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Have schools ever thought that it's not the student that's the problem with NCLEX pass rates and that it's the schools fault for not teaching the material in a way that caters to all students??? That's where the real problem is! Any student can learn nursing if the material is presented to where they can understand it... Teachers need to be more patient with students and admit when they don't know something and try to explain what they know. If they don't want to be teachers cuz they take such a big pay cut then do something else cuz if u don't like the job you are a bad teacher... Just a thought

wow grandmabutterfly! Did you go to my school? It sure does sound exactly like the program I went to! It was a total complete disaster... and people (including the board of nursing) act like these situations don't even happen... haha... figures!

I 100% agree with this topic.. There needs to be some revamping with some of these nursing schools. Just because anyone had a positive experience doesn't mean all nursing schools are like that. And it's crazy to blame the student if they have a legitimate complaint about how things are run at nursing schools. You don't have to graduate and have a RN liscense to know that nursing schools need to re evaluate some of their teachers... It's common sense! Personally I think a student should be able to ask a question and have it answered with why a technique should be done a certain way. The book isn't going to tell you that and it gives the student a clearer understanding:)

Out of curiosity, if they were 2 good schools you attended, then why did you attend 2 instead of one? Just curious

I did go to nursing school a while back and I had a hard time fitting in too. I am glad to hear that I am not alone because I felt very self conscious about this. I was starting to think maybe I was socially awkward or retarded lol but now I am starting nursing school again and hope I fit in more with people this time. I am going to a nursing school that is more in the country but I am still kinda nervous too:/I think some people at my other nursing school did have a eat their young attitude, but maybe I perceived them wrong... But I will take the advice mentioned on here and just be me and ill try not to worry about what other people think of me:)

Awwww! Thank you!:) I really appreciate it and that almost brought me to tears of joy knowing someone cares and understands and is supportive:) I just got accepted into a nursing school so I will put this behind me. I am just going to look forward to when I can work for a facility that delegates a reasonable amount of work to their workers (which is not a whole lot of places it seems). I am glad I joined this site that I can share my experiences with people who truly understand what it is like. I just want to get to the point where I am a competent and confident and efficient nurse that makes a big difference in people's lives (and I also love the science of it). It is what I always wanted to do.

I'm also starting nursing school in the fall! I am so excited!:) I just have to take anatomy and physiology 1 and I hope that goes well. I look forward to learning all these new nursing tasks and becoming a professional:) I hope I will have some good and understanding teachers and I'm sure I will:P

I hope not. I will check into it but I am pretty sure their RN program was under conditional certification. I am thinking their LPN program is under full approval from the Missouri state board of nursing. I'll check to make sure though. Thanks:)

I have to post my opinion on this. One of the WORST clinical and classroom instructors I ever had would insult you if you asked them a question... pardon me but I am a nursing student and I do not know everything like you do apparently! Especially if I asked a question as to why step 3 came before step 4 (in a nursing procedure like setting up an IVPB) cuz it didn't make sense to me, she flipped and looked at me like I was stupid and was hovering over me and intimidating me for the rest of clinical after that. She talked about me to the other students and was very hateful towards me even when she gave me "constructive criticism". She would say you need to work on xyz and I would and it would be approved by my mentor but it wasn't right to her. She never told me what I did right. It was always chewing me out for the littlest mistakes. After all of that, she forged my signature on a document that got me in trouble... it was a total mess! I just don't understand why teachers like that don't get fired and sent home... nursing school is hard enough without the trickeries on tests and during clinicals. I think some of them get this sick pleasure out of making students kiss up to them or something... idk. If you are understanding of your students and are patient with them it goes a LONG way!:) It really does make them feel like they are competent in their skills up and to that point and definitely does open the doors for more learning. I think having students participate in class discussions helps out a lot. Also using some examples from your own experience is a plus. Online learning and open labs help out a lot though! I really loved it when the teacher would tell me how to improve my skills and also why a technique was done a certain way! I am an analytical thinker sometimes. I also learned a lot by the visuals that a couple of teachers gave me and I loved it when they would accurately tell me what is going to be on a test... this is not any other profession where there is room for mistakes.. you're dealing with people's lives, and an interactive and open learning environment that makes the student feel like they want to participate and interact is very much needed in nursing school. This "closed off attitude" that the teachers have about answering questions(even if it is something that was said in class-due to the huge amount of info in one class period) is just ridiculous and uncalled for and needs to be addressed.

Has anyone graduated from Jefferson college? Ive been accepted and would like any opinions on their nursing program. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks:)

I am thinking about trying out nursing school a second time but it is so troublesome to realize that I am human and I will make a med error at some point jn my career.. it makes me feel like crap! I dont know how I would ever get over making one.. and I do make mistakes I will admit that I did something wrong whether I want to or not.. it just slips out! I wish I was perfect because I care so much about my patients and I have such a big heart I just dont know if I would ever forgive myself. How do you not second guess yourself and how do you not bring the stress home with you from work? I think to myself that there is a lot of fields of nursing out there for me to find my niche but every one of them requires that I pass out meds... feeling kinda freaked out over here! I am a med tech and I made one med error (giving meds to the wrong patient) which I felt so horrible for and I still do. But I got fired for it. I was giving meds to 50 patients twice in 8 hours being a med tech fresh out of school. So getting fired made me feel even more like crap and depressed and guilty! Any advice for self coping or on this topic? Ill take any suggestions