Group
studies are considered to be similar to classrooms, but are developed in a more
comfortable environment with a restricted number of student participation.
If
a nursing student has always been studying alone, he or she is aware of the
fact that the time allocated for studying purpose is also filled with other
non-studying activities, such as phone calls, internet, etc. If you are
studying in a group with fellow nursing students, you will be committed to
contribute the part that has been assigned to you and there will not be any
chance to avoid such a responsibility, or even postpone it to a second moment.
Once
you join a group you can enjoy a number of benefits that alone wouldn’t be
achieved.
5
main reasons why:
- No chances to postpone
- Increased efficiency
- Complete information
- Socializing amidst routine
- Practice interaction
No chances to postpone
If
you are studying on your own, you have all the chances to postpone. You might
fall behind schedule and postpone your studies to the last day before the exam
or the class’s end. By being on your own, you have the confidence that you can
manage your time at a second moment in the future. The result at the end is
quite the same: poor grades or poor performance in the classroom.
Meanwhile,
if you consider to study with your fellow nursing students, you will not have
the chances to postpone. Group-study meetings are organized, and each of the
group members has his or her own responsibilities, so you will be holding yours
and will be held accountable.
During
a group study session, you have the chance to learn more and faster. By sharing
information, knowledge, and skills you can contribute to others studying and
vice versa. Repetition is considered to be the “mother” of studying. By being
in a study group, you will be able to repeat lectures since you will be
explaining them to your fellow nursing students. On the other side, you will
have the possibility to listen to other fellow students’ lectures and
explanations.
By
being alone, this will not be possible. You can repeat on your own but there
will not be anybody there to support you in terms of information correctness
and completion. Studying alone takes more time, since you have to organize
everything on your own. Instead, if you are learning in a group, you can set a
task for each of the members and everything will run faster and smoother.
Once
you leave the classroom after lecture, the information is temporarily still
fresh in your mind. You will gradually lose this information until you’re able
to look at your notes once more. Studying alone means that if you missed
something in class and didn’t take notes; it will be extremely difficult to
recollect that information. However, if you participate in a study group, then
you have all the chances to fill in the gaps of the missing information.
Group
study enables its participants to exchange the absorbed information amongst
each other. It means that whenever any of the group members has an uncertainty,
the other members can explain again and leave no questions behind.
Group
study has been reported to be highly productive among nursing students
especially, considering the fact that they are usually limited by physical
time.
Nursing
students are usually deprived of a social life. They do not have enough time to
arrange social meetings or participate in social events. They are always encountered
running up and down between classes, training, extracurricular activities, and
clinical practice. If a nursing student is at home, he or she is for sure
reading and studying for tomorrow classes.
This
is not one of the most pleasurable conditions a student wishes for himself/
herself, but it is still the harsh reality they have to deal with during the
whole continuity of nursing school.
Even
though the main purpose of group study is to focus and contribute with
knowledge and information in regards to nursing studies, time for social
interaction is still possible and encouraged.
One
of the main challenges a nurse will face is social interaction. Nurses are
always in close contact with patients, doctors and other nurses. Their daily
routine is usually full of pressure and time constraints, but despite this,
they should always be open to requests, support, and emotional aid.
Human
interaction is a skill that not everyone possesses naturally. To some nurses,
practice is necessary. This is another beneficial aspect of group study. You
will be supporting each other, sharing practices, sharing opinions, and
debating over them. Naturally, you will start developing social interaction
abilities that you did not possess at the very beginning of your journey as a
nursing student.
In
addition to these 5 previous reasons, there are countless other benefits to
studying in a group. Working with peers can easier and feasible than working at
home alone, depending on the situation and project of course. When you are home
alone, you might be prone to several temptations that are not related to
nursing studies.
Nursing
students are strongly encouraged to choose a group of study as soon as possible
in order for them to fully optimize their knowledge.
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