I'm a retired EMS instructor. There are review books available for every level of EMS. Most of them will have practice tests in them. You can find them online. With your high anxiety, go thru 10 questions at a time. Then close your eyes, clear your mind & relax. IF you have a test question that absolutely stumps you, pick "C". C is the more commonly correct answer. Always remember: how do you eat an elephant....one bite at a time! Good luck, you've got this!

As a former teacher, please don't tell people they are smart or not smart. Instead say that they are hardworking! This lets them be in control of how much effort they put into something. You work hard, Cass- that is for sure! Keep up the good work. I have craft room envy - that system is amaze balls! I love the big bins that you can just toss things in and take with you to another room.

Room looks amazing! Tips from 30 years of teaching: Try studying different information in different locations. I used to study different chapters on different floors of the library or at least different rooms. When I'd be taking a test I could picture where I was when I studied that information which would help me remember and connect other information that went with it. (Hits environmental memory) Color coding different topics also helps. (Hits visual memory) Turning info into a tune or rhyme or chant can help with memory as well. (Hits auditory memory) Oh, and when you read information that you need to understand and remember, be sure to read out loud and rewrite the info in your own hand. This completes a cognitive loop integrating multiple senses of seeing, hearing and movement increasing your ability to remember. (This has been proven to improve spelling and vocabulary learning for sure). Hope it goes well for you!

Honestly Cass, I think you are very smart. As someone with autism and ADHD, and with three kiddos who are also the same kind of neurospicy, I can absolutely understand where you may think that, especially with going through school systems that didn’t factor in our brains. I hope despite you joking around saying you are dumb, I hope inside you know how truly smart and brilliant you are. Your brain is so talented, and even if your mind goes fast and all over the place, you are creative and have managed to help not only yourself, but so many other people. Our ADHD may make things very difficult, but oh my goodness does it make some things easier and better. We just have to relearn a lifetime of put downs and see where they were, in fact, wrong or not looking at the whole picture. An aside, for your test, embrace that last minute pressure and have your family quiz you with practice tests, make it a game, give those acronyms new ridiculous memorable connections (that’s the only way I could remember them), and know that at the end of the day, a test does not tell you your worth. It is just a game, so play it the best you can and see if you beat your high score 🖤 So much love and encouragement from your friend in VA

Index cards make great flash cards and are easy to carry around with you so when you have a few free minutes you can pull them out to study. Acronym on the front and written out wording on the back. Start with 5-10 and when you feel that you know them well enough add in another 5 or so and build up till you have them all memorized. Works really well. Best of luck on your test!!!

I returned to college after a 25 year hiatus to raise my family. Adult students are definitely better students. We want it, we’re paying for it and we want to do well. My best studying advice is: read the material, highlight and take notes. Do it again and then one more time. Each time making your notes even better and in the style that helps you learn. You can do it!

Study tips for ADHDers!! Get a lined paper and write the acronym on one side, and fold the other side to the halfway mark. Write the definition on the folded part, then you can just flip the page open to check your answer. Legit the best. It's interactive enough that its less boring than flashcards! Also, each page completed of definitions hits that dopamine!

Your craft room is just beautiful and practical. Really loving it. Can’t wait to see what wonderful things you are going to create. As far as your exam - you need to believe in yourself (the way we do in you) I have faith that you will pass this exam. Let’s all pray together for a positive outcome. You go girl!

The Clutter Bug concept is so real. I'm a Bee. I don't mind having stuff out everywhere, until it's in my way. Nothing enrages me more than having to open a drawer, pull out a container, and then pull the lid off of that container in order to get what I need. I love drawers, but whatever I put in them is typically loose. There might be dividers, so that I can separate out different categories of things that share the same space, but omg, do not make me nest one container inside another, and especially do not give me an opaque container!

Beautiful work Cas !! You can start by saying the truth: “ I am smart! I can do this.” Anyone who does what you do every for everyone else is SMART! Don’t fear studying it is just practicing and rehearsing important key things. Have confidence, Cas ❤

The more I listen to your podcasts and watch your videos, the more I 🩷 you! Thanks so much for being real and sooo good at what you do! 🎉

I always remembered things better with a song. Make a silly song out of it. I also had trouble with school, don't like tests. I feel for ya. You can do it! My little cheer for you. 😄

I normally write notes on index cards and create little tests for myself using index cards as well. You put questions on one side and the answers on the other. Love how the room came out.

