How many PAGES do you have to READ b4 TESTS?

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Im in my 1st semester, 1st year of RN school. The amount of reading is ASTRONOMICALLLLLL! I had been warned that it would be alot of reading but this is almost laughable if it wasnt so ridiculous. I actually counted and we need to have read 700 pages (and Im talking HUGE textbook size pages) between our 4 major tests. I think its just my school that is THIS over the top and would like to do a comparison to see if my hunch is true. Hs anyone else counted how many pages they need to have read between their exams? If so, how many, is it also a huge textbook and how many exams are we talking about?

Incidentally, there is no way I can manage to do all the reading. Its just wayyy too much for what my time allows.

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Specializes in Utilization Management.

I didn't actually count the pages, but we had ONE pediatric test that covered 40 chapters. It was a pretty sizable book also. Did I read every word of every chapter? Um, no. I studied PowerPoints and reinforced with skimming of the chapters.

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Specializes in CNA.
Im in my 1st semester, 1st year of RN school. The amount of reading is ASTRONOMICALLLLLL! Incidentally, there is no way I can manage to do all the reading. Its just wayyy too much for what my time allows.

Rely on what the instructors talk about in lectures and in the learning objectives they give you.

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I'm in my first term. My assessment book is 906 pages long. We don't read the 1 chapter on the Pregnant Female (we do maternal health 2nd term and will do that chapter along with that class). Otherwise, we read the entire book. I read the whole book once, and I read my highlights at least 1 additional time.

We have a total of 3 comprehensive tests in Assessment (my final one is on Tuesday). In addition to reading the book, I listen/watch each lecture a couple of times and do tons and tons of NCLEX style questions.

My fundamentals book is much larger and honestly I don't even know how many pages we read. It's several thousand pages long and we have lots that we haven't gotten to yet.

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I have found the same problem. Its quite ridiculous when you're doing 4 subjects and each one expects you to read three 40 page chapters per week :uhoh3: TBQH I don't do all my weekly readings. In my experience (I've done 3 semesters), everything I've needed to know for exams is in the lecture notes so I spend the most time studying those and use the readings more to consolidate my knowledge on things I'm not as confident on, especially around exam time. Reading the learning objectives is also helpful on what is important to read and study and what is not as important.

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

Your reading amount is VERY typical.

Read the chapter objectives. Study the diagrams. Learn to scan for the important parts. Match what you are reading to your notes. Seek clarification on anything you don't fully grasp.

I have never read the textbooks page by page. You are right, there is not enough time.

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Specializes in Cath Lab & Interventional Radiology.

I agree with the last poster. I find that most of the important information is in a chart, which eliminates much of filler words. Pay attention to your instructors powerpoint and course objectives and focus read the essentials.

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Yes we have crazy amounts of reading as well!!! And I can't just skim or look at charts! We have to read or we are bound to lose points.. Our teachers love picking little details that you would only know if you read!!!! Oh and I don't have the time either but I do it because I thrive on doing my best!

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Crazy amount of readings for me, too! And just like NSalvadore, I have to read every word, as I have a few instructors that manage to find the minute details buried in the chapter, and test on those things. Her questions have burned us more than once on tests because it was something easily skipped over when reading.

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I am in the third semester, and you have to read several books on the subject cause they like to pull from 4-5 different books, but I ususally go over the powerpoints and skim through the chapters, and do a lot of nclex questions....

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