how much time

pinkiepie_RN · May 14, 2008

I'm wondering, on average, how much time you actually spend invarious study areas. As that makes no real sense let me explain. How many hours a week do you spend in actual classroom time? How many how's a week in clinicals? How many hours a week studying?

I'm taking a 14 credit course load (2 five credit nursing classes and a 4 credit research class to complete my psychology minor) this semester and here's what my schedule looks like:

Monday - Clinicals from 0700-1500

Tuesday - Lecture from 0830-1100 & 1200-1515

Wednesday - Clinicals from 0700-1500

Thursday - Lecture from 1200-1315

Friday - Lecture from 0830-1100

Hope this helps! I'm a second semester junior (soon to be senior after finals are over this week).

catzy5 · May 14, 2008

I'm wondering, on average, how much time you actually spend invarious study areas. As that makes no real sense let me explain. How many hours a week do you spend in actual classroom time? How many how's a week in clinicals? How many hours a week studying?

first semester:

12 hour clinicals

5 hour lecture

24 hours studying, always studying on any free time.

knock off about 3 hours though because our instructor is always atleast an hour late.

jla623 · May 15, 2008

We are going through the summer so right now we have lecture 8 hours a week and skills 4 hours a week. We are doing our clinical at the end of the semester for 4 weeks (3 12 hour clinicals per week).

For studying, I would say that it varies. The bulk of my studying comes right before tests. I guess on a normal week I spend about 4 hours and on a test week I spend 20 hours?

dallet6 · May 15, 2008

We are going through the summer so right now we have lecture 8 hours a week and skills 4 hours a week. We are doing our clinical at the end of the semester for 4 weeks (3 12 hour clinicals per week).
For studying, I would say that it varies. The bulk of my studying comes right before tests. I guess on a normal week I spend about 4 hours and on a test week I spend 20 hours?

So, during the time when you have clinicals will you do those plus your 8 hours of lecture plus your 4 hours of skills each week?

anne_in_maryland · May 15, 2008

End of 1st year:

8 hours lecture time

16 hours clinical

4 hours lab time

4 hours clinical prep (at least)

15 hours study (at least)

8 hours working on various papers/group projects (at least)

There was a lot more lab time in fundamentals.

rotteluvr31, ADN, RN · May 15, 2008

Just finishing 2nd semester in a 2-yr program. Had a 9 credit load

Tues - clinical 0700 - 1400

Thur - clincal 0800 - 1500

Two online theory classes that I have spent countless hours studying for during the week. The online classes have sucked up most of my time, more so then doing careplans, pathophys and drug cards for my 2 clinicals. I am usually at the computer every PM, all day on Sundays, and lunchtime at work. Next semester will be my first time taking a theory class in a real classroom environment... kinda looking forward to it.

MB37 · May 15, 2008

Accelerated BSN, final semester:

M: clinical 8-4 (approx)

T: class 8-4

W: clinical 7-7

R: clinical 8-4 (approx)

F: usually off, we have one 7-7 clinical day and we may have to come in for a simulation day or two

This will all switch in week 6, when we start preceptorship and have to do a minimum of 24h/wk based on our preceptor's schedule. I also have an online class. So far I've been studying pretty much every minute, but that's b/c I'm going out of town next weekend and I know I won't get much done there. I spend many more than 20h/wk studying, but again, it's an accelerated program.

jla623 · May 15, 2008

So, during the time when you have clinicals will you do those plus your 8 hours of lecture plus your 4 hours of skills each week?

No, we are doing lecture and skills May-early July THEN clinical for 4 weeks until early August. Then 3rd semester in the Fall!

Becca123183 · May 15, 2008

I just finished my first quarter of NS. This quarter we were in class for 20 hours/wk and had skills scheduled outside of class that took up about 2 hours per week on average..give or take some depending on the skill we were working on. Plus 24 clinical hours (over 6 days). This coming quarter we will be in class all day for 2 weeks and then it goes to 4 lecture hours/ wk and 12 clinical hours/wk and i dont even know how many skills hours yet. It will be different every qtr though.