Another one, or two, bite the dust!!!

kgh31386, BSN, MSN, RN · Dec 4, 2011

Wow. Seriously? Get off your high horse.

YEE HAW!

~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN · Dec 4, 2011

For the losers that don't dedicate 40 plus hrs to studying, don't fret. I studied maybe an hour a week if that. I did however attend just about every lecture. I averaged B's in Nursing School (our cutoff was 77 not 75) a B was 85-92. I had a very active social life during Nursing School and lots of me time and family time.

Guess what, I took the NCLEX a couple days after graduating, put about an hr or 2 into reviewing. Passed boards in 75 questions and 45 minutes. Nailed my first interview and got a job the next week, months later I went on my second interview for a nursing positions and it was for my "dream" position, I nailed that job as well.

I did not have stellar grades, letters of recommendation to turn in (I could have gotten a couple but I just used then as references instead), I had no medical experience, I didn't even have job experience in a good many years.

What I did have was motivation, determination and a positive attitude and showed my passion for Nursing. That is what sold me and that is what got me the jobs.

DO NOT let others determine what you are capable of doing or tell you what it will take. Just because one person has to invest 40+ hrs a week to do well DOES NOT mean that you will have to. If you do have a class you don't pass, pick yourself up and brush yourself up and see where you went wrong and try again. Not everyone does great their first chance. It's not about how many hrs you study it's about how efficient your studying is and in my honest opinion, those that are studying 8+ hrs a day probably aren't studying efficiently.

kgh31386, BSN, MSN, RN · Dec 4, 2011

Ok the OP has me shaking my head too(snarky?). Nowhere in that self-praising,look at me cuz I got the big kid underwear, everyone else sucks except me, I made a good grade put it on the fridge...rant, did I see anything constructive or helpful for anyone else. Maybe I can't read tonight, but there was no help anywhere in that or the responses. And from the responses from the OP, they decide to label someone "shaking their head" as snarky? Oh and yea touching on what someone else said, 40/hr week study schedule? That's not efficient for a lot of ppl. This isn't supposed to be rude, but it's supposed to be real-talk, it sounds like you had some struggle yourself. Sounds like you dug outta the trenches and wanna kick everyone back in.

Ok next...you say that other people are presumptive and judgmental right? Butttttttttttt you are quick to spill someone's demographics on here and say "they probably struggled?" If you're going to give yourself kudos, then do that. But don't knock others down in the process.

Ok and to re-iterate...my response is not judgmental. I remember you commented(actually yelled at me via discussion forum with your all caps) on one of my posts in another thread. This is a direct quote from the OP "I feel that actually these ridiculous "critical thinking" demands are prematurely being put on students. It seems schools are so NCLEX PASS RATE happy, that some would haphazardly introduce such dangerous requirements so early on.... Experience is the real teacher for critical thinking... NOT THEORY!!!!!"

And you know what, if you struggled....I don't care. I'm not going to judge you, hate you, dislike you, think you're a bad nurse, because you struggled at some point. What will make me think you're a bad nurse is the attitude you carry. Also if you do fail over and over, especially the basic concepts, then no maybe nursing isn't for you and I wouldn't feel comfortable working next to you. I've said it many times before, some people don't get basic things and don't have the learning ability that others have.

agldragonRN · Dec 4, 2011

as this saddens me to witness... i want to take a minute to communicate to those who are not moving on due to performance issues. as harsh as this may sound... those of you are not going forward are doing so justifiably. these programs are easy to fail, yet hard to succeed in beyond mediocrity. if you have failed, and yes below 75% is failing, then you should not be moving forward and the hospital floor and those potential patients you would be exposed to are much safer due to these standards.
much safer how? how do you know? i know a nurse who has a 4.0 gpa and has no common sense. i would prefer the common sense over the 4.0 gpa.
your peers "know" that you struggle with concepts and they too are concerned with patient safety when it comes to your caring for patients. it takes dedication and time to "comprehend" vs. "staring at" the literature to get this material. after soliciting information from "my peers", as well considering how much time i study to achieve comprehension as well as reflective high scores, a 40hr/wk study schedule is a reasonable expectation for understanding the material.

you probably need 40 hours/week study schedule to comprehend the materials but many students don't. including myself!

i really don't understand the point of your post. do you want us to congratulate you for your "high scores"?

you must be so popular in your class!

