To all you grads

mom and nurse · Aug 8, 2004

Actually I didn't let myself believe I was going to make it until my final grades for my last semester were posted. I spent most of my nursing school years "living on the edge". And I actually graduated with a decent grade point average. I learned to take it one test, one term paper, one quiz at a time.....and one clinical day at a time also. :rolleyes:

The hardest class for me was the class in the BSN program on pharmaceuticals...and I'm married to a pharmacist. Also pediatrics because we had only 2 tests (even though I have 5 children). The first test counted for 40% of our grade, the last for 50% of our grade...and the paper was worth only 10%. So if you didn't pass one test...it was over.

But I survived....

Ari RN, BSN, RN · Aug 8, 2004

Actually I though Peds was the most challenging class. I guess it's because your taking care of a child/infant. There body works a bit different than adults. Though I have to say Peds clinicals were fun. You could actually play with the kids and learn from it.

DR2004RN · Aug 8, 2004

I thought that the cardiac information and the encdocrine information was the hardest for me to learn. I knew I was going to make it at the end of my third semester ( I was in a two year program we only had four semesters of nursing courses.) I started out the semester with a failing grade and ended up passing by two percentage points! I wouldn't let myself give up, and this May it all paid off. Work hard, stick with it and it will all work out for you too! Good luck to you, I wish you the best!

jeepgirl, LPN, NP · Aug 8, 2004

i thought that acid/base balances and electrolytes were rough. i found that it was pure memorization for me.

Brickman · Aug 9, 2004

OB was by far the hardest for me. It just didn't make sense.

RNKITTY04 · Aug 13, 2004

I agree with other posters in that Peds was very hard. On my pre-NCLEX test, that is the area were I scored the lowest. I guess I know what I'll be studying till boards

Love-A-Nurse · Aug 14, 2004

pharm and med/surg were the two classes that were overwhelming, to me. the other classes were not "easy" but "easier" compared to the previous ones i mentioned.

i took nothing for granted and the relief of knowing i passed came with the showing of the final grade/s each semester.

all the best to you.

happystudent, RN · Aug 16, 2004

I think the whole 3 years was difficult........there seemed to be a little in each catagory that had me stumped. If I had to choose...the whole Psych semester almost killed me..............

EvelynRN-BSN · Aug 20, 2004

I was always scared I was'nt going to make. I knew I would eventually make it because I am the type of person who does'nt give on things, but I never felt sure that I passed until my final grade of my last year. Then that was only the degree, what about the NCLEX. I took it with only 75 questions and still had doubts. But here I am today as an RN. I passed my first go round. I recommend Kaplan to everyone. It was an excellent study tool for the NCLEX. They had NCLEX style questions. Just always know that you will become whatever you want to be deep down inside of you. But while taking classes you sometimes have those doubts, but remember you can do anything you set your mind to.

Evelyn

Soul · Aug 22, 2004

I had the hardest time with med/surge. I had med/surge and pharm in the same semester. It was very overwhelming. We had to learn whole body systems in one class. It was very fast paced, tons of reading before and after each class and the tests were killer. I truly had no idea whether I would pass or fail the class till I received my final grades. It was just too much information to learn in too short a time. I knew I would make it in my final semester of nursing school. My classes were pretty much a breeze and we got to work directly with a preceptor at clinicals instead of having an instructor breathing down our necks.