I passed A&P 1 with a A and A&P II with a B. Although I don't feel like I have learned anything in A&P II because I barely studied for it and just kept guessing on the exams and it help that my teacher kept adding a 15 point curve to each exam (test average was usually 54%-67%). I scored a 75 on all my exams without the curve (except for th final).
My final exam in that class (digestive system) I did not study for it at all because it was take home and all I did was Google the answers and ended up with a B with no curve which boosted up my final grade to a high B (89%).
Same for lab, I only attended maybe 5/16 labs because attendance was not mandatory. All I did was copy from my friends labs and studied those then took the lab exams. I ended with an A in lab as a final grade as it was really easy to get.
So as you can see, I just don't feel prepared to start nursing school without much background in A&P II even though I took it this spring semester which I am ashamed of.
Same goes for my medical terminology class, I received an A but since it was online I never once studied for it but just googled all the answers and got help from my sister who was a medical assistant on some problems. This is why I absolutely HATE online classes because I never take them seriously or put any effort in them.
How bad will this affect me in nursing school? I was a 4.0 student but my GPA went down to a 3.84 this semester. I took these classes at my state university. Thanks.
I decided to click on this person...the original poster. Whoever they are, they are FAKE...or their stories are fake. Try it for yourselves. One says she's a Germaphobe in her junior year of nursing school, the next she's just been accepted to a BSN program. Do you like how everyone is up in arms over this person who's no even real?
She's the germaphobe? Well now I just feel like an idiot.
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Hi everyone!
I passed A&P 1 with a A and A&P II with a B. Although I don't feel like I have learned anything in A&P II because I barely studied for it and just kept guessing on the exams and it help that my teacher kept adding a 15 point curve to each exam (test average was usually 54%-67%). I scored a 75 on all my exams without the curve (except for th final).
My final exam in that class (digestive system) I did not study for it at all because it was take home and all I did was Google the answers and ended up with a B with no curve which boosted up my final grade to a high B (89%).
Same for lab, I only attended maybe 5/16 labs because attendance was not mandatory. All I did was copy from my friends labs and studied those then took the lab exams. I ended with an A in lab as a final grade as it was really easy to get.
So as you can see, I just don't feel prepared to start nursing school without much background in A&P II even though I took it this spring semester which I am ashamed of.
Same goes for my medical terminology class, I received an A but since it was online I never once studied for it but just googled all the answers and got help from my sister who was a medical assistant on some problems. This is why I absolutely HATE online classes because I never take them seriously or put any effort in them.
How bad will this affect me in nursing school? I was a 4.0 student but my GPA went down to a 3.84 this semester. I took these classes at my state university. Thanks.
You cheated, took the easy way through your classes, and then say that you're ashamed because you didn't LEARN more? You didn't learn more because you didn't put in the hard work required to learn. What should shame you is the admission that you cheated, that you took the easiest path at every turn. Of course you didn't learn!
How will this affect you in nursing school? You're not ready for nursing school because although you ostensibly took the pre-requisites, you haven't learned the material. The best way forward would be to go back and take them again with the emphasis on learning the material. Nursing school builds on the material you've learned in the past; if there's no foundation there, there's nothing to build upon. You might be able to pass the exams in nursing school and skate as you have in the past -- especially if it's not a good school -- but you won't learn there, either. That will put you at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to passing the NCLEX.
The bigger question, and the question that I'd urge you to ask yourself rather than the "easy path" question you did ask, is "Will I be able to be a caring and competent nurse after skating and cheating my way through school?" Or even better, "Should a person who lacks basic integrity be allowed to be a nurse?" Because that's what you're telling us, you know. You lack integrity.
I imagine that it is not impossible for you to skate and cheat your way through nursing school, but I don't want someone who lacks integrity taking care of me, my family or the patients in my unit. Or my hospital. Or anywhere, actually. You seem like someone who would learn the tasks without learning (or caring about) the rationale. It's pretty difficult to think critically if you don't understand why you're doing the tasks or why you're doing them the way you're doing them. Critical thinking is a huge portion of an RN's job, and you're willing to sacrifice critical thinking toward taking the easy path. That's a HUGE red flag. Moreover, it might be "easier" to chart treatments you haven't done rather than take the time to actually do them. Falsify vital signs if charting the real ones meant you had to treat them. Take short cuts with your care to the detriment of your patients.
I don't see any self-awareness or remorse for the cheating and skating; instead what you want to know is if the fact that you didn't learn anything will impede your progress toward your goal. Honestly, I hope it does delay your progress or halt it altogether. I'd like you to have a chance to learn about honor and develop some integrity before continuing on to nursing school. Repeat the classes. Learn something. It will cost you time and money, but the education and experience will be good for both you and your future patients.
You cheated, took the easy way through your classes, and then say that you're ashamed because you didn't LEARN more? You didn't learn more because you didn't put in the hard work required to learn. What should shame you is the admission that you cheated, that you took the easiest path at every turn. Of course you didn't learn!
