nursing student who is struggling and fear of failure

[snowybee]

I had my first med surg exam today .I m repeating this class, but still I made mistakes on this test and I m worried about it. I studied my butts off and did lots of nclex questions. I feel terrible inside.i have fear of failure.I havent enjoyed my life literally over 8 years.As i m writing these, I was wondering some people get away in life and nursing school so easy,while some struggle no matter they study or work hard. I did make some mistakes on this test ,and I was thinking if I struggle like these for med surg ,imagine the future class. should i quit in future.I hve 3 more class to graduate and no chance to repeat.By the way,I m an LPN and I struggle at these tricky questions.Test are not my point and I m a hands on person.I m waiting for my score .Should I change my major as i feel nursing is not for me. I m very good at math.please reply.

[NuGuyNurse2b]

Med Surg exams are not easy. Hell, Med Surg itself isn't easy - it's the hardest class I've ever taken in college anywhere, and I come from a 4-year degree prior to nursing school. I struggled with MS questions too - the best suggestion is to speak to your faculty and review the exams one on one, if the option exists. The faculty can tell right away where your weaknesses are. I know personally, my issue was knowledge deficit when I couldn't answer some of the MS questions. There were (and I suspect always will be) some questions where I knew the material and still couldn't get the answer but for the most part, I would say my faculty's assessment of my deficit was spot on as to why I wasn't answering the questions correctly. And it's a hard pill to swallow because you sit there saying you spent X amount of time reading, doing note cards, etc. But the fact is, if the material's not sinking in, I had to admit to myself that I wasn't using my time wisely or I was focusing on other things that weren't helping me answer the questions. Once I did that, I became a better student and was able to beat Med Surg.