10 Ways To Survive In College While Studying Nursing

To all my fellow college students who picked the easiest major in the world! Just kidding, I'm struggling and I know you are too with nursing as your major. Follow these tips and I promise it will make your life ten times easier and less stressful. Works for me it will work for you.

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Tip 1: Stay Organized

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Everyone knows the worst thing in the world is having no idea where anything is when you need it. Picture this, you wake up, realize your laptop never charged, you’re already running late for class, you have a paper due, you missed your morning coffee, the bus is coming in 3 minutes, AND YOU CAN’T FIND YOUR PAPER… anywhere. Plus, you can’t reprint it because your computer is dead. Now, your life is basically over because you're late for class and you don’t have your paper with you. To top it all off you have to walk into class 15 minutes late, while everyone stares at you walking in, humiliating. But, this can easily be avoided by keeping everything organized so that this traumatic event never happens to you! A little dramatic, but it happens. Being prepared and staying organized is one of the most important ways in being successful in nursing school. Stay on top of everything and you'll feel like you rule the world, and plus, you can watch the students who make these mistakes, and not be the one walking in late with no paper.

Tip 2: Don't Procrastinate!

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Although procrastination may work for some students, it’s definitely not the nursing ones. Always make sure you are prepared for anything that comes your way. Pop quiz? Pssshh, you got that! You already studied the notes from what it's going to be on. I know we are all the most perfect students and we would NEVER wait until the night before a test or something is due. Get a planner, make a schedule, do not let yourself forget anything. Little hint, if you ever think you’ll have time to put something aside you won’t, you'll probably forget it. Do your work and study early. That way, you won't look like the zombies on test days who stay up all night to study, and gain absolutely nothing but bags under their eyes! Better to be prepared than scared.

Tip 3: SLEEP

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REGINA IS LYING, sleep needs to happen and it will happen. Although we feel like we never have any time to sleep as nursing majors, getting enough sleep is key when it comes to successfully thriving in this major. Adults need 7-8 hours of sleep to fully function during the day without getting tired. That means falling asleep before 12 am and waking up by 8am, yup I said it before 12 am, and yes I said 8am! The earlier you go to bed and wake up, your energy and concentration will increase and last throughout the day. We all know nursing students can’t get enough of that, no but literally I know we all need more energy and concentration because the coffee just isn't going to cut it anymore. Don't listen to regina, get to sleep early and take some naps will ya, it really benefits. Take it from a sleeping pro.

Tip 4: Don't Stress

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Making yourself stressed is the worst thing to do in college, especially in all these ridiculously hard classes we have to take. It makes you anxious, nervous, sad, tired, mad, should I go on? Find ways to de stress yourself, when you know that panic attack is coming before that huge anatomy test you have in 2 days. Just relax, you can do it! Try and find that one thing that de-stresses you the best. It may be napping, going for a walk, taking deep breaths, or even trying yoga or meditating. Stress has many negative effects on the body. Stress causes headaches, stomach aches high blood pressure, muscle aches, fatigue, and even insomnia. None of these are quite too appealing to someone who dedicates their major to nursing. Stress will effect your studies, don’t let it happen. Don’t be a Britney, please, look at that hair!

Tip 5: Save Time For Some Fun!

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Don’t let school work ruin your life, you need to get out of your house, dorm, or apartment sometimes and get those noses out of the books!! Don’t be a hermit, set aside time when you have a week off with no tests or projects do. Plan some fun stuff with friends and get your mind off nursing, or at least try for 5 seconds. Everyone needs a little fun in their life, and I promise, you’ll feel better, live a little. Nursing isn’t your WHOLE life, only about ¾ of it. After all you are in college, you have to make the most of it! A couple nights won’t kill you away from the books! You deserve it.

Tip 6: Find Good Friends and Keep Them

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Imagine not having any best friends that aren’t in the same major as you??!! Having no one to complain to about how miserable your life is for a day. Get good friends that pick you up when you're down. They will help you through all these first world problems we think we endure as nursing students. Friends are there to make you smile and laugh! I promise they will make your life ten times better when you need it and wont leave your side. We all know those friends who keep you on track with school work and basically just your life in general. I know I have a couple! But, if you find a couple good ones, don't let them leave! You need each other to be kick butt nurses when you graduate.

Tip Seven: Exercise

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Exercise isn’t everyone’s favorite tip for surviving nursing school but it’s a very beneficial one. I mean after all you are studying to save peoples lives and promote healthy living! C’mon… get off the couch, spend that little bit of extra time and go workout, stop eating Cheetos and watching netflix in your down time. Exercise is not only physically beneficial, but mentally, and emotionally as well. Working out realizes serotonin and endorphins, these are very beneficial hormones when you are having a stressful time with classes and school work. Set aside an hour a day for yourself, and just workout, it will boost your energy levels, put you in a better mood, and even benefit sleep habits. Which is key when struggling in nursing school, because working out keeps you motivated, and God knows we need that for our school work.

Tip Eight: Relax and Pamper Yourself

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It’s so difficult to find time to relax and de stress with all the work we have with nursing. I find pampering myself and relaxing to be very helpful. Take a tub, get a face mask on, and soak in there for as long as you need! Even sit down and read a good book or schedule yourself a massage. It’s so relaxing and calming to put time aside to take extra care of yourself once in a while. It gets our minds off of everything we have on our plate at that very moment. Even take half a day dedicated to napping and if you don’t think you have the time, find time. It is completely worth it to de stress from everything that’s going on in your life, including wanting to rip your hair out from nursing work. Take time to better your mental health, you will see a huge difference in your performance in school work.

Tip Nine: Be Known In Class and Do Extra

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ANNOY YOUR PROFESSORS, get so close to them that they recognize you at the grocery store. Go to their office hours every time you have a question. Make sure they know exactly who you are and that you care about your success in their courses. Be that annoying student that raises their hand every two seconds in class asking questions. Always look to be that goody two shoes who does NOT stop asking about extra credit or anything else you can do for your courses. Be the most annoying kid in the class. Majoring in nursing shows NO remorse, fend for yourself.

Tip Ten: Love What You Do

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Nursing may not seem worth it right now, but it will be in the future. Stay happy with what you do. You can’t do anything right if you don’t enjoy it. Make sure nursing keeps you happy and it is your PASSION. You won't survive without it. Stay positive, you should feel accomplished that you have made it this far and you will continue to be successful. Have confident in yourself and never doubt your abilities. It will motivate you. You will get through nursing, just follow my tips that helped your girl stay sane herself.

You can do it!

Follow my tips and you'll be golden. After making some drastic changes like these too my studies and living I saw a huge improvement in grades, health, sleep habits, classes, and my studies. Anyone can follow these tips, and it's never too late to try! I promise you will not regret following all ten of these tips. Good luck in nursing my fellow major buddies, don't ever doubt yourself!