Do you actually read the assigned reading?

[windmill182]

Today was my first day of Nursing School. Holy S***, they want me to read what!? lol. I knew it was going to be intense, but its all coming to a realization right now. How many of you actually read everything that is assigned? Ive thought about just reading the topics we dicuss in class and knowing whats listed in the Syllabus/Powerpoints. Just dont know if that would be stupid of me. Otherwise, I will be reading non stop until next week! thoughts?

Anyways, Im feeling guiltly for taking 5 minutes to post to this, so I better get back to my reading..

[ImThatGuy, BSN, RN]

In a word, no.

Would I ever consider it? No.

Would I suggest it? No.

[ImThatGuy, BSN, RN]

i dont even own the book.

And that's why you're awesome.

I thought I was a rebel for not buying the "required" workbooks. They make us (or try to) buy those and end up requiring only like one page out of the whole semester to be turned in for a grade. I just elect to give up those ten points, lol.

[Bob_N_VA]

I skim the pages that are assigned. Sometimes they give at home quizzes and you need to get into the book to get those right, so in that respect its a help. I also go through the end of chapter questions because I have seen test questions come out verbatim from those lists. I do lots of internet searches and take my notes on a netbook, so I augment my notes with extra information. So far its worked pretty well, havent failed anything yet and I'm in level 4 out of 6.

[shortnorthstudent]

It really depends on the class, the professor and the material.

I am now in my 5th quarter (out of 7) and I have really learned a lot about my instructor's testing styles. Some professors cover the majority of the material in sort of an overview and expect you to read the chapters. They also tend to test more out of our texts. Some professors focus primarily on those areas they believe are important. They tend to test more from the lecture notes. Some are a combination, etc.

I at least skim all of the reading. I tend to focus on the nursing process and interventions, the special populations stuff (it's a good idea to look at how whatever system you are studying affects the young and the elderly), and items that are pulled out in boxes. We take patho, chem, a&p and biochem all before entering our program. So, I pretty much skip the in depth explanations of chemistry and biology. I make sure I have a general idea of how things work, but I don't get bogged down in the readings when it comes to biology.

I do make sure however that I read enough of that biology to make sure I have a pretty good understanding of what's going on and how things are working. This really helps when it comes to answering NCLEX questions. If you understand the chem of what a beta blocker does, then it's a lot easier to figure out what nursing interventions are the most important for your patient who is on them.