If I hear "C Nurses make the best nurses" one more time I will scream!

BETSRN · Feb 19, 2004

Why do these threads bother you so much,Jen?

hoppermom3 · Feb 19, 2004

OK, I'm going to jump in here. I think this whole issue gets blown way out of proportion. I don't care what other people's grades are, and I got the impression that the OP doesn't either. What she seems to be complaining about, and what I have somplained about before, is getting CRITICIZED for getting As. I don't brag about my grades, and certainly don't put others down for theirs. So why should I have to put up with people putting me down for getting As and telling me that they are going to be better nurses because they get Cs?

epg_pei · Feb 19, 2004

:angryfire

My experience has been that students will generally ask what your GPA or marks are to create an opportunity to gush over their own exemplary performance. I don't give a rats ### what their marks are. I don't give a good ### ###*&% what someone else makes on their GPA. I am here to do the best I can for myself. I hope others can do their best, and are happy with their performance. If not, I hope they can identify their weaknesses and areas to improve upon. As far as A students being better nurses than C students or vice versa, I think that's a crock of sh@t. Your marks are not a conclusive indicator of how you will perform as a nurse. They are a conclusive indicator of how you perform as a nursing student. Get over it.

Edited for language. Yes, this subject makes me want to break something.

Wendi Beauvais · Feb 19, 2004

:rotfl: Now you know the ones saying *C* nurses make the best nuses are the ones that are just BAAAARley making it or does not take it seriously. I work hard to get good grades and my school has a TOUGH grading system too..

I'm in my first quarter of nursing school and I keep hearing "C Nurses make the best nurses". It makes me absolutely crazy. I'm the first to admit that being book smart does not mean that you have a lot of common sense, but I don't think that A nurses are destined to be bad nurses.
Our school has a tough grading scale, anything below 80 is failing, and I understand that makes it tougher to get really good grades. However, every time I hear that little manta, it feels like a put down, even though I don't discuss my grades.
I work extremely hard to get good grades-- I think it is important for obvious reasons and because I'd eventually like to attend CRNA school. I made the decision to be poor for two years and live on student loans so I could spend a lot of time studying. It is only the first quarter and I'm already tired of being made to feel like I won't be a great nurse because I dared to overachieve!
Does anyone else feel this way too? Thanks for letting me vent.

iliel · Feb 19, 2004

:angryfire
My experience has been that students will generally ask what your GPA or marks are to create an opportunity to gush over their own exemplary performance. I don't give a rats ### what their marks are. I don't give a good ### ###*&% what someone else makes on their GPA. I am here to do the best I can for myself. I hope others can do their best, and are happy with their performance. If not, I hope they can identify their weaknesses and areas to improve upon. As far as A students being better nurses than C students or vice versa, I think that's a crock of sh@t. Your marks are not a conclusive indicator of how you will perform as a nurse. They are a conclusive indicator of how you perform as a nursing student. Get over it.
Edited for language. Yes, this subject makes me want to break something.

I agree with you for the most part. I still think it's funny that someone would be so worried. Ppl are going to question everything you do in life and if it starts with grades then deal with it.

Oh, and BTW, just because some ppl state that grades are not something that they would kill themseleves over dosn't mean they don't take things seriously and they are not always the ppl barely makining it.

Man, ppl, do you realized how elitist it sounds to say of I'm an A student and I'm so sick of hearing my prof say C's make the better nurse. I thought we already agreed that nursing school was a crock sometimes.

And for the last time...stop assuming because a person say's they don't really care about grades that it makes them any lesser of a person, or good student for that matter.

tomorrows RN · Feb 19, 2004

:rotfl: Now you know the ones saying *C* nurses make the best nuses are the ones that are just BAAAARley making it or does not take it seriously. I work hard to get good grades and my school has a TOUGH grading system too..

OK this is getting me so outraged!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who the Heck are you to say C students do not take school seriously? You have some nerve!!!!! I dedicated my self to the books and yet I get B's, You are very judgmental and frankly if you keep that attitude your nursing career won't go far cause off of that comment you sound very self centered and that is far from what a nurse should be. Think before you make such judgmental comments!! If your so smart you should already know that. Also people take C=RN out of context what it means is even though you get C's for WHATEVER reasons, you can still be a nurse. :rotfl:

crispynurse2B · Feb 19, 2004

You know what?......If you want to be a CRNA you have to sweat the grades. Alot of people work really hard, study hard, read alot, participate to the fullest in lecture, clinicals, etc....and still pull c's. Personally, I had a 4.0 till nursing school. Now I'm the B girl....85 is my number, no matter how hard I try I cant break that A barrier. I love nursing school, I love the learning, love the clinicals the patients, etc. Focus on the positive, do your best and don't waste your time with worry about other peoples comments. Most of the time it's in an effort to make someone else feel worthy, not to put down the A students.

crispy

Catma63 · Feb 19, 2004

OK, I'm going to jump in here. I think this whole issue gets blown way out of proportion. I don't care what other people's grades are, and I got the impression that the OP doesn't either. What she seems to be complaining about, and what I have somplained about before, is getting CRITICIZED for getting As. I don't brag about my grades, and certainly don't put others down for theirs. So why should I have to put up with people putting me down for getting As and telling me that they are going to be better nurses because they get Cs?

