My RN Journey

Today, I am going to share some additional study tips that I use for nursing school. Before Class :  Print out the lecture PowerPoint before class Review the PowerPoint before class  During Class : Type (or hand write) notes during class Don't be afraid to ask lots of questions during class - (majority of the time, another student will have the same question as you) After Class : Review notes after class (rather than waiting til the end of the week and procrastinating) Write out notes that you typed in class onto the printed PowerPoint Read/Type out the objectives of the assigned reading Find the answer to the objectives in book Take notes from book & add them to PowerPoint notes Print or write out all the key points from the chapters of the assigned reading Do lots of practice questions!!! Watch YouTube videos on topics you don’t understand Review a little everyday REPEAT! If you have any additional tips that you woul...

One of my biggest challenges in Nursing School was figuring out how to study for my exams. Because let's be honest, nursing school exams are no joke. So learning how to study for them is important. Every nursing program will be different. Every course will be different. Your studying techniques may differ from mine. However, here are a few study tips that have helped me and may help you if you are just starting nursing school: #1 - Study in Advance! Do not (i repeat - DO NOT) wait until the last minute to study for your exams. Like I said in previous posts, cramming does not work in nursing school. There's too much material to learn all in one day. Study a little bit of the material every single day - even if your exam is weeks away. If you do this, by the time you reach a day or two before the exam, it'll simply feel like more of a review and not studying. #2 - Figure out what type of learner you are. Some students are a visual learner. Some are auditor...