USCSomeday

No, this questin wasn't taken from the book. It's what they call a "critical thinking" style question... where we must interpret the question and choose the "most-right" answer. That's the style of testing in this class... which seems like a joke, to me. Every question is subjective, and there are questions pulled at random from outside the course material (not everything is covered in the lectures and text). I think that this is due to several reasons: biased test-makers, lack of testable subject material/hard info, and unresearched/flawed psychometrics (test making strategy). For an intro to professional nursing course, they could be doing a lot more for us than this. This is junior high level thinking.

Since when did hospitals provide on the job training for the ICU? I've never heard of this policy. I thought that as nursing school graduates, we'd be able to move directly into the job with limited, if any, on the job education. It would be a great thing if that's what they did, because to tell you the truth, it doesn't seem like nursing school is teaching us anything that'll prepare us for complicated, technical tasks. At least not yet. What do you think?

I had an exam today and there was a question on it that I found a little funny. Tell me what you think: Q) Men should be encouraged to enter nursing primarily because: a. They work with physicians better b. They have physical strength c. They can't get pregnant d. They will change the perception of nursing That is, word for word, the exact prompt and selection of answers. Obviously, the answer they're pointing to is "d." but this doesn't sit right with me. I don't think men should be encouraged to enter nursing to change the perception of nursing, I think they should be encouraged to do so for whatever reason they choose... in other words, there shouldn't be implications of a pre-existing bias or stereotype in nursing, and men shouldn't be viewed as only solutions to this problem. There are current recruitment efforts directed towards males, of course, and there are professional men's nursing associations; while their goals might overlap with this question, I seriously doubt that they would agree with the answer choices given. There are many reasons that men should enter nursing, but the primary reason is not to change its image. In my opinion, the primary reason men should enter nursing is to develop their interests and professional status, contribute positively to society, and create positive change in health care and deliver quality care to all people.

I think that the program will look at your potential ability, even though you may have had some less than perfect grades in the past. For instance, if you did poorly your first few years of school, and then turned out A's for 3 solid years, then I think they'll take that into consideration. Like the other guy said, too, they might just look at the last 120 units, or they might look only at nursing school, or whatever. But if you want my opinion, they'll look at your science grades from your prereq's and your nursing GPA. That seems to be the most important to a lot of schools, anyways. I wouldn't let it weigh you down, though. The biggest thing NA schools want to know is that you'll be able to succeed in their program and make it look good, and if you're able to get good grades then you're able to get good grades and they won't worry about the blemishes.