Class Average in Nursing School

BrieRN07 · Mar 2, 2006

Okay, our class averages are terrible. The first average on test one was a 73 and on the second test a 72. We have to make a 74 on tests alone to pass nursing. Quizzes do not help bring up test grades unless you are already passing. I have in the eighties on all the tests, but I feel like I am barely hanging on. How are the class averages in your classes? The sad thing is so many people are frustrated, because we do have a smart group of people, but I don't know what is going on with everybody. I guess nursing is a whole new language and testing style that people are not getting.

Our class average on our first test is a 84. We have to make a 78 to pass the program. Our weekly assignments do not help your grade unless you are already passing just like your program. I got a 92 on the first test and yes there were people who failed too! This is a totally new testing style as well as learning style. I have a test this friday, and I am already sweating bullets!! :uhoh3:

-Brianna

Kristin_collegemom · Mar 2, 2006

We also have to have a 78 to pass.... I think our average was a 76 on the last test. It seems that for our class the problem is the critical thinking questions and the fact that people do not read the questions very thoroughly.

RNinJune2007, RN · Mar 2, 2006

Wow! I wish we had that kind of passing grade... we have to get an 80 or above...

AND

I had a friend last semester to have a 79.49 final grade (you needed a 79.5 OR HIGHER to pass because they were "nice" and slightly rounded up with final grades). She failed. Bummer.

Achoo!, LPN · Mar 2, 2006

Our class average is 86% in both of my classes.

nicunurse1208 · Mar 2, 2006

I have been out of school for a while but I remember what a shock it was to get scores in the 70's and 80's. I had a BS in Business with a 3.8 GPA when I started nursing school! I know it is really a shock, but don't expect to get A's in nursing school. The tests you will take over the course of your program truly prepare you to take the NCLEX and that is really what is important. Study hard and pass. That is what is important and believe me the tests will get easier over time.

SanskeetRN · Mar 2, 2006

Our class is in a similar situation this semester (2nd out of 4 in an ADN prgram) We have 47 students all with high GPA's. For each test in the program this far about 9 students have managed A's (not always the same 9, but always about 9) Well, on the last test we had last week, NOT ONE person got an A. The instructors rationale, they gave us too much time to study! It was on oxygen need problems (hypertention, angina, vascular disorders, anemia and thyriod etc) Is it possible to have too much time to study those issues, I don't think so.

DaFreak71 · Mar 2, 2006

In our program, we have to have a 75 average to pass. I do not know what our class average is, but I think the highest personal average is 95. I suspect that there are several who might not be around after we get our midterm grade back tomorrow, but a 50% fail rate is average for our program. I hope I'm wrong though, I would miss them.

Cowboys_RN, BSN · Mar 2, 2006

They don't tell us our average. We did extremely well on our fluid and electrolyte test as a whole, only 6 people didn't pass it. They said it was the highest grades they've had in 10 years. Then on Monday we took a GI test that was written by a different teacher and 27 people didn't pass it! None of the students failed first semester but 2 have already failed out of second.

Daytonite, BSN, RN · Mar 2, 2006

Take heart. Grades only become a long term problem if you eventually decide to apply to a Masters program or a BSN program (I don't know if you're already in a BSN program or not). Otherwise, the only test that means anything at all is the NCLEX. Ultimately, that's the one you have to pass.

I had several friends that went on to medical school. Now, I'm sure that you all will agree that to get into medical school a person has to be pretty scholarly and make high grades. One of these friends was always lamenting to us about how all the students were flunking exams at the medical college. It turns out that the profs were doing this deliberately for a number of reasons, I guess. Partly, to take the students down a peg or two in self-esteem and confidence and to encourage them to study more. Not a very good technique to my way of thinking, but some programs do think that way. There are some educators who feel that an "A" should be very hard to earn and that a "B" shouldn't be that easy either. That leaves "C"'s and failing. Isn't that just great?

All you can do is your best. You can never go wrong if you are learning the "why" answers and the logic of the material you have to learn. If you are understanding the material and not just memorizing it, then you are getting it. Ultimately, you need to understand the logic in order to make the daily judgment calls on the job that will be required of you as RNs.

Chaoticdreams33, MSN, RN · Mar 2, 2006

Are school requires a 77 average to pass, which is based on 4 exams(90%) and a paper(10%).

Our class averages last semester were 84-89, and this semester we've only had one exam so far which the class average was 86.

My grades have been 92-98, and we lost about 9 students the first semester due to failing and personal reasons!

BoonersmomRN · Mar 3, 2006

Our school requires a 75 to pass...but you must get that on tests or else quizzes and labs won't pull you up.

The average on our 1rst test was 80.