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I've been struggling with med surgII for the entire semester and I am currently failing the course. I got a 77% on my first exam a 76% on second and 66% on my 3rd exam which was devestating. Passing is a 75% in our program but if you get up to 74.5 they bump you up to a passing grade. My first 2 exams were worth 10% of my grade and the 3rd one 20% which makes it even worse. I have a 20% exam left and a 22% final 10% worth of quizes that I am getting a B in. Is there any chance I can pass this class? I feel like just giving up and not even bother because for the previous exams I studied a lot. I read the assigned chapters, took notes, reviewd the powerpoints and did practice questions in the med surg book, the study guide and med surg success. What else can I do? Help please!

You shouldn't be embarrassed at all. You are staying at your parent's until you get your degree. It's temporary so no need to feel bad about that. Also you're not a loser...nursing school is not easy and I don't know anyone in my program that works full time, lives on their own and is passing nursing school at the same time. Everyone gets help from someone...

Thank you all for your comments! I decided to stick it out and try my best and hope I can be a good nurse one day :)

I never thought I would ask this question but the past couple of months all I've been doing is doubting myself. I'm 23 years old and right out of HS I went to college majoring in nursing and took all my prerqs and GE courses then got into the nursing program of my choice. I've worked so hard to get where i am and I'm not happy. My goal was to get into a good nursing program and I used to say if I get in I will be happiest person in the world! I used to say I can't wait to start nursing school. Now after all the hard work and after my first semester of nursing school I don't think I can do it. I went from being a straight A student in my prereqs to all Bs in my first semester of nursing school. I qualify for the bridge program to get my BSN but that doesn't even excite me anymore. During clinicals I felt so out of place and didn't feel comfortable. So many of the students in my class were CNAs before and knew the basics that I was just learning. The only thing I realized after the first semester of nursing school is how much I do not know. I am terrified, and I feel stupid. I got a good score in clinicals but was told to know my meds better. Odd part is I was doing ok in pharm, averaging at 86% but during clinicals I would forget everything. I have zero confidence in myself and I feel like if I become a nurse I'll harm someone. I like helping people but the fear that someone will depend on me to care for them makes me so nervous I want to run far away from nursing. I knew the reality of it, but it didn't hit me until I went to clinicals and faced situations where I was responsible for someone and then realized the extent of stress and self doubt that I faced. The past month I have been thinking of all these different majors and if I should quit nursing, but I want to first know if these feelings are normal or am I just not cut out for this?