HELP!!!

Re: HELP!!!

Jo Mackenzie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:33:53 GMT

The hardest thing to do is study the stuff that you find difficult but that's the most important! Its easy to test yourself on your strong points and push your weak points to the back of your mind, but you really need to spend time on the things you feel you don't understand.

Get other people in your practice to test you as you're doing day-to-day things rather than sitting down and asking one question after another. For example if you're helping to position a dog for an x-ray get the vet to ask you what part of the dog's leg the beam is centred on. It's much less scary this way and you'll find you probably know a lot more than you think you do.

I used to find getting family members to test me was really helpful as well - give them your textbook and get them to ask you questions about things. The fact that they don't know what you're talking about used to actually help me as I had to be very clear in what I was saying and very sure of myself. Sometimes if you ask people in practice and you're a bit hazy with your answers they will help you along a bit or say you're pretty much right, whereas with family members you have to actually know the right answer, does that make any sense at all? (Still half asleep this morning lol)

Re: HELP!!!

Vicky RVN — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:14:13 GMT

Brainstorming the main points of a topic helps me, rather than trying to remember EVERYTHING in the topic. Also flash cards are good (ie pic of instrument on one side, name of instrument on the other).

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:04:14 GMT

Did not actually mean to insult anyone people that know me know l also question them to their face if they say nurse and they are not.

As to studying. No tv/radio nothing a totally quiet room then l read out loud also helps things to go in easier and when in stay there.

Just short learning runs at a time, even 5 mins with info going in is better than 30mins when you have lost interest and trying to convince your brain it is learning. It isnt and you have lost all you have learnt at the start when you were taking info in.

Posters all over the walls get them from drugs companys gross family out tough they will have to get used to close ups of worms looking at them in the kitchen and clood cells and organs make a good lounge decoration. Never have enough posters and pictures.

Bribe yourself for every 5mins you can study and take things in. Cream cake something even a mug of coffee or a 10minuite break.

Re: HELP!!!

Louise B — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:02:13 GMT

Ps. Good luck with the exams!

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dinkyd — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:00:44 GMT

I did think everyone was getting bit over excited to.Understand completely when unquals deliberately call themselves nurses but i really dont think that is this svns intention here.I think this svn only retaliated to the post to which i did feel was abrupt to - but thats how caro is- and regulars know this!

Im sure she is very stressed- im sure you all can remember sitting your exams and i genuinley feel she is crying out for help.

You may feel you havent prepared yourself but hopefully being sole nurse in your practice will have given you plenty experience.I found shutting myself away with my notes and writing down what i thought were the important bits or what i felt i didnt understand.Good luck and try not to worry too much.xx

Re: HELP!!!

Nick Shackleton — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:49:49 GMT

[quote user="Princess Ophelia Hermione MacBeth"]

[quote user="frog and cat mad!"]

[quote user="NurseAnnie"]

[quote user="Caro Laithwaite"]

Should that not be student nurse annie as you are not qualified yet? It is just a little bug of mine that until people are qualified they are either students or auxillarys but not nurses.

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i asked about revision tips.... not for people to be so bloody anal bout names....

sorry just a little bug of mine.....

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I'm sorry but did you have to be so rude to Caro? I stand with her on her comments on people calling themselves nurses when they are not qualified yet.

I normally ignore posts i dont like but i dont like people being rude to friends of mine

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Come on guys. I had the same internal reaction as nurseannie. Caro - I personally think you are over-reacting here. Annie hasn't called herself VNannie or QVNannie!

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I have to agree with Louise on this as well. THink you are blowing this all out of propotion! Give the poor SVN a break and give her a hand with her studying!

The best thing I found when trying to learn was to sit down with the syllabus and a note pad. Make short notes for the point of your syllabus that you need to cover.

Also if there are subjects write it in the middle of the page and write points around it. 'Brainstorming' scary I sound like a teacher or something lol

Re: HELP!!!

Louise B — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:26:10 GMT

[quote user="frog and cat mad!"]

[quote user="NurseAnnie"]

[quote user="Caro Laithwaite"]

Should that not be student nurse annie as you are not qualified yet? It is just a little bug of mine that until people are qualified they are either students or auxillarys but not nurses.

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i asked about revision tips.... not for people to be so bloody anal bout names....

sorry just a little bug of mine.....

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I'm sorry but did you have to be so rude to Caro? I stand with her on her comments on people calling themselves nurses when they are not qualified yet.

