Are you required to watch videos

S.N. Visit, BSN, RN · Apr 4, 2006

We were only required to watch what was shown in class. I've only seen two video's my entire year.

EmilyCCRN · Apr 4, 2006

Our fundamentals book came with a few CDs that contained videos of various skills. We were "required" to watch them prior to learning a skill in lab (i.e. NG tube insertion, bed bath, etc.). The videos were very short, like 10 minutes or less, so it wasn't too annoying to have to watch them.

Lisa CCU RN, RN · Apr 4, 2006

Yep, for every skills lab we have, we have to watch at least one video on CD ROM the night before the class.

We watch videos for health assessment in lab though.

Maisie · Apr 4, 2006

Our videos are 30 minutes each. Some longer. How long are your videos?

MIA-RN1, RN · Apr 4, 2006

Only 15---you are lucky lol

seriously, we have tons of videos. we have a great nursing lab that is open pretty much all day m-f and part of the day saturday so we can get in there on our own time. almost our entire 6-week maternity class seemd to be videos. weekly lecture and clincial of course, but tons of videos and computer programs which we could do during our scheduled class time, but independently usually during that time frame.

We watch videos in class, and then have some assigned to us outside of class, as well as a list of recommended videos.

The best ones are the ones made 15 or 20 years ago by current faculty performing skills we need to learn. I get a kick out of the hairstyles and 'then and now' stuff lol

Guitar_Heroine · Apr 4, 2006

Yep tons of videos. The ones you're watching were probably made at my school! For each skill we learn, we have required videos and reading before we go into the lab to actually practice. It does take extra time but I like the setup.

whoopdedoo · Apr 4, 2006

We have videos we have to watch as well........and I am not a fan. I think could get away without viewing them, but we have to sign book we have to sign into and put what class we are in and video we are viewing......I have about 3-4 videos each week to view, so it takes up a bit of my precious study time I understand the point of them, but all of the skills are gone over in detail in our text and in lab before check off. My school is considering having the videos available for download in the internet.....it could not come soon enough!!! :bugeyes:

lunakat · Apr 5, 2006

Ugh we had vidoes all the time in my first couple of semesters (peds and psych). We had to watch them on our own time. It sucked becasue you couldn't take them home, they were only available in the library to watch on thier tvs and only 2 students at a time could watch a video, and they didn't have extra copies. Sometimes there was no particular assignment due with the video so I don't think anyone ever watched them. But one instructor made us take notes on a whole boat load of videos and turn them in. It horrible becasue the tapes were so long, a couple of them up to an hour. But thankfully they are not required in our final semester, more like recommended.

allthingsbright · Apr 5, 2006

We arent required, but it is stringly suggested. I watched most of mine...skipped some too, and got an A in Funds and passed all my check offs! GL!

mariedoreen · Apr 5, 2006

Hardly any videos but I'd trade group work for watching videos any day of the week. We have WAY to much of that crap!

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Apr 6, 2006

We have at least 15 videos to view in this 7 week semester. We have to do it in our own time. I was wondering if this is true in your school as well? I am in my second semester first year.

Fundamentals required a pile of them, probably around the number you quoted. Yep, I watched them all, and Nope, I don't think it was time well spent. I learned the same info in lecture, lab and demos. The tapes were all many years old (1980s big hair and blue eye shadow, dresses with hose, anyone??) and the quality was awful!

More videos were assigned in subsequent courses, but far fewer. I saw *most* of them. Overall, I think there was only one, on reading telemetry strips that was of any value. And that one only because the explanation of the strips was clearer than my text.

Have the teachers teach, and maybe there'd be less videos...?