Is it bad to get b's in nursing school?

Published

Does anyone know how hard it will be to get into a msn program with b's in nursing school?

C=RN :rolleyes:

oooooooooh god not that mess again. That's the worst mindset anyone could ever have. Why would I want to be associated with a C level of expectation, or a C level of competency. C= you earned a C, end of story. This is the reason some people have a hard time getting respect. If I have students who just strive to pass, or get a C to move on, that's just not gonna fly. And it'll show in an evaluation. Now if someone tries their hardest, and can only pull a C...fine. But this whole "I just wanna pass, C=RN, C=continue, you can check that at the door". attitude and mindset go a long way. If you're satisfied with minimum work, it carries over into the workplace. Those kinds of nurses are the ones who think "well my patient lived, so I didn't do this or that or this woundcare, or do this order...but C=continue, the next nurse will cover the slack"

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.
oooooooooh god not that mess again. That's the worst mindset anyone could ever have. Why would I want to be associated with a C level of expectation, or a C level of competency. C= you earned a C, end of story. This is the reason some people have a hard time getting respect. If I have students who just strive to pass, or get a C to move on, that's just not gonna fly. And it'll show in an evaluation. Now if someone tries their hardest, and can only pull a C...fine. But this whole "I just wanna pass, C=RN, C=continue, you can check that at the door". attitude and mindset go a long way. If you're satisfied with minimum work, it carries over into the workplace. Those kinds of nurses are the ones who think "well my patient lived, so I didn't do this or that or this woundcare, or do this order...but C=continue, the next nurse will cover the slack"

First semester in my school there was a group of girls that carries the mentality of C=RN. Every test as long as they got that 77% they were happy.

Now, I have had to accept a C, I did try to get better and I did make the mistake in one class early on of letting my home life get the best of me, but I always shoot for A's, I am happy with B's and don't beat myself up over them, and I get mad at myself if I got a C. C in my program is 77-84

So anyway, of this group of girls, 3 of them did not make it past 1st semester, 2 of them learned that C=RN is not the mentality to have and did much better after that first semester and will be graduating in 3 weeks. The 3 that didn't pass were happy to keep passing the tests until the final came, than they realized being happy with that minimum level or close to the minimum (maybe just under) now meant that they had hardly ANY room for error on the final.

That was where they ended up failing. I personally would rather go into my final knowing I can miss over half the questions and still pass, but try for that A, than go in with the stress of knowing I have to get an A on the final, to pass the class.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Critical Care (ICU/CVICU).
@ Trilldayz...I never thought of it like that. Where I am from if you get a Bachelors degree in nursing you are automatically accepted into most masters programs...with the exception of the nurse anesthesia program (that program is crazy competative)...otherwise you can enter the masters proogram with a B average...plus most schools are no longer requiring the GRE inorder to get in...provided you take your bachelors there of course.

Can you please PM me the schools you are talking about?? I'm honestly, just really irritated and annoyed honestly at how this system works. It's an unfair advantage. Competition now for MSN programs (especially with that new 2015 FNP change). And what makes it worse is that my professors even don't like overachievers. I have been told by professors that I shouldn't worry so much for an A, that I should be content on just passing, and I had the highest grades in the class... blah blah. I HATE THAT THEY STIFLE EXCELLENCE AND MEDIOCRITY IS ACCEPTED!! People who don't care pass.... and people like me who want better, are kind of discouraged from doing so, or it it made nearly impossible to reach. *sorry for the vent, just had to get that off my chest*

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Critical Care (ICU/CVICU).

Even getting jobs once i graduate will even be a struggle!!!

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in International.

Hey I just thought I would throw my 2 cents in. I have never heard of a 92% counting as a B, granted I know other people at different nursing schools, but I have never talked with them about grades before.

I know at my school a 75 is automatic fail from the nursing program, and anything 74.5-79.4 is a C, 79.5-89.4 is a B, and 89.5 and up is an A... It ****** me off because I am a high B student, generally average 87ish. And I have always been an A student...

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Critical Care (ICU/CVICU).
Hey I just thought I would throw my 2 cents in. I have never heard of a 92% counting as a B, granted I know other people at different nursing schools, but I have never talked with them about grades before.

I know at my school a 75 is automatic fail from the nursing program, and anything 74.5-79.4 is a C, 79.5-89.4 is a B, and 89.5 and up is an A... It ****** me off because I am a high B student, generally average 87ish. And I have always been an A student...

I would KILL for your grading scale! LOL I know quite a few schools with your grading scale though... and I think it's do-able (depending on how fair your school is with grading and all that). Our school isn't very fair though.

Ours is:

74.5 -83.4 is a C,

83.5-92.4 is a B

and 92.5 and up is an A.

