Revision Motivation

Re: Revision Motivation

Sally Seddon — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:41:34 GMT

Im in the same boat, been desperate to train and qualify for years and now my first year exams are coming up i just cant get motivated. AAAAAARGH!

Ive been meeting up with one of the girls from college and we have been doing study sessions together. Its really helpful, we come up with stupid ways to remember things e.g. manual handling operations regulations 1992 - a man of 92 cant lift things (92 being the year of the act). Sounds daft but it works for us. Might be worth a try for you too

Re: Revision Motivation

PHA86 — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:12:11 GMT

One word; procrastination!

Surely the sight of my wee bonnie face in class is enough motivation for you, Kim French!

(Tash) x

Re: Revision Motivation

Kim — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:40:12 GMT

Hi,

I've got my first exam in two weeks. I've been revising for ages now, but I feel its been paying off. I have been watching videos on youtube to help me see things visual, as reading stuff doesn't always sink in with me. But making tables, using flash cards and spider diagrams help me alot and using different highlighter colours to illustrate the important bits.

Like everyone else has mentioned re - wirte things out over and over again, then keep reading it over and over again. I'm hoping this technic will work for me.

Oh, do you not have a study week at college. I am currently at one this week, its only been day one and already I have found it really helpful

Re: Revision Motivation

Hannah Young — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:47:30 GMT

Hiya

Im in the same boat as you!!-First year exams and just dnt have the motivation or a way that sticks in my head!! Soo annoying!! I find a way which helps me is that someone asks me questions. So going through our college folders and just choosing a random question to ask me-thats how I tend to revise but its just finding someone to do it which is the problem. Hope this help!

Good luck for your exams!

Hannah x

Re: Revision Motivation

Susannah Carrigan SVN — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:11:02 GMT

Thank you for all your help guys, very much appreciated. Especially like the badge picture idea!! xx

Re: Revision Motivation

Susan Jackson — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:44:00 GMT

I did the flash cards and spider diagrams. They worked really well. Also I took a set of notes and wrote questions that I thought that I should remember/know about that section. I would answer the questions, see what I got right and then repeat until I could answer all the questions.

Re: Revision Motivation

Vicky RVN — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:10:05 GMT

I found going through my notes and making colourful spider diagrams with the key points helped me. It meant that when I was reading my notes I was actually taking it in, rather than skimming over it which is too easy to do! I also used flash cards for some things.

Re: Revision Motivation

Alana Dent — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 10:40:58 GMT

Two things worked for me.

Flash cards - One side would ask (for EG) (Hormone name) Is produced where? The other side would have the answer. They are small so you can carry them round and pull them out whenever you have 5 mins spare - waiting for bus, kettle to boil etc!

Second - Study group. Order a pizza and study with friends. You will find that everyone has different areas of strength - so they can help you, while you help them in your fave area!

Good Luck!!

Re: Revision Motivation

Katie Mansfield — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 08:56:19 GMT

As for motivation, why not print off a picture of a red badge, stick to the front of your exercise book and write your name and the words "RVN - soon" , or "this will be mine" underneath?

K x

Re: Revision Motivation

Katie Mansfield — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 08:33:48 GMT

I do a lot of my revision in bed - for a start it's quieter and I feel more relaxed. I have an exercise book and write things out over and over and re-read it all, every page, just before going to sleep. Then I test myself on it in the morning. Works for me

K x

Re: Revision Motivation

Sal the 1st — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:46:05 GMT

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Apparently we absorb infomation better when we sleep, try recording things, then playing them over night ? Not sure wether this is true, was told this at college.

good luck

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Yes it is true! This is the reason hypnosis works so well for accelerated learning

Re: Revision Motivation

Sarah Southworth RVN CertVNECC — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:30:58 GMT

I used to write things down highlight important things with different colour pens etc, make flash cards etc. Make a list of four muscles etc and carry card round for day and keep looking at it, then change to something else. Used to do this for things that would not stick in my brain.

Apparently we absorb infomation better when we sleep, try recording things, then playing them over night ? Not sure wether this is true, was told this at college.

good luck

Re: Revision Motivation

james hunter — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:45:38 GMT

I found that writing cases the old portfolio was one of the best study methods for me!

I probably went overboard with things from time to time but it served me well. I find that sitting staring at books and so on was not the best method to get things into my head, but chatting with others about study topics (my other half is an RVN too so it was good having someone to throw ideas at and have someone to point out what was right or wrong in my thinking of things).

There are lots of online nursing aids out there too, doing past papers of multiple choice questions can help highlight specific areas where you might need to focus and sometimes just getting started is half the battle, so MCQ's may not seem like much in the way of studying but its a good step in the right direction!

good luck for your exams :D