to go to work all day instead of back to get more assignments. It has been an awesome week though. I love it!!
Done and simply put, a tad overwhelmed at the paperwork. We (junior bsn students) changed from one clinical day a week to two, and that basically doubled our paperwork load. For 3 classes, I have something like 100 pages just of syllabi. HAHA. Anyway, it's all mapped out and on the calendar now. All I can do now is take it one day at a time.
I am a male, not a female. So that's "brother" to youHmm, I'm still kind of wary about the study group idea. I'll take it into further consideration though. I sent you an email, btw.
I feel the same way, my fear is that someone wouldn't take their notes, or would take them and forget key points, so I think I would end up just having to do it myself anyways, but who knows, maybe I'll give it a try depending on the group.
Next week will be my classes eighth week, and we are ALL working together to help each other. It is pretty amazing to me, usually a loner when it comes to school work. It has literally saved me many hours. Also, I no longer read all of the chapters assigned to us. I take my own notes, work in workbooks that come with the book if any, and investigate anything I hear during lecture. I did this out of desperation, not because I am lazy, just no time to do all thats assigned.
There are some smokers in class, I used to be. They get ribbed by the teachers and other students, but it is in good humor, so far.
My pet peeve are the students that get all of the notes, answers to assignments, and handouts from other students. There are a few who rarely do any work at all. Some just sign their names at skills lab and walk out without doing the skills. I hope they are never my nurse.
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My first week has been VERY overhelming!!!It sounds like the first semester is going to be intense. I am also having to take Micro. lecture/lab (my fault, I thought I could fit it in to the Nursing Program) I was too busy to even find this forum, thanks to my sister's findings for me, I know I am not alone!!! Good luck to everyone for week 2.
Made it through 3 days and am sleepless over the 4th. Classes start in 7 hours and I'm sleepless here instead of in my bed.I know how crappy smoking is and I've been trying to quit. I spent the summer working on it and discovered other issues that had a higher priority of resolution. I have not abandoned my goal of quitting smoking. It is terrible and I have tried all...gums, patches, filters, medication, cold turkey. Cold turkey is probably the best I am getting to where I need to be to kick this habit successfully for good!!
However, I believe that one or several of my 'helpful' classmates made a point of pointing out the 3 'obvious smokers' in the class after our lunch break on Day 1 to our instructor.
I'm not trying to excuse MY BAD BEHAVIOR, but our instructor who was pleasant on the first day now curls her lip in disgust if she has to respond to the 3 of us in class. I asked a question today and was grateful that looks can't kill. I am trying to kick my bad habits, but change is a process and doesn't take place overnight.
Advice ... Thanks Fellow Nurses!!!!
I'm 3 days "quitted"--taking Chantix. i was about a pack a day smoker, too.
Hmm, I'm still kind of wary about the study group idea. I'll take it into further consideration though. I sent you an email, btw.
I'm with you about study groups, I have done fine on my own these last 3 years. However, the teacher that makes out our clinical schedule asked us today to sign up for study groups by area of town, and she would organize them into suggested study groups of 4-5. My friend and I signed up together with brackets around our names so she will put us both with 2-3 others. I will try it for this semester, if it doesn't work for me I will go back to my own way of doing it.
I made it through my first week alive, but I think I am getting ready to get chewed up and spit out!! We recieved our lovely 54 page syllabus, and WOW!! 4 chapters to read this week with a test next week, 7 chapters to read next week with a test the next, it is totally crazy. I am also a smoker that is trying to kick the habit, and that is going to be a butt kicker also, but fast approaching age 35 and having smoked for 21 years I know I have to quit. My worst fear is figureing out how to study and remember all of this material while caring for 3 kids and a schizophrenic/bipolar/diabetic mother-in-law, with my husband on 2nd shift leaving at 1:30 pm and getting home 4:00 am. Guess I will definetly learn how to juggle..........always thought juggling would be fun to learn to do anyway.
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i am a male, not a female. so that's "brother" to you
hmm, i'm still kind of wary about the study group idea. i'll take it into further consideration though. i sent you an email, btw.