Today, we had our 2nd Med-Surg exam which covered the neurovascular system, the GI system, and the renal system, including assessment of, pathologies concerning, s/s and treatment of said pathologies. Some conditions covered include different types of seizures, peptic ulcer disease (gastric and duodenal ulcers), calcium stones, kidney stones, UTI's, glomerulonephritis, blahblah. Oh, and lab/diagnostic tests concerning these. So in other words, it was a ***** of an exam.
I did the worst on this exam than any other exam I have had in nursing school, with a score of 56.88. I was like.. O.O. Last semester, the lowest score I had gotten was 81%. But 2nd semester is a whole other ballgame. On our first test, only 5 people passed (thankfully I was one of them). This test, only 3 people passed. There are 31 of us.
So tell me, what's the worst you've done on a (major) exam?
88.6% was my lowest score. If you get below an 80 on any test in my program u have to stay at school an hour longer per day to study and if u don't your kicked out.
I wish we did. I feel like we would learn more. But we are doing med/surg, peds, and OB/labor & delivery all during this one semester, so I guess they're trying to pack as much as they can into each test.
It was an 84. I was horrified and it sure shook me out of my mid-semester doldrums. I don't remember which class it was in, but I remember being so ashamed that I got an 84 on that test for no reason but got a 92 after coming directly from the ER to the test after getting 2L of fluid replacement and a benadryl/toradol cocktail. Not my proudest moment, that 84.
The class is called 'Adaptations of the Family' but it's really split up into separate 'blocks'. The first 6 weeks are Med/Surg, the following 6 weeks are Peds, then the rest is OB/L&D. Our clinicals reflect which block we are in.
The class is called 'Adaptations of the Family' but it's really split up into separate 'blocks'. The first 6 weeks are Med/Surg, the following 6 weeks are Peds, then the rest is OB/L&D. Our clinicals reflect which block we are in.
Don't let other peoples grade judge your own. I was talking with my dad the other day about a girl in my class, he stopped me and asked "you know what that girl is going to be called when the programmed is over?" Me: (something mean) My Dad: "Nurse."
For me it really hit hard. We are all in the same program and when we finish will all have the same degree that are all equal. It made me stop comparing myself to what others do and I now feel alot better.
Don't let other peoples grade judge your own. I was talking with my dad the other day about a girl in my class, he stopped me and asked "you know what that girl is going to be called when the programmed is over?" Me: (something mean) My Dad: "Nurse."
For me it really hit hard. We are all in the same program and when we finish will all have the same degree that are all equal. It made me stop comparing myself to what others do and I now feel alot better.
I don't really compare myself to others. I assess my own shortcomings and amend them as needed. I realize the grade that I get is the one I worked for; the same for others. This topic was just meant to see if anyone else has had a low point in their nursing school career. I know I will pass RN school one way or the other. I admit I felt like I should start considering alternatives when I first saw that test score, but I realized it was the first test I had failed out of my entire nursing school career so far and that I would become an RN one way or another because that was what I wanted to do.
I'm halfway through second quarter (5 exams per quarter) and my worst has been 88%. But I just took a Diabetes online quiz and scored 50% (4 wrong out of 8 questions!)- and I know the topic pretty well! But I was in a hurry and read two questions wrong and another question asked about coping but the "correct" answer was more about making decisions so it was a matter of interpretation IMO. Then again I didn't study very hard for it because I thought I knew the topic pretty well! Thankfully the quiz wasn't worth a lot points but I'm worried about the upcoming exam (fluid & electrolytes and endocrine, eek!)
The class is called 'Adaptations of the Family' but it's really split up into separate 'blocks'. The first 6 weeks are Med/Surg, the following 6 weeks are Peds, then the rest is OB/L&D. Our clinicals reflect which block we are in.
Only six weeks of Med/Surg? What? At my school, it is two semesters of Med/Surg (28 weeks with the second semester focusing on the adult population), 7 weeks Peds, and 7 weeks OB. I couldn't imagine only having six weeks of Med/Surg. :/
Only six weeks of Med/Surg? What? At my school, it is two semesters of Med/Surg (28 weeks with the second semester focusing on the adult population), 7 weeks Peds, and 7 weeks OB. I couldn't imagine only having six weeks of Med/Surg. :/
Our 3rd semester is mostly med/surg. The first two weeks is psych, the rest is med/surg. I'm not too sure about 4th semester. I think it focuses mainly on critical care and nursing leadership.
Specializes in Critical Care, Capacity/Bed Management.
Your school semesters seem very similar to how mine sets theirs up. Right now I am in my last year and we just took an exam that covered psych, neuro, ortho, palliative care, oncology, and corticosteroids; by some grace of god I scored a 94 but many of my friends who I study with did not do so well.
All you can do is seek help from others who have a better hold on the subject matter and ALWAYS speak with the professors. Have them go over the exam and explain rationales.
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Emily Cox
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88.6% was my lowest score. If you get below an 80 on any test in my program u have to stay at school an hour longer per day to study and if u don't your kicked out.