How To Make It Through Nursing School (and what to expect)?

Answer 1

Nursing school isn’t easy. Few people breeze through it. As challenging as it is, getting through it and graduating can indeed be done. This article will let you know what to expect.

First, you’ll learn about cells. After all, cells are what we are all made up from. You’ll learn the function of a cell and what the parts of a cell are and what they do. Learning about cells and atoms isn’t too difficult and you’ll grasp on pretty quick.

Anatomy and Physiology. You’ll come to know it as A and P. This is the study of the body and how it works. You’ll learn about the bones, about the muscles, the lungs, and the heart. In fact, you’ll learn about everything from head to toe. Starting out, A and P will seem very intense. You’re going to wonder how you’ll ever do it. Your instructor will tell you things like, I know this seems hard but it will get easier. You’ll roll your eyes and think, yeah right. They are indeed right and you’ll see it for yourself. The more you get into it, the easier it will become. This is because every system and every system and body part relates to another system. An example would be your femoral artery is in the are of what? Your FEMUR (your thigh bone).

You’ll learn all of the medical terminology. You’ll know that Pulmonary means lung or lungs and you’ll know that an embolism is a clot. So, a Pulmonary Embolism would be a blood clot in one’s lung(s). You’ll know that Hepa means The Liver, you’ll know that itis means inflammation and that inflammation means (in most cases) infection. So Hepatitis would be an infected liver tonsillitis would be....you guessed it, infected tonsils It all makes sense the more you get into it.

The most challenging parts of nursing school will be pharmacology. This is the study of drugs, their side effects, their classifications, and their interactions. Learning pharmacology is about 85% memorization. Labs will be very challenging as well. This is where you will demonstrate things to your instructor like a sterile dressing (bandage) change.

The best way to make it through nursing school is to put school first in your life. Study as much as you can, join study groups with fellow students, practice your labs on your off time with a classmate. Some people will red aloud from their book and tape it and play it in their car on the way home or while they sleep. If you apply this to your habits when you go to nursing school, the chance of you successfully completing the program is much better. Hopefully, this article gave you a bit of insight on what to expect in nursing school and how to conquer it. Good luck. You can do it.