700 pages of reading, per week, for one class

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How do you do it?

i am having the same concern....my pharm instructor emailed us with reading to be completed before class starts the 18th....I am also taking fundementals (and skills..and clinicals)...EEK! Now the nerves are really going...but if u have any tips on reading faster (you said you read fast) i would appreciate it! I dont know how beneficial notes would be from reading or would it just be more time consuming?

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good idea..she does give outlines..so i can use those probably

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I would ask the instructor for advice on how to get it done. Literally. Let her try to explain herself in front of your class; that just might get her to acknowledge the absurdity and to cut back a little. I had an instructor who would give huge reading assignments, and I would do my best to get them done. I spent an entire weekend memorizing respiratory formulas, and when I asked her why there were no questions about them on the following week's quiz, Ms. "I Expect You to Know Everything in the Reading" responded, "Oh, that's graduate level. I'd never expect you to know that. I guess I should have pointed that out." I guess so. She was very specific about her assignments after that.

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another great idea!

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Specializes in Psych.

I would also suggest when you read the book to just briefly read the sections you are familiar with. A lot if the time the book is just going into full detail of the powerpoints. If you have a brief understanding ahead of time wait until after she teaches it and if you are still in the dark go back and read a bit more. If you spend all your time reading that much your brain will be way too full of stuff to recognize the correct answers on tests. Hope she helps you to figure out a good routine!!!

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

I really get a kick out of how some professors think the excessive reading assigned is actually DOABLE. I have a prof this upcoming semester who seems pretty hardcore, but I don't think she'd do that to us, haha. I would seriously cry if I was assigned 700 pages a week, especially just for ONE class! I'm in my second semester, and now we're doing the 'real' stuff, like skills, assessment and such, and I have NOWHERE near 700 pages a week for all of my classes! I would just do what everyone else has been saying, bring it to your prof's attention that you are worried about it, and you definitely aren't the only one! I understand they want us to learn and retain information, but it's kind of difficult when you have to read THAT much. Nursing school is hard work and all, but you shouldn't be buried to death by information, you are there to learn, not to memorize. If it comes to her not backing down, I would just focus on notes and skim the reading assignments, focusing on things that you don't understand as well. Hope all works out for you :)

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Here's what I've done in my class; there is 64 objectives identified and covered throughout the semester. We

divided them throughout the class, each person responsible for one or two. I set up a FB group where we all network,

and email the .doc's out. We have these reports before lecture, then on top of lecture you can do any more review as you might want to add to each report. Otherwise, I agree-it would be a nightmare! skeleton.png

A little organizing between us goes a long way. Good luck.

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One other thought: If there's a study guide published for your text book, buy it and use it for whatever material you can't complete. None of my professors ever ordered these guides, but once I discovered them, they really helped me study for exams.

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Specializes in critical care, PACU.

learn to prioritize. Ive always had problems with leaving any page unturned but at some point you have to cut your losses and only focus on what you can do and whats relevant

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I feel like I went to the same school as you, OP. Are you in Michigan?

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Specializes in med-surg 5 years geriatrics 12 years.

I learned very quickly that it was impossible to read all the " required " reading. Instead I took lots and lots of notes in class and used my text book more for reference or clarification. Also taped lectures and then used books to elaborate. Worked so well for me that my senior year I didn't buy my books, just went to the library and used theirs when I needed clarification. Good luck, don't let it get you down.

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yes i was going to check out summaries. seems im thinking on same track

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