Nursing Theory

I think my textbook is "adequate" in the concepts its trying to explain. But I cant help but feel rushed in the whole process. On my first day of class, we were assigned about 10-11 chapters to read over the next 2 weeks. Thats about 220pages.

Ive jumped from psychology theories to health care approaches, to legality issues, to ethical issues, to self-concept, and im only on chapter 4! The strange thing is that Im reading all this for a communications class. We are apparently rushing through this for the first 5 weeks, then it becomes all online in the form of group discussions. A friend of mine who is 2 semesters ahead said her professor just tested on her lecture, and that he barely did the reading except for clarification. It makes me wonder what the point of this all is.

And reading this is tiring as well. Its very difficult to try to articulate the nuances of human communication, so the book either sounds repetitive or artificial. The dialogue scenarios it has all sounds rehearsed and occasionally corny. It draws alot of diagrams to try to explain the "process". It has a 11 step thing for critical thinking or something. I dont know, but Im definately not picking up half this stuff nor do I see myself applying it in a clinical setting.

And alot of it smacks of the new-age, feel-goodery, psycho-babble that I detest. /rant

Chapter summaries usually dont feel like enough. Ive been adjusting my pace to get through these more quickly and dwelling less on weird stuff.

Dunno what the rest meant.

Ya, thats sorta how all these convos in the book goes.