About To Give Up

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I  am a LPN student and I am having a crisis. I have taken the 2nd semester of my LPN program 2x and I really feel at home in this career. I have failed nursing102 2x  each time by 1, point and .5 of a point. I know I am a bad test taker and tend to overthink things. However I have done really well in clinicals and even gotten complements in simulation but I always fall short. Should I try to take it again or just try to find a new career? If so what is a career I should try?

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Take a course in studying and test taking strategies before you try again

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3 hours ago, Nik99 said:

I  am a lpn student and I am having a crisis. I have taken the 2nd semester of my lpn program 2x and I really feel at home in this career. I have failed nursing102 2x  each time by 1,point and .5 of a point . I know I am a bad test taker and tend to overthink things. However I have done really well in clinicals and even gotten complements in simulation but I always fall short. Should I try to take it again or just try to find a new career? If so what is a career I should try?

Identify where you are going wrong. I would fix that first before attempting again. 

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Thank you, I have a passion for I, but I'm not sure. The only thing I can think of is test taking  and working on my study habits? IDK. 

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4 hours ago, Nik99 said:

Thank you, I have a passion for I, but I'm not sure. The only thing I can think of is test taking  and working on my study habits? IDK. 

Not only test taking, but meet with your instructors and identify why your thinking isn't aligning with the right answers on the tests. 

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Specializes in Occupational Health.
On 4/29/2022 at 8:14 PM, neuron said:

I have failed nursing102 2x  each time by 1,point and .5 of a point .

Don't use this to minimize not passing. Half a point or a whole point of a cumulative grade could literally amount to you missing hundreds of questions throughout the course depending on the number of exam and quizzes. Identify your challenges, develop better study habits/skills, and meet with the instructor to identify areas of concern. 

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Specializes in Med Surg.

I have severe test anxiety and it still is a problem to this day.  I recommend taking online practice exams to get you less nervous for when you take your actual exam in class.  If you feel like you need energy and that will help, take a caffeinated drink and a snack right before your exam.  Somewhere someone told me if you're stuck on a question and you just can't remember to try looking up towards the ceiling and that might jog your memory.  Also there are free resources online to help you figure out how you learn best/learning style.  This is all stuff I have used in the past.  I'm guilty of second guessing my answers and found its best to go with what I chose first and not change it.  Best of luck! 

 

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 Don't give up! I know its extremely annoying by failing by so little but I agree with many people who advise to meet with your teacher to find out what the problem is. I also like you have terrible test anxiety and nursing school is full of tests. I met with my teachers who showed me what my weaknesses were and gave me great test taking tips

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Psych.

Many times, students are taking the test practically.. thinking what you would do in a situation in real time. The test is geared to make sure you know WHY you are doing what you are doing and that you know what to do FIRST. Focus on rationales as to why an answer choice is correct, it better helps you think how the test makers want you to think.

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Specializes in Emergency Medicine.

Please don't give up! Have you had an opportunity to meet with your instructor? Does your school have any programs to help you with studying, or assessing any other underlying issues such as test taking anxiety? Had you ever had problems before in school in high school or other college courses? I think with a little extra help, and some test taking strategies and new study strategies you can do this!

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Specializes in ER, Occupational Health.

I agree with the others.  If you leave the nursing program without doing everything you can to fix your test-taking issues, those same issues will follow you into a new program.  The tests won’t stop just because you leave the nursing program.  

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Specializes in Outpatient Clinic, LTC.

Nik99, When I was in LVN school, some of us were using NCLEX study guides to review for each module. This helped in measuring how much of the material we understood. It’s all about the nursing process, rationales, being able to understand prioritization, to name a few.

I also have text anxiety. To control my anxiety, on the day of the test, I showed up about 10 to 15 minutes right before the exam started. I freaked out seeing and hearing my classmates reviewing before the exam. It caused my anxiety to sky rocket.

Remember to review your notes often. Re- write and organize them, it will help reinforce the material in your mind. You got this!

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