revision!!

Re: revision!!

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 11:34:42 GMT

I done all the usual revision stuff, ie writing it down, reading ++++++++++, flash cards things pinned all over my cupboards doors mirrors etc.... and I also learned the mutiple choice question answer booklets off by heart (sad but true) but this helped a huge amount.So definitely do that.

Re: revision!!

Caron K — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 11:22:13 GMT

hi. I made revision flash cards. By writing them out it helped remember . I also wrote out my own question cards and get my boyfriend and family to help ask them. I also read the question answerbooks and tested my self all the time and u actually start memorising the answers. Quite a few popped up in my exam and i knew straight away cos they were ones which were in the books. Good luck !

Re: revision!!

FINNIGAN — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 08:49:36 GMT

yes ive got that book, found it good but worry its not in depth enough

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Doolally — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 21:58:09 GMT

Have you got the How to Get Through NVQ 3 book? I just revised from those books, and only used other books/class notes if there was a subject I really didn't understand. Other books/class notes go into more depth than you need for the exam, so I found the way the How To Get Through books condense every subject really useful. Then from that one book I made flash cards.

You've obviously done something right getting through the first year and passing one of the NVQ 3 papers, so you're nearly there

Re: revision!!

kristen — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:24:25 GMT

If you have someone to study with, or maybe a new nurse or work experience you could explain a certain process to? I found having to tell someone how an xray is made, point to the parts on the machine, you'll quickly find what you do and don't know and remember in the exam your explanation.

Good luck, you're so close :)

Re: revision!!

FINNIGAN — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:22:58 GMT

thats just it, i wish i knew, really swotted up on radiography last time as felt this was my weak point but when i got the exam only had a handfull of questions on radiography!! i tried to see if they would be able to tell me where i was falling short but no, they said they couldnt, it would be nice if you could get a bit of feed back on where your weak points were,

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eveleen — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:27:17 GMT

What are you struggling with? I failed my first attempt as radiography was my weak subject. I concentrated on radiography more this time and luckly passed. I found using the multiple question books really helped me.

Re: revision!!

FINNIGAN — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:11:14 GMT

ill defo try the mp3 strategy as if i ever want to remember something for the next day , i go to bed saying it over in my mind and then bizarrly its the first thing i think of in the morning!!!!

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FINNIGAN — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:07:47 GMT

thanks so much guys, im more of a visual learner, i have to actually do the task and then i learn it better, also have to understand why, what ,im doing to get it into my dim head! i also learn by reading then copying it down if that makes sense! although this can be time consuming!!

Re: revision!!

xXx Cat xXx — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:58:25 GMT

Hi,

I record my notes in to mp3 format. It means I have to read my notes from college out loud and then I can listen to them when I want and weaker areas I can listen to more than stronger areas and I sleep listening to them and find this combined with MQC's and reading helps me revise.

xXx

Re: revision!!

Phrin Vernon RVN — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:35:47 GMT

Everyone learns in a different way - when I started college they had us do a questionairre to see what kind of 'learner' we were. Some people learn best from reading things, some from writing things down, by being shown things practically etc.

Personally I find that making my own flash cards helps me - picking out the key information from notes and textbooks, and condensing it, writing it down, and then getting people to quiz me.

I like Maisy's idea of workbooks with crosswords etc too!

Good Luck for March - fingers crossed for you

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Maisy — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:32:38 GMT

What about trying different types of revision methods, so rather than focus mainly on the mcq, ask people to draw up things such as crosswords, fill the spaces in paragraphs, labelling diagrams etc. Sounds basic but there were a couple of books published as a workbook in A+P and radiography with these methods that were recommended by my old college and they were found to be invaluable.

Learning the books is a going to help definitely, but other revision types mean that you are understanding problem areas in a different fashion so you aren't just focusing on what MCQ are asking you. I found radiography to be a problem area and my assessor would write paragraphs of how the machine works, processing films etc with gaps to fill in missing words etc and this got me thinking and eventually understood the subject more.