WHY 99% OF STUDENTS STRUGGLE IN NURSING SCHOOL! 

Did you pass the NCLEX?

@@merlinel3855 Yes

Serene Marine Do you have any nursing school advice? Also, Is your job easy? What’s the hardest and easiest part about working as a nurse? I’m doing my prerequisites and I’m so curious.

@@merlinel3855 As you know: Nurses are trained to implement all nursing treatments. So my advice will be the emotional part of Nursing.. The hardest part of Nursing..unrealistic expectations placed upon Nurses by nursing management. TIP: Keep your license safe by keeping patient safe. Also, you cannot effectively care for others if you do not first care for self. The easiest part of Nursing: Accepting others opinions (whether good or bad) from learning how not to take things personally

Serene Marine Thank you!

Anita Turner EXACTLY!! It's a lynchpin in Nursing School! I am CONSTANTLY either remembering what I was taught in A&P or having to have ny A&P notes as my reference guide. As for how much I studied? EASY 3-5 hours a day. And more if it was a tough unit. I know some say they did it in less...God Bless them... but they are the rare ones. Anyone that **I** know who only studied an hour or two (or hardly) PAID for it down the road. STUDY and don't allow yourself to get behind. This massive study will START to give you a clue as to what you will BEGIN to face in Nursing School. Best Wishes!!

Yes A&P will be SUPER helpful especially cardiovascular IMO cuz you will see a bunch of ppl with cardiovascular disease etc.

You was in a 10 week course....that's why...ur advisor should have told u that is not the best option for a biology course....15 wks are the best options....studying 1-3 hours is all that is needed

@@tmcclain7103 right...I’m doing the 15 week course and my instructor told us to study at least an hour a day for A&P. 6-8 hours seems a bit extreme IMO, especially since we have other classes too.

Are you a RN now?

@T South Got it! Thank you! I have no kids and I’m terrified of the work load of nursing school and it encourages me when people who have kids and work get through nursing school because if they can do it with kids and a job, then I can do it with no kids and working part time. That’s all. Thank you though 💖💖

Scofield229 “No cost too great.”

Lol

I'm happy you found the channel also! It. Can. Be. Done. :D

Are you a RN now?

Watched everything wrong with split before this so after reading this I'm like lol.

I got my first test back 84% from grinding 6 to 8 a day

I passed with an A barely but I spent so much time and now I’m worried about A&P ll give me luck going back after Christmas break hope 2021 gives me luck if not you know I failed A&P ll

With a full time job that’s not realistic sadly. On the weekends yes study all day sat and sun but when you take this class along with a 9-5 that’s just not doable sadly :(

Looking back a&p was a breeze it’s chemistry that was the real mind boggler.

Megan Kranz EXACTLY!!! you will never hear a nursing student say, "all that study time in anatomy and physiology was such a waste." On the contrary, most are saying, "I wish I spent more time studying that class!"

How did you do? I start in a few weeks😬 going back over A&P material from 2 years ago now

Lol yess! Enjoy your summer!

Laura Lopez yesss enjoy your last weeks of freedom 😩 I just finished my first semester and Im traumatized LOL. seriously I was an A student and I was chill about it until I actually went through it and all I was hoping for was an 80 each test! Made it through with straight Bs but it was rough 😩

That's the best advice lol I'm in my last semester. My summer flew by working

How’s school going?

That's so wonderful to hear. It's really going to be so beneficial and will pay off in the long run!

Hello how are you now?

Now that's what I am talking about!

Exact same road I'm taking. Massage School definitely helped me out too 🙌

it also depends on your professors

John Humphrey That's awesome. The key to what I am talking about isn't about making A's though, it's about truly studying this material to UNDERSTAND it extremely well. So one day when patient lives are in people's hands, they know how to keep them alive; not to pass an exam.

Dong that is so true. I think I was lucky to have the professors I had.

Do you have any A&P RU-vid videos recommendations?

Nurse Bass facts!!

Love to hear that

Davonda Washington how did your first semester go? Any advice?

Kayla Suddeth ... I know you aren't in the classes now... but if you need a brush up.. check out the Wendy Riggs channel for A&P.

Simply Sara Good for you, Sara. Also look into videos by a professor named Wendy Riggs here on RU-vid. She was my secret weapon in A&P.

Patrick Brathwaite hi Patrick. I'm a second nursing student, and I too am paying for nursing school out of my own pocket. I hear you buddy. It's expensive as all get-out. this is what I have found so far... I bought my fundamentals book online through Amazon. I knew that that was when I was going to keep. I look for used books that say they are in very good condition and have the access code intact. if you have a question about use the access code I would stop in the nursing office and ask. someone there should have a clue. there are some books that I only rent. for example I just rented my drug guide and pharmacology books. I figure that those are going to be outdated within a year or two and not a good long-term reference. already in second semester, I have had to refer back to my fundamentals book a number of times. So some books you'll be glad that you have bought and keep, and others you're going to need to have updated material anyways so there's no use buying them outright. as for the cost of your books, I never buy at the school bookstore. I find that they are very overpriced. like I say I go on to Amazon. I first look in The Used Books area for a book that is in very good if not like new condition. I look for access codes that have not been utilized, and I usually can save enough over the College Bookstore price or Amazon's full price for new books that it's worth it doing that extra scavenging. best wishes to you in nursing school

Tracy Washington Me too!! I'm now in my second semester.... woooo, this is tough. Hang in there!!

We got this!! Hang in there.

what are your study methods/tips? thanks

Ayeeeee let's get it!

A very thorough one.

