Somewhat new nursing student emotionally in need of advice/tips/support...

[FutureSuccessStory19]

Hey all, way new to this! I am currently in my second to last semester of the LPN program (gaining RN classes in the meantime as well). Midterm is here and I am standing at a 75% overall grade in the class which I know is not good at all. 80% is what we need to have at the end of the semester in order to pass. I can't remember exactly but I recall being told by someone that we should have like a 78% by midterm in order to be in the "safe zone." I am freaking out therefore. My next & 5th out of 9 exams total is on Thursday & I honestly believe that if I don't pass this one, I'm screwed. I have never failed nor even been close to failing a class before and even made Honor's Society so this is very overwhelming. I am 19 years old & a young mom to a 3 year old son who is my world. I want more than anything to obtain this so I can properly provide for him. It is so weird being much younger than most of my classmates & I have almost no previous experience whatsoever. I obtained my CNA, did bookwork for a year in college & here I am. Sadly, I think that I am so focused on the possible chance of failing that I can't even focus on passing. I graduated high school a year & a half early and began college that fall. If I don't pass this, I will be behind and that scares me. I don't want to be that young mom who struggles to provide for her child. I don't have family to lean on & not many close friends. I am alone & scared. I NEED this just as much as I want it. I have used the same studying techniques in every class up until now but for this class, none of them are working for me. I NEED help. I need advice. I'd appreciate some suggestions... study tips, books, advice, encouragement, etc. All of it! Do you guys think I still have a chance? Have any of you ever felt this way? I STRUGGLE when it comes to focusing on what material is important. I feel like it all is and that I need to know everything. I think this is too, putting me down and that I am making this harder than it is. I need some input.... please.

[windsurfer8, BSN, RN]

If you are studying 10 hours a week up it to 20. A grade on a test is simply telling you where your studying and work are on a graded scale. Meaning you are studying to a C level. You may "think" you are studying "all the time"..but more than likely there is more you can do. If not then you are C level and will never be an Nurse. It is great you want to support your child, but that doesn't mean anything as most people have a family to support. What matters is you earn the grade you need to graduate. Nothing more nothing less.