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EPISODE · Jun 4, 2026 · 29 MIN

#491: The Overstudying Trap

from Straight A Nursing: Study for nursing school exams & NCLEX · host Maureen Osuna, MSN, RN - Nursing school educator, author, and nursing student enthusiast.

If you can relate to feeling like your mind has blanked while you're taking your nursing school exams despite studying all weekend going through your notes, rewatching lectures, and rewriting your study guides, I'd bet that you've fallen in to something I call the overstudying trap. It's one of the most common, most exhausting cycles nursing students get stuck in. More hours + More highlighting + More reviewing = Still feeling behind. In this episode, I'm sharing: Why overstudying fails...and what's actually happening in your brain when it does The four mechanisms that make passive studying so ineffective What the overstudying trap looks like in real life (and why it's so hard to escape). Three practical shifts you can make this week to start studying with intention. ___________________ Full Transcript - Read the article and view references ⁠Nursing School Survival Blueprint⁠ - Nursing school gets easier when you have a system. This free Blueprint walks you through the key shifts that separate struggling students from thriving ones — download it and start applying them this week. 💕Did you love this episode? Please take a moment to follow or subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode! ___________________ The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Straight A Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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