nursingstudt21

I am in the middle of an associates degree and getting increasingly frustrated. I am thinking of changing to a four year program or another type of program but want to know if I would simply encounter the same frustrations there. I admit I am not the best student which is a major part of my problem. My complaint though is that my particular program the litmus test of your capability as a future nurse is tied in to the ability to teach yourself, go that extra mile and read extra resources and do extra work. I get the idea of showing initiative and seeking out further information, but it seems that I seem to seek out the wrong information and after studying long hours encounter material on the examination I've never seen before. I have seen course material on the interment especially from four year programs that seem a little more descriptive of material that needs to be mastered and I wondered if the need to cram so much information in the two year program adds to this problem. The issue of test questions coming out of nowhere seems to plague the best students in the program and it seems frustrating that hours of study can result in failing grades. Has anyone has similar problems or opinions?