I agree, it really did get a bit blown out of proportion. I understood what the original poster was complaining about and I understand her frustration over being criticized or receiving ugly comments for her As. It's horrid to think she's has such experiences from obviously immature folks.

Thing is, folks who get Cs don't want to be criticized either. I've never once heard that C nurses make better nurses (I've heard C=RN!) but I've also never heard that A nurses make better nurses either. You can have all the book smarts in the world, make the bestest grades in nursing school. However, if you don't get out there and be the best possible nurse in hands-on that you can be, what good is that A, B, OR C letter grade? It's what you do with what you've learned that's important.

TristateRN · Feb 19, 2004

OK this is getting me so outraged!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who the Heck are you to say C students do not take school seriously? You have some nerve!!!!! I dedicated my self to the books and yet I get B's, You are very judgmental and frankly if you keep that attitude your nursing career won't go far cause off of that comment you sound very self centered and that is far from what a nurse should be. Think before you make such judgmental comments!! If your so smart you should already know that. Also people take C=RN out of context what it means is even though you get C's for WHATEVER reasons, you can still be a nurse. :rotfl:

I don't see why you are outraged? The person you quoted didn't say that C students don't take school seriously. Her quote was "THE ONES GOING AROUND SAYING THAT C STUDENTS MAKE THE BEST NURSES". I'm sure that most C students that are serious about their school work wouldn't go around saying something ignorant like that, so she isn't referring to them.

Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN · Feb 20, 2004

OK this is getting me so outraged!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who the Heck are you to say C students do not take school seriously? You have some nerve!!!!! I dedicated my self to the books and yet I get B's, You are very judgmental and frankly if you keep that attitude your nursing career won't go far cause off of that comment you sound very self centered and that is far from what a nurse should be. Think before you make such judgmental comments!! If your so smart you should already know that. Also people take C=RN out of context what it means is even though you get C's for WHATEVER reasons, you can still be a nurse. :rotfl:

Jeez, :uhoh3:

tomorrows RN · Feb 20, 2004

I don't see why you are outraged? The person you quoted didn't say that C students don't take school seriously. Her quote was "THE ONES GOING AROUND SAYING THAT C STUDENTS MAKE THE BEST NURSES". I'm sure that most C students that are serious about their school work wouldn't go around saying something ignorant like that, so she isn't referring to them.

I guess I was speaking out to those who have said that. I was already stressed when I said I was outraged, I generally don't jump the gun it's just easier to speak your mind with a post. I guess because I have never heard that saying before I can't imagine why some one would say such a phrase. I have heard C=RN. Well ya know I'm not posting here again I have said what I needed. I'm sorry if I was to cruel with my last post. But I hope the ones that say their grades (A's + C's) will make them the "best" nurse realize that it's not based on your grades entirely. Have you ever heard some one say "I'm doing it for the money?" and then you think to yourself man she just doesn't get it, it's way more than just money (grades) you need compassion, the will to reach out to your patients, and co-workers theres so much that goes into being a nurse. And if some one can actually believe their grade will make them the best nurse has not learned anything in school. Grades alone just won't cut it. I hope I made some sense, lack of sleep. We all know what that is.If you have passion for what you want to do, you will succeed and people will see that in you and appreciate you, it's you that makes the best nurse not the grades!

Good luck to you all! :)

kyutnurse · Feb 20, 2004

I call myself a "squeky"...I squeked my way throughout lvn school, and presently squeking my way in lvn to rn program. i have 85 days to squek!!! the nursing license will not be specific, if you were an A student or a C student. The alphabet that counts are, NCLEX and R.N.

on the other hand, I believe that theorist back in Psych class...that there's different kinds of intelligence....the book smart, the street smart and the people networking smart or something.....something to ponder. you could be the best book smart nursing student, but cant have good rapport ie: therapeutic communication with your patient....not a good situation (dont work in psych) hahahaha.....as for me....heck i know nothing!!! i'm a sqeaky student, remember???