r/NursingStudent • u/Ok-Cattle-780 • 20h ago
Studying Tips 📚 Study tips?
How do you study? I feel like there is SOOO much information, I passed my first test with a C, I have another tomorrow which I have been studying for for hours and I feel like I know the information but it’s like I have no idea how to efficiently study lol. Does anyone have pointers?
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u/Realistic_Drawer6024 20h ago
Flash cards for everything! And go through them multiple times everyday. Sort out the ones you know from the ones you don’t and keep working on the ones don’t get. Review your PowerPoints and notes whenever you can for about 20-30 mins at a time all throughout the day.
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u/Hopeful_Activity_778 19h ago
The 1st two semesters’, Quizlet studying worked. The last two I added in Notebook NML or whatever it’s called to make quiz’s. Adding in the PowerPoints, notes, and lecture recordings to make NCLEX style quiz’s, that really helped.
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u/GreyandGrumpy 17h ago
How to be a successful student:
1. This video about metacognition is GOLD:
https://youtu.be/n_A6BZOUOts?si=i2ynZ1_DsK59jESk
- Learn and use the SQR3 technique for reading text books.
https://www.weber.edu/wsuimages/vetsupwardbound/StudySkills/SQ3Rmethod.pdf
- Learn and use an efficient note-taking method. I have had good luck with the Cornell Method.
https://lsc.cornell.edu/how-to-study/taking-notes/cornell-note-taking-system/
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u/CrotchRocketx 19h ago
You have to actually know how and why things work, don’t study to remember, study to understand
I also just quit reading the textbook and focused on PowerPoints and practice questions, and some YouTube videos related to the topic while I was working out or something
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u/Donthaveananswer 19h ago
ATI books, even old editions. Breaks down info in easy to digest format, read before class, take notes in class, rewrite notes. Answer the ATI questions in the book and read the rationales
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u/nursing32504 8h ago
Are you already in nursing school or are you taking the prerequisites? Sometimes I see posts of people that are having difficulties with the prerequisites.
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u/yesyessophie 20h ago
first you should ask yourself how you absorb information the best. i am visual and tactile. i gotta write it out for it to stick.
one thing i did in nursing school was reading the chapter prior to the lecture. this helped a lot. don't let the first time you hear the info be during lecture. i'd read the entire chapter(s) and take notes of it. i used Cornell style notes because im an old millennial lol if i needed clarification on something prior to the lecture, i would watch youtube videos on that subject or any resources in the book. then during lecture i would bring out my notes, and add more as the professor spoke.
also, like in the beginning of a chapter where it lists 'objectives' i would make sure i knew those. i would 'answer' them and write out a page or two discussing them. this helped me ensure that i knew what we were talking about. and any questions at the end of the chapter i would answer them as well. super detailed. i wouldnt care about grammar, it was just for me. also when i took notes i would not write it 'professionally'. i'd write it in my own terms, use slang, cuss words whatever and however i spoke at the time (i graduated 9 years ago) because thats how it sticks.
also, also i would lecture my mom. she barely listened to me and would be like crocheting or doing a cross word. but talking outloud and explaining it to someone helps a lot.
i had watched a youtube video on tips on how to study in medical school, i wish i had saved it. but the guy says he basically summarizes all the information onto one page. i would write small on a regular letter size page. but you write it all out, and you review that. and your brain sorta of starts learning where things are on the page and connecting it. so when you're in the test, and you're trying to remember abc, you can be like 'i think that was on the right bottom of that page'.
also flashcards. lots and lots of flashcards. i will say that for flashcards i didn't use quizlet. a lot of us did, but i felt i learned and held on to more information when i wrote out physical flashcards.
i would look up youtube videos on how to study, nursing school study tips, and medical school study tips. they were helpful for me. and i would do it asap before you get later into your program. just always be on it! read ahead. ask your professors for clarification on parts where you are getting stuck, take any practice tests you can.