katina430

Has anyone had to repeat a med-surge course? How did it make you feel? How did you deal with having to repeat? I recently failed M-S 3 and I am having a bit of a hard time with it. I know the information pretty well. I test horribly though (test anxiety). I know that is part of my problem. The worse part is the way the class is structured I have taken what feels like two steps back. (I failed M-S 3 but the way it's structured now, new from when I started, M-S 2 and 3 are the same semester now. So I'm repeating info from M-S 2 which I passed back in February.) I'm also having to take two additional classes that were not required before but are now. (groan) I'm frustrated with my new class too. I feel like where I was at (when I was in M-S 2) was a higher level then where these kids are at now. I don't feel like I'm being hard here because someone in my class honestly asked the teacher "What does prone position mean?" while someone else what the path of blood thru the heart was. That is stuff I got tested on in M-S 1!! If you repeated, how did you deal with it? I am trying to keep a very positive attitude about it all. In the long run, this will only help me become a better nurse. It will put the information more firmly in my head and make me better at the NCLEX style test taking. ....Right?