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How do you study for finals

I mean how many hours do you study for each final

I have 3 coming up next week and don't know where to start can you help me please

How would you manage your schedual time :eek:

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How do you study for finals

I mean how many hours do you study for each final

I have 3 coming up next week and don't know where to start can you help me please

How would you manage your schedual time :eek:

You cannot put a time on it. You go until you know it. When you feel like you have your book and notes memorized.....well, read it again, then stop.

As far as the 3 exams go, I would study first for the one I am least confident about, then work your way down. By the time you are done, you will feel great.

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Finals are hard to study for because there is so much information to cover. I tend to go through my notes as much as I can and focus on the sections that I don't remember as well or had a tough time with during the semester. Good luck!

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Idon't know if this will help, but I noticed that a lot of the questions we get have answers in the special boxes in each chapter. Wish I had caught on to that before. Not that we shouldn't be learning it all, but gee, I have my last test coming up on Wednesday, and it covers four large chapters of information. As a matter of fact, I should be studying right about now, am I bad?:omy:

Good luck on the test!

:hgu:

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I had a final last semester over 30 chapters. I had been making outline notes all throughout the semester so I first looked at those. Then I went through my book and look at all the areas I had stared (If a professor says it more than once in class, or says you should look at it I always star it because I know its important). I look at all the highlighted areas as well.

Also, I try to think back to past test questions I had problems with throughout the semester (helps to write down notes after the exam)

so I could focus on those areas. I usually do the best on the final, compared to the other exams because of this I think.

When trying to study for multiples, I try and begin over a week in advance.

I have finals on Mon, Wed and Fri this week so I started last weekend by getting all the last minute projects done so I could focus on the finals. I agree with the other poster, do it in the order you have to take the exams. If you feel comfortable with the first one, I would start studying for the second one and just refresh test 1 notes before the exam.

Good luck!:D

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I find that if I study on a regular basis for the entire semester that at finals time I really just have to study any new material and refresh myself and that's it. So far it has worked. It is especially effective on my memory intensive classes. I dedicate so much time to studying new material and a some time restudying older material.

I do a lot of studying. Most of my time off from work is sstudying or eating or studying while I eat. I always have notes playing in the car or on the radio. It has helped me to maintain a 4.0.

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Specializes in General adult inpatient psychiatry.

I second the idea that you need to focus on your weak spots and figure out what you need to know. Take practice exams and make outlines for difficult material. Take little breaks in between and don't drive yourself nuts sitting in the same spot all day for 8 hours daily! If you've gotten this far in nursing school, chances are that you've had finals too. Don't completely re-do your studying technique if it's been working for you. Think about how you study for exams over the course of the term---have you done well and how well do you need to do on the final to get the grade that you want? Have you been keeping up with the course work all semester? When I was studying for finals, I tended to study in 2-3 hour blocks for each class I had a final for. I'd maybe start with one topic, go to another, and go back to the first topic if I had an exam on that first topic before the exam on that second topic. My school likes to schedule regular exams for classes during the same week, so I'm used to studying multiple classes simultaneously. Hope this helps and good luck with your finals!

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for my finals i was studying way more than one week in advance. that's just me though. there was way to much info for me to ever learn everything. i gave myself as much time as possible, made notecards drilled stuff into my head. on my days off i would sit in my kitchen for 12 hrs and just read read read read.......... pretty much torture myself.. but it payed off bc i passed :)

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Specializes in Psychiatric NP.

Go through your old notes, study with a friend, highlight things, use flashcards, take however long it takes for you to be able to recite the material/have it in your memory. Some tests are tricky and if you don't know it exactly, you'll have trouble deciding between two answers all the time. good luck! Ask your teacher and make sure you know the format of the test and what all will be covered

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I read the main points into a tape recorder and listened to them as I did laundry, clean the house, driving to work, etc. I also kept a set of notes by my bed and would read them before bed. You don't really put a time to it. You just keep studying till you are comfortable that you know it as best as you can ( considering time constraints ). However, in addition to the above I usually studied at least 2-3 hours a day ( regardless of exams ).

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Oh one more thing...this may be a far stretch but I found it helpful for me to remember co-workers' names, doctors, and also while studying lab number values for tests(mainly pharmacology and path class)

Shape your numbers. Assign a shape to each number: 0 looks like a ball or ring; 1 is a pen; 2 is a swan; 3 looks like handcuffs; 4 is a sailboat; 5, a pregnant woman; 6, a pipe; 7, a boomerang; 8, a snowman; and 9, a tennis racket. To remember your ATM PIN (4298, say), imagine yourself on a sailboat (4), when a swan (2) tries to attack you. You hit it with a tennis racket (9), and it turns into a snowman (8). Try forgetting that image!

* Rhyme it. Think of words that rhyme with the numbers 1 through 9 (knee for 3, wine for 9, etc.). Then create a story using the rhyming words: A nun (1) in heaven (7) banged her knee (3), and it became sore (4).

Pay attention. When you're introduced to someone, really listen to the person's name. Then, to get a better grasp, picture the spelling. Ask, "Is that Kathy with a K or a C?" Make a remark about the name to help lock it in ("Oh, Carpenter -- that was my childhood best friend's last name"), and use the name a few times during the conversation and when you say goodbye.

* Visualize the name. For hard-to-remember monikers (Bentavegna, Wobbekind), make the name meaningful. For Bentavegna, maybe you think of a bent weather vane. Picture it. Then look at the person, choose an outstanding feature (bushy eyebrows, green eyes) and tie the name to the face. If Mr. Bentavegna has a big nose, picture a bent weather vane instead of his nose. The sillier the image, the better.

* Create memorable associations. Picture Joe Everett standing atop Mount Everest. If you want to remember that Erin Curtis is the CEO of an architectural firm, imagine her curtsying in front of a large building, suggests Gini Graham Scott, PhD, author of 30 Days to a More Powerful Memory.

* Cheat a little. Supplement these tips with some more concrete actions. When you get a business card, after the meeting, jot down a few notes on the back of the card ("red glasses, lives in Springfield, went to my alma mater") to help you out when you need a reminder.

This is the shortened version, the entire article can be found at the link below:

http://www.rd.com/health/brain-and-nervous-system/retrain-your-brain/article53051.html

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