PerkyNurse55

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Sorry I've been MIA for a couple days. I've been studying! LOL! To answer a bunch of people's questions, it's not the bottom of the class in this situation. There are a couple of magna cum laude's in this miserable boat. I'm like right in the middle of the road as far as grades go, so the fact that I'm in this too is pretty suspicious. I studied for 6+ hours a day for weeks leading up to the test. I think the biggest thing is lack of guidance. I don't think the school knows how to prepare us or how to teach us how to answer questions. Their "action plan" is literally one hour a week for the rest of the summer. They are also having an outside company come in and review content for 3 days leading up to the test. It's a pretty awful situation and they don't seem to know what to do about it. This whole way of measuring us doesn't seem ethical considering that a good percentage of the content on the test we NEVER covered in any class. I literally didn't know that bladder irrigation was a thing until like last month. As far as previous years go, there were about 5 people in this situation last year. Now we have around 30.

So about a quarter of the graduating class at my school didn't reach the 925 benchmark for the Exit Hesi...TWICE. Who's to blame? The school for not adequately preparing people? Hesi for not providing a good test? Or us, because it is possible that we are dummies? I mean obviously the students should have met benchmark and studied and blah blah blah but I know that I am not alone as being one of the people that studied 4-5+ hours a day on straight HESI and doing good remediation, but it still wasn't enough.

No I didn't pass it the second time and now my school is holding my degree hostage until I get the score they want me to get. I got an 868 the second time around so I've hired a private tutor. Hopefully that helps....

I'm exhausted, overwhelmed, anxious, and burned out. I took my exit Hesi today, to graduate my school requires 925, and I failed it....for the second time. My score is basically the same- 863 vs 868. I subleased my apartment for the summer so I have nowhere to live, while I take these required remediation sessions that are probably not going to help. Hopelessness r/t Hesi Exit as evidenced by frustration, tears, and utter despair. I feel embarrassed, stupid, and I literally want to graduate and be done with these four years of hell. I had a residency lined up to start in July but I guess that's not going to happen since I can't take NCLEX. I had everything in my life in order and now everything is in utter chaos.

Thanks for responding! Your encouragement was really needed. I actually take the test again on FRIDAY so I'm freaking out! I've been doing what you suggested above so that's at least a good sign! I guess I'm just gonna walk into that test and hope for the best. I truly feel I've done all I can do.

Hi everyone. So yeah, like a whole bunch of the lovelies on here, I failed my exit. I got an 863 and I had to benchmark at 925. I'm really bummed. I got all of the math questions right, but the questions I got wrong were ones that were ones I legitimately had no idea about. Like crazy in-depth about random topics like pinworms. I don't know what I can do to prep for my second attempt because there is just so much content and obviously, there is no way to know exactly what they're going to focus on. I was doing Evolve's adaptive quizzing and case studies to prep for this but clearly it's not enough. Feeling super bummed and worn out. I was doing 100 questions a day and it's so frustrating that it wasn't enough. Sometimes I don't feel like anything I give this school is ever going to be enough. Any help anyone could give me would be great. Even if you want to just give me pep talk.

Hey all! I just got into a residency program and the way it works is that I follow a preceptor and then transition to a full-time night shift position. This is the way it's done regardless of the department. Just wondering if you guys had an ideas why they would do it this way? I thought that there would be more people around during the day to help a new grad out so days would be better, but then again I have no idea. Thoughts?

Yeah I mean that is what I figured. I doubt I'll be able to even secure a job. I have a month before the NCLEX but I'm worried of being caught up in a new job during that month instead of studying.

Ok, I want to start this out with a disclaimer. I love my parents to pieces. Seriously. They rock. But, they are not nurses and really have no experience in the nursing world so they know little about it. This isn't something they like to admit, but hey, there it is. Ok. So basically my parents and I have been going back and forth for the past month over whether or not I should be working before I take the NCLEX. I have a full-time residency lined up to start in July, but there is that awkward gap between my BSN and my job which in my opinion, should be filled with studying for the NCLEX in June. Their opinion is that I should get some crappy summer job and be working full time to make some money before I start my real job. I don't want to work, especially not full time, because I know that I'll be distracted and won't be studying as hard as I can. My personal opinion is that if you have the ability to take time off to commit yourself 100% to the NCLEX, you should take it. Thoughts?

Just wondering if all of this is really worth it? Nursing school is super hard emotionally, physically, psychologically. I feel like every day I am being tested and it is exhausting. I know that I could easily be doing something else, but I really do feel like nursing is my calling. Advice? Suggestions? Help?

Hey all. So I've been having a better semester. I've been getting A's which is a real shocker and I've been happy. Last semester really kicked my butt and I was sad and depressed for months. Finally things have been looking up. Until today. Today I narrowly failed a test and now I'm failing the class by 0.5%. I'm really upset because I'm scared of things returning to the way they were last semester. I really need some encouragement so anything that you have would be great. Thanks

Hey guys! I'm a student (BSN) and I just got a phone call from one of the psych hospitals in my area saying that they accepted my application and I'm going to be working there as an intern this summer! Yay! The unit that I'm assigned to is the Psychiatric Trauma unit. What sorts of things should I expect on this unit? Tips or tricks for working there this summer? Thanks! :)

So I looked in our student handbook and there are no guidelines for what students are supposed to do if they see any of this sort of thing going on. Literally, we have no guidelines. The CI is supposed to notice it and I don't think she did. These girls were out drinking until 5am and we had to be at clinical at 6am so there is your answer. They told me that they were under the influence. I'm going to go study now. please be nice to me. I didn't know what to do and that's why I posted this.

Honestly, I was just so freaked to see people show up like that to clinical that I didn't know what to do. I'm new at this whole nursing thing so I just had no clue as to what to do. I hope the nurses on the unit noticed. This isn't sour grapes, but you have to admit, passing the kids who are drunk at clinical and failing the ones who aren't is a little messed up. I hope something is done. Those girls were a mess all day and we were on a Labor and Delivery and postpartum unit. They were holding other people's babies! I guess I know to go right to my instructor next time