Dont Know What to Do!!!!!!!!!

veggie530 · May 1, 2012

What class did you fail?

And is your semester over? Nothing until fall?

A little more information would go a long ways, I think.

hurditrthere · May 1, 2012

I failed second half of Foundations. They dont offer this particular class again untill mid fall.

I studied so hard for this test and I have been on the border with it from the start of the second half of the semester. I know I would have passed it with a B if I had realized I had 50 minutes to take the test. But instead, I thought that I had and hour.

So becuase of that, I wasnt able to answer the last 9 questions. I am so mad at myself for making such a stupid mistake like this!!!!

allnurses Guide · May 2, 2012

I am a firm believer that at some point in your nursing education you will face a challenge, be it in clinical or on an exam. Evaluate your feelings outside of our grades: do you live this or hate it or feel indifferent about it?

If you love it, then fight for it. There are times when you have to fight for your gut feeling with patients; your challenge teaches you to be firm in your resolve.

If you hate it, this is a good excuse to change your mind. Just do it for the reason you don't like the field not because of a class.

If you are indifferent about nursing, it may be a good idea to think of other careers as the effort:reward may not work for you.

Remember some classes are worse than others. You may get a C in fundamentals and an A in Med-surg. Sometimes questions are bad or teachers are bad; don't let one class decide your future.

hurditrthere · May 2, 2012

Thank you for that. I deffinetly love the nursing care part of it. And I still very much want to be a nurse. I am going to continue with the plan and use this as a learning experience. And since I am going to be out for the summer, I have decided to take a medical terminalogy class this summer session. I think it might help me get through the material a little easier. Atleast I hope so. Also, I have decided to look for a part time tech position to gain more exposure to the health care setting. One of my teachers suggested that to the class. What kind of job title should I look for when looking. Any ideas? Since I dont have a certificate of anykind, I am dont know what type of position I should look to apply for that would allow me access in a hospital care setting. My teacher seemed to think that nursing students can get tech jobs in hospitals. Is there a certain job tech name to look for?

sharpeimom · May 2, 2012

could you take a cna course and work over the summer and return to your adn program with a renewed sense of

purpose and with a better understanding of the basics of patient care?

if you can gain some understanding of the basic nursing nitty gritty stuff, you will be able to go back in the fall and

do well despite being on probation.

hurditrthere · May 2, 2012

Ok thank you so much. I just checked. That was great advice. I am going to do the CNA and Med Term over the summer:)

latebloomrn · May 4, 2012

I'd suggest getting a tutor/mentor early in the game to help out. I too started my nursing career late and felt somewhat out of place but it was great! Like someone else said if you love it fight for it but be careful become too discouraged too soon. Believe me things will get even more challenging.

grpman · May 4, 2012

I don't know why you failed, but I can offer insight as to why some have failed at my school. Maybe 20% fail due to not studying enough, 20% are not good test takers (tons of reasons why this could be), 60% don't know how to study or study more material than is necessary.

You can get lost in the pathos. I try to remember what something looks like clinically, how to prevent it, and what to do about it once it occurs. It's great to know what is happening on the cellular level, but you are seldom given questions on tests that give you credit for all of the study time spent learning that. So many are left scratching their heads wondering how they can fail given the time they spent studying, but studying content that isn't tested may be to blame.

My solution is to get an NCLEX review and use it to supplement your lecture notes. It will help you to remember what to focus on and will give you easy to remember principles. This should not replace reading the text book because it is what helps familiarize you with the lingo. Nothing is worse than knowing the answer to a question except for one small word that throws you off track. Start practicing NCLEX style questions and review the rationales which will help your test taking skills, time management, and teach you how to interpret the stem of the question. I have an app on my phone and I practice questions in line, while watching kids, etc.

If you haven't done what I just wrote then you haven't given yourself the best chance at passing. Plus, the material is fresh in your mind so retake the class sooner than later.

Good luck.