r/NursingStudent

Hello all! I am really grateful to be offered a spot in two nursing programs. One is an accelerated 12 month program (Linfield ABSN). Another is the University of Washington traditional BSN. Seeking some advice as to what school I should go to.

Linfield:

-Grad June 2027

~$70k tuition

-Spread clinical sites

-20-30 minute car commute

-Cannot work during the program

-More stressful, quicker pace

UW:

-Grad June 2028

-~25k tuition

-UW health system

-Bike/walk/public transport

-Able to work, eventually as a nurse tech

-Probably a better education

-Slower pace, easier to get good grades

I have been shadowing an anesthesiologist and CRNA. The goal is CRNA (although we will see where we are at after school and ICU years), therefore I really need a 4.0 in nursing school as my first bachelors GPA was not ideal.

Is it more worth it to get done early, start making a nursing wage and getting ICU experience at the cost of more money, stress, and maybe worse grades (confident I can get a 4.0 ABSN but it’ll be hard).

Or do I take it a bit slower, pay less money, hopefully get a 4.0 easier. I would be starting my career later, further postponing CRNA school.

I'm potentially planning to take MicroBio with UCSD extended and I was wondering what that would be like? I'm thinking of taking it with either one of these professors: Helen Goodluck, Elliot Lee, or Susan Weaver. Who is better?

Also what is the workload like each week? and are the tests chill?

I was wondering if anyone has a free online copy of the textbook Microbiology: An Introduction 14th by Gerard J. Tortora ISBN / ASIN: 9780138200398

Thank you!!

Did anyone take the online class for Johns Hopkin's Microbio for nursing and how is the workload like? I was also wondering how the class was formatted and if the labs are hard.

Hi! I’m currently a nursing student from the Philippines and I’m looking for a PDF copy of Nursing Management Towards Quality Care by Lydia Venzon and Jennifer Nagtalon (any edition is okay).

I’ve tried searching online but can’t seem to find a copy. If anyone has a PDF or knows where I can access it , I would really appreciate the help 🙏

Thank you so much!

Please please, badly needed it for our comprehensive exam and I can’t find any other reading material for my review 😭

Hi, I graduated high school last year and started working on my prerequisites with the goal of transferring into a four-year nursing program, but this spring I realized I want to take a different path by starting with an LPN program, then moving on to an associate degree in nursing and eventually earning my BSN; however, I’ve been dealing with some personal challenges and haven’t been able to focus on studying as much as I should, which led to me receiving an F in statistics last semester, a C in biology, and possibly an F in chemistry this semester, so now my GPA isn’t where I want it to be and I’m worried this might affect my plans, but I do plan to retake math and biology over the summer and would really appreciate any advice or guidance on what steps I should take moving forward.🫩🫩

Harrison at Study with Lily here. Wanted to let you know that Group Quizzes is now live.

Think of it as NCLEX-aligned Kahoot. Real-time scoring, rationales, and a leaderboard. Up to 30 people per lobby. Completely free for hosts, and guests don't even need an account.

Check it out: https://studywithlily.com/group-quiz

Coursework mode support is coming soon. Allowing you and your classmates to run group quizzes directly from your own lecture notes and slides.

Hi!

I am looking at doing my Diploma of Nursing in Melbourne, Australia. I want a career change and am very passionate about caregiving and working in healthcare. I'm concerned about the mathematics involved in the diploma. I dropped Maths in high school, and it's not my strongest subject, so I'm concerned it may be challenging to pick up. Are the concepts relatively easy to learn? Can you use a calculator? Are there supports offered to help in learning certain concepts? Appreciate any insight! Thanks!!

I am in my 3rd and hardest “weed out” semester of my ADN. It seems like an average of 10-20% of a cohort repeat this semester. I have always been a good student and test taker, so I’ve never had to spend much time studying. I have been putting a lot of work in now. Review of class material, reading the textbook, related videos, flash cards, practice questions, remediation, peer tutors…but I’m not feeling like my scores are reflective of all of that.

I feel like I must be missing something. I know the NCLEX kind of questions are supposed to trip people up, and I want to figure out what it is I should be doing to score a little better.

How do you study for a nursing exam? Any NCLEX question tips? How much time do people put in on average? (been doing around 20 hours a week outside of class) I would usually use a study guide, but we are not provided with them for this semester, so there’s a lot of content I need to know a lot about.

