I failed my first semester of nursing school. It was very difficult and disappointing to me. What makes it even worse was that I got a 77.9% with just a 0.1% remaining. I passed very well on the lab and clinical portion of the course with an 87%, a B. However, I needed to pass both parts of the course to pass the entire course.
I am now over that phase of sadness and disappointment. I had a meeting with the director of nursing program and the instructors. They told me that I had another chance to repeat this semester and make amends. They said they would have more meetings with me from now on to closely monitor my performance. This will be my only chance within the three semesters of the program.
I would also like to mention that during this semester I did not pass any of the four exams. I tried my best on the final exam and got an 82%. Also, my grades in these exams were not consistent. I believe that I had yet to adapt to nursing school exams. That is why I sometimes wonder that perhaps being able to pass this semester might not have been good for me. I don't know.
Anyway, I would like some advice on what I can do differently now. I would also appreciate advice on books that would help me understand NCLEX style question better. Any advice would be helpful.
You really addressed an important issue that I had in my mind for a while. Definitely, I may feel very confident in my chances of passing first semester of the program this time round. However, getting used to the old material and slow pace may become a barrier to my performance in the second semester. Also, as you said, I have no more chances to repeat a semester. My only choice is to always study extremely hard and not take chances.
I was in your shoes last Fall 2014, and just passed nursing first semester the second time. I too failed by a small margin...0.15%.
What I found this semester, was that I was over studying last fall. The dept. chair gave me a study schedule, so I was doing something every night, but not everything every night lol. This helped a great deal! I also realized I didn't know the nursing process as well as I thought I did last semester. I got the Test Success book and practiced more questions since testing was my weak area. So practice questions and a study schedule is what I recommend!!! It was so hard at first repeating the semester, but I'm much more confident in my testing and understanding of the nursing process and concept maps, that I feel i will be successful and better prepared for the next 3 semesters of nursing school
I was in your shoes last Fall 2014, and just passed nursing first semester the second time. I too failed by a small margin...0.15%.
What I found this semester, was that I was over studying last fall. The dept. chair gave me a study schedule, so I was doing something every night, but not everything every night lol. This helped a great deal! I also realized I didn't know the nursing process as well as I thought I did last semester. I got the Test Success book and practiced more questions since testing was my weak area. So practice questions and a study schedule is what I recommend!!! It was so hard at first repeating the semester, but I'm much more confident in my testing and understanding of the nursing process and concept maps, that I feel i will be successful and better prepared for the next 3 semesters of nursing school
What really makes us quite different from others is that we have already tasted the bitterness of failure. We have learned our lesson and move forward with utter determination. We can't afford to take it easy from here on. Our failure will forever remind us to work extra hard to succeed.
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You really addressed an important issue that I had in my mind for a while. Definitely, I may feel very confident in my chances of passing first semester of the program this time round. However, getting used to the old material and slow pace may become a barrier to my performance in the second semester. Also, as you said, I have no more chances to repeat a semester. My only choice is to always study extremely hard and not take chances.