To Study and Re-study, Then Re-Study Some More

[hawkeyeginger]

How often do you review the material you were taught in "nursing pre-requisites" like A&P, Microbio, Medical Terminology, Nutrition, etc.? And I mean actually sitting down and reviewing notes, not as in "we-do-it-everyday-in-clinicals." I will be in clinicals *fingers crossed* in Fall, but I feel as though I should be reviewing all that material on a daily basis, not just every couple of days.

What are your thoughts?

[on eagles wings, ASN, RN]

Hi,

I am in your situation because I took AP 1&2, Chemistry, & Microbiology all last year. So I totally forgot a ton of stuff.

I like to get a highlighter and just sit with the book and read. That's just me. If I don't understand some mechanism, I look it up on youtube, find a podcast, or find a diagram online that will help me understand it more. Like some acid/base stuff and whatnot. Its usually metabolic stuff.

For micro, I liked drawing the different kinds of bacteria. ... Well I like to draw everything. Make your own diagrams. It helps.

I wouldn't rewrite notes unless you felt you really had to. Like something you didn't learn at all the first time or something really long and complicated. In any other case, just reread your notes or the book.

Hope this helps. :)