Already failed three exams in one class! Help!

[mistirenestone]

It is the third week of lpn and i have failed all three exams given to us. I am not going to blame the teaching method because others have done this before me, but i need to know how everyone passed. I am reading the chapter two times, writing notes, and watching videos and the questions are still throwing n

Me off. I am getting discouraged, even though i tell myself i will do better the next time and that i really want to be a nurse! Please help me with some things that help you all! Im desperate to learn!

[Sp2017]

I did poorly on my first exam in one nursing class because I didn't know where to focus. All my classes are taught in a fast pace. Even I read the book, but there were too much information to be absorbed. Then, I changed my study method. The next two exams from other classes I got 90% -95%. I focused on my instructors' lectures. I recorded the lectures. Whatever on the lectures, I didn't understand clearly, I would read twice from the book as well as made map/diagram etc...so I could see the connections or rationales. Finally, I looked for free online quizzes to test out my knowledge. When taking exam, I underlined the keywords, so I wouldn't miss/mistake important words as well as not get distracted from other words. Hope it can help you do well on next exam.

[amok]

This might sound silly, but I've been using this for YEARS. Pre-nursing, other college courses, all of them. Grab a stuffed animal (I've just always used something I can anthropomorphize, I use a tiny plastic lizard) and explain the material to it. I don't know about your program, but we have the learning outcomes that will be addressed on each exam. Look at those, and explain it out loud to the best of your ability to your new BFF. Everyone encodes and retrieves information differently, I've found that using information verbally (the "out loud" part matters!) really helps me retain an apply it. Good luck!

[imhorsemackerel, LPN]

I completely agree. Definitely talk to your instructor. But how about your classmates? How are they faring? Do they have any suggestions? Would you do better if you had a study buddy? Perhaps making a friend could help.

When I was in LPN school I had two classmates who studied together. They would read paragraph by paragraph and explain the concepts to each other.

[BAY AREA RN, BSN]

does your teacher give you a lecture slide or power points to go with lecture, ifs then focus on that donut try to read the whole chapters, too much info