Reading for pleasure

douxmusique · Nov 28, 2013

My deal with myself is study during the day read in bed st night.... for every two hours studying I earn 30 mins reading. I need it as "me time". So I get some good books in here and there. Although some books that I get really into tend to distract me sometimes. I consider that normal!

missmollie, ADN, BSN, RN · Nov 28, 2013

I love reading. As soon as my winter break hits, I have three books that I will enjoy when I want. However, if you pick up a book and can't put it down until it is finished, don't read in nursing school. If I could only read for thirty minutes, I would, and if you can, do. Just remember, school is for such a short amount of time and it goes by so quickly. You can look forward to your semester breaks and pick it up then. Cheers!

Compassion_x · Nov 28, 2013

I feel guilty reading anything not nursing. I used to love reading so I will enjoy it again.... Once I graduate.

springchick1, ADN, RN · Nov 28, 2013

I read every single night. And I don't feel guilty about it. I need some time to escape the realities of family, work, and school and reading is how I do it. No matter what I have going on or what time I get in bed, I'll read for at least 15 minute. Usually I read about 30.

smalltownhero · Nov 28, 2013

"notes on nursing"

"the making of a nurse"

"how we do harm" ( top 3 favorite read ever)

"how doctors think"

read these books while doing nursing pre reqs. all great reads with good insight on the medical field. you can find them for cheap on amazon!

KelRN215, BSN, RN · Nov 28, 2013

I think the summer after I graduated from college, I read 5 books for pleasure... which was more than I read in my entire college career.

stylishest · Nov 28, 2013

I'm finishing my first nursing semester, I work part time, and I am a mother of 3 young children...if I didn't take the time to read a few mindless historical romance novels I'd crack...they are my sanity. I usually start and finish 1 a week. (I download them on my phone and read whenever I get a moment alone)

rubato, ASN, RN · Nov 28, 2013

Nope, no reading time for me. By the time I go to school, go to my extra classes, study, get clinical paperwork done, cook, spend time with family, workout and run, etc....there is nothing left. I only have 1 semester left though. I have a list of books ready as soon as I graduate.

allnurses Guide · Nov 28, 2013

I like science fiction. because I worked all night as an LVN and attended school in the day I didn't read any novels while in school.

I read short fiction in magazines like "Analog Science Fiction and Fact" and "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction".

I also enjoyed Reader's Digest.

krisiepoo · Nov 29, 2013

I was/am generally so tired that I can't stand reading anymore than I have to... I have been known to try and read while in the tub or something, but it takes me several months to finish a book because I can't handle more than a few pages and I'm a prolific reader outside of nuring school

Clementia · Nov 29, 2013

While I was in nursing school I read during meals(which I snuck into the college library). Also in bed at night and while braiding my hair in the morning. There's always time.