Record the questions and answers on your phone: - 1. recite the question 2. Pause for 5-10 seconds 3. Recite the answer. The goal the listen to the recording and you to be able to say the answer in the 5 to 10 second pause. Initially you will probably listen to the question and then listen for the answer. After 2 to 3 listens you should be able to give the answer before you hear it. Break this down into sets of 7 to 10 questions. This is great because you can listen to it while you’re doing other things, even driving. This is how I studied for tests during graduate school when I had a 1.5 hour commute each way and worked full-time. Good luck! You’ve got this!

Make little posters with the acronyms you need to learn on (draw pictures on it too or anything so it’s not just writing). Then put the posters where you get dressed, brush your teeth, on the microwave. You get it. Ps love your channel so much! X

While I was at uni, I would first summarise key points and then record them on my phone, so that while I'm working out or cleaning, I could listen to it. Worked wonders for me 😊 Good luck, dear Cas!

Both to study and for the test, make sure you are well fed (fruits, veg, lean protein, whole grains, not junk food, limit sugar), rested and hydrated. This will help your concentration and recall enormously. Listen carefully to what your instructor has said - chances are they’ve given tips re what’s on the exam and how to do well. As others have said, cue cards you can carry with you so you can review in bite sized chunks, reading study materials out loud, and walking to and fro as you read and review can help. (Or using a cross trainer or other piece of home exercise equipment.) Study in short, intense bursts and take breaks, but time your breaks so they don’t become procrastination-fests. Don’t beat yourself up for not studying before now - with your fast-firing brain, you can do this, and your recall will be better because you reviewed it so recently. If you possibly can, study while doing mindless tasks, like cleaning or folding laundry. Your brain was made to multi-task! As you get closer to the exam, you will probably naturally tap in to hyper-focus. Good luck on your exam - you can do this!

Always chew the same flavor gum or mints when studying - then also during the test 😊 helps your brain remember what it was doing at the time it experienced this taste/smell. Good luck! Craft room looks great!

❤❤❤❤ I love you to pieces but I want to make a suggestion 😊 although you are pretty much the queen on all things organization🎉 Consider storing those vinyls standing up right so that you can see the colors without digging through the bins 🎉💯💓💓💓💓💓

Oops, you did it again! 🤩 You created yet another AMAZING space!!! 😍😍😍😍😍 In terms of study tips, OMG, I feel yah because I have ADHD too and studying for cybersecurity has been a real challenge. I love interactive studying. Anything that gets me to interact instead reading a boring old text books helps. I kid you not, I’ve studied for the CISSP using hangman, match it definitions, creating diagrams, even playing out a real world problem and figuring out a solution so I can apply it to real life helps!!! YOU GOT THIS CAS!!! We are all rooting for you!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳 Go get ‘em Sweetheart!!! 🤩🎉🥳🤩🎉🥳

For my wrapping room I use shoe pockets that hang from a door and put in the wall use the pockets for fancy ribbons tissue paper small handled bags and bubble wrap bags..

You have to make your study session a game show! I always used index cards for questions /answers, vocabulary/definitions, acronyms, put steps in order. To get through reading material? Read aloud in your best favorite actor/actress voice. Read the chapter questions first. Do what you have to do to read it. I had my students make a picture dictionary of vocabulary. Good luck, Cass! Look for quizzes on the internet-my kids call me old fashioned! 🤣

I have ADHD too and what helps me the most is writing things down and then getting someone to quiz me. When I was a kid memorizing my times tables my mother had me go to different spots in the room and stand in odd positions (like balance on one foot, or touch my toes etc) and recite one of the multiplication problems. I did a different pose and location for each one of ten different math problems and continued to rotate around the room until I had memorized my 7s times tables. I still remember 7s! So with rote memorization, I would do the same thing. Write it on a flash card and give the flash card to one of your kiddos and then go around the house and stand in an odd position reciting what was on each of the flash cards and have your kiddo confirm if you are correct. If not, they will tell you what the correct answer was and you will repeat it while still standing in that odd position. There is something about the positioning of our bodies in an odd way that helps activate the ADHD brain to be able to store the information.

