AgSn1031

Hey everyone, I just wanted to write a little encouragement note to all the seniors of nursing school. If you think about it only 2 semesters left! I'm a nursing student in MA and I had to take a leave of absence due to having my son, therefore, I should have graduated this may, but I CAN NOT WAIT TILL NEXT MAY! I'm a little anxious for senior med-surg, and my mentorship because I would love to get offered a job instead of being like all the others and scrambling for a good job last minute. It's okay though, because WE DID IT! and I WILL finish with a smile on my face . So... Good luck, Stay strong, and we can DO IT! :clpty:

I had the same problem about forgetting on the spot, it's like you get so aggravated after the fact because you know the information and when you need it the most, your brain draws a complete blank. This feeling is COMPLETELY normal, and you will eventually become confident and it will slowly fade away. Remember too, clinical is a LEARNING experience, so don't feel stupid if you don't know something just ask someone, if your embarassed, ask one of the staff nurses or a peer, etc. You'll do fine --- Good luck =)

Thanks for the words of encouragement, believe me, I have an 18 month old, and let me tell you I feel so bad being at class all day, then come home, to just keep studying, but everyone tells me it is better to do it when they are young, GOOD GRIEF... Congrats to you though!!!

I'm also in a 4-year nursing program, and am currently a junior, I could be wrong, and my school could be totally different from yours, but I thought that no lower than C (75) grade was only for nursing courses. Therefore, the science courses that you take (e.g., A&P, med micro, etc.) have a different grade - for instance a C-. Another reason I thought that too was because (again, this is how my school is) when you register for classes, it would know that a C- is considered "failing" so it would not let her to proceed to registering. I've known people that have tried to get into courses by the computer would not let them because they got a C-. You could also e-mail or call anonymously to your nursing secretary, or even ask your advisor, they are usually up to date on that type of information. I would be pretty upset if that wasn't the case though, and the friends that did not get into the class should definately point her out don't feel like a whiny student!!!!!!!!!!!!