Is it HORRIBLE to get C's on a test?

[scndglancee]

I have taken 2 tests so far in my first semester of nursing school. I've studied, but obviously not enough. I've gotten two high C's. I would have gotten a really good grade if i hadn't second guessed myself and changed a lot of my original answers that were right! I'm used to getting all A's in previous courses and all of my classmates are SO competitive! I really wanted to get at least a B in fundamentals but now i'm scared. Does anyone have any advice for studying or taking tests? Do you always go with your first choice? Is getting a B in nursing bad?

[eholt19351]

Once a 4.0 student, our new motto is "C means Continue!"

[shoegalRN, RN]

Hi

My name is Karen and I read your blog about getting a C on your test. My sister Kim has been an RN for twenty years and I asked her the very same question. I have always gotten a A's in my classes too. She told me that it would be silly to stress about getting all A's in nursing school because once you take your Registered Nursing Exam, unless you go on for further schooling, no one will ever look at your nursing school grades again. Even if you do go for more school, all you have to do is pass.

This made sense to me. I think that as long as I know all the information that I need to know in order to be a good nurse, that should be sufficient. And she is right about the part where no one will ever look at your grades. When you go to apply for a job, they don't look at your grades. All that they look for is whether you have a license or not.

For myself, I am just going to do the best that I can and try not to worry too much about what the other students are getting. Yea, nursing students are really competitive, aren't they.

Hope that we both pass everything,

Karen

With the way the job market is for new grads now, YES, employers are looking at transcripts and GPA's between applicants. Especially if it's a New Grad Residency Program that the person is applying to.