How many hours do you study each day?

nursemidestiny · Jul 11, 2007

Hi I am just starting myself this fall, so I am not of much help but I thought I would bump this up where hopefully someone could.Good Luck!

AprilRNhere · Jul 11, 2007

I just finished in May. I made it a point to study 2 hours EVERY DAY. If I missed a day- that was ok...but I didn't make a habit of it. The hardest for me was the last semester. We dived DEEP into cardiac/respiratory emergency care. It was the most time consuming..but I thought also the most interesting.

For many the third was the most difficult. Our third semester was OB and there was ALOT of information. (I've had 3 kids, and one complicated pregnancy so this wasn't new info to me)

MikeyJ, RN · Jul 11, 2007

For those who are in a nursing program:idea:, will you please tell us how many hours per day do you study.
Will you please state what class/classes you are currently taking and if you noticed that you needed to study more for some classes vs other classes.
Finally, which semester was the easiest for you.

I am a few months into my first semester, but I can give you an idea how how much I study.

My current classes are:

.Nursing Fundamentals.

.Nursing Fundamentals Clinical Lab.

.Pathophysiology/Pharmacology I.

.Physical Assessment.

.Physical Assessment Lab.

.Nursing In Today's World.

Typically I spend at least 2 or 3 hours a day (at least -- sometimes upto 4 or 5). Weekends consist of usually 6 hours a day. On exam weeks (especially when we have 2 exams) I spent over 40 hours a week studying, typing up notes, etc.

I will be honest and tell you that my studying habits are dwindled a little in past 2 weeks (I have just been so tired). We have at least one exam every week along with papers due, online quizzes, etc.

I probably spend the most time on my Patho/Pharm class followed by Nursing Fundamentals. Typing up care plans probably comes in 3rd place, followed by Physical Assessment. I spend almost no time on my "Nursing Ethics" class because it is online and pathetically boring. I only kick my butt into gear for that class when an online quiz is coming up or a paper is due.

You will find that the first month of nursing school is insanely busy because you are not adjusted to your professors and not yet adjusted to nursing school. However, I assure you that you will soon be spending less time on school because you know how to study for each professors exam and you discover what you do have to read and don't have to read.

islandvirtue · Jul 11, 2007

well i am an lpn student so i am trying tohelp and i work full time in an ob/gyn office, but i tryto get in at least 2 hours a day- i plan to go straight into an rn program next year hopefully in virginia so any info that any other student can provide as to help me pay for that let me know.

luvs2readlotsRN · Jul 11, 2007

Third semester ADN student here! I study 2 hours every day. This doesnt include clinical prep time, clinical work(assessments, concept maps etc), the 2 hours is just nursing lecture.

The easiest semester for me was the first(fundamentals). I got the highest grade in the class....91.22...92% being an A. SO it was a B.

2nd semester I really struggled with fluid and electrolytes, in fact have been reviewing them this summer because its still one of my weak areas.

Good luck in nursing school!

Galore · Jul 12, 2007

oops, double post!

Galore · Jul 12, 2007

This is my first semester and I'm taking Assessment and Lab, Fundamentals and Lab, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and an ethics type class + clinicals once a week. I get home from school around 3:30, allow myself an hour or two to eat and unwind, then pretty much work on school stuff until I can't stay awake any longer, usually 10-11 pm. Not all of that is specifically studying, but includes time printing out notes, doing online quizzes, etc.

krenee · Jul 12, 2007

I made it a point to study 2 hours EVERY DAY.

Actually, that's impressive to me (that you can study that little in NS!) I'm taking Pharmacology this summer and planned to study 2 hrs per day but it isn't enough and I've had to bump it up to 3-4. Of course this is an accelerated class since it's summer, so four weeks shorter than usual - and it's online so I don't have any lecture . . . so maybe that's why. But during NS I would be thrilled if I could get away with only 2 hrs per day. I plan to start out with a lot more to make sure I'm on the right track.

Kelly

madampomfrey · Jul 12, 2007

I just finished my first semester so my hardest class so far has been Fundamentals. To tell you the truth I am not a study all along person. I know its bad but I do better when I cram. I prepare to cram ahead of time by making my note cards as I go but I wont study them until about 3 days before the exam. so I maybe studied an hour and a half a day between all my classes but when I had a test I could easily study 10+ hours. This works for me and I pulled off all A's but this does not work for everyone. I think it only worked for me because of my learning style and I didn't have any other responsibilities to make the cramming impossible. I know that many of my friends would study 2 hours a day and then 6-8 hours on weekends. So it really depends on your own personal study habits and learning style. Good luck!

richardjboro1 · Jul 12, 2007

I rarely study every day, (junior bsn student). But, I run a study group and we meet mostly weekly. When we meet, we study around 2-5 hrs, depending whether we have a test or not. I'm not sure why folks have to study so much. I"m a second degree person, so, possibly that's why. I work too much (around 30 hrs a week) to study every day.

Ms Kylee · Jul 12, 2007

At least 2 hours a day, but more as test time approaches. If I have a test on Monday, I'll spend at least 10 hours prepping for it, starting the Thursday before.

Current classes are Anatomy (95% going into the final)

Basic Nursing I (which I hate)

Nutrition/Clinical Nutrition

Math for Meds

And one final under my belt in PRC (98% for the class)

I also have at least 3 hours of clinical one week, and at least 16 hours of clinical the next week. It's a part time program, but I swear we work as hard as the full time class.