questions about charity and study time

AlisonF · Aug 11, 2005

hi. i will be starting charity in a couple of weeks and would really appreciate some really honest answers.i have 2 kids and not much support from family,i am really starting to worry if i can handle all of the responsibilities.i want to spend time with my kids and keep my marriage.how much time do you actually spend studying? i just got through emt school and i am used to studying but not every second of the day and all day on weekends. any answers would be greatly appreciated.

Congrats on your acceptance to charity. That is a difficult question to answer because everyone does not learn at the same pace. What may be easy for you to grasp, may require someone else more study time. I truly believe anything worth having is worth paying dues for, and you will pay some serious dues when trying to become a nurse. Study until you understand the material, it may seem as though you have "lost your life to nursing" but that is a temporary phase that will yield great satisfaction (and source of income) when finished. When I was in lpn school, I was a single mom with a 9 month old and a 2 year old. It is hard to study with two babies walking around during the day. My life turned literally upside down. Me and the kids went to bed for 8:30 and I slept from then until midnight. At midnight, I got up and I studied in the middle of the night while the kids were asleep. I was on that schedule for 18 months and it paid off, I graduated first in my class, and boards were a breeze for me. I am now in a BSN program and this is a cake walk compared to the other one because the kids are now 12 and 14 and I have gained so much nursing experience that I do not require much studying. The thing of it is this, you have to do what is most beneficial and comfortable for your journey. Some of it you may grasp quickly, if that is the case, move on to the next subject. Some of it may be more difficult,read and re-read until you understand the concept and the rationale behind it because at the end of the day, the only person who can protect your license (CYA, cover your a**) is you. The more you know, the better you are able to do that.

Good Luck in your education.

AlisonF · Aug 11, 2005

hi. i will be starting charity in a couple of weeks and would really appreciate some really honest answers.i have 2 kids and not much support from family,i am really starting to worry if i can handle all of the responsibilities.i want to spend time with my kids and keep my marriage.how much time do you actually spend studying? i just got through emt school and i am used to studying but not every second of the day and all day on weekends. any answers would be greatly appreciated.

I also want to add that there is a standard formula that colleges use as a guide to study time. For a three hours course you should study 2hrs per week but that is typically to obtain a "c" in the course. So if you have a 6 credit hour class, that would means 6x2=12hrs/week for that one course. A full load of 12 hours would require 24 hours/wk of study time, but again, that is to obtain a C in the courses. If you are striving for an A or a B you have to increase the study time.

Hopeful-RN-NOLA · Aug 15, 2005

From Level III and IV students, "You will student day and night."

How true is this? Actually, I like studying, but geez, ALL day, EVERY day?