What is the hardest nursing class?

pedi-RN · Dec 16, 2005

I think the hardest nursing class is whichever one you are currently enrolled in. Honestly. You may struggle through this semester, only to get to next semester, which will be even harder, and think Wow, that last class was a breeze compared to this one.

The best way to get through it - keep up. Never let yourself get behind. Don't wait until the last minute to start assignments or projects, someone will always get sick or something will come up. Get your work done as soon as you can so you can move on to the next thing. And remember, school is not everything. Make sure you take time for yourself and your family!

Harleygirl · Dec 16, 2005

My hardest class was Maternal/Child nursing. I can tell you why.

Because I have absolutely NO INTEREST in Maternal/Child nursing. Walking in with that attitude, I was sure to not do well.

And I did not. But I buckled down and realized it was a temporary thing and got through it. And did not enjoy any minute of it.

Harleygirl

Wen83 · Dec 16, 2005

I personally hated psych, it seemed like everyone got it except for me. When it came to the test questions, it would always be the opposite answer of what I thought it would be... argh! :uhoh3: Many people in my class believed peds was difficult. It was challenging only because our teacher didn't really guide us through the course. It was basically here's the book, study EVERYTHING, and hope that it's on the test! So it obviously depends on what you are intrested in or not and how well the teacher teaches it. My class is really supportive of each other so we constantly study together. We've also read all of those gigantic nursing books front to back

EDGRADNURSE · Dec 16, 2005

Having just graduated with an ADN, my opinion is that Med-Surg I is the most difficult class.

It more than builds on Fundamentals. It seems to be the class that has the hardest material (coming off fundamentals and getting hit with fluid/electrolytes is a little rough) and the tests get harder because you are being taught how to "critically think". The clinicals are challenging too.

hbncns35 · Dec 16, 2005

PEDS by Far - Too much info crammed into One Test. Who really knows what they are going to focus on!!!! Know your Growth and Development.

Maternity Second - Diff at first but eventual ability to figure out what they are going to ask for.

I've got Community, Leadership and Synthesis next and Last Semester.

BSN Bound oh yeah and that silly other N_ _ _ X test!!!!

Good Luck!!!

angel337, MSN, RN · Dec 16, 2005

all of them.

kimhaw · Dec 16, 2005

peds, then ob

leaflet · Dec 17, 2005

So far for me it has been what we call Health Management 1. It had some med-surg, community, and lots of odds and ends that don't fit anywhere else. It really sucked! And now matter how hard I tried I could not get an A. I am curious though at other nursing schools how does the grading scale work? Ours is: 100-95 A

94-93 A-

93-90 B+

89-87 B

87-85 B-

So to get an A you really have to work your butt off, personally by the time I graduate I probably won't have one anymore, (wishful thinking). I woud like to know though if other schools have a similar grading scale?

Little Panda RN, ASN, RN · Dec 17, 2005

I would have to say that Nursing II which is Med/Surg II for most programs, was the hardest. I am a distance education student and it is only offered in the summer. So you take a full semester and cram it into 7 weeks. It about blew my mind ( actually I think it did:rotfl: ). Here is the grading scale in the program I am in. There are no A- or B- and so on and so on.

A 94-100

B 86-93

C 80-85

And I agree with leaflet, you have to work your but off for the A's.

Cal-ell · Dec 17, 2005

:angryfire the hardest nursing class that I have taken is The Culture of Professional Nursing...........I'm not much on culture

VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN · Dec 17, 2005

Definitely fluid and electrolytes and ABG's.