Nursing School versus Nclex

[addieoliveira]

Hi, I am doing mediocre in a cc asn program. mostly b- in the theory classes. the teachers always tell eachother to make sure the grades are low im not sure why i guess they want to seem tough and not put many nurses to work.

If im doing meh in nursing school does it mean i will not pass the nclex? how much harder is the nclex? the nursing school is not teaching me anything about nclex questions they just stand up there and talk personal stories then when you take the exam its nothing they ever covered. (exam is computerized so they just pick questions pre-generated). Only a junior but still very nervous about the nclex.

appreciated content: how the two differ and how to improve nclex passing rate.

[Extra Pickles]

Doesn't sound like you are in too good of a program. What is the NCLEX passing rate at your school? What has the rate been for the last few years? If they are not preparing you well, you will have to prepare yourself if you want to pass. Buy an NCLEX review book and start doing questions. Go online and do sample questions. If you don't feel confident about what you're learning, now is the time to take action.

Your grades in a mediocre program are, well, mediocre. A mediocre student and a questionable program doesn't have a good shot unless she works at it on her own. So yes you will have your work cut out for you, but it is certainly doable. Decide for yourself that you are going to do well from here on out. Devote time to studying appropriately. And start on those NCLEX questions ASAP. You need to learn how to think to properly answer these questions, you will not pass by memorizing things. Put more faith in what you can do for yourself then what has been happening so far. Good luck!