Exams

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Kimmi-Rae — Sun, 11 May 2014 11:12:03 GMT

Thanks for all your advice :D I have passed my infection control and nursing care and have my radiology mock tomorrow which I am NOT looking forward to! xxx

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SmegSlayer — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 19:33:38 GMT

I used to have qualified nurses ask me questions- either on random subjects if we were cleaning or if we were xraying then radiography questions, if we were looking after inpatients then nursing questions, all while we were working. The vet I was with in theatre would make me name instruments or quiz me on anatomy.

I also used to make my own Q&A cards and leave them on the side so any member of staff could select a question at random and pounce on me.

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Honeybadger — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 18:27:48 GMT

I used to take some holiday before my exams to revise. Not ideal I know because we want to use holiday leave to do nice things but it will be worth it when you are qualified.

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Charley83 — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 16:50:55 GMT

Yes i got our college password.

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Kimmi-Rae — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 14:02:17 GMT

I've logged onto vet logic but it says I need an enrolment key from Ian Lever? Did you have this when you went on??

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Lee484 — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 08:16:13 GMT

I was the same when doing my exams - the best way I learnt was to re-write my class notes so it was all organised, colour coded and easy to read. Then for the bits that really stuck me I made flash cards, lots and lots of the. I took them to work to get out at quiet moments and asked the others to test me with them. Use your colleagues, get the multiple choice question books and get them to quiz you - mark the ones you struggle on and focus on that area for a bit.

For some reason I cant study in silence, no idea why, but I have to have background noise, a movie I've seen a thousand times so theres noise but I dont get distracted.

One thing my college lecturer told me was that its ok to have one area that you just cant get. If you just cant get your head around it (and mine was muscles) then leave it and focus on everything else.

Time juggling is hard, I mainly did my revision during the day at work and then at weekends when not working. I would leave the evenings for myself though (except when the exams got really close). Take regular breaks, our brains can only take so much at a time. Get friends and family involved - give them your flash cards and get them to test you as well.

I had a fantastic head nurse during my training, when it came to exam time she would pencil us and hour or two alone upstairs to revise together - maybe ask yours if you can start having an hour off the floor once or twice a week to revise.

Hope this helps a little:)

Good luck!!

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Charley83 — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 21:25:04 GMT

We have class notes by the time i'd added all my additional research they were a mess - I really love vet logic for revision - notes, nice colourful diagrams and loads of multi choice questions to practice. I use a mixture of study methods as I don't learn with someone talking at me - I know this so go away and read - I love diagrams so I can break things down into methodical steps and sequences.

Brain storming - I just write down everything know then fill in the gaps. I tend to do the subjects i,m good at first wee recap and swot up on the ones in struggle with doing a few days of each so its fresh in my head for exams.

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SuzyM — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:38:59 GMT

Hi. I used to find getting up at 5am to revise before the day 'began' was a good quiet time to learn rather than trying to fit everything in after work when I was tired. Also, reading around the subjects helps to make the basics make sense so you remember them better.

Hope that helps! Best of luck.