Can average student be LPN

[Butterflybee]

With the pitiful retention rates of the RN and the LPN having everything "crammed" together, Im really beginning to wonder if the average person can pass the LPN course. I dont mean a slacker, I mean someone that maybe gets Cs and some Bs. IS the math really all that horrible? I heard that is where they lose their people. I start next LPN course next week and never once did I hear about that. Anyway, Im just wondering does one need to be an A all the way student. :stone

[NikiChiki]

There was probably a handful of people in my graduating class that got all A's. I can namely think of 2 or 3. I wasn't one of them - I studied my butt off, made notecards and did whatever else I had to do to remember the information and pass the tests. Don't worry, as easy as it is to say that.. I know you will worry anyway, that's how I am too. I'm over here fretting about the NCLEX I have to pass in February. Seriously, take advantage of campus tutors and whatever else you need to do to pass... everyone has areas of weakness, remember that.

[jimthorp]

IS the math really all that horrible?

No!

Here is a website you can use to brush up...

http://www.manuelsweb.com/nrs_calculators.htm

[suzy253, RN]

You can be anything you want to be. Good luck to you.

[anniem87]

Yes, an average student can be an LPN. I'm living proof. I got mainly C's all throughout school, not because I didn't study, I probably did too much studying and too little resting, but I passed boards in August and I'm now an LPN. I've learned more in the past five months working as a nurse than I did in school, I'm better with the hands on learning technique. Don't worry, we had a saying in school: C = Nurse. You'll do fine, but remember to get the rest your body needs.

[jimthorp]

You can be anything you want to be. Good luck to you.

:yeahthat:

A C gets a degree.

If memory serves me correctly, my sister squeeked through nursing school. She is an outstanding nurse.

[Butterflybee]

Thank you all so much for the encouragement. I feel a little better but I still will brush up. I am so anxious but all of your comments have helped.

[following_faith]

I was just like you when I started school! Trust me, it will be fine and not at all as bad as you think!

In fact, in my class we had one girl who was determined to be number 1 all the time. She would blat if the grades were posted and she was not at the top. (In fact, she never was once) Anyway, she was so obsessed with this, that her skills suffered tremendously! Plus due to her attitude over how "perfect" she was-she also did not have any respect from her peers or instructors. (She had to remind us frequently)

So just remember to do your best and know that it is just fine!

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

You do not need to be an 'A' student in order to get through LPN school. I was a 'B' and 'C' student who made it through just fine.

Do not worry about trying to earn 'A' grades, because I have known many 'A' students who have failed their state boards many times. I have known 'C' students who have passed their boards on the first try. Grades have nothing to do with the information you're retaining.

You cannot work as a nurse if you cannot pass your state boards. Nobody will hire you, no matter how many 'A' grades you earned in school, unless you can pass NCLEX. It is better to earn 'C' grades and learn something than to earn 'A' grades by cramming and simple memorization.

[following_faith]

You do not need to be an 'A' student in order to get through LPN school. I was a 'B' and 'C' student who made it through just fine.

Do not worry about trying to earn 'A' grades, because I have known many 'A' students who have failed their state boards many times. I have known 'C' students who have passed their boards on the first try. Grades have nothing to do with the information you're retaining.

You cannot work as a nurse if you cannot pass your state boards. Nobody will hire you, no matter how many 'A' grades you earned in school, unless you can pass NCLEX. It is better to earn 'C' grades and learn something than to earn 'A' grades by cramming and simple memorization.

EXACTLY! I don't know how you could say it better than this!

[celestlyn]

I was a B/C student, too, in school and I had no problem passing the state boards. Too many people put too much emphasis on A grades. An A student does not equal a great nurse. I know many straight A bsn grads who are not good nurses. One of them I worked with was too young (emotionally), scatter-brained and totally disorganized. She was always way behind and asking for help. I also know LPN's who are were average students who are wonderful nurses. Don't panic about stuff ahead of you. Just concentrate on what you need to do for the current semester or quarter you are in.

[rgroyer1RNBSN, BSN, RN]

Well I was an LPN before I became an RN about ((3) sorry im not the typist)

years ago. I also teach LPN, aide, and drug calculations classes, to be specific math for health occupations at our community college. Let me tell you I like the non A students better. I am freinds with alot of them, work with a majority of them at the hospital ER, and they have better bedside nursing skills than the straight A's and Bsn's.

Rodney RN,BSN ER charge, cen, ccrn,cfrn