I normally ignore posts i dont like but i dont like people being rude to friends of mine

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Come on guys. I had the same internal reaction as nurseannie. Caro - I personally think you are over-reacting here. Annie hasn't called herself VNannie or QVNannie!

Re: HELP!!!

Jen Shaw — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:00:32 GMT

Hi Annie!!

I know where you're coming from re the concentration thing! Have you tried Keyskill? It's by far the best study tool I've come across - it's got really comprehensive notes and brilliant MCQ exams on every subject we need!! It's www.keyskill.com.

I've got my L3 exam too on the 17th!! EEK!!

Good luck!

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Fiona Leathers — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:26:12 GMT

Once you've been on here a while Annie you will realise that most of what is posted doesn't relate to the original post. Caro is not shit stirring as you so lovingly put it, she was just making a point about people calling themselves VNs when they are not. Again once you've been on here a while, you will get to know the oldies (& their attitudes) and realise that however snippy it may have sounded, it probably wasn't meant that way.

Also your reply is quite sad, you want advice & help on studying but then point out your on your own and would it that way......maybe you should befriend some of the QVNs on here and make use of their knowledge. Not pissing them off further and getting everyone's back up.

As for studying, I'm trying to do the COAPE behaviour course and have exactly the same problem - I'm actually meant to be studying just now!! So any tips will be gratefully received from the QVN!!

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emmRAR — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:56:09 GMT

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I found reading through lecture notes and writing out the important bits into a note book really helped me. I used different coloured pens to make things stand out and made sure I understood everything I was writing. I found it easier having some music on in the background but couldn't cope with having the tv on! Way to distracting!

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I agree with this... if reading things is just not working then write down the important points over and over again... it's active revision and things stick a lot better. Good luck!

Re: HELP!!!

Ann McAleer — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:00:24 GMT

im sorry but ur friend really annoyed me. her post has nothing to do with the original post. why come on here when people are looking for advice to just shit stir and be so bloody petty about a name. i did not specify in my name whether i was a student or not. if this is what QUALIFIED vet nurses are like to work with then thank god im on my own.

Re: HELP!!!

Steph Worsley — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:26:48 GMT

[quote user="NurseAnnie"]

[quote user="Caro Laithwaite"]

Should that not be student nurse annie as you are not qualified yet? It is just a little bug of mine that until people are qualified they are either students or auxillarys but not nurses.

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i asked about revision tips.... not for people to be so bloody anal bout names....

sorry just a little bug of mine.....

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I'm sorry but did you have to be so rude to Caro? I stand with her on her comments on people calling themselves nurses when they are not qualified yet.

I normally ignore posts i dont like but i dont like people being rude to friends of mine

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paula morgan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:47:52 GMT

haha well said Annie x

Re: HELP!!!

Ann McAleer — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:29:24 GMT

thanks for everyones replies. ive really got into it today and found writing out important parts really help.

thanks

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Ann McAleer — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:27:02 GMT

[quote user="Caro Laithwaite"]

Should that not be student nurse annie as you are not qualified yet? It is just a little bug of mine that until people are qualified they are either students or auxillarys but not nurses.

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i asked about revision tips.... not for people to be so bloody anal bout names....

sorry just a little bug of mine.....

Re: HELP!!!

Kim Buckley — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:13:55 GMT

Re: HELP!!!

Caro Laithwaite VN — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:47:33 GMT

Should that not be student nurse annie as you are not qualified yet? It is just a little bug of mine that until people are qualified they are either students or auxillarys but not nurses.

Re: HELP!!!

Maisy — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:17:36 GMT

Some people revise better with some background noise, I used to need to have the tv or radio on low. Others prefer complete silence though so work out which is best for you. You really need to be in the mind set for it though. Think of different ways to revise such as spider charts, MCQs, or get someone to make up self tests for you to make you do something, just reading pages and pages is unlikely to make anything sink it and you will lose concentration. At this stage though you will need to make sure you make set times to concentrate and get some sort of revision in, and stick at it!!

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Nick Shackleton — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:09:03 GMT

I used to go sit in the park and lie on the grass syllabus open and write notes down to cover each point of it! But not really fun this time of year.......

Re: HELP!!!

bongo — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:07:25 GMT

can you revise somewhere like a library or in a consult room at work? find somewhere with no distractions, at home I always found something better to do. use your syllabus and tick things off when you have revised them.