Open to anything! The more unhinged the better.

Hello, so I’m taking a&p2 for the second time after I quickly withdrew the first time due to not being able to handle 2 sciences at once. I’m currently taking it again but failing horribly due to not having time (taking accountability in my poor time management) with dealing with my new work schedule where I have to close late and open at 4am which has been a stresser. I got into nursing school around a month ago and was wondering if it would be best to withdraw for a second time and retake it with my nursing classes when I take intro to nursing in the fall. I read my schools rules and as long as u don’t fail or receive a C in the NURS classes you won’t be kicked out of nursing school. I have a slight fear they will somehow withdraw my acceptance but I don’t think that’ll happen

Looking for a NCLEX study partner. I’m based in the West Valley, Arizona.

ok so one of my dream jobs is nursing but I also wana apply for medicine after the degree but I need a high gpa like 3.8 or 4.0 idk how to do that since everyone is saying nursing is hard to maintain a high gpa anyone got tips

I’m saying this as practical advice for nursing students: if you're planning to work abroad as a nurse, take IELTS as early as possible!!

A lot of countries that hire foreign nurses includes Canada, Australia, and UK that require atleast 7.0 band in all sections, and IELTS Academic is one of the most commonly accepted tests. Many nurses only realize this requirement near graduation or when they’re already applying overseas, which delays the whole process.

Taking it earlier has a few advantages:

-You’ll know where your English actually stands.

-If your score isn’t high enough, you still have time to improve and retake it.

-It removes one major requirement from your list when you eventually apply abroad.

Even if you end up working locally, having an IELTS score doesn’t hurt. But if you decide later that you want to go overseas, you’ll be glad you didn’t wait until the last minute.

If you need tips about IELTS just comment down.

My exam is on the 20th, any tips on studying and is there a difference between the 2023 and 2026 exam ?? What topics do you all remember? .. how were the NGN questions? Helppp im nervous!

Hi everyone, I'm a third-year nursing student in France working on my end-of-year thesis about emotional support provided by nurses during the announcement of palliative care to patients.

I'm specifically looking for French nurses (or French-speaking nurses working in France) currently working in oncology, palliative care, or any department regularly dealing with this type of announcement.

I need to conduct a few interviews of about 20 to 30 minutes max, via video call or by phone, and I'm looking to do these as soon as possible (2 of the nurses i was about to interveiwed back down).

If you're interested or know someone who might be, please feel free to DM me.

Thank you so much for your help, I'll be a nurse soon too.

Guys anyone took or going to take the 2026 RN EXIT retake I need help asap . I’d appreciate any help ?? please

Hi, I’m a high achieving high school junior. I really want to work as a CMA after my senior year and before i go to college. I understand I need to get a CNA first to get certified as a CMA. My juco dual enrollment has a hybrid course so getting the CMA would be easy commute. The CNA is a bit farther and harder to get to. Is it possible to challenge the CNA exam without any previous medical experience? I am pretty on top of studying and I think I could do it, I am just not sure if it’s allowed.

Has anyone had success with the ATI proctored exams on sites like Quizlet and Studocu?

I have my med surg and pharm ATI in a month and I’m hoping to pull at least a level 2/3. I’m thinking about using those materials to study since this exam is unpredictable so any advice would be appreciated.

hi! im a first yr nursing student in need of a free pdf copy of this book. does anyone have it that can kindly share? tyia!!!

ISBN:9781975250980

Are there any other student athletes in nursing school? How are you managing clinicals? what’s your sport?

So my mom gave me a new backpack for college as a gift for getting into a nursing program and thank goodness I haven’t even started nursing (as I have two more classes to finish to be able to start nursing school) and just thoes class are too much for my backpack. I have a North face women’s jester backpack (I heard good things from my friends and how it supposed to hold a lot of stuff), and unfortunately it hardly holds one binder!! It’s so frustrating as I know the backpack is very expensive and I don’t want my mom money to go to waste but the backpack is such a pain to pack and take things out.

With the fall semester fast approaching I am looking for a new backpack that actually holds more and it would be greatly appreciated if anyone could help me and recommend some!

Side note: I do have a Lenovo yoga 7i laptop that is 16inch (I know it’s a big laptop but again it was a gift and it was expensive so I am gonna continue to use it) and I would love if the backpack could fit it