 Hi guys, welcome back to my video many of you are going to be starting your new semester of nursing school here shortly if you haven't already and I want to talk about some tips to help you Just get ready for this semester and be as prepared as you can to start this new chapter This new semester this new journey of nursing school But before we get started you need to know that this video is sponsored by pick Monic pick Monic It's a great great resource for you guys in nursing school that we are going to talk a little bit more about here shortly But just so you know I have a link down below to try out pick Monic for free And so make sure you guys check them out and I will tell you more about them here in a moment Okay, so I want to help you be better prepared for your semester and I think the one of the biggest things you can do is be Organized for your upcoming semester so go out buy yourself a planner or a journal or however You like to organize your life and when you get your Link to your classes that open up and you can view you know your schedule for Clinicles or you can have you when your assignments are due when your tests are due in the syllabus go into your planner and write Every single one of those dates down It'll take you a little bit of time But it's gonna help make sure that you don't miss anything that simple like you don't want to miss a discussion board post because you just Like didn't realize it was due on a Wednesday instead of a Thursday Go on and look at the syllabus and write down all of your due dates and Clinicles and whatnot when you get that information available to you another way you can be more prepared for the semester is knowing What resources you have to back you up for your classes and this is where pick Monic comes in guys pick Monic is a Fabulous fabulous resource to help you throughout your semester in nursing school because it is literally like a Nursing school in an electronic form Seriously, it has all of the information that you are already learning in class But in pick Monic form and what pick Monic's are is they are little video picture resources that tell these fun cute stories About information that you're learning so for example if you're in your OB semester and you're learning about Placenta Previa Or whatnot you can go on and search pick Monic for these topics and it'll pop up pick Monic And you can learn more about it in a fun story form So it's much easier to remember information when it's fun and meaningful Versus just reading it in a textbook that can be kind of dry It's kind of like when you're in nursing school if you can witness a c-section or you can witness A code happen it's much like easier to remember and visualize what's going on Then it is if you're just reading about a code in a textbook or reading about Beetle heart tones or D cells variables, whatever in a textbook It's just much more lifelike when it's in a story form. That's what pick Monic does for you It also has a ton of ed collect style questions to help you practice what you're learning in the pick Monics and practice What you're learning in nursing school? So it's nice to have this resource available to you So that way when you get to your first day of class and you're like, oh look we're learning about strokes today Or we're learning about hard tax today. You can go home type in strokes look it up on the pick Monic app and Just solidify the information that you're already learning by using the pick Monics Make sure you check out the link in the description box So you can try out pick Monic for free download their app use it on your tablet use another computer They have so many options, which is just great. Okay. This next tip is kind of like not necessary But I also feel like it's a little necessary If you have the option to Before your semester starts get something for yourself. That's gonna make you feel like More prepared or good about your semester for me I always liked having new school supplies, whether it was a new binder or New colored post-it notes or new colored pens just something that made me feel like I was gonna be able to take better notes Or I was gonna be able to be more organized Just get something that is going to make you like excited about the upcoming semester Maybe you get a new set of scrubs or a new stethoscope Maybe you get a new pair of shoes or a new outfit Just do something that makes you feel like excited for this semester because if you feel more excited about it Then I think it helps you learn because it makes you a little less anxious It makes you feel like you are just I don't know like more prepared because you've got your stuff organized You've got your resources. You got your new colored pack of pens So, you know when you're taking notes, you're gonna be able to take good notes and the last tip that I want to give you guys is to Try and be as prepared as you can in your personal life for when you're going into nursing school Now this can look very different for a lot of people because some people have full-time jobs and they're in nursing school Some people have a full family. Some people are living on their own for the first time so Examine your personal life and try to take care of any things that may come up during the semester that you can handle now So, I don't know maybe you need to get your oil changed and you've been putting it off forever Do that before your semester. Maybe you need to have childcare arranged for Tuesdays and Thursdays So try to get that prepared and pre-plan for that for the semester So you don't have to worry about it Maybe you have to go to the dentist in September like just get that dentist appointment out of the way Do everything you can so that way when you're in your semester You are more prepared to just focus on school and also like a little side note And this is just something that I like to do and that maybe you guys would like if you have a journal it's always nice to practice some mindfulness and Some I don't know just like write about what are you most nervous for for the semester? What are you most excited for for this semester? Who's gonna be your outlet if you need someone to talk to or? What's something that you are anticipating for this semester or how are you gonna study for the semester like go through some of those questions That you can just talk about and kind of release that information so you feel more prepared That's on paper. You've thought about it. You don't have to worry about that aspect And it's just a great way to kind of do a little bit of mindfulness in your life to help you better prepare for this semester Those are my tips I really am excited for you guys if you're starting your semester if you just started I like am wishing you the best of luck because I I've been down this road I know what it's like to be on the struggle bus in nursing school. It is so overwhelming I have a story somewhere on here of a video I did that like I talked about how I basically wanted to quit my first week of nursing school and I did it and I'm fine like look. I'm fine guys. So you're gonna be fine to Embrace the suck embrace the struggle because like you're you know your ultimate goal in the end And that's what you're working towards and every single day. You are just one step closer to reaching that goal So I wish you guys best of luck. Let me know if you need anything Make sure you check out pick Monic in the description below Thank you to pick Monic for sponsoring this video and I'll see you in my next video. Bye