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How many hours per day do you put into studying for your nursing classes? I've heard a lot of different answers. Also, do you think there is such a thing as studying TOO much? Can you freak yourself out because you "don't get it all at once"?

Studying advice?

THANKS

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Specializes in ICU.

I study a lot. I was in class this morning until 10 got home at 11:30 and studied til 4. I have to get all of my studying in before my son gets home so we can spend as much quality time as possible together right now as I am going through a divorce and it's hard on him. Yes, I think you can study too much because for me it all blurs together after a while.

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Sometimes I think that my anxiety will get the best of me. I'm mostly anxious because I want to be a nurse more than anything. Failing is a scary thought! I also think I'm scared for the "no social life," but it's good to know that you get to spend some quality time with your family! Do you feel it's important to set yourself a schedule so you don't get behind? Have there been things you don't understand, or is it mostly just material load?

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Specializes in Hospice.

It definitely blurs together.... I'm in NUR 111 and Assessment/Pharmacology, my first semester in nursing school, and it's all mish mashed together in my brain because there is way too much material to try to differentiate which class I actually learned it in! Today is a long day, six and half hours of class time/lab time, and I couldn't crack a textbook tonight if my life depended on it. The information overload is unreal. Tomorrow 8 hours of clinical, and my first real patient. I'm so tired right now I am going to bed at 830 tonight and DVRing "The Voice"! You know I'm tired if I miss that!

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HAHA! In the program I'll be in, you don't officially take pharm until the 2nd semester... I don't know if that's a good or a bad thing. Do they "ease" you into pharm. and you just build on it, or is it pretty "all at once"? I guess I just want opinions on what nursing school is like.

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Specializes in Hospice, Palliative Care.

Good day:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday typically 10 to 12 hours per day. Tuesday's and Thursday's, typically 3 to 5 hours per day. Sunday, 4 to 5 hours.

How that brakes down per class varies.

Thank you.

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12 hours of just studying? Does that include clinical (god I hope) haha!

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No such thing as studying TOO much...

Just studying TOO much at ONCE...

Space it out.

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^^ Good tip. Thank you so much!!

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Specializes in Hospice, Palliative Care.

Good day:

Pre-nursing section, so this is just for prerequisites -- no clinicals.

A&P 1 gets the most study time followed by Basic Microbiology then Intermediate Algebra (which is mainly practice, practice, practice), and Sociology.

Thank you.

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Yes, luckily I already have most of my prereqs done and will only have to take one per semester until I start!

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I study after my dd goes to sleep. Im single mom and its my ONLY time to study. She bteastfeeds and wakes up many times so im back nd forth. Its really stressful sometines but you gotta do what you gotta do and I gotta be a nurse!!

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