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I really, truly, honestly do not know what the hell is going on. I failed my 3rd pharmacology exam by 1 point and my 3rd med surg exam by 3 points. This is embarrassing and frustrating and just uggggghhhhh! Is there more I could have done? Yes. But I did not struggle like this last semester. I did my thing and I passed the exam.
Last semester my struggle was I wasn't scoring high enough on my exams to get an A in fundamentals. This semester the struggle is just to to pass. How in the world did I go from 90's on exam 1 and the midterm in med surg to 80's and now failing on exams 2 and 3. Tears! Real, actual, literal tears. The worst part is listening to my classmates wine about getting a B. Tuh! Some of us out here are STRUH GU LANG! Listen, you can't keep me down. I can and I will survive this. Two finals and two proctored ATI exams and I will be done with this crap semester. Upwards and onwards to the specialties. xoxo, T
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Sooooo, tell me how 2nd semester started off cool, calm and collected and then morphed into the ugliness I now find myself in. I'm doing really well in Med Surg but I kinda bombed the ATI practice A. I got a level 1 , but I'm really close to a level 2. Fortunately, the school's cut scores are kinder than ATI's. I'm less than 4 points away from a level 2. Pharm is a whole other story. I got an 80 on the first exam, 84 on the second exam, and a 76 (tears of shame) on the third exam. I need a minimum of a 72 on the final to pass the class. I would also like to raise my score so I can at least get to level 2 which is 10 points away at the moment.
I have put together a pretty rigorous study schedule, but a girl's got to do what a girl's got to do. Ya heard me?! Anyways, 2nd semester is almost done, and I am looking forward to third semester and the specialties. So exciting! xoxo, T I was so worried. The test actually snuck up on me. I didn't realize how late I was to the party. I started studying Saturday for my test on Thursday.
Saturday: I literally studied all day from 10 am until about 6 pm Sunday: I studied from 7 pm - 9 pm Monday: I studied from 8 pm - 11 pm Tuesday: I studied 8 pm - 10 pm Wednesday was the marathon. I studied from 8 am until 11:30 am. Went to skills class from 1 pm - 6 pm. Came back home put Hope to bed and studied from 9 pm - 4:40 am. Woke up at 6 am and arrived to campus at 8 am to take the exam. Guess what fam? Your girl got an 86, and after item analysis I ended up with a 90! Whoop whoop! That's right! I said a 90! God is good! All glory to Him. He gave me the strength to stay awake, and actually retain what I studied. I'ma be a nurse, and that's on Mary had a little lamb! xoxo, T How are ya'll out here giving me life already? I met a few students today on campus and my heart is so happy. I had my first class of second semester and things are looking bright ya'll. FYI, if you survive the first semester there is hope. Second semester skills is a breeze compared to first semester, and they have you feelin like the real deal from the first day. I can't wait for clinical. I'ma be hanging IV bags like a boss!  Amazon is life so I'm going to link everything here that I bought for nursing school Nursing School Amazon List www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3J0Y5A7B4LVNN/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2?_encoding=UTF8&type=wishlist Happy Spending <3 Get excited ya'll. I'm feeling super motivated so you are about to get some amazing content. My next 5 videos are going to be:
1. Can you work while in nursing school? 2. School, work, life balance 3. What are clinicals like? 4. The nursing process 5. Practice Questions XOXO, T School is hard ya'll. LOL. I'm laughing, but I am 100% serious. In three months I have crammed more information into my cranium than all the learning combined from elementary, middle and high school.
I have been chronicling my journey on YouTube, and I have had so many people reach out lately. It's been kind of amazing. My # 1 goal when starting this website and my YouTube channel was to fill a gap. They have websites out there that allow you to see syllabi and all sorts of study material for a fee. I wanted to provide those same resources but for free. Since I started my pre reqs I have been uploading as much information as possible so that those coming after me will have as many resources at their disposal as possible. I really do believe that this is what God put me on Earth to do. Help others. Pave the way. Shine bright! If this website or my Youtube channel have helped you drop in any way show some love by commenting or email. XOXO, T Wow! Writing that title is surreal. I cannot believe I have been in nursing school for 10 weeks. In 10 weeks I've crammed so much knowledge into my cranium. Taking 5 classes, working full time, being a mom, and doing a weight loss journey is no easy task my friend.
Fundies: this class is the foundation of the whole program and of course first semester. Everything we learn in this class compliments our other classes. This class requires so much reading. I mean like hours and hours worth of reading every week. It's so much. I passes exam one with an 86, exam 2 with a 90, and I failed the midterm with a 75. Next week we take practice test A in ATI and I am ready for it. I've also been brushing up on the chapters coming up for exam # 3 and I ready for it. Skills: this class is easy. Everything we learn in fundies we do hands on in this class. We just finished med administration so we really feel like nurses now. It's kind of amazing. I passed the first exam with an 80, and I have my med administration practical exam coming up in a few days. Clinical: we are not in the hospital yet, but my professor is doing an amazing job of getting us the experience and hands on that we are so desperate for. I've learned how to act around patients, tailor my questions for the individual, and critical think. Health Assessment: I got a 95 on my first exam, I killed it on the practical exam, and I'm gearing up to kill it on exam # 2. This class is hard because there is much anatomy. So much. I'm relearning everything. Thank you Science with Susanna :) Nursing math and pharm: This class was a breeze. Dimensional Analysis is totally in my wheelhouse so this class was like a breath of fresh air. I got a 94 on the first exam, 100 on the second, 90 on the third, and 92 on the final. Whoop whoop! I passed my first nursing school class. I'ma be a nurse ya'll!!! Catch me on Youtube for a week in my life and semester recap vids. I'm kinda hilarious :) https://www.youtube.com/user/MzTamaraAnn/videos Picture this. First exam of nursing school. Huge classroom full of bright, shiny, young, nervous, first semester nursing students. There’s a camera trained on all these wonderful students to monitor for cheating. Two instructors and two proctors walking around. One of the proctors looks like Bruno Mars so that’s not helping the concentration.
The test begins. All the super smart, show off students finish all 50 questions in like 40 minutes get up and leave. Now the pressure is on. Whose going to get up next? Will I be the last one? How many select all that apply questions are y’all gonna give me? I mean really?! Weeeeeeellllllll!!! Your girl passed her first nursing school exam! Praise Him . I got an 86 which in regular classes is a solid B, but in nursing school is a low B. Anyways, I think I’m gonna be a nurse y’all. Whoop! Whoop! XOXO, T Last night I rented the nursing math book, and I just bought the fundamentals of nursing e-book and oh boy it's real now. I just skimmed the 1st two sections of chapter one and your girl is excited. The crazy part is they expect us to read like 6 chapters before the first day of class and some of us haven't even received an email from our professors. The only reason I know about reading the chapters is because of the group chat. FAM: the group chat may be annoying at times, but it is clutch. You have to join it.
Whatever journey you are on I wish you the best of luck! XOXO, T |
T. BaileyI am Jamerican, proud mom to the cutest little nugget, and I am a nursing student. I started a Youtube Channel to document life and this blog is my channel's compliment. Simply put Youtube is my LECTURE and this website is the LAB. Archives
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