Hey there friend!
Christina here with nursingschoolofsuccess.com and today we're talking about 3 things you
MUST do to pass nursing school.
Seriously.
Pay attention.
I see so many nursing students messing these up and I don't want you to be one of them!
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So the first thing you've gotta do to pass nursing school is to focus on the right things.
UGG!
This is probably one of the biggest problems I see nursing student have.
You're studying for a gazillion hours every week, but you're STILL not getting anywhere!
That's how I know you're not focused on the RIGHT things.
There is only ONE thing I recommend you focus on: Anything your professors talk about in
class.
Just think about it.
What your professors talk about in class, will be what THEY believe are the most important
things for you to know.
And the things that are the most important for you to know are the things they're most
likely to test you on.
So stop trying to learn every single thing about every single thing.
You're going to waste your time.
Instead, focus on studying what your professors talk about in class, because that's what's
most likely to show up on your exam.
And here's how you do this: After class, read only the sections of the book that relate
to what your professor talked about in class.
This will DRAMATICALLY decrease your study time, while still allowing you to focus on
the most important things.
If you want a step-by-step guide on how I did this in nursing school, I've got a video
to help you out.
I'll pop up a card here and put the link down below in the description, too.
Now tip number 2: Learn how to hack nursing school questions.
The is a HUGE deal, friend.
Did you know that you can increase your chances of getting the right answer on your exams,
even if you have NO idea what the correct answer is?!
This is a HUGE nursing school hack.
I have a whole video series on nursing school test taking hacks for you to check out.
I'll link to those in the card here and down below in the description.
So make sure to check that out after you watch this video.
But let me give you 2 AMAZING nursing school test taking hacks right here real quick:
Test Taking Hack #1: RARELY call the doctor!
On nursing exams, you're being tested on what you, as a nurse, should be doing.
They want to know that YOU know what to do.
So before you select an answer to "call the doctor," make sure you really think about
all of the other answers, and make sure there's not a nursing intervention that YOU can do
first, before you call the doctor.
And Test Taking Hack #2: If you've never heard of it, it's probably not the right answer.
I found this to be true for me during nursing school, that if I came across an answer that
had a medication or treatment listed that I've never heard of before, I figured that
was probably the right one.
WRONG!
I was so wrong!
I've found that test writers often like to throw you curveballs and make you second guess
yourself.
So when you see an answer that you've never heard of before, it might be that curveball,
so think twice before picking it.
Now the 3rd thing you've gotta do to pass nursing school, is to learn how to critically
think.
There are really only 2 parts to critical thinking in nursing school: connecting all
of the concepts together in your mind, and planning ahead.
Connecting all of the concepts together means that when you're at your nursing school clinicals,
or you're writing a care plan, or wring a paper on your patient, you understand the
disease processes, disorders, or health issues that your patient is facing, and you're able
to connect the dots between them all.
I have a critical thinking cheat sheet to walk you through this process.
Make sure to download it after you watch this video, because it will help you out a TON!
The link is down below for you to get it.
And the second part of critical thinking is planning ahead.
You need to make sure you've thought ahead for everything you're going to do, BEFORE
you do it.
You need to plan out the steps, and plan out what supplies to bring.
That way you won't need to waste time and backtrack.
To help with this, I recommend making a list of the most common things you do at clinical
and then write out what you'll need for each one.
That way you always know what to bring when you walk into your patient's room at clinical.
And of course I have a video series on critical thinking for you to check out.
The link to that is also down below in the description so make sure to check it out.
And so those are the 3 things you MUST do to pass nursing school: focus on studying
the right things, learn how to hack nursing exam questions, and learn how to critically
think.
Before you go, make sure to download your free critical thinking cheat sheet, subscribe
to this channel, and write LOVE in the comments below if this video helped you out.
Now go become the nurse that God created only YOU to be.
And I'll catch you in the next video.