Can anyone give me an example of Nursing school homework?

[NenaRK]

Hello all,

I'm currently taking my prerequisites for Nursing, I am aiming to apply for the Fall 2012 program. I was wondering if anyone could give me an example of the classwork, homework, quizzes or tests in Nursing school? I want to get an idea of what to expect.

Also, do you think it would be useful for me to begin reviewing NCLEX material? Would it give me an advantage as a new Nursing student?

Thanks!

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[AgentBeast, BSN, RN]

A lot of reading, writing care plans, and making drug cards for any meds you passed in clinical. That is mostly what "homework you will get. Really depends on your exact nursing school though what they expect. As far as NCLEX material. It never hurts to familiarize with the types of questions that will be asked on exams. Usually the "fundamentals" stuff is covered first. Stuff such as theory, safety, psychosocial development, ect. All the foundational nursing stuff that everything else builds off of.

[heavencutstma32]

Class work - just taking notes each day (1 lecture day - fluid & electrolytes, another day oxygentation, another day GI and Urinary Elimination)!

Reading wise, my instructors tell us what we need to know out of our textbook, so i don't read the textbook.

Homework - basically study questions, like you have to answer what is the different between spirituality and religion? or s/s (signs/symptoms) of fluid and electrolyte imbalances.

Quizzes/Exams - review NCLEX questions! the questions are a lot different than any other exam questions you have taken before! so get an nclex book and practice test questions.

I would get into the mind set of always being stressed out and feeling like you are behind on everything! I would get saunder's NCLEX which has helped me in school, lippincott's Q&A is not for fundamentals but later semesters. and Kaplan was a waste of money i think, it does not have a lot of information in it like saunders. just pay attention in lecture, and take notes.

clinical paper can be a little time consuming between care plans, prep cards, patient data base, and waking up early.

so enjoy the time you have now & don't think about nursing stuff! trust me, i did not take that advice, and i wish i would have. i was ahead on reading, nursing notes, reviewing nclex, and blah blah blah! i wish i would have taken that time before nursing school and done 'me-time' like read books i want to read, geeze i really miss reading non-nursing books, and watching non-nursing TV!

[an2on, BSN, RN]

Reading, reading and more reading. At least 8 chapters a week. Care plans, studying for drugs, projects etc.