I am currently taking my first nursing class now, Pharmacology, as an online summer class. I have breezed through the class with minimal effort and have an "A," with only a week to go.
My big issue is all of the errors on tests and assignments, is this typical in nursing school? I have to defend my test answers weekly (usually successfully). I find that they rely heavily on the book answers (an older text at that), and some have been blatantly wrong. I know medicine changes rapidly since I work in research, but some of the errors were easily known by a layperson (such as recommended dosage for daily aspirin therapy).
Another issue I had was with a homework assignment, we were given a pediatric patient who was diagnosed with asthma after acute respiratory distress during a soccer game. He it put on Theophylline and Azmacort (triamcinalone inhaler). I am confused as to why she chose Azmacort since it is no longer available and why the patient wasn't prescibed a fats-acting inhaler such as albuterol.
I think I am going to have a hard time keeping my mouth shut in nursing school. Working in research, I like to research and stay current on the newest published studies. I also tend to over-think and over-analyze things which gets me into trouble on tests.
Is it worth it to argue in nursing school or is it better to just nod your head and go along with things?