Ashley195

Thats crazy how your school makes the passing grade 4 points higher the second time you take the course. I suppose it makes sense in theory because its supposedly easier the second time around. However, I can sympathize when you say its just as hard the second time around. It seems like for the nursing exams I've taken, a lot of questions have seemed hit or miss. I look back on some of the old questions I got right and sometimes think that a big part of the reason why I get them right is luck. Not so much because we don't know what we're talking about, but because of the way these questions are worded and what our professors are looking for. I do have a suggestion though. You say you study all the time, so clearly thats not your problem as long as you're studying the right material. Maybe one of your problems is overthinking the questions. I know my professors are always telling my class to go with our first instinct and stick to it. But sometimes we think too far ahead and get ourselves mixed up. So I'm thinking you're issue might be overthinking due to stress. I would suggest you take the day before your test and just relax. Let everything sink in in a natural, stress free way. Do something nice for yourself the day before the test. You can think about some of the topics (thats only natural), but don't busy yourself by looking over all your notes over and over again. That way you've given your brain enough time to categorize all your learning material. Its worked for me. Good luck!

I didnt read the other replies to this because I didn't want to affect what I wanted to say and thats this: I've come to find that the whole notion of nobility in only doing what you love to do is overrated. I think you have to find whats important in life and find the job that permits you to put those things first. For some people, thats family. For others, money. And there are plenty of other reasons. You can be happy or miserable in almost anything. You just have to be flexible. Its not like anyone who becomes a nurse is signing their life away. Its ok to try things even if you're not 100% positive this is where you want to be. You can always work towards something else, but as long as I pass nursing school, I'll always have something secure to fall back on. Financial security isnt masochistic. Its smart. And despite what you may think, theres nothing wrong with doing something that will permit you to enjoy other things in life.

I saw the title of your post and I didn't know what to think. A lot of people would be really distraught about receiving a "C" on a nursing exam. However, where I'm going to school right now most of my fellow students have a phrase: "C means Continue." To most of us, a C is just as good as an A and its enough to celebrate. I'm sure grading on tests is different for each school, but in my school a 70 is passing and I'm ok if I get a 76.7 (like I did on my first test!) Because it means that my school has decided that anything above a 70 means that I'm good enough to be a nurse. Its not an excellent grade, but I don't believe that tests reflect your nursing skills and knowledge perfectly anyway. Its nice to see another student with an optimistic point of view about passing.