I have a big problem when doing a chapter outline. Everything seems important to me, how do you decide what you should insert in an outline and what shouldn't be?Sorry if this is a bad question but this semester I seem to have Power point loving/chapter reading professors instead of the notes oriented professors.
Bonny619 528 Posts Feb 22, 2007 I don't.I also have powerpoint loving, chapter reading professors. I study the powerpoints and I read the book...often 2 or 3 times.Ive found that in nursing school it's really key to understand the concepts, not always the little details. I make sure I have a really good understanding of the overall material. This works for me.
caliotter3 38,333 Posts Feb 23, 2007 I remember taking classes on "how to study" many yrs ago. I never wanted to do any of the things I was taught to do, although the things taught usually seemed reasonable to me. I just read the chapter over and over, thinking (making my head hurt!) more and more about the concepts with each reading. Have found that the test prep/review books often have the material outlined. So I read these for the need to know stuff. Otherwise, my instructors in school were pretty good about providing us the info that they wanted us to know. (Before the days of power point).
Daytonite, BSN, RN 4 Articles; 14,603 Posts Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt. Has 40 years experience. Feb 23, 2007 Read this webpage on how to read a textbook:http://www.accd.edu/sac/history/keller/ACCDitg/SSSQ3R.htm There are active links at the bottom of the page if you want to see other subjects covered in this website: Strategies for Success: Study Skills Online.
MD1211 35 Posts Feb 24, 2007 I have a big problem when doing a chapter outline. Everything seems important to me, how do you decide what you should insert in an outline and what shouldn't be?Sorry if this is a bad question but this semester I seem to have Power point loving/chapter reading professors instead of the notes oriented professors.This might seem stupid or overly explanatory, but it took me a year to figure it out. Focus on the Nursing Interventions for particular diseases/procedures. I spent SO much time trying to memorize the pathophysiology, and kept noticing that the questions were geared to what are nurses responsible for. Sure, it's important to understand the basic concept of the disease process, but your grades start to go up when you know what to do for them.Another thing, is follow the chapter objectives. Depending on where you are and who the test maker is, this importance will vary. make charts and find the differences. If you are feeling like it's the SAME thing over and over, start picking out different things. Those are the likely test questions, especially in Med Surg. And finally, highlight. I had a hangup about highlighting since the resale and all that, but I figure failing the course and having to pay tuition again was more expensive. Good luck!
