Holy Moley I failed my 1st test!

michelle95 · Sep 1, 2004

Nursing tests are totally different than what you are used to. Any other subject and there is only one correct answer. Nursing is not like that.

I know it must be dissapointing to have failed your first test...but, it was not by much. And, now you have a "real" taste of what a nursing test is like. I bet you do better on the next one. :)

GDeppe · Sep 1, 2004

Everyone of us failed the final in my med/surg semester!! It was awful. We all passed , but it was sooo stressful ./. Good Luck

oldiebutgoodie, RN · Sep 1, 2004

Everyone of us failed the final in my med/surg semester!! It was awful. We all passed , but it was sooo stressful ./. Good Luck

Kind of makes me think that the test was not valid, or the teacher didn't do a very good job teaching, if EVERYBODY fails.

Farkinott, RN · Sep 1, 2004

I failed my first assignment too but you learn fast! Keep at it!

llg, PhD, RN · Sep 1, 2004

II know what I got wrong and why I got it wrong but I didn't think I had failed it.

Knowing WHY you got it wrong is really important. It's in that recognition of WHY that learning occurs. Now that you know what you did wrong and why it was wrong, you can avoid making the same mistakes again. The people who struggle the most are those that either can't acknowledge that they were wrong or who can't see why and how they were wrong. They don't learn from their mistakes and keep making similar mistakes over and over again.

It sounds like you are on the right track and actually learning from your experiences. Keep that up and you'll be fine.

Good luck,

llg

stressgal, RN · Sep 1, 2004

Got my first ever "D" on a test this quarter, 79% on the first test. Changed my study habits and just finished the class with an A. It was stressful though. Hang in there, it will get better, you just need to learn what they want with the questions they ask.

Good luck!

lunakat · Sep 2, 2004

Thx for all the encouragement! Where would I ever be without this board and all the great people on it!

Kellink · Sep 2, 2004

I'm getting ready to start and I hope I won't have the same problem I start Sept 7th

Saved_by_Grace · Sep 2, 2004

I'm having a problem with the testing format. Our school has gone to a lot of fill in the blank with very little mult choice. It's the fill in that gets me cause one question is worth 5 points having 5 answers in that one question. I just don't know how to prepare for these tests...ughh

mauser · Sep 3, 2004

Had our first quiz yesterday. 5 questions (pts) from one instructor and 5 from another. She says take your time. You will be timed. Ten minutes.

No problem with the second instructor's questions. The first instructor's were so .....uh.... (I don't know what to call them). I still don't know what she was looking for. She totally ignored the book. Gave some hand outs that made no sense to anyone in the class (I know, cus I asked for an explanation from almost everyone). Instructor never discussed what was on them. She was never available the rest of the week for questions. Popped in for one hour our first day - haven't seen her since. I STILL don't know the answer to one of her questions.

"Progression of chronic illness is ________ ________ level." Two girls in my class apparently got the right answer because they heard the class before us discussing it and looked up the answer. Something about "physio-chemical" level. I still don't understand what it is or where this came from.

I understood the material in the chapters. I did all the review questions. I used the CD that came with the text. Nothing like this anywhere.

Sorry for the vent. I (almost) feel better now!

2 weeks down, 14 to go!

jenrninmi, MSN, RN · Sep 3, 2004

I haven't taken my first exam this semester yet, won't for a few weeks but I can tell you that I failed my first med/surg exam last semester. It was so scary! I had never failed a nursing exam before so I didn't know what to expect the rest of the semester. I ended up with a B in the class, so don't give up! Now that you've had a nursing exam, you have more of a feeling what they are like. Good luck for the next exam, and let us know how we can help you succeed and also how you're doing!