Instructors/Programs that set you up for failure...

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I do sympathize with you Caffeine, I also have another degree. Funny this. I still did very well tho. Thing is, you are suffering from the, "I paid for this **** and I want my money's worth" syndrome. You gotta stop fighting it, it won't change. Get your RN out of it, ****-it. Right?!

Here is what you do. You know what area/s you are supposedly focusing on generally speaking. Get yourself a good book (this usually means not your nursing text, LOL) Go back to your A&P books, or if you didn't approve of those, go to a library and maybe find one that is better and use that. Then, get yourself a good NCLEX review book and really use those first, they will give you a good overview and surprisingly some better organized/explained detail.

1. Prentice Hall's Reviews & Rationales: Comprehensive NCLEX-RN® Review by Mary Ann Hogan

2. Saunder's version (if you like a simpler review) I noticed that some testing often comes out of this one

I guess what I am saying is that you have to run your show. All you really want from them is the paper that states you graduated with your degree. What is unfortunate is that you have to deal with them to get it. I know I think differently than a lot of people, but I do tend to size things up and make a judgement of "worth" pretty quickly. I do leave a tiny crack in the door should something show value at a later date, but it's a small one.

So, my advice is to basically run your show, although behind the scenes.