NSG 326 Adult Health IActivities to ConsiderA Schedule Example for How You Spend a Typical WeekDeveloping a ScheduleHours Available in a WeekYour “Work” Week Might Look Like thisFriday evenings!!!Weekend TimeResourcesSlide 1042510011 0010 1010 1101 0001 0100 1011Prepared by Dr. EnnenNSG 326 Adult Health ITime Management42510011 0010 1010 1101 0001 0100 10112Activities to Consider•Classes–Class/Clinical hours/week = 28 hours –Add 2-3 hours on Tues evenings for Weeks #7-14 •Studying - Credit Hours = 17ch in 1st semester–Minimum Study Hours [17ch x 3hrs per ch] = 51 total hours/week•Sleep - # hours needed each PM•Exercise/sports•Work Hours/Week – note which day/s of week•Family commitments; Pet care•Personal care/grooming •Meal preparation/eating/clean-up•Transportation (school, work, etc.)•Relaxation: TV/video games, texting, Facebook, etc.•Socializing & friends•Extracurricular activities – Family, Church, Organizations, Committees, etc.42510011 0010 1010 1101 0001 0100 10113A Schedule Example for How You Spend a Typical WeekMon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat SunClassesStudyingSleepingWorkExerciseHrs Left/Day42510011 0010 1010 1101 0001 0100 10114Developing a Schedule•Complete a typical week schedule–How much time do you have set aside to meet goals each week?•Write out & set your priorities–Does time allocation reflect the priority of your goals?–Can you change your hourly commitments to meet your priorities?•Schedule within the UNCW & Course Calendars•Where do you have the most flexibility --- weekdays or weekends?•Can you postpone any goals until UNCW breaks?•How will assignments & examinations affect your time allocation?•What can you change to meet your class/clinical responsibilities?42510011 0010 1010 1101 0001 0100 10115Hours Available in a Week•Your “Work Week” is Sundays 6:00pm thru Fridays 6:00pm–Giving you 120 hours total (24 hours/day x 5 days)–Consider hours “spent” on weekly activities noted on previous slide–Total these hours and subtract from 120 hours to get hours left!Your “Work” Week Might Look Like thisSun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat6:00pm6:00pm42510011 0010 1010 1101 0001 0100 10117Friday evenings!!!•Take off from 6:00pm on Friday evening until Saturday when you awake with no alarm!•DOWNTIME for R&R is essential to your success.•Exercise & good nutrition is also very important.42510011 0010 1010 1101 0001 0100 10118Weekend Time •Chores•Church•“STUDY” time•Studying is much more than “reading”–It is using all your “tools” to reread & study areas you do not understand–Surround yourself with textbooks, dictionaries, computer with Internet up & running, notes, PPTs, etc.42510011 0010 1010 1101 0001 0100 10119Resources•University Learning Center•Randall Library•SON Faculty and/or your Advisor•Internet•Fellow Students•Share successes•Work in Small Groups
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