Introduction: French nursing schools increasingly use scanned lecture courses because of their partnership with universities. Objective: This study aimed to identify the training strategies set up by nursing students with regard to lecture courses given by CD-ROM/DVD, as well as their perceptions of such an educational system. Method: 88 nursing students (second semester) answered a questionnaire; 62 were collected, based on which a frequency study was conducted. Result: Students attempt to set up in-depth training strategies but do not succeed significantly or spare much efforts. It result in discouragement, with lack of motivation in regard to their training. Discussion: Using a CD-ROM without adapted didactic environment disturbs the development of requested training strategies, in comparison with the socio-constructivist principles referred to.