do you have to read to make good grades?

[Fern22]

I was wondering, how important is reading the required material in passing exams? I have a lot of reading to do....which I am doing now but some people in my class say that they don't read and they still pass stuff. This is for my Med Surg class.......so while I am making my way through this big book......is it better to just skim or something? I am wondering what works for you guys.......personally I feel that reading is helpful since my instructors pull questions straight from the book......and sometimes I feel like reading makes me understand stuff better but I am so often pressed for time during the semester....of course I am trying to stay ahead(funny, I know), classes start tomorrow.........so please give me your personal opinion: is all the reading neccessary to make good grades on the exams? I really need A's and high B's, I want to graduate with honors! So please tell me what you think about this. I'm new here...I'm in year 3/4 of BSN program by the way...

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[not now, RN]

While I will be the first to admit that I don't always read every single page of all assigned reading (sometimes it's just too much) ... this thread kinda disturbs me.

Reading is for understanding, learning and internalizing the information. Not just for grades.

Someday when I'm ill, I hope I don't have some condition that my nurse found "boring" and neglected to read about. :stone

It's not so much that I'm lazy but I don't absorb it as well. I ask lots of questions in class. Between that, writing lecture notes and seeing/doing in clinical I know what I'm talking about. Not all of us can read and get it the first time. If I see it done or have it explained to me I'm all over it. :)

[abundantjoy07, RN]

Reading is very important. Even if you don't have the time or want to read at least skim. After all how else are you going to learn?

[lisamc1RN, LPN]

I read most of the assigned reading because there have been questions from the reading that weren't in lecture before. I do skip sections if I really understand it already.

[Tilleycs]

While I will be the first to admit that I don't always read every single page of all assigned reading (sometimes it's just too much) ... this thread kinda disturbs me.

Reading is for understanding, learning and internalizing the information. Not just for grades. Someday when I'm ill, I hope I don't have some condition that my nurse found "boring" and neglected to read about.

I agree. Would you want to be operating on by a surgeon who found HIS textbooks too boring? Would you want your taxes done by an accountant who found the latest changes to the tax code too boring?