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quit and give up??
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Posted over 3 years ago I am a first year first semester nursing student (ADN) we just took a test and i made a 78, on the past 3 test i have made below an 80 - grades are between 72-77 (one i REALLY did bad) i feel like i can not break the chain and get an higher grade. (i need to make an over 80 to continue) i have made my own notes, did LOTS of practice questions, bought additional books to learn about the topics, reread and reread. On this last test i felt really good and i knew my information (or atleast thought) However i looked back of the questions i have miss and it seems like i keep choosing the next best answer, misread, or just plain out missed it I have cried hours of this last test cause i thought i was going to get a good grade but didnt. and i feel like i am not going to make it this first semester. I need some advice, encouragement, your stories SOMETHING that can help me. i dont want to be a quiter but i right now i feel so hopeless. I want this so bad. |
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| Posted over 3 years ago How about joining a study group? Re-writting your notes and borrowing someone elses notes to study from? Hang in there, you can do this! |
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| Posted over 3 years ago Whatever stressors that are blocking your concentration, let it go, I know how you feel, but if you are going to get through nursing school, your mind has to be cleared, and you need to concentrate on your studies more, if you are working full or part-time, maybe you need to stop working, or better yet, organized your time, and commit every second to studying, get you some flash cards, put them in the areas, you don't use to study, this will help, and the advice with joining a study group is good too, Stay strong. I am a proud mother of three beautyful daughter. I currently live in Los Angeles California. I've worked as a heathecare provider for almost 10 years. I am curently in school to pursue my MSN in nursing, and wants to work as a pediactric nurse, in public health. |
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| Posted over 3 years ago Hello, You sound like me when I was in my first semester. I finally realized the tests were based on questions at the end of the chapters. Remeber to go with your first gut feeling for choosing an answer,unless it is an obvious answer. I can't tell you how many times I missed the answer because I doubted myself and the first choice I had was the right answer. Study groups are helpful and especially for A&P where memorizing the skeleton is a real challenge. This WILL payoff in the end. This is the hard part where you will begin to think like a nurse without trying. Don't give up ! You can and will do it !
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| Posted over 3 years ago No, Don't.. you sound like you are doing all the right things as far as studing. i think you are doing what i did, you want to get it right so you start reading into the question, there are always 2 good answers, but only 1 is the right one. this is what I did, I studied, paid attention, then told myself"you know this, go with your gut, dont read into the questions" before every test. I never studied for my boards, i figured I paid attention, did what I needed to, and that i knew it. I found cramming only increased the anxiety and all I could remeber was the last ting I studied. Hope this helps Lissa |
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| Posted over 3 years ago DO NOT GIVE UP! U should never give up on your dreams! So far I feel like i'm on a high Im tryin my best at school I'm only in my first true semester I'm studying and I was having school loan issues. I bugged and beg and talk to so many people to keep going. I'm GOING to finish. I don't feel that I'm in any true hard classes but i'm sure ill be there next week with my AP classes. U just have to commited and if you get it wrong get up and try again. I've figured out that you need to jupm throu lots of hoops and if you fall get back up and try again |
