In your opinion, what is the hardest class at Excelsior?

[MedicKibbles]

Hey Y'all,

After perusing the board and looking over the topics, I see a re-occurring theme regarding Lifespan (in particular) and other courses being very tough.

So I was curious what in your opinion is the more difficult class at Excelsior? And why? (IE: the material is "dry", self studying, difficult material to comprehend, etc...)

Thanks!

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

I think this is different for everyone - it depends on your background and strengths. For example, anything cardiac and respiratory (I think that's in Lifespan 1 under the current curriculum) will be very familiar ground for paramedics. A lot of folks seem to struggle with LS2 because of the psych component. I think it's LS3 with metabolic and endocrine content, which can be difficult for some. The last three exams are definitely the most challenging, in my opinion.

[ScudderRN31]

Absolutely agree..it's going to vary from person to person based on experience and interest

[WorseNurse]

Absolutely agree..it's going to vary from person to person based on experience and interest

I think it can still be valuable information. People should give their opinion along with their background.

[maleNurseGB]

i would say "transition to RN & LS3" were the hardest!!

[NotMyProblem MSN, ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN]

Whichever one dealing with psych was a killer for me. I barely passed it using the process of elimination for the entire exam. But in all fairness, I only studied for it for a week. There's a LOT to be said for preparation!!

[ypoe]

It will vary from person to person for me transitions and LS2 were the hardest. Transitions is so dry and memorization and a lot of information I am not interested in.. LS2 was hard because the majority was psych and I'm not a psych nurse and don't care for psych

[jlynn167]

LS3...it's the only exam I had to retake.