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.
Isn't your final test in a few days? How is changing how you study right before your final going to help? Also, advice has been given throughout the thread. There is no need to reiterate anything.
I'm still studying but I don't think I'll get an A on the final in order to pass the course. I just know it. I've never gotten an A on a final before. I'll still try but after this I wont be returning to nursing school. I'm done, its obvious I'm not smart enough and don't have what it takes
I feel bad for you, EmilyEmily. But can I just say that maybe you should consider a position as a 911 operator? Because you are cool under pressure. (Maybe that is your problem with nursing school, because I am a basket case, but I'm doing well. Stress can be good and keep you sharp) This is a lot of advice, most all of it very good advice, some of it really harsh, and you never lashed out at anyone. I wish the best for you.
I feel bad for you, EmilyEmily. But can I just say that maybe you should consider a position as a 911 operator? Because you are cool under pressure. (Maybe that is your problem with nursing school, because I am a basket case, but I'm doing well. Stress can be good and keep you sharp) This is a lot of advice, most all of it very good advice, some of it really harsh, and you never lashed out at anyone. I wish the best for you.
Thank you. 911 operator sounds interesting, I'll look into it
I would fail your class. I'm not an auditory learner. I need direction with power points, study guides, etc. or else I'm lost
Well, unless you plan on attending Power Point University, I'd say you're SOL. Not all professors teach the same way and you can't expect them to either. You need to listen in class, take notes and then go home and create your own PowerPoint or outline/study guide.
As far as Med-Surg and Pharm goes, this is a common pairing of courses. Nursing students do it every semester and succeed. I took these two courses together along with three other courses so I'm really having a hard time empathizing with you being so overwhelmed with just these two. My grandfather died that semester too and I had a Med-Surg exam scheduled on the day of his funeral. And you know what I did after he died that morning at 5am? Left the ICU, went home, finished my clinical homework and emailed it to the instructor, stayed home for a few days and took care of family business, went to his funeral, dried my eyes and then went back to school and took the exam.
Well, unless you plan on attending Power Point University, I'd say you're SOL. Not all professors teach the same way and you can't expect them to either. You need to listen in class, take notes and then go home and create your own PowerPoint or outline/study guide.
As far as Med-Surg and Pharm goes, this is a common pairing of courses. Nursing students do it every semester and succeed. I took these two courses together along with three other courses so I'm really having a hard time empathizing with you being so overwhelmed with just these two. My grandfather died that semester too and I had a Med-Surg exam scheduled on the day of his funeral. And you know what I did after he died that morning at 5am? Left the ICU, went home, finished my clinical homework and emailed it to the instructor, stayed home for a few days and took care of family business, went to his funeral, dried my eyes and then went back to school and took the exam.
Youre intellectual capacity is a lot higher than mine. Good for you. But just because you could do it, doesn't mean that everyone else can.
I'll tell you what Emily, you gotta be flexible and dedicated. I'm still a young guy and in the same age range as you. All my years in school, I was told I would barely pass to get to middle and high school. Well, once I was able to utilize resources such as a tutor, I started getting better grades. Move on to high school and my having a coach inspire me during summer, I graduated high school. The kicker is that all the teachers that told me I wouldn't succeed, I proved them wrong by getting honors every year until graduation. The important aspect was that I NEVER GAVE UP, I UTITLIZED MY RESOURCES (going to office hours even in elementary school), I WAS FLEXIBLE (being able to adjust to various situations and conditions), and also I HAD TO BELIEVE IN MYSELF AND STAY DEDICATED. I never was an A student, but when I applied all of those factors together everything later on went well. Still though, now that I'm in Nursing School after pursuing it for 3 long years, I gotta say all the struggles I been through was worth. I'm here now and all I have to do is keep my spot. Let's fast forward now to my experience so far in Nursing School.