I appreciate you! Best wishes to her!

p.s, the CNA would only be for 2 months, and would start around midterms. Also, many of my prerequisites are online, and I would say I have good time management and study skills

I would hold off on the CNA class. You really need to get good grades in your pre-reqs, and unfortunately having the CNA stuff on top of those pre-req classes might interfere with those grades. That is just my opinion, especially taking 16 credit hours. It is great you are so motivated!

Brianna Borst hmmmmmm...tough one. there is definitely an advantage in nursing school to those who have worked in the medical Arena. those who have spent time working as a CNA or a tech do you have an advantage in nursing school. it's not a requirement, and there are people in nursing school doing it without already being some sort of a medical worker. so going for your CNA might help, but it's also going to extend the time that it takes to get through school. also just taking the CNA classes and not going through to working as a CNA is really not going to do you all that well for what it will cost you in time and money. also, as someone else mentioned, it might take away from the time you have to study for your prereqs. what matters most in getting in to nursing is passing the TEAS test with a high score. if doing any of the studying for being a CNA gets in the way of your other prereqs, then it's not worth it. there's no easy answer on this one. it's one that you're going to have to weigh and find out which is worth it to you. by the way, after you pass your first semester in nursing school, and for us that meant Fundamentals of Nursing med-surg 1 skills lab and clinicals, many states will allow you to take the CNA certification test automatically. if you're going in the nursing direction, you might find that your time in CNA training wasn't worth it in the long run; especially if you're just taking those classes and not planning on actually working as a CNA. I hope this has given you something to think about

Bridget Gumbs you got it!!

If course registration is still open at your school, check on ratemyprofessor.com and make sure that you have a teacher with a pretty good rating if possible. A&P can be difficult enough so try to avoid a not so great teacher. I suggest recording each lecture and going home and looking over your notes each day to soak in the information. For quizzes and tests, try to study an hour or two a day for a week leading up to the exam. You won't be as stressed or freaking out if you break it down into small bits. This is what I did and I ended up with an A in both A&P 1 and 2. Good luck, you can do this, you just have to want it! Time management is absolutely key. It's not that the material is always necessarily hard, it's just that it can be a lot sometimes.

Lawson thanks for the tip. Thinking about changing my major, it's not that I can't do it it's the fact that my stomach can't handle seeing certain things.... I'm a gager so I gag real easy... I was hyping myself up thinking I can control it.

Aw, I understand! I know some nursing students start out that way too but their stomachs become stronger. I totally get it though. You have your whole life to decide what you truly want to do, no matter what people say. :)

Lawson thanks again..... right now I'm letting God direct my path

Yes, treating it like a job is a great idea. Whatever gets your face in that book more frequently :) lol

Noelle Everlasting .. Videos on the Wendy Riggs channel. You will thank me. She's great.

@@mckenna8663 She is great. I love her.

Did you see my bag DNA you can do whatever you set your mind to

Of course!

Yes sir! Microbiology being one of them. But I knew what needed to take precedence. Did what I had to to make A grades in those other classes, but I didn't store that information long term. That A&P however, I knew how important it was, so I placed much more emphasis on the study and retention of knoweledge for the long-term. :D

Lol Lort have mercy!

Abdoul Diakite if your nursing program has full time and part time, do part time. My mom did part time and she worked 40 hrs a week and did it with 4 kids.

Most commonly A&P is a collegiate course and not offered in high school. No worries!

@@NurseBass tysm!!! I was so scared I wouldnt get accepted

Far less prioritization on them

Ashley Campos I discovered Brad's videos a couple years ago. At that time, I was just starting back into college. My hope was that I was going to go into registration at a local hospital, and maybe someday advance to surgical scheduling. Then someone told me that I should be going for my CMA, and I planned to give that a chance. All the while, I was watching Brad's videos and dreaming that one day I might be able to be half as good as him in my own field. But then, kind-of with his inspiration, I decided to give the TEAS test a try. Just in case. I had worked so hard up to that point that I had all my pre-reqs done... and this was sort-of a "shooting for the stars" chance. I gave myself one shot to do it and then I was going to retreat back into my previous plans. Well, all my hard work paid off. I ended up scoring a 94.5% on theTEAS, and am now in my second semester of nursing school. Yes, I sort-of owe it to Brad and his videos.

Sally Winston hey Sally it's one month after you wrote your post, and I hope you're doing well. I would say I am studied 3 to 5 hours a day on anatomy and physiology. I took microbiology in a different semester and that was also about 3 to 5 hours a day for me. for that class it might have been a shorter study time he had I not had a professor with a very heavy accent. Anatomy physiology, microbiology, and statistics all in one semester. girl that is murder. God bless you on that one. I hope you're holding up. whatever time you can give to each class will pay off in the end. I am now in my second semester of nursing school, and there is not one student I have met who feels that any time they spent studying anatomy and physiology was a waste. In fact, just the opposite. everyone is scrambling to review their notes from AP. and you can tell who really paid attention and who didn't. those folks that did great in anatomy and physiology are soaring past those who did not. for me, I enjoyed microbiology once I got into it. but it's definitely not everyone's cup of tea. and I wish I could help you I giving you a video channel that helped me through microbiology. Sadly I never found one that was all that great. I'd have to find videos here in there to help me out. but mostly microbiology was on my own. BUT!!! I CAN help you out with anatomy and physiology. this response is long enough that I'm not going to go into great details, but I'm just going to tell you that the Wendy Riggs Channel was a lifesaver in anatomy and physiology. I owe that woman my life in gratitude. not only did she get me through, but I got A's in both classes. check her Channel out. anyway. been chatting enough. best wishes!