scndglancee

Okay, so I just took my final and I need to get an 80% to get a B for the semester(Funds). I got a77% We need a 74.5 to pass. It was extremely hard & there was just so much content to study and remember! Like usual I went back and changed many of my answers, which would have been right if I hadn't changed them I'm used to getting all A's and these tests are just throwing me off because I second guess myself so much and the tests seem so gray! I feel like they don't measure my intelligence because they seem like trick questions. Anyways...My final grade comes out to a 79.44 when i calculate it which is KILLING me because I'm so close to a B ...I would need a 79.50. What should I do?? Can I do ANYTHING for them to round it? or are they very strict with rounding? Should I talk to my instructor or will they just laugh in my face? and does anyone else have a major problem with changing their answers last minute? Maybe I should just read the question more carefully & not over think them! *sorry about blabbing...i'm just do dissapointed in myself & discouraged!

We are going to start wound care soon, and i'm pretty grossed out! The bed bath video was bad enough! and i'm a little afraid of veins;] I'm just going to try to not think about it. I guess we'll get used to it over time? lol You just can't let the patient see that your are grossed out.

I have taken 2 tests so far in my first semester of nursing school. I've studied, but obviously not enough. I've gotten two high C's. I would have gotten a really good grade if i hadn't second guessed myself and changed a lot of my original answers that were right! I'm used to getting all A's in previous courses and all of my classmates are SO competitive! I really wanted to get at least a B in fundamentals but now i'm scared. Does anyone have any advice for studying or taking tests? Do you always go with your first choice? Is getting a B in nursing bad?

I am going through the exact same dilemma! I am currently in my first semester in nursing and im constantly debating on whether or not I should have done dental hygiene. Sometimes I feel that dental hygiene would be easier, more relaxing environment, better hours, and you're not responsible for someones life, etc. To get in to the program, however, is basically just as hard, if not harder. I've researched many schools and usually there are more pereqs for DH, like chemistry and micro. At my school they only accept 20 students a year for DH and around 72 for nursing. Sometimes I really wish that I did DH because i don't know if i can deal with the stress of being a nusre. but some people think DH is boring. they make about the same money but DH it's harder to find a job and get benefits. Both are great jobs though!

I just turned 20 and just started nursing school to become an RN. I worked really hard to get to into the program ( I got all A's in my pre reqs and got an 88 on the net test). I always thought i wanted to be a nurse and my parents always said i'd make a great nurse. However, as i got closer to applying for the program i started to doubt whether I really wanted to be a nurse. Even with these doubts I still took the net and applied for the program, despit these doubts and feeling pressured by my parents. To my surprize I got accepted. I paid for a backgound check, physicals, shots, etc. The first week (which was the drop/add week) I started to freak out and panic and thought that i shouldnt have even started it. i was ready to drop out seeing as this was the only way I could get my money back. I felt as though i'm doing this more for my parents and less for me. However, A few other nursing students talked me out of it and I decided to try it for a semester. Now i'm REALLY regretting this decision. I know everyone in my class is just as nervous and stressed as I am but I'm feeling like maybe this isnt the career for me. I knew what nurses had to do and what they had to deal with physically, emotionally, mentally, etc. but i think the reality hit me after the first week. I dont think I can handle it emotionally and do all the things they have to do. I' very sensitive and cry easily and nurses can't be sympathetic. If I don't like it after the first semester, should I drop out? I really want to work in the medical feild and help people. I was thinking of a radiology tech,dental hygieinst or an OT as an alternative? I think nursing appealed to me because of the flexibility, helping people, the pay and the potential for advancement. I just dont want to regret either staying in it if i dont like it or dropping out and not knowing if i would have been a great nurse. Has anyone else felt like this? Did you stick it out and like it/not like it? Everyone tells me that you can't base it off of the 1st semester..is that true? If I drop out my parents will be so disapointed in me, I'll loose all the money for tuition and books, i'll be behind in credits, and my gpa might go down. I really dont know what to do. I really want to like it, so maybe I just need to give it a chance. Have any of you ever been in a similar situation? Is it common for people to drop out after 1st semester? I don't want to continue with it after the 1st semester if I dont like it. My professor told us that it is normal for everyone to be stressed and doubtful but i feel like i might have take up a seat that someone else who was REALLY passionate about becoming a nurse could have had. I dont want to quit and regret it for the rest of my life because i worked so hard to get here and payed all this money or stay in it and regret it if I dont like it. HELPPPP? :)