I just got into my nursing program this semester, and im already on the verge of failing my first class.So far i haven't passed any exams, my grades were really low at 50,60,68. I dont understand because i put time into studying the material. I read the required chapter(every inch!), did alot of practice questions, use an additional study guide book, and even called of work a few times just to study. My results do not reflect the amount of work and effort i have been putting in.
Before the exams, i feel confident in myself because i put effort into understanding the material. After the exam, i think i did well and passed. However, when my exams scores come back, i not only did not pass, i fail horribly.I cant believe i got all those questions wrong sometimes, i always ask my professor to double check for any errors. My school policies wont let students see the exam after it has been taken. SO i dont know where i went wrong on these exams. I dont know why im failing or how to even prepared for my finals. Below are some of the strategies i used.
*2nd study guide along with textbook (with questions and rationales)
*reading out loud
*do alot of review questions (with rationales)
*read required chapters
i just want to know why i am failing because i have no clue.Is it me? what can i do to get better? because i have done everything i know.Do my study habits suck? or am i just not smart enough for this?
Get the Kaplan book. It tells you how to answer questions. Like if the question is worded as so you are looking for an intervention answer versus additional symptoms. Also, there are always two completely wrong answers and two correct but one is the better choice. Go back to your ABC when answering questions. Reading the book is not necessarily going to help answer. Rising questions. I'll be rooting for you good luck.
1. Which of the following nursing measures is considered priority in preventing hypoxia?
Ensure patent airway.
Administer oxygen.
Provide humidification.
Monitor respiratory pattern.
I chose B and got this question wrong. This is basically my whole semester in one question. Ensuring Patent airway makes more senese than giving oxygen. If the airway is obstructed, administrating oxygen is useless. I realized that immediately after i got this question wrong.My finals is a week from today and im still falling for these tricks.It feels like i know the material but the questions are filled with trickery and deception. What do you guys think?
If i had got my exams back i would probably find alot of these "correct but not the most correct answer choices". I would be able to at least learn from them.
I'm not in school yet, but aren't you suppose to always first think ABC? Airway, breathing, circulation. So following that A would be the best answer, no? Or am I wrong about the ABC thing?
I got my grades and I got a D. I failed the introduction class. I don't even know exactly what I did wrong because I couldn't see my exams. Some My friends passed but barely, they were a few points away from failure as well.
i have no idea what to do next. I have good grades in anatomy 1:A and all my psychology classes I got an A. Yet I stood no chance in nursing school. I hate how they give you 3 to 4 right answers and only one is the most right. That seriously annoys me. I don't want to throw my grades to the trash can but I don't see anything else to but abandon nursing altogether.
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Get the Kaplan book. It tells you how to answer questions. Like if the question is worded as so you are looking for an intervention answer versus additional symptoms. Also, there are always two completely wrong answers and two correct but one is the better choice. Go back to your ABC when answering questions. Reading the book is not necessarily going to help answer. Rising questions. I'll be rooting for you good luck.