B honest, how many B or C students are out there?

StinkyMcStinker · Jun 3, 2003

Grades are not allways an indicator of how you will be able to actually PERFORM as a nurse, MEMORIZING the material and APPLYING the material are not the same. Being a "B" student myself, and having been working in the field since 1988, I feel that I perform well at what I do, better than some others that have been better students than myself.

mother/babyRN, RN · Jun 3, 2003

Had a D in chemistry my freshman year. Hated math....Did ok in clinical, english and the like...Was not an amazing A dynamo...Wanted to quit, more than once, until my dad asked me if I thought a person who was alone, in pain or dying holding my hand would ever even consider asking me my grade average. They want to know you are there for them. Try the best you can, forgive yourself if you don't get the most spectacular grades as long as you do the best you can AND recall that despite all those hurdles, in my case, I gave the graduating speech, because it was NOT based on grades, but content and feeling......

mother/babyRN, RN · Jun 3, 2003

A Bag of Tools...

By Ray Sharpe....

Isn't it strange

that princes and kings,

and clowns that caper

in sawdust rings

and common people

like you and me,

are builders for eternity?

Each is given a bag of tools,

a shapeless mass,

a book of rules,

and each must make,

ere life is flown,

a stumbling block

or a steppingstone...

My dad sent this poem along from an ancient book during the time I was seriously contemplating that I might not be the best nurse because of my chemistry dilema...He gave me the above advice and a copy of this poem...I recited it during that speech I mentioned it and referred to it so often over the last 22 years, that I know it by heart, or hopefully so...Don't worry...Just do the best you can....

giggles66 · Jun 4, 2003

Hello,

I am a B, C student I have had to withdraw from classes and retake them. I know when I decided to go to college and try for nursing school that I would struggle academically, because of my educational background. I would love to get all A's, and I say congrats to anyone who can get A's whether they work hard at it or not. I try to focus on the nursing schools requirements and the GPA that is required for entry into their program. along with trying to prepare myself psychologically and physically for the demands of the nursing program. I figure why stress myslf out now? Why not save it when I am going to really be stressed. Hey, I am 37 and I say god bless me if I get through nursing school barely passing. At least I would have made it. God bless and Good luck to all of you.

Carmen

maire, ASN, RN · Jun 4, 2003

Originally posted by mother/babyRN
A Bag of Tools...
By Ray Sharpe....

Isn't it strange
that princes and kings,
and clowns that caper
in sawdust rings
and common people
like you and me,
are builders for eternity?
Each is given a bag of tools,
a shapeless mass,
a book of rules,
and each must make,
ere life is flown,
a stumbling block
or a steppingstone...

My dad sent this poem along from an ancient book during the time I was seriously contemplating that I might not be the best nurse because of my chemistry dilema...He gave me the above advice and a copy of this poem...I recited it during that speech I mentioned it and referred to it so often over the last 22 years, that I know it by heart, or hopefully so...Don't worry...Just do the best you can....

I copied this, I hope you don't mind. It's great. :) Thank you for sharing!

mumhuff · Jun 4, 2003

I'm 48 years old and I'am in a 3 year ADN program at a community college. I get stressed over everything. My short term memory isn't as good as it used to be, but so far I'm carrying a 3.5 GPA after my first year.

I'm taking my College Writing class now and Advanced Composition next session summer. I hate writing papers! I will have Microbiology and Human Growth & Developement left as far as general education classes go.

I got an "A" in A&P I, a "C" in A&P II, Then "A's" and "B's" in all the other classes. I'm scared to even think about what I'll do in Microbiology!

Anyway, good luck to everyone and congratulations on a job well done!

sashibeak · Jun 4, 2003

dear rn2b,

bless your heart! don't you dare be disheartened............ you have done amaziingly well. those are tough subjects, and you should be proud of your grades.

i am just currently finishing my prereqs too, and start the nursing program this august. i have been a 4.0 student up until now (wonders will never cease!) but i am currently taking pharmacology and i am struggling big time. i went in to see my instructor because i was not satisfied with my grades that i was making in the tests.

she told me i was doing just fine......... that i had to let it go and not worry about getting a's all the time. she gave me a few wise words........ "no patient is ever going to ask you if you are a a,b, or c student." simple, but true.

i now look at things differently. if i get through this course with a c, i will be thrilled!

so good for you, sweetheart! you did brilliantly. i wish you the very best of luck in your chosen career!:kiss

lilpoo_1 · Jun 4, 2003

we were told at my college that as long as you have a GPA of 3.0 to go ahead and put it on your resume. I graduated with a 3.2 and I am not one bit ashamed of it! Some of the students in my class who graduated with a 3.75 or above didn't have much for compassion or common sense. I would rather have more compassion and common sense than a lot of booksmarts without the compassion or common sense. Yes, you need the booksmarts but compassion and common sense go a long way.

nadia562002 · Jun 4, 2003

I believe that the hardest part of nursing school was getting good enough grades to get into the program. We are led to believe that we still need to compete fiercely but that is not the case at all. The important thing is getting through nursing school with good enough grades so you can move forward with your education if you so choose. Getting good grades will help for the future but its not the end all of nursing. The important thing to remember is what you are like at the bedside. Patients remember you more then the grades you get in nursing school. The patient remembers the person who cares about them.

Heartsofangels · Jun 5, 2003

I am proud to say that in Nursing one I got a B, but after that I got all C's. In all my prerequisites I got a variety of A's, B's, & C's. I am not book smart. Some nurses have gotten straight A's, but clinically they didn't do as well, others did well clinically, but not as well book-wise. I think you need a balance of both. It really doesn't matter what grade you ended up with as long as you are honest, caring, compassionate and do your job to the best of your ability.

d joy g · Jun 5, 2003

Nursing school is tough enough without trying to be in competition with other students over grades, I always am glad for the A students but I will GLADLY take a b or a c, because in my school the students too have a saying C means continue. On your job interviews they don't care what your report card looked like, they just want to know you graduated. Soon to be graduating December 03!! from a ADN program

tazee · Jun 5, 2003

:roll :roll

It is nice to see students like yourself with great accomplishments. I am sure you already to it is usually harder to pass the classes pre-nursing courses but afterwards you feel great and nursing school is even better more challenging and more clinicals.

have a great day