Prayers for great test results!! My daughter was an EMS, and met her husband, a firefighter, on several calls. That was 8 years ago. ❤️ She then went through the firefighters academy, and graduated, but got a shoulder injury on the last day of physical training that required 2 surgeries. She was never released by the doctor, so she now works with my husband in sales. She sure misses the Adrenalin rush though! I wish you the best results. She passed the first time, and she has some of the issues that you do. Don’t let others get you down, don’t think you’re not smart, think positively. YOU’VE GOT THIS!! ❤❤❤

I'm highly educated but I can assure you, Cas, that you are quite intelligent. Test-taking is not not most people's favorite thing. You've had a major move and related ball curves thrown your way. Do you absolutely have to take this test right now given that reality? Best wishes whatever you choose to do. ❤

I too, am someone who doesn't like tests, the word alone shuts off my brain. Being OCD, I figured out a way that worked, not only for me but for later in life, for my students. First off, the more ways you can get the information into your head, the better. That's what I always told my reading students to do and it works. Reading, writing, and hearing. Read out loud to yourself. As you do so, write up an outline of what you read. Once you are finished reading and writing the outline. Use the outline to study. If there's anything you don't remember, you'll know where to go in what you read to find the answer and get it into your head once again, by reading it out loud. You can add extra notes to your outline to help you remember next time to read the outline. Great craft room by the way! 🥳

Cas, if I was sick or hurt I would love to have you take care of me. Just your being there to hold my hand would be the best medicine 😊

Your room setup is amazing! But please please please get a floor cable protector for your floating desk! It will protect cables, hardware, and your face when it prevents you from tripping and crashing down. :)

Absolutely beautiful, Cas!❤ You have a great space! And I love what you did creating your wrapping center!❤ You got this, Cas! You will do your best!❤ I used to write down on paper, the questions & answers. That always helped me to remember. As always, thank you for sharing all of your hard work, creativity, talent, and inspiration! Stay safe, healthy, and positive! God bless you and your family!🙏❤️🇺🇸😊

You can do it, Cas!! I just recerted my CPR for the 4th time a couple months ago, and I'm up for my 4th Wilderness First Responder recert next year. Getting an audiobook of the textbook (or, in my case, turning an ebook into a pdf into an audiobook) and using flash cards (personally, I used 3"x5" that are lined on one side, and I cut them in half like I did for my language classes, and write the term/acronym on one side and the explanation/meaning/etc. on the other - sometimes I punched a hole in one corner so that I could put them on a jump ring to keep them all together and be less likely to lose them) were my saviors. I've made it through 3 WFR recerts and 4 CPR recerts that way.

Good luck Cass! You got this exam.🎉 I have done my EMR, EMT, and currently in Medic school. Just remember XABC. And don’t get caught up and change your answers. Good luck! 🍀

As far as studying, perhaps recording yourself reading the material and play it back while sleeping may help. I also set memorization tasks to music I like and hum to my answer.

Cass, I am so inspired by on. I felll and broke both of my arms a few weeks ago. I have been binge watching your videos and I am so motivated to get rid of my stuff. Thank you.

Flash cards - Write the term, procedure, acronym on one side of the card with the answer on the other side. You’d be amazed. While you’re making the cards, you are actually studying! You can carry a stack of cards around with you & go through them while you’re waiting in line at a store, having a coffee (tea for you) break when cleaning, any time you’re idle & have a minute.

Omg, I thought I was crazy for wanting a gift wrapping space too! Thank you for validating that I'm not the only one!

This is beyond beautiful - a dream craft room

Audio is your answer! My husband always recorded lectures and listened to them repeatedly. You can record yourself reading those acronyms and practice tests and when it comes test time you will hear the answer in your own voice. There is an EMT test prep book on Audible 🎉

My craft room is fine the way it is, but watching this makes me want to do a make over!

The space is beautifully made! 👏🏼 Love that you have all your things in one place and all is organized 😊 For studying is hard on it’s own, to memorize you could maybe use post its, put notes on walls in places you sit for a while and can read them, or maybe have a short test of that exam done each day. Taking time to do little by little can add up to the point you memorized without knowing it! You can do anything you put your mind and effort to. Go Cass go!

