Dusted off the studying skills (or cramming skills, whatever you call them) and had my first exam of my ASD BSN program. It was pathophysiology and it was an eye opener on how I need to dedicate more time to studying and doing the work! I spent the last few days with the head in the books but I definitely need to pace things out more and study more regularly.
This exam covered so many topics and I really didn’t realize it until I started studying (too late). It covered basic cell biology (anatomy and physiology), immunology, hematology, cancer, musculoskeletal, and integumentary systems. Holy moly it was a lot!
Overall, I did pretty well but I need to sharpen up to get an A in this course. On to the next class/exam! 3% progress toward getting a BSN!
Basically A Week In!
The road onward to becoming an RN… the past week has been pretty tame in this accelerated BSN program. Thus far the program has been quite introductory and has very much touched on previously learned materials. The 64 students in the cohort are all taking Introduction to Professional Nursing, Pathophysiology, and Health Assessment. Some students are also taking either (or both) Microbiology and Life Span Developmental Psychology. I personally had already taken those classes along with the other pre-requisites for the program, which definitely helps to lessen the course load! I essentially have everything I need for this program except for my black pant scrubs! Ready to roll!!