With all the reading we are giving and expected to memorize, paired with minimal guidance and classroom time, how do they expect us to succeed? 2 classes over a 3 week period followed by a 50 point exam? And if I have a question or don't get it, then what?
I'm just very p.o.ed right now and getting very frustrated/borderline discouraged. All this hard work and I'm getting nothing to show for it expect disappointment and more frustration.
everyone seems to get great gratification out of blaming and judging me with their superiority complex. have fun. this is nothing but bullying
Power points lack information, the textbook is your study guide. I'm sorry that you feel bullied, I think everyone is just tired of reading your numerous threads blaming everyone but yourself. School isn't meant for everyone and not everyone was meant for success. Best of luck to you!
maybe nursing school isn't for me. im supposed to know what is going to be on the exam with no powerpoint, no note, nothing. great. i'll just look into a different field
You HAVE the information right in front of you.It's called a text book.If you want notes then take notes.You don't just study so you can pass the exam, you study so you can be a competent nurse.
maybe nursing school isn't for me. im supposed to know what is going to be on the exam with no powerpoint no note, nothing. great. i'll just look into a different field[/quote']
With all of my heart, I do wish you the best as you soul search to discover what is the right path for you. Honestly, I think it is important and smart to realize early that this isn't for you. And, sometimes making wrong turns makes us better at the right turns, when we get back to them. Hang in there, love, and know it's okay to have a change of heart.
The professors who chose not to "spoon feed" their students have the highest failure rate and most complaints. This no spoon feeding method does not work unless you are a genius and have mastered the subject. the instructors who provide study guides, power points, and reviews for the final have a high pass rate. So, it's not me who is the problem, it's the instructors who don't care about their students success.[/quote']
It IS you who has the problem because it is YOUR problem to have. I don't know how many different ways to say this. There will be no study guide for the NCLEX. You are required to know all body systems and all things that can go wrong. THAT, love, is the study guide. EVERYTHING. Even the ones with powerpoints will put stuff from the book on the test.
P.S. Please forgive the lack of multiquotes. I'm on my phone, which doesn't allow the option.
I can't remember if it is this thread or not but in the last few days, I read a post that indicated that one poster studied by taking each covered disease process and breaking it down into ADPIE to study it. I can't think of a more brilliant way to condense, learn and study the information than that. USE THIS, and I guarantee you will do better.
So, do this on your notes:
At the top of the page, write the medical diagnosis covered in class
Then, ASSESSMENT:
What will you find with this diagnosis? Labs, chief complaints, physical assessment findings
DIAGNOSIS
Not medical diagnosis. NURSING. Grab your book that lists NANDA diagnoses, go to the back where it lists common diseases and shares the nursing diagnoses common to these conditions. Then, if you don't have a comfort level of knowing what these diagnoses mean, look them up and see what is common for them. This WILL be time consuming at first, but as you get to know them, it will go much faster.
PLANNING
This is based on what your diagnoses were. Using Maslow and ABC prioritization, what are the most important interventions, in order? What do you need to know to implement them? Don't leave out psychosocial needs. BE HOLISTIC.
INTERVENTIONS
Means what it says. What will you do, again with prioritization in mind?
EVALUATION
How will you know if it worked? What are your expected outcomes?
If you learn this, you will get good grades. USE your care planning books. Some textbooks will also list their topics in ADPIE format. Go see if yours is one of them.
I've just told you how to make your own study guide. Now you don't need them to give you one. And ALL of what I just said WILL be on the exam. It is called the nursing process and it is what nursing school teaches you more than anything else.
We still use our books. Everything on their powerpoints is a verbatim from the book, or a condensed version of a paragraph in the book. The book expounds on things more and paints a clearer picture. Yeah, I use the power points, but only to guide me through the book (because we don't cover every topic in the book each semester). I don't study them. I'd be fine without them. I do much better in class when I don't bring them with me, but instead take handwritten notes and highlight in my textbook.
