How often do you study?

[tag2007]

I am curious as to how often you all study or how many hours per week or per day you work on school? My goal is to devote 2 hours a day studying, reading, etc. I am wondering what has worked best for you all?

[an2on, BSN, RN]

4 hours a day...this includes reading, papers, projects etc...this doesn't include the breaks

[llg, PhD, RN]

If you are going to school full time -- the amount of time you spend on school (class and homework combined) should be roughly equivalent to a full time job.

I teach an undergraduate class that meets only for 1.5 hours per week. I expect my students to spend at least another 4-5 hours each week doing homework for that class.

The government has some standards for defining a "credit hour" ... but I forget what they are. I'll try to find that and let you know.

[x_factor]

It really depends on the amount of classes you have. Right now I have 3, and spend roughly 2 hours a day studying. Next semester, I'll have 6 classes and some are much more advanced than the classes I have now, so my studying time will most definitely double, if not more.

[an2on, BSN, RN]

4-5 hours a day studying for each class is intense...I would say 2-3 hours for each class. I have two classes fundamentals and health assessment which is intense

[RebeccaV]

My school breaks down a little different, we do all the a&p, micro, nutrition, etc, then we start clinicals AFTER that, so most people only have one class - they group the class, clinical and lab together so its one unit and counts as 12 credits, which is full time. Anyway, to answer your question, I can't study for hours on end I lose focus. I study for 3, 30 min sessions. So 1 1/2 hrs per day.

[Iridescent Orchid, CNA, LPN]

I believe it all depends on the material and how well you adapt to the knowledge/understand it all. I tend to study 3-4 nights per week...the time varies, but I usually try to make it 1+ hours most nights. I also usually get to class a few minutes early, or while my instructor is calling role I'll review all the notes that we took over the chapter the previous days until lecture starts. :)

[llg, PhD, RN]

4-5 hours a day studying for each class is intense...I would say 2-3 hours for each class. I have two classes fundamentals and health assessment which is intense

If you are responding to my earlier post ... I said "4-5 hours each week" -- not each day. I hope that sounds a little better to you.

[symphie]

I operate on a "work hard, play hard" philosophy. To me, that means I might spend 3-4 hours studying Monday-Thursday and not even thinking about school Friday-Sunday. Obviously it's not always those days of the week because nursing school schedules make things a lot less constant. But I find I operate best when I buckle down and study for a few more hours one day and just take the next day completely off. If I know I have a 4 hour lecture and have to work for 3 hours that night, I make sure to really buckle down and study that afternoon to make it a "work hard" day for me. That way, I can have a whole "play hard, no stress" day later that week.

I'd say on average I spend 9-12 hours in lectures, 16-20 hours at clinicals, 5-10 hours at work, and 12-15 hours studying every week.

You have to find what works for you. Good luck! :)

[NurseLoveJoy88, ASN, RN]

I study 1-2 hours per day.

[Pneumothorax, BSN, RN]

how often do i study?: Constantly--i do med calc in my sleep, i have nightmares of pump alarms going off and cant find the silence button. -____-

reality: i probably spend 6hrs+ on my days off from class--but i get a lot of work done, and maybe about 2-3 on school days.

[mitral]

I have a bad memory. So 2 hours per week day, then 4-6 hours sat and sun. The result though, is straight A's in class and on HESI's. This pays for my tuition in grants.