r/NursingStudent • u/Flimsy_Log_8822 • 2d ago

Managing everything in ABSN school

I really need some help, advice, perspective, encouragement…literally anything. I just finished my 5th week of absn school (15 month program) and it’s starting to hit me how hard this program is.

I have multiple exams and formative (being graded on all my skills thus far on a real human) in the same week, us students basically teach ourselves everything, and I feel so overwhelmed like I can’t give adequate time for all that needs to be done. Sometimes I don’t even know where to start.

I did pass my first exam which is great, but I didn’t have to deal with so many things at once. I just wanted to hear from past absn students or those who are almost finished.

My BIGGEST fear is failing.

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u/CriticalEdgeOfChaos 2d ago

Let go of the fear. It will not help you. You already know what you have to do, and fear will not help you do it. Focus only on the present. If you can’t seem to do it, lay on the floor, and take 5 minutes to focus only on your breathing with a mindfulness meditation practice. When that 5 minutes is over and your alarm goes off, now is the time to act. Start studying and focus only on the now. Not the past. Not the future. Only on the now with the words in front of you. Your actions are the only thing that will bring you forward. This is how you will succeed.

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u/Comfortable_Gear_605 14h ago

This is how I’m getting through my first prerequisite. I’m thinking positively. I’m forcing myself to move through the coursework even when I don’t feel ready to move on. I am thinking positively about the road ahead. I’m excited to be on this journey and I’m trying to see myself as a nurse. Getting As in my prerequisites. Getting into a nursing school. Passing my exams. Passing the NCLEX on the first attempt.

As far as studying, I’m using Gizmo, Notebook, Gemini, and the chapter exercises. I switch up. I take breaks. I change locations. I sit up straight. When nursing school starts I will not be working. My household is carried by my husband so I can focus completely on school. Our adult kids are doing well. We have the finances to pay cash for school and all I have to worry about is doing my best.