I'm FAILING!!!

[na-na]

I guess I should begin by saying that I am an LPN-RN student. I though maybe I would be able to get more response from here, so I decided to post in this section of all nurses. Since I an lpn-rn student we started in med-surge 2. We had our first test today, it was on the respiratory system. I used saunders NCLEX bookto study for my test, this is the book that I used throughout my whole LPN program and I probably failed like 3 or 4 tests in the whole program. I got my score today 59.2! WHAT? I though to myself how? there must have been a mistake. There were 73 questions, so this means I only got 43 questions right. I feel like a failure and I'm trying to think positive and not to cry. I really though I understood the material, I studied from saunders, then I used kaplan to do nclex questions? What could possibly have gone wrong? I though I new NCLEX questions I passed by LPN boards. Saunders has never let me down, so I hope its not the fact that I mostly from an NCLEX book. I'M meeting with a tutor monday to discuss my habits; but i just can't pinpoint what I did wrong. I though I knew the material and now I don't think I do. This class is only 12 weeks, I don't know what to do. Only 9 more weeks left. I'm desperate and I just don't know if I evene have what it takes anymore. A 59! At this point I think I might have received the lowest grade in the class. I don't know never felt this down before.

[Banana nut, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

UPDATE: Guys I passed the course! thanks to everyone who offered some suggestion on how I could improve my grade. Moving on to OB and Peds. Thanks!

Congratulations! You rock! Would you please explain what changes you made specifically? I would love to hear what you have learned/changed in your study habits.

Thank you

[ital91]

HeY! I'm retaking med surgical 1, I also like to know what resources or changes you made? thanks a bunch!

[Natasha A., CNA, LVN]

UPDATE: Guys I passed the course! thanks to everyone who offered some suggestion on how I could improve my grade. Moving on to OB and Peds. Thanks!

Congrats whoo hoo!

Advice for future a LPN-RN student? What helped you the most with the transition? Thanks!!!