what does c=rn mean?

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I am new to this and I am researching everything I can get my hands on to make an informed choice for my future, and want to know what c=rn means, in detail please! Thanks!

I agree that there are some 4.0 gpa individuals out there that are terrible at patient care. But typically, when someone uses the phrase "C=RN" it is not used in the context of really working your buns off and only making "C's". Usually the phrase is used by people justifying the C they received.

Just MHO.

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I know the Nursing program I went through you "only" had to have a C to pass, since that is one of the requirements that the Board of Nursing has in our state. But they also ammented the Grade Scale which meant that go get a C you had to have at least 82% on any test right. Anything below what would be a low B in any other class would mean you failed.

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Using the phrase C=RN does not mean that you are lazy or just trying to get by. Nursing school is not easy and we all need something that just keeps us from going crazy, so while you are staying up late, or waking up early, missing family events and all the latest shows to study and the phrase runs through your head a few times it's ok. The phrase just helps you to remember that one or two C's on a test or in a class does not mean it is the end for you. Sometimes things just don't sink in right at first.

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Specializes in Emergency Room.

i don't know about other nursing schools, but the school i went to had a much higher grading scale than any other major. an A was 93% and up, a B was 84% to 92% and so on, so a person could easily work their tail off and still get mediocre grades. i remember being only 1 or 2 points away from a higher grade in a class and my gpa would drop lower because of it. the important thing is to walk away from your program with a solid knowledge base and understanding of the sciences and nursing process, this can be done with a hard earned A or C.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.
I agree that there are some 4.0 gpa individuals out there that are terrible at patient care. But typically, when someone uses the phrase "C=RN" it is not used in the context of really working your buns off and only making "C's". Usually the phrase is used by people justifying the C they received.

Just MHO.

We used it in school to calm down the "gotta get an A at all costs or my life is ruined" kind of students. Not to justify C's. Or to put things in perspective if a good student bomed a test. As was mentioned grades are only part of the equation.

Just MHO.

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Wow, that was so obvious now that you guys have explained it. Thanks a lot. This board is really helpful! Thanks!

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Specializes in Anesthesia.
It's not the grade you make it's the ability to take the information and translate it into patient care. There are a lot of "educated idiots" out there doing horrible things to patients. RN's, MD's, etc, with 4.0 GPA's and Magna cum whatevers who I wouldn't let treat the dead armadillo in my yard......

Yes indeed. Often there appears to be an inverse relationship between grades and quality of bedside care. Go figure.

AND

Q: Why DID the armadillo cross the road?

A: No one knows, as no armadillo ever makes it all the way across.

deepz

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C = RN

However,

C ≠ CRNA

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We used it in school to calm down the "gotta get an A at all costs or my life is ruined" kind of students. Not to justify C's. Or to put things in perspective if a good student bomed a test. As was mentioned grades are only part of the equation.

Just MHO.

I agree Tweety, when I was in school I always gave my best effort but in the end if you got at least a C you need not panic and also the grade scale in Nursing school is strictor as well

I don't remember exactly but I think ours was

100-92= A

91-85= B

84-79= C

and as we have established anything less than this is basically failling. Although you could score a D on a test and then 2 B's and a C and if the average of all was above C you were still ok

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I was a chemistry major and math minor for three years before entering nursing. I felt like I worked ten times harder in my first curriculum and got many 4.0's. Nursing came very easy to me, I studied but not nearly as much because I understood the material. What angered me so much though was the fact that I didn't get as good of grades because in nursing school you're subjectively graded more, which is a load of $^%#! I never understood the students that were inducing ulcers worrying about a test, quiz, careplan, oh no! :uhoh3: I felt like in nursing school it was more important to "get" what was going on rather than getting a 4.0 on a test with insignificant material. Anyway, it is true that it doesn't matter what grades you got in school, rather what kind of practitioner you are :)

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C = RN

However,

C ≠ CRNA

:chuckle Exactly!! The SRNA program I am in right now a C grade doesn't even exist..if you want to come back the next semester you had better see the letter "B" or above. Yes, it does add some pressure but it also keeps you on your toes.

Tia

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Yes indeed. Often there appears to be an inverse relationship between grades and quality of bedside care. Go figure.

If that's the case, why are grades so important for CRNA school? And, even if you have the grades to make it into CRNA school, why do they kick you out if you make C's?

I've never understood the "grades don't matter" argument. If grades don't matter, then why don't they let C students become CRNA's?

Based on the comments here, a lot of CRNAs could be "educated idiots," just because they made good grades ... which, obviously, is ridiculous.

:coollook:

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