So to get an A, we have to have *perfect* work.... no room for screw ups....that would be tolerable BUT our teachers are horrible with grading, especially when it comes to work that requires subjective grading. One teacher doesn't grade everyone's papers, diferent teachers do. So I could turn in a paper and one teacher could give me a 75, while another would give me a 95..... You just had to be lucky enough to be assigned to the better grader. :crying2::crying2::crying2: And I have seen other students work and theydo substandard work (and get an A) and I turn in really GREAT work and only get a 80 to show for it (This has really happened to me).So we are already diminished in having any chance at making an A, no matter how hard we work.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

yeah you dont really know what that means. Its something the teacher says so people that are used to getting all As dont freak out when they get a C on thier first test. Cs in my school and you have to see your adviser. Nobody will ever know if someone got a C or 2 on a few tests give me a break thats silly as hell. :down: You can get a C on a test and still have an A average becasue we have 5 test plus a final worth 300 points (240=pass)

so a=1199-1275 b=1109-1198 c= 1020-1108

Our scale is 156-169=c 170-182 = b 183-195=a

oooooooooh god not that mess again. That's the worst mindset anyone could ever have. Why would I want to be associated with a C level of expectation, or a C level of competency. C= you earned a C, end of story. This is the reason some people have a hard time getting respect. If I have students who just strive to pass, or get a C to move on, that's just not gonna fly. And it'll show in an evaluation. Now if someone tries their hardest, and can only pull a C...fine. But this whole "I just wanna pass, C=RN, C=continue, you can check that at the door". attitude and mindset go a long way. If you're satisfied with minimum work, it carries over into the workplace. Those kinds of nurses are the ones who think "well my patient lived, so I didn't do this or that or this woundcare, or do this order...but C=continue, the next nurse will cover the slack"
Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.
I would KILL for your grading scale! LOL I know quite a few schools with your grading scale though... and I think it's do-able (depending on how fair your school is with grading and all that). Our school isn't very fair though.

Ours is:

74.5 -83.4 is a C,

83.5-92.4 is a B

and 92.5 and up is an A.

So to get an A, we have to have *perfect* work.... no room for screw ups....that would be tolerable BUT our teachers are horrible with grading, especially when it comes to work that requires subjective grading. One teacher doesn't grade everyone's papers, diferent teachers do. So I could turn in a paper and one teacher could give me a 75, while another would give me a 95..... You just had to be lucky enough to be assigned to the better grader. :crying2::crying2::crying2: And I have seen other students work and theydo substandard work (and get an A) and I turn in really GREAT work and only get a 80 to show for it (This has really happened to me).So we are already diminished in having any chance at making an A, no matter how hard we work.

It is annoying to have a stricter grading scale (ours is a little stricter than the one posted, our minimum passing is 77 and a B is 85, I have seen people list ones even stricter than that) but I understand why the standards must be higher. I wish when getting transcripts that could be taken into consideration, especially since for my school at least, their are no + or -. It's a flat 2.0, 3.0 or 4.0 on the transcript. So I could get a 84% for my grade and all that will be seen when my transcripts are pulled is a 2.0 for that 84%.

BUT I knew from the get go what our schools standards and policys were before I started, and I still chose to attend it.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Neuro, Neuro ICU.

Holy Crap. I'm seeing that my grading scale sucks.

79-85 C

86-92 B

93-100 A

Of 60 students graduating at my school this may, only 9 were admitted into the Honor Society. To be Eligible, you must have not gotten any C's during the program.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
It is annoying to have a stricter grading scale (ours is a little stricter than the one posted, our minimum passing is 77 and a B is 85, I have seen people list ones even stricter than that) but I understand why the standards must be higher. I wish when getting transcripts that could be taken into consideration, especially since for my school at least, their are no + or -. It's a flat 2.0, 3.0 or 4.0 on the transcript. So I could get a 84% for my grade and all that will be seen when my transcripts are pulled is a 2.0 for that 84%.

BUT I knew from the get go what our schools standards and policys were before I started, and I still chose to attend it.

This is how it is here. 77-84.9 C, 85-92.9 B, 93+ A... and absolutely no rounding. My best friend failed last semester by 0.2 pts..

So happy I graduate in exactly one month. I'm done with this mess :yeah:

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.
This is how it is here. 77-84.9 C, 85-92.9 B, 93+ A... and absolutely no rounding. My best friend failed last semester by 0.2 pts..

So happy I graduate in exactly one month. I'm done with this mess :yeah:

I just took my last graded thing for nursing school yesterday. DONE! LOL I have missed a grade many times by a fraction of a %. Not failed the class, but it's still frustrating none the less.

Congratulations on almost being done!

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Critical Care, Postpartum.

The grading scale for my program:

90-100-A

85-89-B+

80-84-B

75-79-C

My priority is graduating from the program with a good GPA so I can be competitive enough for grad school. All A's are possible in NS, but B's are good too. ;)

Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Join the Discussion