I am currently in my second semester of nursing school and I would like an unbiased opinion. Prior to entering the program all students signed a contract agreeing to achieve a 76.45% or better in each nursing class in order to move on to the next semester. I believe that this initial policy was more than fair. However, during the summer the administration at my university decided to change the policy (we were not informed of this change until mid-September). We are now required to have an overall average of 76.45% or better in each class, and an overall exam/quiz average of 76.45% or better (excluding homework, assignments, and ATI)- meaning if we get an 85% in the class with everything combined (homework, quizzes, exams, assignments, etc.) but do not achieve an exam/quiz average of 76.45% or better, we fail the course. Do you feel that this was handled appropriately? Should students have been informed as soon as the policy was changed, or was it fair for them to tell us this information months after making the decision? Would you attend a school with this policy?
Specializes in Allergy/ENT, Occ Health, LTC/Skilled.
My school CONSTANTLY changes the policies without letting anyone know, what can I do? Nothing. Roll with it. They just put in place a test we have to take in order to sit for clinicals two months before it's to happen. It's essentially the NCLEX and they are just now telling us about. Usually schools have you take this BEFORE you start your program so you do not waste your money on pre reqs. But since they are doing this for the first, there is going to be a whole lot of students with pre nursing reqs complete and no clinical to go to. I am not worried but I think it will be bad for some people.
Lol, that actually sounds like management on a lot of nursing units. Policies can change rapidly, without apparent staff input, and people complain. As other PPs have said, your options are to accept the change or quit. Half of the PRN staff on my unit were told last week that they have to work Christmas this year. Unfair? A lot of people think so, but that's the breaks.
We had the same policy at my school. We also had a pretty painful grading scale (A: 95-100, A-: 92-94.999, B+: 89-91.999, etc.), so a 91.98 would be in the 'B' range. The flip side is that our cohort had a 100% NCLEX pass rate. Nursing school exams are designed to mimic the NCLEX. If your test average is
LPNtoRNin2016OH, LPN
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My school CONSTANTLY changes the policies without letting anyone know, what can I do? Nothing. Roll with it. They just put in place a test we have to take in order to sit for clinicals two months before it's to happen. It's essentially the NCLEX and they are just now telling us about. Usually schools have you take this BEFORE you start your program so you do not waste your money on pre reqs. But since they are doing this for the first, there is going to be a whole lot of students with pre nursing reqs complete and no clinical to go to. I am not worried but I think it will be bad for some people.