Failed My Pharmacology Midterm

[cjp1994]

I'm pretty sure I failed it despite studying the past week for it, I'm so stupid for a postop laxative to reduce straining I chose an oxyomotic rather than stool softener and for dilantin side effect I didn't choose insomnia. Why cant I think logically? I'm a failure might as well drop out at this point ?

[Natasha A., CNA, LVN]

You got this! You did the best you could. Its the midterm and not the final. You pretty much create a study plan right now. Its ok to have an emotional moment but then get back to work. Study groups, teacher in office meeting etc.you can do this

[cjp1994]

On 2/15/2020 at 12:32 PM, E-commerce said:

You got this! You did the best you could. It's the midterm and not the final. You pretty much create a study plan right now. Its OK to have an emotional moment but then get back to work. Study groups, teacher in office meeting etc.you can do this

Thanks I actually ended up doing okay I'm just really hard on myself

[caliotter3]

2 hours ago, cjp1994 said:

Thanks I actually ended up doing okay I'm just really hard on myself

A new and improved study plan wouldn’t hurt anyway. I found it almost impossible to shake my bad habit of procrastinating. I sometimes wonder what my transcripts would have looked like had I studied effectively. “A” students don’t usually get that way just because they have superior memory and powers of reasoning.

[Concon JM]

I did failed my midterm pharm too....today I have second chance...I'm having a back up plan if ever.... I'm looking for a pharm online class that my school will accept. ..I go to a state college....anybody knows a good pharm online course?

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

On 2/27/2020 at 5:19 AM, cjp1994 said:

Thanks I actually ended up doing okay I'm just really hard on myself

Then do your venting here and not to classmates. People who always insist they failed, only to do just fine, are incredibly annoying. It seems like every class has at least one.

Apart from that-you may need to work on this tendency to "catastrophize." Real world nursing is hard; always going to the dark side ("I'm a failure! I might as well quit!") is really unhealthy and can lead to a miserable existence and inability to find any fulfillment professionally, no matter what career you choose. In nursing, there is almost always room for improvement. You WILL make mistakes. You will need the resiliency to bounce back from these setbacks and not exaggerate their importance in the moment.