Love your new space! The wrapping section is a great idea!!

Test help…listen to one album or playlist with about 5 or six songs. Nothing too outrageous, but something you like. Keep playing this over and over as you study. During test day you can think about the music to help calm you down and your brain will go to the content that you were studying as you listened. Even better is if your instructors would allow you to listen as you write to help calm your anxiety. Best of luck and beautiful craft room. I always wanted a wrapping centre as well.

You are cracking me up! That new system is the bomb! I need it in like SEVEN places😂 You rock Cass!❤

I’m a teacher and a personal trainer. I am qualified in Senior First Aid in Australia. Here’s my tips: 10:19 Write your acronyms on posters or any other relevant nuggets of info and put them up somewhere you’ll see them daily - maybe the bathroom, a wall you see when you sit. Put them on your phone as reminders. Program Alexa to remind you.

You seem so happy! This is the kind of content I love from you - your room looks wonderful!!!

Our brains tend to remember things with high emotion and music better. So my husband and I pretend to yell things we are afraid we will forget. We are not sure if it was the fake anger or the humor, but it works. In college, I would create songs of long lists I had to memorize. Maybe you could make your own YMCA song to memorize your acronyms. Our ADHD brains tend to store things well under pressure. I'm praying your cramming pays off. BTW, I am so envious of your gorgeous office, craft, and wrapping room. It is functional and beautiful!!

I love the Elfa Storage system. ❤ After Habitat for Humanity finished building my house (some 23/24 years ago now), the closets had no shelving. So, I kind of shopped around and, went with Elfa Storage from The Container Store for the three bedrooms and, a panty/storage closet at the end of the hallway. I bought wire shelves, hang standards, rods, etc. ONLY when The Container Store had the Elfa Storage system on sale at 30% off. But, even on sale Elfa is/can be pricy. Although, it's really nice, sturdy and, heavy duty. The two bedrooms have a hanging rod and, two wire shelves. The panty/storage closet has around 5/6 wire shelves and, the master bedroom, being a walk-in closet, it has like some 6/7 rods, and many wire shelves. The last items I bought around 3 years ago, were for the master bedroom. In one spot, I put in 7 mesh wire baskets (vertically) and, two of the baskets have shelves over them. That's where the sock, under garments and pj's go. ❤Yeah, I recommend Elfa Storage!

Make and drink Everyday Dose to help you focus. It has been amazing for me in my classroom.

OH WOW! Love your craft room!!!!!! Makes me want to redo mine now!! Great ideas!!! Thanks for the video!!

Just wonderful!

Thanks!

Such a gorgeous and functional transformation🥰Hope you enjoy it for years to come❤🙏🏾

Absolutely LOVE your double desk and wall of organization!! I have never bought Elfa because seeing all the holes would make my head spin, thanks for showing the snap-on covers.

Wow this gave me so many idead for my studio! This system is amazing!

Loooooove it! Everything looks easily accessible.💖🌟🌼⭐🌻💛🌷

What an amazing transformation!! Looks so different.

What an amazing transformation!! The room looks like such a fabulous place to craft and work in!!

Recently required the assistance of 3 EMT's. Very indebted to them for their help and expertise. I would say it's ok to give yourself as much time as you need to achieve this goal. You want to be confident and competent, not merely "pass" a test!!

Cass you make it look so quick and easy to be organized….when it’s not! Great job - enjoy your crafting!

Awesome sauce about the first responder!! I got my EMT cert right after I graduated from high school in 1976 😮 and was the second girl in Orange County, California, to work on an ambulance. I LOVED that job!! I "got" to go to work every day, didn't "have" to go to work, y' know? I did that for 12 years. **sigh** Oh the stories... Good luck, sweetie! Let us know how you do.

Your new creative room and office looks incredible. Hope you'll show us some of your finished hobbies. You'll do great on your exam! Thanks for all the videos with ideas you show us all.

Chunking and practice past papers as much as you can. Good luck!

I love what you’ve done with your craft and office space! I should do this to mine…I believe it would work perfectly to organize all of my things and be visually pleasing.

