Help! I failed my first test in Fundamentals

Hi, I would talk to the teacher and find out where you went wrong and how you might need to study differently. I am in the LPN Program and am just finishing up my first quarter. I was use to making really good grades in my prereq. classes and when I started taking tests in Fundamentals I started making C's. I am also in my 40's and although it has been hard, I have made it through my first quarter. Don't get discouraged just keep studying.

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Thank you for your advise, that is a good idea,

Good luck to you too.

Veola

You might be studying too much, I kno that sounds crazy but I used to have that problem in the LPN program and I went to a tutor who told me that 1-2 hours of studying per day is all your brain can absorb at one time. If you want to study more you need to take a break after an hour and get your mind to refocus on the material. There are so many study tools that you can use from note cards to rewriting notes. Some things that help me are buying a NCLEX prep book and doing questions that go along with your area of study for a certain test you are taking. Also I tape record lectures and listen to them in the car on the way to school or to clinical I listen and that helps alot.

Good luck I hope this helps!

in our program anything under a 75 is considered failing. we are told to make appt with our advisors if we make any grade we are not happy with and they will go over the test with us (alone) and show what we did wrong and why it was wrong. maybe you could meet up with your advisor to discuss it and get help!

i also agree with the possibility of studying too much. you can also over think the critical thinking, or even use the critical thinking when not completely necessary, thus choosing the wrong answer to a reasonably easy question.

study groups have helped me more than anything. listening to the points others think may be covered on a test and compairing notes can be very beneficial aswell.

good luck!!

treshel77:nurse:

Thank you, for your advise,

Very good points to use...

Veola

Im curious as to how you're doing now? I'm feeling the same way. I just started Fundies and Im in my late 30's with 4 kids. I try to study as much as I can but failed my last test. Did you survive, if so, how???