All that to say, you can pass the class without power points. For most people, writing their own notes during class helps them retain information better anyway. Does for me. Everything in their notes/power points/study guide is in your book. You have to learn how to read the book. You will get the hang of what to focus on and what you can figure is FYI as you go, but it IS your responsibility. As many people as are telling you this here can't be wrong.
Instead of playing the poor me card, sit back and think about what YOU could do for yourself in this situation. Put on your big girl panties and pull yourself out. The information has been given to you, just not in the specific form you want. Adapt and use what you have to learn. We all are. You can too.
Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
Well....this blossomed over night!
everyone seems to get great gratification out of blaming and judging me with their superiority complex. have fun. this is nothing but bullying
I have a favourite quote...."Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted".......Ralph Waldo Emerson
I can feel your frustration through the computer screen. I am so sorry you are feeling overwhelmed. Nursing school is hard...very hard. Medicine is unlike every other profession out there. No one is going to give you notes or a power point to help you critically think when a patient has a problem. You need to to it yourself.
While the teachers that give you all the notes and power points to "help you pass" may be popular teachers....they are really doing you a great disservice. They are taking the easy way out and not letting students really learn. While students love this for they have a good GPA they really aren't LEARNING the necessary tools to be successful at the end. You really aren't learning how to forage out the information you need for yourself...learning to critically think...and you will struggle on boards and in your day to day practice prioritizing the patients needs.
Nursing is a profession that depends on ALL of the information learned...each class, each clinical builds off the other to help you develop the critical thinking skills that you will use single every day in patient care.
Nursing is all about ownership and responsibility. Some of this comes with maturity. Nursing is all about being self sufficient and competent to be independent because we have people's lives in the palms of our hands.
In nursing you are responsible for everything....late labs, late trays, missed x-rays, nasty MD's, unhappy administrators. You will have immense responsibility and very little control. You are the last safety net that protects the patient in the chaotic world of medicine. It is up to you and you alone at 1 am and your patient crumps....there will be no power points or notes to help you critically think your way to a solution...you will HAVE to do it yourself.
Your patient is not going to care that you have had a bad day, a close friend was in a car crash, or that your cat just died. They just want you to be competent and know what to do to save their life. In taking on that responsibility you have to be self sufficient to make the best decisions. Your personal issues are of not consequence to the patient.
Start thinking....I am responsible for me. I need to won what I learn. I am responsible for the information. I need to pay attention and take notes. I am responsible for me and becoming the best nurse I can be....I need to own my own future. I am the one in control of my destiny.
Not "They" won't give me notes. "They" won't help me. "They" need to give me what I need. They are making me fail.....for that just isn't the case. Your learning is up to you and you alone. Nursing school didn't promise you it would be easy......it isn't. It shouldn't be for you wil be responsible for another human beings life. MANY nurses before you passed nursing school without power points and study notes.
I think that schools today spoon feed the kids way too much. My children were so angry when I disabled their spell check and made them learn it themselves. My job as a Mom was to make them self sufficient...even if they are unhappy at the time.
I make sure they know they are the commanders of their own destiny's and if they want something bad enough they have to work for it....life isn't easy and NOT everybody wins.
You're not learning the material to pass a test you're learning to be a nurse. You need to learn ALL of the material regardless of whether or not there may be a test question on it. You also need to retain all this material for the future and be able to apply it to real life. How on earth do you expect to pass NCLEX with this attitude? Ain't nobody gonna spoon-feed you a study guide for that test.[/quote']
That the REAL issue the OP hasn't warped their mind around; nursing school isn't about "what to know on a test", it's "what to know for the benefit of the PATIENT".
ONCE the OP can "get" that; then the rest should fall in place...
Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.
That the REAL issue the OP hasn't warped their mind around; nursing school isn't about "what to know on a test" it's "what to know for the benefit of the PATIENT". ONCE the OP can "get" that; then the rest should fall in place... [/quote']
Remember EmilyEmily is not the OP just a frequent poster about similar issues.
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Fair enough. I just think I know better about what this entails than people think I do.
I know about other fields, and school isn't designed to be easy, no matter which field you're in.
I just really hope the OP figures everything out.