Why???? Are?? They?? Failing???

joseyjo · Jan 21, 2016

Maybe they (if "they" are instructors not students) are trying to impress upon ya'll that these classes are hard and you are gonna have to change up any bad study skills you had during pre-reqs. There are quite a few people in my class (2nd semester) that take pride in the fact that they never crack a textbook. That type of attitude is not conducive to a good grade in nursing school :)

flightgirl1995 · Jan 23, 2016

I dont care if you are married, divorced, rich, poor, black, white, straight A student, kids, no kids, foreign, American blah blah blah. Nursing school is TOUGH. Many dont realize how hard it is and you are going to learn terms and situations you have never heard of in your entire life. Dont start bashing those that didnt make it because you may be one of them. Its not that they didnt study, sometimes its hard to put what you studied into practice i.e. relate it to the questions as they are asked on the test. Take it from someone who knows....

Frances RN MSN AGNP-C

Chrissygraduatenurse, LPN · Jan 23, 2016

I just recently graduated December 18th and most people fail nursing school because of not studying.

la_chica_suerte85, BSN, RN · Jan 25, 2016

I am in a program where we probably should have that level of weeding out students but I'm not. I'm not sure why the students are failing but sometimes some people get into nursing thinking they don't need to work hard or think they don't need to be disciplined in their studies. Usually the people who started with us are there because they had some kind of hard luck circumstances that prevented them from moving forward and our program graciously allowed them to continue later on. Then, there were others that don't seem like they could critically think their way out of a paper bag.

As for your case, if your school has an above average NCLEX pass rate, do what they ask, be flexible and creative in your study techniques (what works in L&D does not work in peds and definitely will not work in psych), and never procrastinate. The second you think you're ahead, there will be a monster time-sucking assignment waiting around the corner for you. It sounds like you have absolutely no reason not to get through your program and I bet you'll do amazing. Good luck! :)

LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN · Jan 25, 2016

I dont care if you are married, divorced, rich, poor, black, white, straight A student, kids, no kids, foreign, American blah blah blah. Nursing school is TOUGH. Many dont realize how hard it is and you are going to learn terms and situations you have never heard of in your entire life. Dont start bashing those that didnt make it because you may be one of them. Its not that they didnt study, sometimes its hard to put what you studied into practice i.e. relate it to the questions as they are asked on the test. Take it from someone who knows....
Frances RN MSN AGNP-C

Well said!!!

I failed out of an ADN program fifteen years ago....I studied, had good note-taking skills, good clinical floor presentation, etc; instructors didn't know what to do with me because I wasn't passing the exams.

It was when I went to my PN program, they figured out I had test anxiety. I explored what was my learning and test taking style, and found strategies that helped me succeed.

When I returned for my BSN, I knew what it took-I studied hard, and in the end had a 2.9 average when I left-respectable, given by that time I had a mortgage, working 30 plus hours and going through some rough times; I was determined to finish.

The only failure was my ADN program-I finished my PN and BSN program without repeating or failing. That doesn't make me any better than those who had to repeat when I went through my BSN program, along with those who had to sit out because they had no money to continue-each person has to run their own race through the arduous journey that is nursing school.

NuGuyNurse2b · Jan 26, 2016

I just recently graduated December 18th and most people fail nursing school because of not studying.

That's a very broad generalization. I always say to others on this board, just because you studied doesn't guarantee you will pass. In our school, second semester was the weed out class. the exams had questions that really didn't cover what was lectured on. but they were part of the reading. some of the questions had minute details found only in a small box somewhere in the chapters we were assigned to read. it was very unfair, even though the school claims anything in the assigned reading was fair game. But everyone knows there is no way you can remember everything you read from those books. not all schools are the same. maybe you were fortunate to be in one where the exams mirrored the lectures.

Chrissygraduatenurse, LPN · Jan 26, 2016

That's a very broad generalization. I always say to others on this board, just because you studied doesn't guarantee you will pass. In our school, second semester was the weed out class. the exams had questions that really didn't cover what was lectured on. but they were part of the reading. some of the questions had minute details found only in a small box somewhere in the chapters we were assigned to read. it was very unfair, even though the school claims anything in the assigned reading was fair game. But everyone knows there is no way you can remember everything you read from those books. not all schools are the same. maybe you were fortunate to be in one where the exams mirrored the lectures.

My school was like that too especially the first semester. I studied by reviewing everything and it worked for me on the exam

BeckyESRN · Jan 27, 2016

Another thing that I haven't seen mentioned is that sometimes people take a semester off for health or personal reasons. So maybe a few of these repeats are all people who haven't failed, but rather people who had a change in situation? I had to withdraw and pick up a semester later because of a broken ankle that then required surgery. My first day or my first job after graduation a nurse I had started the program with says -at the nurses' station with everyone present- "Oh I remember you, you failed out winter semester!" I could have punched her, but instead I said "Actually, I had broken ankle, was in a cast, and had 2 surgeries. It's much better now, thanks for asking"

la_chica_suerte85, BSN, RN · Jan 27, 2016

Some people have mentioned that they are scared -- that's a good sign. It means you care about what is happening and are motivated enough to make amendments to your strategies when they stop serving you well at any point and time in your program. You'll be able to step it up because you recognize that this is not a static journey and you can take action when things get too hard. Good luck to everyone who is scared! It's a great sign!

LessValuableNinja · Jan 27, 2016

This is quite possibly the best AN post in the history of time.

My highest level of education, before college, (and besides a GED I earned on a whim at age 14), was the third grade. I NEVER once struggled with any type of class or came anywhere close to a C throughout my entire college career. I am one of the least intelligent people in a room at any given moment, but I finished an ASN program in 18 months, passed NCLECX in 37 minutes with 78 questions, and NEVER came close to struggling. If you show up to every class and take notes, there is no reason to worry or waste time studying. If a loser dropout such as myself can make it through nursing school, then there is literally NO excuse for anyone to fail.

Chrissygraduatenurse, LPN · Jan 27, 2016

This is quite possibly the best AN post in the history of time.

Agreed :yes:

Nurseades2b · Jan 28, 2016

Agreed

Totally agree!!!! LOVE HIS HONESTY!