The Reality is...
The tests are getting WAY harder.
I've come to realize that the study habits I had in High school and community college are not gonna cut it in nursing school. I use to barely ever study for my exam instead I would just review the night before and do fine. However, the Pathopharmocology exam made me realize that if I didn't change my study habits I wasn't gonna be in the program much longer. I studied more than I usually did for the Med-Surg exam and felt like I knew all the material well. I submitted my last answer and when saw my grade and my heart dropped.
I couldn't understand how I got a low grade after studying. I began to study earlier for the pediatrics exam and reviewed with a group of people in the library. I got to the library at 8 A.M. the day of the exam to review. Honestly, I was nervous that the same thing was gonna happen that happened with the Med-Surg exam. Although the pediatric's exam was challenging and definitely made you apply all the information we learned. I felt confident while taking it because I knew why the answer options were wrong or right.
ANYWAY! the big thing to take from this is that the time I put into this exam was worth every get-together, party, or group conversation I missed. I can't stress enough how good it feels to be taking an exam and feel like you're at least going to get a decent grade! because let's be honest I don't think feeling like you're going to get an A is a real thing in nursing school 🤣 so now I am gonna go study for this Pathopharmocolgy Exam that's on Tuesday...Yikes!
I totally relate to this. These Exams are becoming more and more challenging, but we will make it through ! Keep up the good work and work through the struggles!
ReplyDeleteI just was thinking and feeling this same exact way. It is definitely hard and difficult at times. I realized I had to figure out several different study methods as well. Putting in the long hours and not hanging out is a sacrifice that will aid us all in the end.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with this, my hardest adjustment with nursing school as been the tests and learning new study habits. I learned and still practicing to follow this method of reviewing material before and after class and developing study guides then instead of trying to complete my guides the week prior to the test. Keep up with the strategies you developed and you'll do fine!! Don't give up!
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