So, this is our first quarter in Med Surg and we are about 5 weeks almost 6 into the quarter. We have had 2 exams so far. The first one was okay, but it left us all confused. It was filled with questions that we had no idea where they came from like, what is the number one cause of fires in the home?
So this second exam we all were anticipating to see what kind of random trivia she was going to ask. Fortunately this second exam had no such trivia, however it was filled with nursing priority questions which we have never heard of before. Questions basically asking a scenario and which of the following interventions/assessments etc would you do first? Now, we were not lectured on which action should be done first. Subsequently this last exam had a pass rate of 1 person out of a class total 61 people.
The professor has since had a "lecture" with us telling us test taking strategies but as a class we asked her how are we supposed to know what is of most priority if it is not in the book (Lewis Med/Surg Nursing) and not in our ATI reading. She says it comes with time and that its our job to ask questions if we are unsure. However her lectures still do not cover priorities! How are we supposed to learn this?! Does anyone know of a site/books/CD something that will help me learn nursing priorities?!!! I cannot fail, there has to be a book out there!!
Bortaz, MSN, RN
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She should be preparing them to be nurses. I think schools get too caught up in keeping their NCLEX pass rates high.