End of the semester laziness

[~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN]

Does anyone else get this? In spring semester the last 3-4 weeks were so beautiful and sunny and warm and it took all my strength not to ditch and go to class, I was so ready to be done.

Well now I have 4 weeks left (really only 3 because we have the whole week of thanksgiving off) and it's not sunny and warm, in fact it's snowy and cold but again I find myself slacking off and losing my motivation, I know we are so close to being done and I will be happy I made it through my first semester of nursing school and ironically I plan on studying med surge over my winter break but it's like at the end of the semesters I just feel lazy and don't want to study or go to class or put forth any effort anymore. Does anyone else start feeling that way towards the end of their semesters or quarters?

[Sand_Dollar, BSN]

The same thing happens to me Mi Vida Loca. I'm still in pre-reqs (in CO too) and I hit the same slump every semester at this time... about a month before the end. I haven't figured out any way to stop it, and all I can do is dig that much deeper and wait for it to be over. It seems to go away in the last couple of weeks. I just hope this doesn't happen during NS, but it won't surprise me if it did.

[Lennonninja, MSN, APRN, NP]

Same thing here. 1 week left before Thanksgiving break and 3 weeks after. Not that I'm counting or anything ;P I'm finding much less motivation to study as hard as I did at the beginning of the semester, that's for sure! I think it's part laziness and part figuring out how hard I need to study for this semester and not going much beyond that so that I can still have free time.

[stillinschool2010]

It happens in NS too! Unfortunately... 10 days of actual class left for this semester and then one more after this and.... soooo burnt out on school that its not even funny. But pushing through is definitely worth it. Wouldn't mind seeing some snow here in OK.

[sanserity30]

I'm having the same problem. Thought it was just me.

[gibson0726]

Same here! You are definitely not alone. I would say that my motivation to study is about a zero. It happens at the end of every semester.

I have 1 clinical day left and 26 days until my last final..EVER

[fuuchan]

Um, is it bad that I started feeling this way 3 weeks into the start of the semester? :imbar

[Always_Learning, BSN, RN]

Huh? What? Lazy?? I'm sorry...I was taking a nap...

Nah, in all honesty, I think the brain can only take so much...I am SOOOO looking forward to my break. 4 more weeks...4 more weeks...

[goodstudentnowRN]

I felt the same way last term but now that I am in preceptorship, I am looking forward to finish my hours at the hospital so that I can bury myself in the NCLEX review.

[NSALVADORE]

Yes absolutely my brain just gets exhausted by the end of the semester!! The spring semester is even worse because it's been the year with only a 4 week break plus the weather is so nice!!! Ughh it's so hard but you just have to push push push yourself!!!

[~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN]

I am so glad I am not alone! I find Spring semester a little harder because of the weather change and not wanting to be cooped up in a class room. Than again with winter it's cold and I just want to stay home with the fireplace on lol.

[Lajimolala, BSN, RN, NP]

This happens to me every semester as well...usually after Thanksgiving though so I haven't been hit yet. This is my first semester of nursing school, and I'm really really praying that I remain motivated and stick to my study plans until the final exam. Usually in prereqs, my grades are so high, that even if I get a C on the final, I still make out with an A. Not so in nursing school. In one of my classes, I'm at a 90.5% right now! So I need to keep at it! I need to study right now, in fact!