How much hours in the day to study!

[Studentnursesofly]

I am a new student to the nursing field. At times I feel a little overwhelmed because of the amount of information. I really don't feel as though I am retaining any information. Am I not reading enough? or is Nursing not for me. Sometimes I feel as though I don't take it serious since I am coming from a degree. As new nursing students how many of you study more than 3 hours a day?

current classes:

pharm

AP II

Medical Terminology

I passed AP I with a C which im not worried about but I do want all A's in my nursing courses

[chelbelle]

Sometimes I feel like I'm not retaining any information either but doing little reviews always makes me realize that I know more than I think! I wouldn't say you're not reading enough, but maybe not LEARNING enough. Sometimes that's what trips me up, I try to memorize information instead of really understand it, and that's always the information I end up forgetting or not doing well with. Really try to learn the information, and that might mean don't read! :eek: I know that's so terrible to say as a nursing student but I can say with honesty that I'm in my last year of nursing with a 3.9 GPA without ever reading for any of my classes! It's not how I learn! Instead, I re-write notes (with some additional information I obtained from the book if I'm confused) and do review questions. I've found that often graphics/pictures/tables in the book are a better source of information for me than the text.

It's not always about the length of time spent studying, it's about the quality of studying!

Hope this helps! :)

[pmabraham, BSN, RN]

Good day:

As a "general" rule, one should study a "minimum" of two hours for each lecture hour. As a "general guideline" take the number of credits for a semester, multiply by two for the "minimum" study hours per week.

For example, if you were taking a 12 credit load, you should spend no less than 24 hours per week on study.

While I do believe quality over quantity, I also believe there's such a thing as reasonable minimum for the quantity in order for it to be quality.

Thank you.

[RNnewbie2014]

I feel nursing school is a process and figuring out "what works for you." Some people have to study allll the time, and some get the concepts easier than others. You just have to find what works best for YOU. It's crazy to me that people really study for as many hours as they do that I have read. I study maybe 10-12 hours a week if you took in the material I read and the practice ATI questions I did or NCLEX I did. No, I do not make all A's but I was very close to making all A's this past semester. Actually 1 point away! I think it's all about quality. If you understand a concept, move on. I feel like you can over study just as well as under study. I have seen many students who study waaaay more than me and fail a test. Find out what works for you, and I promise you will find out!! It takes trial and error before you actually figure out what works for you. Good luck!!