Help...I CAN'T fail nursing school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Someone please help me...I am about to get into Med Surg III at ECPI...and the instructor we will most likely have is....well let me just say the last term...9 people out of 20 failed her class. If anyone has had her..MRS. B...I know I can't say her name but if someone had her then they will know who I am talking about by using MRS.B. She ain't no joke. So someone please help me out with any information about how I need to prepare for her. I can't fail...I have come so far. Please any info will help.

Specializes in Telemetry.

I feel the OP's pain...I had an instructor like that once and she fail people just to boost her ego. She had very low self-esteem and was not validated at home and so she took it out on the poor students. I sent that instructor an email recently telling her that I have graduated and what does not kill me will make me stronger. You have some ****** nasty instructors around, you just have to play your part and so not let the enemy some close to you. Ignore her stupid ass and do your best.

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Specializes in Occupational health, Corrections, PACU.

I am also seeing some unreasonable demands being made. For example : test question not remotely in our text. When this was pointed out her response was, "Well, you have to use whatever sources you need to know as much as you can."

Can you give an example without giving too much away? Wondering what kind of "out there" test question it was...

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So 9 people out of 20 didn't put in the time and effort.

I was a student advocate until recently at my school, and I can't tell you how many times students came to me about "unfair teachers" and how they "put too much on us."

I know teachers suck sometimes; but its the same at EVERY college and EVERY major. Nursing, business, med school, communications; doesn't matter. There's always at least one who feels they should be tough as nails.

You are the maker of your own success.

Period. No excuses. If you know ahead of time the teacher is tough, then you know ahead of time that you need to put the extra work in.

If the teacher is being honestly unfair (not just a hardass who doesn't mind "thinning the herd"), then you need to take it up with the administration.

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Specializes in Army Medic.

Say goodbye to your personal life and treat your studies like they are your job.

Whenever you have personal obligations that require you to leave the house, bring your studies with you - and study study study whenever you have a spare minute.

It will be a VERY hard way of tackling the course for the first 3 months - the human brain takes roughly 3 months to adjust to a stressful way of living, but if you train yourself to be consistently taking information in 24/7 - you will adapt to retaining more information whereas those who choose to have personal lives will not.

Use every advantage you can to get a leg up on things. Keep an open communication dialogue with your teacher, find the top students in your class and form a study group.

The most important things I've ever done to make sure my grades stay high are avoiding any sort of activities outside of schooling, talking with my teacher after or before class if I have any concerns, and forming study groups with like minded students who are serious about their goals.

If the teacher is one who likes to add questions that are not text related, bring a tape recorder to class - and replay the lectures every time you are driving instead of listening to the radio.

What I do in class, is take my book into lecture, highlight anything gone over in the book in lecture, add additional notes into the book that are mentioned and not in the book - then when I get home I transcribe all of those notes, in writing. Then I go back and re-transcribe the notes into a more ordered method.

I also print out a lot of personal tests to learn definitions, anatomy, etc.

It's a lot of work - but it's the best way I learn. You need to find out what works best for you and plug away. :)

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A friend of mine couldn't get a passing grade on care plans to save herself. She asked the instructor for advice, none given. She asked an A student who looked at her care plan and couldn't see what was wrong. The A student wrote my friend's next care plan, my friend handed it in....D.....of course she couldn't report it cause she cheated by handing in someone else's work but she proved her point..........As others have said: know your stuff, work hard, keep your head down. Best of luck!

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Specializes in Oncology.

I took a class where 8 out of 40 people passed. I was in the 8.

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If somebody already gave this piece of advice sorry...didn't read all posts.

We always got a syllabus at beginning of semester with numbered items (course objectives) of what were supposed to know by end of semester. I kept those in front of my notebook, and when I studied that class, I'd be sure to type of answers to those as I found them. Then by end of semester I had my answers to all of the course objectives, which was professors main objective for class.

Don't let professor scare you ~

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I am not in nursing school yet however, I am an educator. I have frends that teach at the collegiate and high school level and YES...........instructors DO show favoritism and WILL attempt to make passing difficult for those they do not appear to be very fond of. Also, I know an instructor who is Bipolar.

There are many reasons an individual instructor may not like a student (gender, race, looks, to quiet, talkative, lack of effort, know it all, instructor unable to effectively deal with his/her personal issues, etc.).

My advice, do your BEST, keep a personal journal of any incidents and conversations, inappropriate remarks, etc. You'll do well...stay focused. Best wishes future Nurse!

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Specializes in LTC.

Worry about yourself, not the percentage that failed. Because maybe those students aren't learning the material needed to pass the class.

Nursing School is like the tv show survivor in a way. Its filled with challenges and if you don't prepare yourself and pass theory/clinical you will be "voted off"(not literally voted off but... fail the class and be terminated).

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Specializes in LTC/Behavioral/ Hospice.

You already have a defeatist attitude, so that is where I would start first. Change it. You need to go in there determined to not only get by, but to excel for this instructor. Pay attention to her. Let her know you are listening and learning and you value her time and energy. A lot of times that "mean" instructor is really tough, but fair, and willing to help any student that shows that she/he gives a dang. You won't know until you are there with her. If it turns out that she really IS unreasonable and IS unfair, then you can deal with it appropriately at that time. But it's far better to go in there with the attitude that you are on the same side and that you both have the same goals in mind. Innocent until proven guilty.

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Specializes in LTC.

I had an instructor for AP with a high fail rate. Felt that her level of teaching was way above my head and tests, forget it! Many of us in class had to retake them. I was terrified I would fail. I went in to talk with her and she was actually very nice and helpful. Just could not teach (IMHO)

My point is if there is something that you don't understand or are having difficulty with talk with the instructor, It really does help.

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Study your subject like you've never studied before!. I was in the same predicament where I was assigned to block hell. I know the instructor were doing what's best for the class and they want you to be COMPETENT nurses. Observe your instructor's train of thoughts to better able anticipate her questions and expectations. Well, let me tell you, eventhough I passed my class (OB) without flying colors, I proved to my instructor that I have the capability to tackle her obstacles. GOOD LUCK!

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