Nursing students fail nursing program? This is one of the most popular questions among nursing students.
There is no single and straightforward answer, BUT there are apparent reasons why this happens, and every nursing student should know.
Here are the main three reasons why do nurses nursing students FAIL nursing programs.
#1: Lacking adequate resources
For instance, while some nursing students have the right resources, such as access to the information within internal and external resources, others require more help which can be achieved with the help of finding the right Nursing Tutor. Many nurses often help students to achieve their academic goals, as they have their knowledge and expertise in the field.
Solution
Nursing Tutors may be a powerful tool and an advantage to help students reach their academic goals. Some students require help starting nursing school and progressing forward. Some students need help understanding nursing materials, synthesizing research, and analyzing the information provided by the institution.
#2: Not being able to catch up with the load
Often nursing students talk about how the load of work is too high in nursing school. This is a true statement. Those taking full-time studies not only have six-seven courses in one semester, but also the courses are very complex in nature, and with each semester, these courses' levels increase. Nursing courses comprise of anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, nursing core courses, statistics, dosage calculation (math), and clinicals to name a few.
It is also important to note that not only theoretical components are implemented within the nursing program but also clinicals as stated above, where students would need to collect enough practice hours from graduating. This adds on more time not only to achieve a passing grade but nursing students might have to travel to different places, which may take a significant amount of time from their daily studies and routines.
Solution
Develop a time management routine; for instance, utilize a calendar and prioritize your day-to-day activities. In order to graduate from nursing school, time management should be paid close attention to, such as finishing coursework, studying for exams, completing clinical experiences, and meeting one's responsibilities.
#3: Ignoring self-care
Nursing students often think they should not care for their bodies and mind because of poor academic performance. Instead, this makes most individuals work on an overdrive leading to burnout and putting more stress on oneself.
Solution
Eat well, go for wellness walks, take a day per week off all studies, have a night of adequate sleep, and know how to love yourself. This is a popular question: where nursing students fail nursing program? Now you know three main reasons why this happens. Find a solution that best works for you!
In order to succeed in nursing school, one must find the right solutions for oneself, and remember what works for one person, may not work for another. Be kind and unique, and you will reach your destination!
Anything that is in test format it almost 100% objective. However, clinical environments lend themselves to subjectivity. Does the clinical instructor like the student personally? Do they dislike them? Does the student remind the instructor of someone? Are they prone to grading different ethnicities, genders, age groups differently? etc.
(I was joking about the pharm and med-surg.) I encountered subjective questions throughout the program. The English language is my 4th language. There were no issues answering these questions. I can reason quite well if I'm familiar with the subject. We were allowed to see each other results (exams), but we were prohibited to copy our exams or take photos of our exams. It was an automatic suspension if we get caught taking photos of our exams, and they can also go after our credentials too. If there's no transparency, then I'd suspect that someone is not being honest.
I was with non-native English speakers like myself. They spoke the language more fluently than me. In fact, I couldn't beat them in writing. How could someone like me with a poor vocabulary outsmart them in the exams? Probably, I'm good at comprehension and critical thinking skills which matched my assessment. I had a bad score in vocabulary and nailed everything else in the critical skill assessment. I even beat the native English speakers. Why should the professor treats me differently because I excelled?
I hate to break down to you. Yes, I had experienced alienation from my cohort for doing well. I wasn't bragging it to their faces. One student who saw my exam told everyone. Some students came to me to ask for help. I did help them. The others excluded me. I should be upset, on the other hand, I was entertained. Thanks to my sociology and psychology courses.
We were allowed to see each other results (exams), but we were prohibited to copy our exams or take photos of our exams. It was an automatic suspension if we get caught taking photos of our exams, and they can also go after our credentials too. If there's no transparency, then I'd suspect that someone is not being honest.
You are saying that you had access to other students' exam results? Everybody knew who was doing well and who was struggling?
You are saying that you had access to other students' exam results? Everybody knew who was doing well and who was struggling?
I've never had access to the exams of my classmates unless they share them with me. It was up to us to show our exams to another classmate. And the woman who sat next to me kept asking me answers questions to #2,#7...She missed many. I missed none. I didn't want her to keep asking me so I handed her my exam. It was permitted. They just know I was doing well. The woman who sat next to me was the one telling everyone. I didn't care. It wasn't my intention. Should I be ashamed for doing well?