So many of you already made posted great advice that even I found useful to implement in some future classes. Anyways, Nursing School is not going to spoon feed you like regular universities. Seriously, in one of my classes here there has been very few handouts other than NANDA and Gordon's Health Patterns. Nursing is not a very easy major at all. Even pre-req's required my 110% effort to succeed. The fact of the matter is YOU NEED TO BE MORE POSITIVE IN YOURSELF. Don't pay attention to distractions just focus on you. The second thing is YOU NEED TO STAY MOTIVATED. YOU GOTTA WANT TO SUCCEED. Through DEDICATION, HARD WORK, AND UTILIZING YOUR RESOURCES AND TIME MANAGEMENT will get you very far. Another aspect that is important is YOU MUST BE ABLE TO ADJUST TO CRITICAL THINKING. Not the average definition and bam answer. That is something I had to acclimate to and I'm glad I struggled and did better than pass the last exam. I always stayed after for office hours even in middle school. That has helped me the most in pinpoint issues or when I had trouble understanding. Even though I got my first grade and it wasn't passing, I WORKED, I UTILIZED, I STAYED HUNGRY ABOUT DOING BETTER, I STAYED POSITIVE. It's definitely a different ball game, but if you truly love nursing pursue it and STOP THINKING NEGATIVE. Last thing again that I want to reiterate is TIME MANAGEMENT!!! Keep fighting Emily!!!!
Excuse all the caps, but that's just something I wanted emphasize that helped me even now. Good luck.
A student should get the information from the professor and not have to go on a witch hunt to find it from somewhere else
Why do you want everyone to hand you the answers to everything? Lazy maybe? I don't know but Nursing school is about working hard and yes having to actually research stuff to study... hell being a nurse is about working hard and not be spoon fed every detail. If your not willing to think critically and put in the work in nursing school you should probably find a new major. What are you going to do when your working as a nurse? Are you going to get upset and post a bunch of stuff because someone didn't give you every tiny detail or dosage calculation for every single patient? Your going to have to learn how to critically think, how to self teach, and how to stop trying to rely on and blame everyone else. Because as a nurse your patients are relying on YOU not EVERYONE ELSE, and with patients the excuse that someone didn't mention that symptom or nobody told me your I&Os isn't going to work. YOU'RE going to be held accountable and YOU'RE going to have to figure out the solution, it's not going to being handed to you.
Are you even an adult? Why do you want everyone to hand you the answers to everything? Lazy maybe? I don't know but Nursing school is about working hard and yes having to actually research stuff to study... hell being a nurse is about working hard. If your not willing to put in the work in nursing school you should probably find a new major. What are you going to do when your working as a nurse? Are you going to expect everyone to hand you every little detail just so you don't have to figure it out on your own?
I don't think lazy is what's going on here. She seems to be working extremely hard. I think it's more like she cannot pass without being given the answers. Seems legit. But it doesn't work that way.
I would fail your class. I'm not an auditory learner. I need direction with power points, study guides, etc. or else I'm lost
I understand you're not an auditory learner but what does that have to do with your ability to take your own notes and make your own powerpoints? If you're not an auditory learner, shouldn't you learn better by reading and taking your own notes? Having someone do it for you doesn't make a difference in terms of what kind of learner you are.
I don't think lazy is what's going on here. She seems to be working extremely hard. I think it's more like she cannot pass without being given the answers. Seems legit. But it doesn't work that way.
I edited this post.. but what I mean by lazy is that it seems she refuses to do the work. She wants everything handed to her and the only way I can describe that is lazy. I'm not trying to be mean it's just that the negative attitude and refusal to change just doesn't sound like someone who is made for this field. I start nursing school in January after not being in school for 4 years and I have been trying to mentally prepare myself for whats to come and how i'm going to have to change my ways of studying and taking notes since technology and ways of teaching have changed since 4 years ago.
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I'm still studying but I don't think I'll get an A on the final in order to pass the course. I just know it. I've never gotten an A on a final before. I'll still try but after this I wont be returning to nursing school. I'm done, its obvious I'm not smart enough and don't have what it takes