BobDoe

I'm livid. I got my first B (92) for in a nursing course (Pediatrics). But this is not why I'm angry. Sometimes we are tested on straight garbage, where test creators seem more concerned about tricking you than providing a valid question. Seriously my professor laughed at me when I made my case for aynuria being more critical than a heart murmur in a 3 year-old with CHF. I was asking my self are you laughing because your sick in the head or just plain dumb.... Or that we should strap on a helmet, knee pads, and elbow pads so a kid can kill himself crashing his bike into a tree as opposed to swimming (more logical) when he has hemophilia. Or at 3 months Vit D is more important than iron in an infant. I can go on and on about the horrible questions. But the point is that these test questions are becomming so petty. And this is comming from a person who gets straight As. I freakin obliterated pharmacology with a 96 while 13 others failed out that semester. Why? Because I love science and like to focus on the real and actual rather trying to figure out whether the test creator means purple or violet. I will be the kind of nurse that will save your ass and show thoughtful care in the process. I got one more semester to go, and I plan finishing with a 3.8+. To me grades don't matter, but they do to the people who will look over my grad school applications. This is the only reason I care. Once I make it in, knowledge and more knowledge will be my only benchmark. To all you guys frustrated in nursing school, I hear you. Don't get discouraged. Get ****** off and come back stronger.

Thanks guys! So I am on track... Now it's off to clinical.

I took the ATI RN Comprehensive Online Practice: No Rationales 2007B version and got an individual score of 67.3%. The score reflects the actual percentage correct. My question is what would the score of 67.3% translate into a NCLEX FIRST TIME PASSING PREDICTOR SCORE? I think did ok considering I'm a second semester nursing student and I haven't taken OB, PEDS, PYSCH, and ADVANCED MED SURG yet. I found the test difficult and hard to maintain my focus through 150 straight questions. I'm also curious to hear your experience and tips in prepping not only the ATI PREDICTOR as we need to pass it to graduate. Thanks

By the way, I never had to drop. I starting walking... slowly 2 weeks before clinicals started. But I'm strong now.

Thanks guys. I'll probably have to withdraw also. It just sucks to not know how your gonna come back from an injury like this. A labral tear in the hip is a tricky thing to treat. More than likely I'll need surgery, because it didn't result from a recent trauma, but rather normal ADLs. I don't see how rehab alone can help if just walking aggrivates it. If I get surgery, I hope I can recover before next semester. Otherwise I'll have to wait a year. Maybe God is telling me not to be nurse. There are certain things I don't have control over in this life. I just have to take what life gives me. I will still hang on to my dreams. Thanks.

This is my first post. I'm a first semester nursing student and I am doing well. Yet, I just found out I have an anterior labral tear in my right hip and I'm not sure if my hip is going to be able to withstand clinicals. My professors told my I have to be physically able to perform in clinicals or delay my studies another semester. I tweaked my hip about six years ago, but it recovered well and it never gave me trouble. About 2 weeks ago it began to hurt for no reason! But the pain has been increasing to the point it I could no longer walk on it and it forced me to use crutches. Today I was finally able to walk on it a little, but by the end of classes I had that limp again. I'm trying to hold on, but I can't keep this up. I'm 29 and I've left my profession as a teacher to become a nurse, and now this. I'm seeing the clinical rehab doctor for the second time tomorrow since the MRI report came in. I really hope I can get over this. I don't want to think otherwise. Have any of you ever experienced an injury preventing you from meeting the physical demands of work or getting through school? Or better, how did you manage? I would appreciate your comments. Thanks. Have a wonderful day. K