I am wondering if the OP meant they could see what the class as a whole replied to that question? For A: 88% B: 0 C:10% D 2%.
We were given that statistics. We were allowed, if we let our classmates see our exams, to show our exams to our classmates. We used paper. And the professor collected our exam papers back and asked if there were questions we wanted to challenge.
no problem with what you did. sometimes more learning comes after the test/exam is reviewed by the students who are sharing ideas, rationales, and just why someone guessed for an answer helps you all learn.
Some (black and white) learners like Conqueror Slothful feel everything is subjective through every encounter in their life. For example... I couldn't get a mortgage because the bank manager did not like me or the house I wanted to buy.
no problem with what you did. sometimes more learning comes after the test/exam is reviewed by the students who are sharing ideas, rationales, and just why someone guessed for an answer helps you all learn.
Some (black and white) learners like Conqueror Slothful feel everything is subjective through every encounter in their life. For example... I couldn't get a mortgage because the bank manager did not like me or the house I wanted to buy.
I'll chime in. I've mentioned here before that I failed peds my first time through. It was devastating. As I look back and analyze now, I am left with the same conclusion as I was then - the instructor was just trying to cover far too much information for an 8 week block (and went far far beyond what was needed in order to pass the NCLEX or even to function as a new grad in a peds environment).
We covered every chapter in that book during that time and her recorded lectures (I was a blended student) were frequently just pointing out her highlights in the textbook and regularly saying "OK just know this entire section". To make matters worse, she liked to test on minute details and you never really knew which ones to focus on. I thought about giving some examples, but one of them specifically would probably out me as she was notorious for asking a particular question that might as well have been "what was the third word in the second paragraph on page 879". I don't believe she is teaching that class any longer.
So anyway, I failed that class, passed the second time through, but then the entire rest of nursing school became torture and tests were agonizing. I came into nursing school as an honor student with a prior bachelors but sweated every exam because one more catastrophe and I was just done.
I'll chime in. I've mentioned here before that I failed peds my first time through. It was devastating. As I look back and analyze now, I am left with the same conclusion as I was then - the instructor was just trying to cover far too much information for an 8 week block (and went far far beyond what was needed in order to pass the NCLEX or even to function as a new grad in a peds environment).
We covered every chapter in that book during that time and her recorded lectures (I was a blended student) were frequently just pointing out her highlights in the textbook and regularly saying "OK just know this entire section". To make matters worse, she liked to test on minute details and you never really knew which ones to focus on. I thought about giving some examples, but one of them specifically would probably out me as she was notorious for asking a particular question that might as well have been "what was the third word in the second paragraph on page 879". I don't believe she is teaching that class any longer.
So anyway, I failed that class, passed the second time through, but then the entire rest of nursing school became torture and tests were agonizing. I came into nursing school as an honor student with a prior bachelors but sweated every exam because one more catastrophe and I was just done.
You made it. You didn't give up. Anyway, nursing school induces anxiety in those people who are predisposed to anxiety. I noticed this with my classmates and my ex-bff who had a perfect 4.0 GPA in her non-nursing major and prerequisites. She didn't make it in her first quarter in the RN program. She didn't want to do it anymore and told everyone that her professors didn't like her for being "a 4.0GPA student."
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(I was joking about the pharm and med-surg.) I encountered subjective questions throughout the program. The English language is my 4th language. There were no issues answering these questions. I can reason quite well if I'm familiar with the subject. We were allowed to see each other results (exams), but we were prohibited to copy our exams or take photos of our exams. It was an automatic suspension if we get caught taking photos of our exams, and they can also go after our credentials too. If there's no transparency, then I'd suspect that someone is not being honest.
I was with non-native English speakers like myself. They spoke the language more fluently than me. In fact, I couldn't beat them in writing. How could someone like me with a poor vocabulary outsmart them in the exams? Probably, I'm good at comprehension and critical thinking skills which matched my assessment. I had a bad score in vocabulary and nailed everything else in the critical skill assessment. I even beat the native English speakers. Why should the professor treats me differently because I excelled?
I hate to break down to you. Yes, I had experienced alienation from my cohort for doing well. I wasn't bragging it to their faces. One student who saw my exam told everyone. Some students came to me to ask for help. I did help them. The others excluded me. I should be upset, on the other hand, I was entertained. Thanks to my sociology and psychology courses.