My Lull

My progress so far has consisted of cram sessions then lulls. The past 2 days have been lulls. I have been working for the past few days and then not studying when I get home. This has me concerned about how my studying will progress after starting work full time in a few days. I feel pretty comfortable in my role as an RN, so I am wondering how I will fare in a new role with the additional challenge of studying on my days off.

I have covered 95% of cardiac so far and will most likely finish that tomorrow. In order to get me back on track, I was thinking of taking a practice test and seeing how I do. That would give me some actual data on what I need to focus on, because at this point I don't have a clear next move. I could continue in the body systems, but not sure which one is next on my hit list. They are all equal as far as my comfort level at this point.

One of my co-workers, Rose also recommended purchasing the ANCC book but as you can see it is quite expensive and I feel that having too many study materials might become overwhelming. My co-worker did say that it was helpful and that she wished that she had it earlier in her studying process. That being said, I have adopted a handful of Rose's books and have found her advice very helpful so far. I think I'll mull on this some more and perhaps look for some used copies (it is from 2009).

Tomorrow I will take a practice test and see where I am. I also need to get in touch with the ANCC and see where my application is at. For tonight, I am continuing my trend of taking the night off then picking my studying back up tomorrow.