I was supposed to take an exam at 8:30 am in the morning today, but my phone which was fully charged and plugged in decided to completely die over night, how? I have no idea.
I woke up at around 10:00 am and noticed how bright my room was, I quickly tried looking at my phone to see the time and noticed it was off. Yep, I have missed a nursing exam! I felt sick to my stomach and started panicking.
The very thing I immediately did was explain my situation honestly to my instructor and what happened. Our Syllabus policy states that we are able to make up an exam with a VALID excuse before the test, but I of course decided to be honest, and well, guess what? I was denied my exam and got a big fat 0.
So I pretty much lost a letter grade.
Anyway, I know the instructors will tell you to be honest all the time, but in situations like mine, you should lie.
She even encouraged me drop out of nursing school, even though I got A's on my last two exams. I can still make a B if I worked hard, but I can't believe she would encourage that.
You can't give an non-nursing example (that is is critical thinking situation, not a multiple choice question) and then bring up the NCLEX. On the other hand, I guess I got lucky when I took the NCLEX since I didn't have the infamous "bloody woman shows up at your door" question.
In addition, how can one successfully practice nursing without considering the alternatives? Very rarely does real life nursing narrow it down to 4 possibilities.
Very funny but my scenario and and options were very specific. A or B
Very funny but my scenario and and options were very specific. A or B
And even if A and B are my choices, there is going to be a lot more going through my mind that will she die or not. By this whole discussion is pointless anyway, since the example has nothing to do with the OP's problem and nothing at all to do with nursing.
And even if A and B are my choices, there is going to be a lot more going through my mind that will she die or not. By this whole discussion is pointless anyway, since the example has nothing to do with the OP's problem and nothing at all to do with nursing.
The OP talked about lies, my point was that a lie is NOT always wrong. Life is not black and white, life is gray.
I don't think I heard the advise is to give up nursing in the postings- just that what is a valid excuse as a burger flipping grill jocky and Burger Palace isn't valid for a health care professional (or one in training). There was a time that not showing for an exam wasn't a "0" for the exam, but a "don't let the door hit you in the butt on the way out of the program". THAT is a bit severe!. My daughters and grandchildren seem to depend on thier "smart phones" to do everything for them but fill out thier taxes. No matter what the salesman told you-it's a PHONE. Lives may depend on your timely arrival to your job- an alarmclock with a battery backup is the least I have set. If weather is bad I set an old fasioned travel alarm as a back-up. In school, I had even been known to go to bed earily enough that I get enough sleep before an exam that I woke up on my own well before the test(but I admit that was rare) The point being- this wasn't a lesson in honesty, it was a lesson in responsibility and consequences. Things do happen, but you can bet in your nursing career, if you show up late or call in because your alarm didn't work- you are still going to face discipline in most jobs- and some mighty angry co-workers if it ever happens twice.
H&R block lets you do your taxes on your phone. Or maybe it was turbotax....? lol They really do everything.
If the bloody lady knocked on my door, I'd open it and say nothing. If she doesn't run in, I'll know by assessment she's a vampire since I didn't INVITE her in. I'll diagnose a risk for my own skin integrity. I obviously plan ahead for these sorts of scenarios by keeping a sharpened stake by the door, so I'll stake her through the heart after stunning her with a splash of holy water to the face. Evaluation methods - well, I'll be successful if she ends up dead.
Pretty sure I'm gonna nail that NCLEX thingy you guys keep talking about. ?
I feel for you. I had almost the exact same thing happen to me in my first year. Made me absolutely sick to my stomach and was so frustrating and stressful. Mixed up the time of the shift I was working at my job the next day with the time of my exam. I arrived what I thought was early but I was actually half an hour late. They wouldn't let me make it up either, and I offered to do an extra assignment to help make up for it but no dice. The worst part was that the exam was mandatory for entrance to clinical so I still had to take it, but still received a zero. It was worth 20% of my grade so it was really upsetting. I did stick it out though and I got a B+ in the class, so it is possible to bounce back if you work hard. I would stick with it if I were you. It was very stressful to me, but I am glad I did it and didn't end up behind. It was a harsh lesson for me but I bounced back and I have been doing well in nursing classes ever since. You did the right thing being honest, and as long as this isn't a regular habit your instructor was wrong to suggest it's evidence you should drop out. Mistakes happen, take it as a tough lesson learned and prove to her that you have in you. Good luck :)
Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
How did you ever pass the NCLEX ? Why are you adding elements to the scenario ?
Once again, you're stating black & white here but you claim "life is gray". You should know that nursing is all critical thinking & even with that scenario one needs to think & not act on impulse.
I don't personally think its fair. I see people's point about that not being a valid excuse, but that's life. Because let's be honest, WHY would you ever want to miss a nursing exam on purpose? You know the consequences and know they're not worth the extra 2 hrs of studying (if she thought you purposefully missed it). As for her telling you to drop out, sounds like she's just a *****. I'm a new grad and had my instructor in my last semester say something similar to me after our ATI comprehensive final... she told me my score (97%) was surprising and "not something she'd expect from me". I was a straight A student
.. only one B in NS. She just didn't like me :/ hope it gets better for you!
Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
I don't personally think its fair. I see people's point about that not being a valid excuse, but that's life. Because let's be honest, WHY would you ever want to miss a nursing exam on purpose? You know the consequences and know they're not worth the extra 2 hrs of studying (if she thought you purposefully missed it). As for her telling you to drop out, sounds like she's just a *****. I'm a new grad and had my instructor in my last semester say something similar to me after our ATI comprehensive final... she told me my score (97%) was surprising and "not something she'd expect from me". I was a straight A student
.. only one B in NS. She just didn't like me :/ hope it gets better for you!
Like it has been stated before, we only know what little the OP has given us. What if this was a regular occurrence (being late)? Or the OP doesn't have great grades & the teacher was giving the OP suggestions. When you assume you make an *** out of you & me.
If you are a working nurse and did not "just drop out and do something else", then exactly who are you to tell someone else they should, when you didn't! ;-)
"who am i" to give advice on an internet message board? um, wow. OK everyone, you heard the lady/gentleman/whatever - everyone stop giving advice on here! This isn't the place for it!
OK everyone, you heard the lady/gentleman/whatever - everyone stop giving advice on here! This isn't the place for it!
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Very funny but my scenario and and options were very specific. A or B