Online Pharmacology Class

[irim_12]

Our school offered our required Pharmacology class completely online this year. It was so hard to try and teach yourself something like this, I mean most of us had never seen anything like this before. The teacher did the best she could but it was just too much for her as a teacher. More than half the class failed Pharm (we started with 49 and 22 remained). The most annoying thing was that when we spoke to the director throughout the semester he just kept repeating that medication administration was the most important thing a nurse did and that we needed to pass the class. I mean I never doubted that it was an important class but making it an online course doesn't feel like THEY gave it that importance.

We now have to wait for a year to retake the same class. This is very upsetting considering it took me 2 years to get in and about a year and a half of prerequisite classes. We tried to get the school to offer the class during our summer break as they had done in previous years, but faculty had decided no one would teach any summer classes. I'm so depressed I want to be a nurse, but I don't know how to go about it anymore. I was thinking maybe the lpn program might be better for a beginner. Any suggestions?

[nursebedlam]

hi, hope you have a great time at this site, welcome to allnurses

[nurse2be06]

What about taking the class at another college? Even if you have to drive it may be worth it not to have to wait a year. :)

[irim_12]

You know I was going to wait a whole year just like they asked me to do. But fortunately I found a better school and they are willing to take me in as a transfer student. It is far but like you said its worth it.:)

[abundantjoy07, RN]

I'm glad you found another *better* school. Failing a class and having to sit out a whole year is too much! We have the same deal at my nsg school too. I would be so sad if I failed a class.

[mitchsmom]

Glad you found a better solution... something is wrong if half the students fail a class and I don't think being online really has anything to do with it. My pharm class would have lent itself to being online pretty well, easier than some of my other classes. Actually it has been offered online other semesters with no problems that I know of. I think your teacher just wasn't doing something right. When half the students failed a class in our Spring semester, the department reviewed everything and adjusted it so that only the normal amount of people were failing. They couldn't have half of their nursing class held up for a year! Ridiculous!

[irim_12]

You know I hadn't even realized I used the word "better", until I read it in your response. I had been talking to a couple of instructors from the old program(the one I failed) and they themselves were telling me that this other school was "better", that I should apply there. Although I should have taken a hint since the beginning it was just one thing after another with that program. Anyways thanks for the encouragement.:)