Bruce_Wayne, ASN, RN · Dec 4, 2011

I am now saddened.

allnurses Guide · Dec 4, 2011

Hmmm.

Maybe the OP has struggled.

I don't know.

I do know that, as a former struggler, myself, I had a lot of concern and patience for those who were failing or failed.

It was dreadful to watch someone's hard work go swirling down the toilet as they became overwhelmed and went under.

However...

It was hard to maintain that goodwill when certain folks would stagnate in the blame and denial pool.

One has do a lot of soul-searching, planning and implementing to get a second chance and make it work. It is not easy. It is a brutal process of being honest with yourself and really making changes.

But, I suppose some folks may not be mentally ready to do that yet and some folks never will be.

These are the folks that will frustrate others with the Blame Game.

Is this where the OP is coming from?

If so, I do wish the OP would have taken more time to deep breathe and word the post in a better way.

MN-Nurse, ASN, RN · Dec 4, 2011

As the another nursing school semester comes to an end, some of us are bearing witness to those peers of ours who may not be moving on in the program, or will have to repeat the semester.
As this saddens me to witness... I want to take a minute to communicate to those who are not moving on due to performance issues. As harsh as this may sound... those of you are not going forward are doing so justifiably. These programs are easy to fail, yet hard to succeed in beyond mediocrity. If you have failed, and yes below 75% is failing, then you SHOULD NOT be moving forward and the hospital floor and those potential patients you would be exposed to are much safer due to these standards.
Your peers "know" that you struggle with concepts and they too are concerned with patient safety when it comes to your caring for patients. It takes dedication and time to "comprehend" vs. "staring at" the literature to GET this material. After soliciting information from "my peers", as well considering how much time I study to achieve comprehension as well as reflective high scores, a 40hr/wk study schedule is a reasonable expectation for understanding the material.

Hey I just broke a few bottles, ground up the glass and mixed it with some rock salt.

Figured you might like some to rub into the wounds of your failed peers.

bosslady781 · Dec 4, 2011

Where is the OP of this lovely thread??? We haven't heard from you in a while. This has got to be the most disturbing post I have ever read! It seems to me that you have some serious issues you need to resolve and thought by posting this BS it would make you feel better??? I bet anything that you were expecting people to agree with you, but you were dead wrong because most of us didn't .....which is a A MAJOR FAIL on your behalf. I hope that before you graduate that your attitude changes and that you get your head out of your orifice :uhoh21:

Pneumothorax, BSN, RN · Dec 4, 2011

op just curious...how are you doing in school. its easy to pick on others when we are down and out ourselves.

lets raise each other up instead of putting each other down.

DLS_PMHNP, MSN, RN, NP · Dec 5, 2011

If you approach your first job with the type of attitude portrayed in your original post..Word of caution.. you may get eaten alive.

Clovery · Dec 5, 2011

As someone with an A average, at this point in the semester (2 weeks to go) I find myself reaching out to the one or two girls in my clinical group who are in danger of failing, to MAKE SURE they pass. I offer to study with them and stay after class for extra practice for our lab evals. It's not just me, all the other girls in my group are very helpful and supportive. We want everyone to make it because we know some people just have a more difficult time with academics or practicums. That doesn't mean they will be bad nurses. I

doomsayer · Dec 6, 2011

I am sure that your vantage relates to some aspect of the "LVN to RN Bridge" I’m guessing you took, which you struggled with

That was just disgusting.

AND you tagged your post UNLV- so all your classmates can find you.

This reveals a lot:

https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/critical-thinking-whatever-532747.html