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Great advice. Thank you.

Thanks for your reply. That makes sense. What doesn't make sense however is that up until this semester (3), my class was at a B average as a whole. This semester we have new instructors, and 80% of the class has failed the last two exams. It's frustrating as a student. I'm trying to figure out what to do. I practice NCLEX review questions, record the lectures, do the reading, listen to the lectures again...I'm studying so hard. Some of the (correct) answers from the last exam contradict what the book says. That's frustrating as well. We don't have quizzes, only exams, so there's no chance to redeem yourself. ha ha. Any advice? Thanks again.

Hi Each school is different, I'm sure, but all of the Connecticut Comm Colleges went to a "common curriculum" where we are all learning the same things in the same semesters, using the same books, the same paperwork for clinicals..etc I just wasn't sure if all the instructors were making up exam questions or if it was just my school. Best of luck to you, I hope you get accepted. Thanks for respondind.

I'd rather not say for a number of reasons.

Excellent. Thank you very much. I too use their outline, but the objectives aren't always consistent with what they test us on either. Med-Surg made easy..didn't know about that, so I may go and pick that up. Great advice. I appreciate you taking the time to respond. Best of luck to you.

Thanks for responding. I would love to hear what you are doing. I'm willing to do whatever it takes. I have no life anyway.. ha ha If it's working for you, then I will certainly give it a shot.

Thanks...Just joined this website. Appreciate it!

I am in the first class at my school to go through the program under the new common curriculum. Prior to implementing this, our school had a 95% pass rate on the Boards. 80% of my class is failing after the first two exams. For example, our EKG interpretation class was two hours, when it used to be two weeks. We have lecture on a topic, are tested on it, then have the lab 3 weeks later. I'm very nervous, and scared. I'm actually thinking of withdrawing, until the kinks can be worked out. Otherwise, there is a very good possibility that I will fail out, and it will permanently bring my GPA down. I also have to consider not being able to get back in. I am in my third semester, and am due to graduate in May 2010. The instructors make up their own test questions, and I'm wondering if this is common practice? Anyone out there with some suggestions? Thoughts?

Hi Everyone, I am so glad I found this website. I am in my third semester of Nursing school and have officially failed my first two exams. As most of us are, I am a serious student, and study for hours. I've tried all different methods from note cards, to recording lectures, NCLEX review books...you name it, I've done it. Our instructors make up their own questions and I'm finding that they are very subjective. We have review sessions after the exam, and try to tell them why we choose the answers we did, and it's not helping. They have now implemented a mandatory study session (since 80% of our class is failing into the 6th week). How can it not be evident that there is something wrong when 35 straight A students are failing?? There is so much content to cover, and only 40 questions. They seem to pick the most absurd things to put on the test. I specifically went up to my instructor after lecture and asked her about something I read in the text book because she didn't mention it at all during lecture. She told me we didn't need to know this and had me cross it off in my notes. Low and behold, it was on the exam. I didn't pick that answer, because there was another answer that made sense as well, and I thought it was a trick. When I approached her about this after the exam, her reply was "Oh yeah, I'm sorry" They give us a testing blueprint that tells us what is on the exam, and then there are topics on the exam that weren't even in the blueprint. Just wondering if your instructors make up their own questions, or do they use an NCLEX bank, or textbook bank? I don't know if I should withdraw from the program or risk failing and my GPA going in the toilet? Any comments would be greatly welcomed..... Very frustrated.