I’m excited to see this! I am working on purging my art studio. When we redo/ freshen up our spaces, it renews the creative energy.❤

Good luck on your test. Your craft room is so bright and beautiful!

Love your new craft room, it is gorgeous.

My favourite way to remember things is to put it as lyrics to a song that is catchy. Acronyms - which I also hate - you could make a cheer leader routine to 😂 never did this last one but it came to mind and sounded fun and physicall movements can solidify knowledge.

Beautiful room! It's amazing what a fresh coat of paint can do for a room! Good luck for taking your test!

I love this so much! Your other office inspired me to add pink to mine. I just love your style!!!

This looks great!! I just dismantled my craft storage to make my girls’ room more functional, so I have a messy blank slate. Love this inspiration! Do the lids make it harder for ladybug tendencies? For studying, make silly songs or rhymes to go along with the things you need to memorize. That really helped me a lot in school, and I’m pretty sure I’m from a whole family of undiagnosed ADHD.

Wow! Love your craft room so much! Wonderful job! You will get years and years out of that room and it only took you one day!

I loved your last podcast episode! I hope you turn it into a video to share it with everyone!

Love the office. I am like you . School was not for me either. Lots of prayers for you.🧡💚💛🧡💚💛

It turned out so beautiful! Love the system and all the boxes. My husband and I have a hobby office, 1 desk for music stuff and a desk for crafting stuff. My crafting tools are in a kid dresser I bought for $15 at a yard sale

I absolutely love your office/craft room!!! My dream come true!!

It’s BEAUTIFUL I love it‼️

Wow! Beautiful room!❤

Love your craft room! It’s a dream come true! I have a basement craft area where I have three shelf cabinets side by side and a table to craft on. Though not the ideal spot I make it work. Love your videos!🥰👍💜

Congratulations Cas and Joe!! Great Job!!

LOVE your room and the systems you used to organize it! Good luck on your test!

OMGGGGG i'm taking my final exam for paramedic later this week i cannot believe this timing! study in small increments, and give yourself frequent breaks. i've found the weirder your way of remembering something the better. i know cyclobenzaprine is a muscle relaxer because i imagine a cyclops horse being hit by a tranquilizer and it's muscles "relax". i know that bruising around your belly button as a result of bleeeding in your abdomen, is called Cullen's sign, because a classmate said she imagined edward cullen from twilight sucking blood out of a belly button. these are unhinged memory devices, but i've found when testing, the unhinged ways i remember stuff cuts through the anxiety, nervousness and fear of not passing. you remember AVPU and SAMPLE already and that's half the battle! you got this!! good luck on your exam 💕

Wow, this is state of the art AMAZING!

Lovely craft space! Thanks for sharing.

Very nice job, Cas! Good luck with the test. I’m pulling for you.

What a beautiful work and craft space!

This is what I was waiting for! Nothing better than craft room organization!!!

I am green with envy for that craft room but it is gorgeous, my sewing room needs that!. Learning by association works so well, use an acronym and make it silly but connected to the real meaning and you will never forget it

Body double with someone who loves the topic. You make the study fun, they make it effective. Happy studying😀

I love it. I really like the ceiling lights.

This system is amazing.

Wow it looks so different! Good job!!

Gorgeous! I wish!!

I worked on an ambulance years ago and now I’m an RN. Sounds silly, but making things into songs helped me remember a lot. Sometimes the funnier the better because you tend to hold onto goofy things (at least I do). Craft room is awesome! Good luck on the exam!!

Wow, I am so jealous of that space!! I’m currently using a large cube organizer. It works but I like this so much better!

Assuming the test will be online at a testing center, doing multiple choice practice questions in the same format. For nurses, there are apps that ask practice questions for passing the NCLEX, as well as specialty certifications. Good luck! Just remember the heart must perfuse the brain by itself, or with assistance, and the airway must be clear and open.

Love your new craft space. Im really envious. I was an EMT years ago. I find if i write stuff down i remember it better. Make so flash cards and have your husband/kids quiz you. Good luck!!!

You can do it girl. Best wishes!

Good luck Cass, on your test! Your craft room is breathtaking!!!!

Craft room/ office looks great. Your organization is brilliant.

Amazing inspiration thank you fabulous video

Good luck on your test! Love the craft room/office!