What is up, my friend?
Christina here with nursingschoolofsuccess.com and in this video today we are diving into
nursing school time management.
Dun, dun, dun.
Ha!
It's so hard in nursing school, you've got so much doing on, sometimes it can feel hard
to breathe, nonetheless, find the time so that you can make a plan to manage your time.
It's this whole circle, you know you need to stop for a few minutes to make a plan,
but you don't feel like you have that time to spare.
So, we're going to fix that today, because we're going to make a plan for you, together,
you and me.
Let's do it!
So I've got 3 nursing school time management tips for you: the first is to get everything
down on paper.
Seriously, I am convinced that one of the biggest stressors in nursing school is our
brain.
We get so busy trying to remember all that we need to do, we get so stressed trying to
think about what's next, that we don't focus on what's important.
Does this happen to you?
Because this happens to me all the time, there is so much going on in my mind, and it's hard
to keep track of everything, and then I don't pay attention to the real world.
I'll get so far in my own head that I'll space out and forget what I'm doing.
Do you do this too?
If you do, let me know in the comments.
I want to know I'm not the only one who feels this way, so we can chat about it!
So let me know on the comments if you and I are the same.
I can't wait to hear from you.
So the first key to solving this problem that I've found, is to take a piece of paper and
write out everything you need to do, literally everything.
Write it all down.
Papers, care plans, taking your dog for a walk, making food (don't forget that one,
please, please eat during nursing school, I know it's easy to forget), write down what
you need to study, everything, just write everything down.
Get it out of your brain, and onto a piece of paper.
I promise, you will feel about 10 pounds lighter when you do this.
Just brain dump, get it all down on paper.
And now step number 2 is to prioritize that to-do list.
Okay, for real.
You would not survive in nursing school if you had to do all.the.things right?
I mean, there's just not enough time, that would be crazy land.
So you need to PRIORITIZE your life.
And the best way to do this is to prioritize that to-do list.
So I like to do it this way: I go through my to-do list and write a number 1 next to
the first thing I need to do, write a number 2 next to the next thing I need to do, and
so on and so forth.
So go all the way down the list and make numbers next to each one.
And here's a little bonus tip, if there's something on there that isn't super important,
or that doesn't really need to happen.
Maybe it was just taking up mental space in your mind but now that it's on paper, you
realize it's not really worth doing?
Cross that sucker off your list!
If it's not important or doesn't need to get done, then cross it off.
It doesn't need to be on your priorities list.
So once you've got your list of priorities, the 3rd step is to schedule it.
You'll need to schedule these things in your planner, so that you reserve that time to
get them done, and you have a plan.
When you have all of your priorities written down in your nursing school planner, you won't
be wasting time wondering what to do next.
It will give you that mental space to relax your mind, and know that everything you need
to do is already scheduled in your planner.
And when you go to work on those things, you have a plan in front of you, so you can just
follow what you laid out.
Seriously, this will greatly decrease your stress in nursing school.
And get this: we are releasing the first edition of our Nursing School Planner.
This baby is amazing, it's beautiful!
It has everything you need to plan your time like a pro in nursing school.
It includes monthly calendars, weekly and daily schedules, to help you actually put
these time management tips into practice.
This is really your key to better time management in nursing school.
And that's why I'm so excited to offer this to you.
So I put a link to our brand new, beautiful nursing school planner in the description
below, so make sure you check that out.
You seriously, don't want to live without it!
Thank you so much for being here, friend, if you need more help in nursing school, we've
got tons of other videos here on the nursing school show, to help you succeed in nursing
school, because that's what we're all about.
I am so grateful to have you here.
Now go become the nurse that God created only YOU to be.
I'll see you next time on the nursing school show, take care.