teaching

types of what? Does "course" mean a class or a process?

Bascially, when teaching ANYONE you first need to know what it is they do not know. Then tell them what they need to know and then ask them what you told them.

My situation is I have to study for a final on material I have never studied for. I was in a very lousy nursing school.(It seems more obvious from the other topics I have to teach myself). The teacher gave me a list of questions I should know the answer to. They are all related to the Ignativicius text. I was not able to get any specific chapters. Some of the questions are very general and I'm not sure where to go with them. Course means direction in the context of this question I believe.

I am still confused.

You were in a poor school. Then you applied to another nursing school, and to get in, you have to pass a Med-Surg exam?

I am still confused.

You were in a poor school. Then you applied to another nursing school, and to get in, you have to pass a Med-Surg exam?

I completed one year at another nursing school. In order to receive credit and and not have to pay thousands of dollars I have to pas a competency test which is the final for Adult I. There is no comparison if the final really includes all the material I am looking over that they gave me to study. There are hundreds of questions like this. I have not seen most of it which tells me it is either entirely different or my school was lousy. I thought it was lousy and that is why I am no longer attending.

That's interesting. There are many schools (I believe the majority) that would not let you get credit by "challenging" the course. You're lucky they are letting you try.

Would it be the worst thing in the world if you had to take Adult I again? My sense is, if you cannot pass the comprehensive final, it would be in your best interest to retake the course. If you did poorly and they actually let you matriculate (highly unlikely... but just for argument's sake imagine this would happen...) you would crash and burn in the next level of Med-Surg.

I guess what I'm saying is, pay your $$$ to get a good foundation now... or pay to retake the more advanced courses later.

Again, I'm talking about worst case scenario. Maybe you'll do fine. But realize that "failure" now could actually be a good thing for later on.

That's interesting. There are many schools (I believe the majority) that would not let you get credit by "challenging" the course. You're lucky they are letting you try.

Would it be the worst thing in the world if you had to take Adult I again? My sense is, if you cannot pass the comprehensive final, it would be in your best interest to retake the course. If you did poorly and they actually let you matriculate (highly unlikely... but just for argument's sake imagine this would happen...) you would crash and burn in the next level of Med-Surg.

I guess what I'm saying is, pay your $$$ to get a good foundation now... or pay to retake the more advanced courses later.

Again, I'm talking about worst case scenario. Maybe you'll do fine. But realize that "failure" now could actually be a good thing for later on.

I wouldn't be terribly upset if I didn't pass. I just think it is in my best interest to try. Some of the material is repetitive. An example is I have to read about what PICOT is? At this point I have no idea. In my previous school I never learned anything about SBAR. I know what it is but never had to learn it. I am thinking this would be a foundational item from what I have read.

Oh, heck. Just write off that year as a loss, and do yourself a favor: Start over. It's only a year, not much in the infinite scheme of things and certainly not when compared to a long career. If it was that bad, you're better off putting it out of your mind and learning afresh. Stop by here and visit from time to time, too, we're helpful.