Survival 101

One thing that I have come to learn in my past five weeks of nursing school is that there is one thing that is VITAL to passing the classes. It's simple. Make friends in your classes. In nursing school, it is so important to have a group of friends who are in nursing school with you. They are going through the same stuff you are, you can study with them, bounce questions off of them and be each other's support groups. You need people to support you, so that you know you're not the only one struggling through the storm. They will cheer you on and help you. Make sure you are choosing the right people, not the people who are hoping for you to fail, but the people who want you there the whole time, who want you to PASS. Have study meetings with a group of friends, even if you're all just going to sit there quietly and study to yourselves. It's nice to have some company once in a while. Today I am going to study with a group of friends from school. These friends have been great. This doesn't just go for nursing school. It goes for any type of program. People are so used to studying alone, but we don't need to stick it out by ourselves. There are others doing the same thing. Take advantage of that and create a little circle. It will benefit you more than you may think.