Have you ever

[walkingonthestars]

Okay, let me start off by stating that with this post, I am NOT trying to insult anyone, I am just wondering...

Have you ever questioned how anyone got into a nursing program? How they passed their classes? How they passed the NCLEX?

I'm asking because I was talking to a nursing student a few weeks ago and he was telling me how he was able to get into the nursing program because he had a 3.0 GPA. He said he got this GPA by networking and going to so many schools to take easy professors who basically give you an "A" for whatever course (such as Anatomy, Physiology, Microbio.,etc). At first I thought okay he's not book smart, but he probably has a passion for wanting to become a nurse. He said the reason he was doing it was because nurses in our area make good money. I asked about his TEAS score and he said he did okay, that he barely "passed."

Now, I've been hospitalized NUMEROUS times. So the fact that some one like that is going to become a nurse kind of scares me. People like him take care of people like me...

Has anyone ever encountered someone whose degree is questionable?

Just asking...

[~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN]

Okay, let me start off by stating that with this post, I am NOT trying to insult anyone, I am just wondering...

Have you ever questioned how anyone got into a nursing program? How they passed their classes? How they passed the NCLEX?

I'm asking because I was talking to a nursing student a few weeks ago and he was telling me how he was able to get into the nursing program because he had a 3.0 GPA. He said he got this GPA by networking and going to so many schools to take easy professors who basically give you an "A" for whatever course (such as Anatomy, Physiology, Microbio.,etc). At first I thought okay he's not book smart, but he probably has a passion for wanting to become a nurse. He said the reason he was doing it was because nurses in our area make good money. I asked about his TEAS score and he said he did okay, that he barely "passed."

Now, I've been hospitalized NUMEROUS times. So the fact that some one like that is going to become a nurse kind of scares me. People like him take care of people like me...

Has anyone ever encountered someone whose degree is questionable?

Just asking...

I have questioned how many of people have got through NS and NCLEX. When people say "don't worry, they won't pass boards" I am like, UMMMMM I see plenty of folks pass boards somehow. Always people that slip through the cracks. Someones GPA though isn't what has made me think "HOW IN THE WORLD" More so it's people that lack any kind of common sense or seem to hate people that make me wonder.

[walkingonthestars]

Back when I worked in MedSurg, I had a student one day on my floor trying to feed a patient during a seizure. YES MY PATIENT WAS HAVING A SEIZURE, and she did not think to notify anyone, PLUS she thought it was okay to put food in his mouth! Thank God I walked in when I did. Worse part is she was going to the school I graduated from. I was embarrassed for her. I was also upset because I am responsible for this patient.

:smackingf

There really aren't enough smilies to express what I felt when I read this.

[walkingonthestars]

I totally agree with some of your guys' posts! Grades/scores don't always mean or show how "smart" someone is.

xtxrn: I've enjoyed reading your responses! Thank you :-)

To everyone else, a thank you as well :)

[Katie5]

I will say the A.S nurses tend to out preform the BSN nurses but it does not better.

Not entirely true. A good nurse will outperform a mediocre nurse most of the time.

[OCNRN63, RN]

This is the second "stupid nurse" thread the OP has started. What's up with that?

[NeoPediRN]

How someone does academically is NOT an indicator of what kind of nurse they're going to be. Some people don't test well, some struggle with book smarts. Once you're a nurse it doesn't matter how smart you were in school or what your grades were like. I know some incredibly book smart people who scare the hell out of me as nurses. It matters how hard you work, that you can safely and effectively care for your patient, that you continue learning, and that you have COMMON SENSE.