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question for senior nursing students and RN's

I'm a first-year student, and I'm at the end of my first semester, barely hanging on. I'm very disappointed in my grades, and honestly, it's challenging for me to grasp topics, especially AnaPhy. I spend a lot of time rewriting and reviewing a specific topic to the point where I can't really understand anything I'm reading. This occupies the majority of my time, preventing me from reviewing other topics in this subject and other subjects.

Do you have any tips on how to study? I easily get drained, and after 3 to 4 hours of studying, nothing really clicks in my head anymore. I get so upset when this happens, leading me to pull all-nighters, but in the end, I still get very low scores. I don't want to keep doing this and still be in the same situation this upcoming second semester. I would really appreciate advice.

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potatopatata · 18-21

@SomeMichGuy hey! thanks for the kind words and tips. I really appreciate it.

AnaPhy means Anatomy and Physiology. Sorry for the confusion

Make an appointment with your instructors. Tell them you are struggling. Sometimes there are mentors available.

TexChik · F

Go to class, take meticulous outline form notes, read over your notes every couple of days, find old tests.

PoetryNEmotion · F

You may not be the right fit for the RN program. Try talking to your teachers. See if they have any suggestions. Do you have other students you can ask? Get some advice. There is no shame in choosing another program. First semester is generally the easiest.

Patriot96 · 56-60, C

Will they allow you to take a semester off then reregister?
Sometimes you need a break to get your head on straight

matthewjames · 18-21, M

I cant help you but good luck I can pray for you :)

Dino11 · M

You need a 3.0?

Patriot96 · 56-60, C

@Dino11 that was rule 30 yrs ago

SandWitch · 26-30, F

Don't rule out the possibility that you're barking up the wrong tree with your career choice!

If things don't come naturally to you and you have to study beyond reason, it's usually our inner voice telling us that we've made the wrong choices in life.

Just because you think you want to become an RN, doesn't mean the job is right for you. Ask yourself 'why' you think you need to do that career and also ask yourself IF you are trying to become an RN to appease someone else's expectation of you!

I know a Physician who became a Doctor only because his parents wanted him to be a Doctor, so he went to med school to appease his parent's need to have a son who is a Doctor! When he finally admitted to himself that he hated his career with a passion, he had to leave the field of medicine completely and he never returned to it.

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