masai39

i have reviewed all of the comments. while i remain delighted that you have even taken the time to respond, i am troubled by all of the disturbing comments which so define my own nsg school experiences. students in my program are also exposed to strict, draconian staff attitudes - with a multitude of ways to fail if you don't consistently meet their ever-changing "standards." like so many programs described on this board, our program also has this one mistake rule where there is only one way to pass but countless ways to fail - this one mistake standard exists despite the countless errors made by two faced-staff ranging from confusing mistakes during class sessions , incorrect test questions, conflicting appointment dates, time or places, inadequate materials and under prepared teachers, faulty equipment and aborted lessons, etc. i can go on. it is a shame that we cannot hold staff to the same one mistake rule that they hold us to. from day one, staff began pitting student against each other and continuously show a cold detachment and apathy towards the student body. all of these things occur in a program that charges nearly $8k per semester excluding the costs of such incidentals as books, rent, equipment, food, life. the cumulative affects of staff attitudes and practices does nothing to encourage more to enter this trouble field. in fact, it provides insight into why the field of nursing is in crisis and suffers from a general lack of legitimacy. it starts right in nursing school. such attitudes and behaviors only serve to confirm some of the most commonly held stereotypes held against nurses. we see the same type of mean, cold attitudes in school that we have encountered in countless hospitals during clinical or career assignments. for me, the only solution is to maintain my grades and get out because the best revenge against the grossly unfair system in my school is success :). like so many others, my school does what it does b/c it can, always has and has no one to stop them. whew! one thing is certain; i will not look back on nursing school when i graduate :angryfire. they better not come looking my way for mentoring, contributions or anything else. i may not even go to graduation. on the responses - i have a book called nclex review made incredibly easy. it is far superior to any book i paid a mint for in nursing school. i recommend it.

Hello Everyone. I am one of the few male nursing students in my school and am new to this board. I study intensely. However, when I take those exams :angryfire, the questions don't seem to match the lecture or the materials I am instructed to read. At the same time, I see people completing the exams in half the time it takes me and others in the class to do so. Am I missing something? If so, what can I do to re-align my studying so it matches the angle the questions are coming from?