How will this affect you in nursing school? You're not ready for nursing school because although you ostensibly took the pre-requisites, you haven't learned the material. The best way forward would be to go back and take them again with the emphasis on learning the material. Nursing school builds on the material you've learned in the past; if there's no foundation there, there's nothing to build upon. You might be able to pass the exams in nursing school and skate as you have in the past -- especially if it's not a good school -- but you won't learn there, either. That will put you at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to passing the NCLEX.
The bigger question, and the question that I'd urge you to ask yourself rather than the "easy path" question you did ask, is "Will I be able to be a caring and competent nurse after skating and cheating my way through school?" Or even better, "Should a person who lacks basic integrity be allowed to be a nurse?" Because that's what you're telling us, you know. You lack integrity.
I imagine that it is not impossible for you to skate and cheat your way through nursing school, but I don't want someone who lacks integrity taking care of me, my family or the patients in my unit. Or my hospital. Or anywhere, actually. You seem like someone who would learn the tasks without learning (or caring about) the rationale. It's pretty difficult to think critically if you don't understand why you're doing the tasks or why you're doing them the way you're doing them. Critical thinking is a huge portion of an RN's job, and you're willing to sacrifice critical thinking toward taking the easy path. That's a HUGE red flag. Moreover, it might be "easier" to chart treatments you haven't done rather than take the time to actually do them. Falsify vital signs if charting the real ones meant you had to treat them. Take short cuts with your care to the detriment of your patients.
I don't see any self-awareness or remorse for the cheating and skating; instead what you want to know is if the fact that you didn't learn anything will impede your progress toward your goal. Honestly, I hope it does delay your progress or halt it altogether. I'd like you to have a chance to learn about honor and develop some integrity before continuing on to nursing school. Repeat the classes. Learn something. It will cost you time and money, but the education and experience will be good for both you and your future patients.
There is nothing more to add about the integrity aspect of this. But I'll re-iterate the importance of having a strong handle on A & P. This is important stuff if you want to be the kind of nurse who anticipates and HEADS OFF complications. Without it, you are not preventing complications, only reacting to them. Nurses who are strictly task oriented are only doing about 50% of what a good nurse does.
You will be fine. I got into the Top nursing schools in the country with a 3.1 GPA.
That is not the case at all schools. Many schools are extremely competitive and that GPA would not cut it. My school's official GPA cutoff was 3.0, but in reality it took a 3.8.
That's not really relevant though.The OP's problem is not her GPA, but that she does not have the proper foundation in a subject that is very important as it relates to being the kind of nurse her patients deserve.
How in the world will she be fine if she hasn't learned the material in her pre-requisites?
It's difficult for me to feel sorry for cheaters, especially since I'm currently busting my butt in my program. The OP received her A and B grades, but others (myself included) are earning theirs.
On a different note, I would argue that many pre-requisite classes are borderline worthless or at least unnecessary. For my program, pre-reqs included Communications 101 (really?), developmental psych (I kind of get this, but again unnecessary). Only a smidgen of Microbiology has been useful (only the bacteria vs virus vs parasite concepts). A&P have been useful.
Didn't have to take Medical Terminology, but I figure you'll learn pertinent terms and vocabulary while in school, clinicals and on the job. I've heard of programs requiring a Nutrition class - probably helpful for nursing but again unnecessary.
Heck, there are actual nursing classes in my program that I have found to be a waste of time. One in particular I like to call my "Personality Enhancement Class."
That is not the case at all schools. Many schools are extremely competitive and that GPA would not cut it. My school's official GPA cutoff was 3.0, but in reality it took a 3.8.
That's not really relevant though.The OP's problem is not her GPA, but that she does not have the proper foundation in a subject that is very important as it relates to being the kind of nurse her patients deserve.
I'm with you, Horseshoe... My school's official GPA cutoff is 3.0 but the lowest GPA that I'm aware of being accepted this semester was a 3.8. (104 accepted; 52 day, 52 evening) Most applicants, myself including, were nervous even with 4.0 GPAs as it is not unheard of with the volume of applications to be looked over if there are enough 4.0 students to fill the seats.
Wow. How dare they waste your time teaching you how cu-MU-ni-CATE orally. I mean, surely, nurses NEVER do that in their day-to day. Your pre-reqs sound exactly like the ones I had to take. In the end I learned so much that I use in life and in nursing school. Turns out I don't know it all and those pre-reqs, and the professors who taught them, had so much wisdom to share. By the way, the drudgery of it all helps to separate the serious nursing students from the fly-by-night ones because it's such a competitive field to get into. There are just so many reasons for being well rounded, educated, and they will help us be better nurses. If you can't see that then you will probably be, or already are, a know-it-all type of nursing student. "why do we have to read this?!" "Why do we have to learn about eyes?!" etc. By the way, professors and floor nurses alike hate that type of student. You should probably keep those thoughts to yourself during clinicals or you won't have many comrades. That's my not so humble opinion.
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Either way, I'm done responding or caring about her silly posts. They seem to be purposefully polarizing.