First Year Dillema

Nursingstudent2188 · Oct 25, 2009

Hey!

Glad you're loving school and clinicals!

On the NCLEX style questions...they stink! :)

Our professors always recommend that we buy NCLEX review books and just answer questions in them.

One thing that frustrates me is how with one question, all of the answers could apply, and would be semi-correct. You have to go with the "best" one. What I've found is the "best" answer usually involves the thing most critical to the patient's health status. We always have to go through our ABCs when answering our questions, so that we make the right choice. For instance, if your patient is having trouble breathing, you're going to take care of that first...administer oxygen...whatever the case may be, before you would educate them about something.

Hope this was helpful....

Good luck!

msAnneRN11 · Nov 12, 2009

Hey just want to let you know that I got an A on the third exam! this made me super happy! on my last two exams, I got a 29/40, and a 26 or 27/40 now I have 36/40. However, I am still worried. I need a C in able to pass the course, we have our last exam on Nov. 30 and then a Comprehensive exam of 100 items on Dec.

I just got an email from my instructor. She wants to talk to me about the status of my NU110 and my options. I am so worried. I thought if I really did well on the 3rd exam, I wouldnt have any problems, especially now that I know how to study and how to prioritize. My spirit is just super down as of the moment..

I hope what we will talk about will lift my mood.

I really want to be successful in this course.

Chapis · Nov 12, 2009

let us know what she told you! good luck

Nursingstudent2188 · Nov 19, 2009

Congrats on the A! Let us know what she tells you...but based on what your scores are,and the fact that you have improved, she's probably just wanting to let you know that you need to keep it up.

It takes awhile to get used to how to study in nursing school, and how to take the tests. But apparently you're getting the hang of it! Keep it up! Hugs and prayers!!!!

msAnneRN11 · Nov 3, 2011

Forgot to mention that I passed the course with no failing or repeats! now just waiting to take the NCLEX!!!

mangopeach · Nov 4, 2011

Congrats Ms.Anne! Its so nice when people come back later to update us. Very inspiring. Good luck on NCLEX!

ImThatGuy, BSN, RN · Nov 4, 2011

Starting off in the foundations course I think we all had the same problem. Nursing school doesn't really teach things that you see done in the workplace or would be inclined to do yourself. I'm not making a value judgement. I'm just stating fact. The purpose behind the school is to produce a generalistic novice who can function safely. That said, I did not select answers initially in foundations that were correct because they weren't (and still sometimes aren't) things that I would do first or even do at all. However, I learned that when the teacher writes their own questions they are often slanted toward their own particular perspective based on information they find in the book. Once you peg their personality and thought pattern you'll do well. After I got them figured out I started doing great. You'll eventually move out of more theoretical nursing, profession-specific stuff into some more physiology-based information that makes more sense and seems scientifically sound. Oddly enough, we take end of course Hesi tests, and I find them to be a breeze. I can't explain that.