Need Advice!!!

AspiringNurseMW · Jun 6, 2016

So, I'm in my first semester of clinicals, and there are nine other girls with me. Every day before class or after class I hear how nervous everyone is, and how they are scared they will fail our first exam. I had the idea of putting together a group page for us on facebook to send out reminder to all of us on term words to study, what assignments are due when. Last night I posted the opportunity to get a study group together over the next two days since one of my other classes were cancelled and I had the free time and a sitter in line for my kids. All I get is excuses. Everyone is so worried about failing yet no one wants to study. What could I do to get these girls more interested in their future? Or do I just let them bomb their first exam in order to wake them up? I would love to graduate with the same girls I started with, but if they don't get their act together, they won't be able to keep their grade above the 80 % that is needed to stay in Clinicals. Any ideas? And please, no rude or derogatory remarks. Thank you!

Not your responsibility. Not even one little bit. You do you. And after the first failed test or close call they may or may not change their tunes.

I made a Facebook group and I post study guides. ONLY because making them helps me study. The people who care might use them, and more, as they are not enough to pass a nursing test. I just put it out there. I don't go out of my way to get people to look at them.

The best study group I have, is about 3 other people at most. We all generally do well. People who occasionally ask me for help sometimes I invite. Guess what happens? They don't show. Oh well.

Whether they graduate or not is not my issue. I'm much too busy to take that on. Are there one or two here or there that I'm sad when they failed out? Sure. Still not changing, can't help those who don't want to be helped. Let them complain.

adamRn79, BSN, RN · Jun 6, 2016

They're gonna drag you down. Seek out others who are interested, they will likely be older studfnts

emmjayy, BSN, RN · Jun 13, 2016

I'm the type of person who simply cannot learn in a study-group environment. It could be these girls are the same way.

It's not your responsibility to worry about motivating them or keeping them on track. The only student you should be worrying about is yourself.

AliNajaCat · Jun 13, 2016

I havent seen this mentioned but you should consider that FB groups like this sometimes mention things that should never be posted like clinical situations or patients. Big, big danger, you can search here for threads that add up to "sadder but wiser."

I always studied alone too, cant study with others, too distracting.

Agree with the "don't try to be the mother" thing.

good luck.

CountryMomma, ASN, RN · Jun 13, 2016

Lots of people worry about failing, and talk about the fall, as a form of social therapy. Failing nursing school is a huge and common fear. They may be brilliant, just nervous. I was very nervous about failing, but by all rights there wasn't much of an issue - I still worried about it and talked about it.