Reading textbooks

I do the best I can, but really its impossible to get ALL the reading done. I wouldnt be able to do anything else. I just try to skim what I havent read & highlight the important info.

Oh the joys of an accelerated program!

I too am taking 19 credits this semester....this past week was my first and I already feel soooooooooooooo behind!

All I can suggest is skim, skim, skim! And take the practice questions as the end of the chapters to help supplement. If you have a problem answering a question, go back and review.

At least thats my plan of attack!

Yeah, I'm in an accelerated program as well....I'm also a single mom and am taking 19 credit hours...I only skim and read the boxed stuff, and highlighted stuff.....I also do the workbooks and take practice tests.....

Isnt the accelerated program just extra-difficult during summer?

I start out reading as much as possible but then lose momentum after the first tests hehe. It is hard to be a diligent reader when you have 5+ chapters per class each week.

Yes and no. Traditional students (at least at my school) don't attend classes in summer. In the fall, our schedules were pretty similar to the traditional students'. This semester, our schedule is a bit tougher.

Good ideas. Thanks. It's good to know I'm not alone. I'm actually in my third semester, and that is what I've been doing so far, it just seems like this semester is a bit heavier on the reading. I had been sticking mostly with the lecture notes. We'll see... Thanks again! Good luck to you!

Yes and no. Traditional students (at least at my school) don't attend classes in summer. In the fall, our schedules were pretty similar to the traditional students'. This semester, our schedule is a bit tougher.

ditto here as well. This first semester is our toughest, credit wise. We are taking 16 credits in the summer and going from mid May-early Aug. The fall semester starts at the end of August. And we are taking 17 credits then. And then I think another 16/17ish for next Spring.

I dont think that the summer semester is any harder than our current one. Its just that most students have this off, but most of those in an accelerated program go straight through.

I'm in my third semester, and what you are doing sounds like a great plan. That is basically what I have been doing (and focusing heavily on lecure notes), but this semester seems to be heavier on the reading, so I hope I'm not doomed! Good luck to you in your program. Advice I got was to focus on the now, because there's no time to work ahead... that's been pretty true. Thanks!

I do read all of the chapters because I'm afraid i'll miss something, but most people do okay with skimming.

You must be a faster reader than me :chuckle

In my department we HAD to do all of the reading.The instructors would seriously (no joke) pull very random things from the book to test us on that were not discussed in class or even mentioned once. Often times it would be from a small very small paragraph. I absolutely hated it DURING school, but thankful we were forced to read everything after we graduated. Because I had read everything thoroughly, I had pretty solid knowledge of everything nursing related. I didn't have to take a review course and ended up passing the NCLEX the 1st time with 75 questions in about 40 minutes. If you cut corners now, you'll more than likely regret it later on.