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I am not sure how your instructors lecture, but I am going to tell you what helped me study. First off I bought a recorder and recorded the class. I want to note I am not trying to endorse a certain product, but this is what I used. I bought a sony digital recorder. The reason I am giving the name is because you can plug it into your computer (via the USB drive) and transfer the mp3 file to your Itunes account or computer. So as I typed my notes in word, I was listening to my lecture via (intunes). My instructors actually did lecture over the content. Often times, many of them would go so fast it was hard to catch up. Once I started recording the lectures I saw a HUGE diffrence in my understanding of the material and I learned how to focus on key information. For example if the teacher said, you should know this (I would highlight it in red on a word doc). If my instructor said that some of the information was going to be on the test. Another great reccomendation I saw that does work is flash cards. I created my own flash cards. Since I was writing it myself, it helped me learn it more than buying cards. Hope that helps

While working on my undergrad degree, I volunteered in a children's hospital. Even though I wasn't a tech or a nurse I got to see first hand (how the entered the room, what questions they asked, and I learned about different type of contact precautions). It was a great experience. I also was able to use those community service hours on my resume and use the volunteer director as a reference. It's totally worth the investment. It gives you exposure to the field you will be working in the future. If you currently in nursing school and you can volunteer once in two weeks I think that would be great too. Sometimes, just getting out of the house to clear your head after studying is what you truly need. Hope that helps.

I totally agree with one of the other comments. Often you get graded for class participation. A lot of times, if I answered a questions when no one else would, the next time one more person would be willing to speak. Go for it!

I am thinking as far as saving money wise, you might be better off actually buying the books at a discounted price. The book renter website I used in nursing school was book renter.com and the max amount of days they allow you to rent is 125 days. I always found the best deals online by using the ISBN numbers. Ebay was always a good source to being able to buy books for cheap. I often bought books from amazon as well. Hope that helps.

CCRN I have some great notes for ECG reading and treatments. Email me if you need help.