Do I Have To Open a Book in Nursing School?

So I am a little over half way through Nursing School.
Now for anyone who knows me- knows that school was my thing. I graduated High School a year early, never got anything less than a B in any class and was considered super "smart"
Here's the secret- I never opened a book. Never studied a thing and pretty much understood and Aced everything. I know blah blah blah.
Well when I got to nursing school, I once again never opened a book. I did however, accept the fact that between working full time, being a full time mom and wife, and a full time student- my nothing less than a B track record would not continue. Mostly because when I was in High School, thoughts like "what should I make for dinner?" "Do I have a coupon for dog food?" "Is the dog happy in his life in our house?" "Is Liv growing up happy?" "When was the last time I scrubbed the shower?"  were not racing through my head while trying to take notes and listen to a lecture. 
I learned and accepted that  "C's get degrees" and while I could bust my ass, spend all my time studying (to make up for my lack of focus in class), and probably Ace everything- spending time with my family or having clean laundry became a little more important. 
Does this mean that I will be a shitty nurse? Absolutely not because when I am a nurse no one is going to ask me what microorganism has the smallest cell wall?
How am I going to know you have TB? I will look at the Chest Xray and the radiologist will tell me! I won't have to know that the Bacilli enter the lung and form a tubercle and Caseous Necrosis happens, what I will have to know is how to explain to you that your loved one is dying or how changing your diet will improve your Type 2 Diabetes. Why? Because I have been there, done it. I have worked in healthcare for over 6 years. I've seen it all, smelled it all, and cleaned up after it all.

Right after I got my CNA- Note to self, White Scrubs suck!!!

My first job in healthcare was working as a PCT, or a nurse's aide. And the experience that I gained was unbelievable. I really think anyone who goes into nursing should have to do at least 6 monthes as a tech. Actually, the best nurses were those who started off as PCTs because they knew what it was like. They didn't just pass meds and chart for the next 7 hours, they were in there with their patients, hanging out, taking care of them. As a PCT (or CNA) You get the worst jobs, the worst pay, BUT you get to spend the most time with the patients. And when everything is said and done that's what nursing is about.
No patient is going to care about how I did on my Statistics Final or if I was on the Honor Roll every single semester- He's going to care if I have his best interest at heart and if I am qualified (in more way than one) to save him. And that's what I keep telling myself over and over, to make nursing school a little more bareable!!!