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.
I regret choosing nursing. I should have stayed in the other program that provided study guides, power points, and more direction. They didn't want their students lost and headed for failure
Nor do your current nursing instructors. But by not making it as easy as you would like, and spoon-feeding the students, they are doing the nursing profession a favor and weeding out students who are just not cut out for the demands of real-life nursing.
I wish you well, nursing is clearly not the path for you.
Emilyemily-I am truly sorry you are having so much difficulty. You must be very frustrated and upset. Perhaps nursing was not the right choice for you. Your strengths and aptitudes may lie elsewhere. However, I believe to be successful in any field, a person has to take full responsibility for learning. You can't blame the school, the program, or the instructors for all of your problems. Sure, you may have a not so great instructor, we've all had them. But it is up to you to find what you need to learn the material. I highly doubt the nursing program wants you or any other student to be lost and fail. That makes them look bad. But, they do want you to be a safe, effective nurse, and that takes maturity, hard work, and acceptance of responsibility to learn. I have not heard you once mention that you really want to be a nurse, that this is your dream, or anything similar. Is nursing what you really want? If not, then go back to what you love. It's pointless to torture yourself for something you really don't want to do.
Nor do your current nursing instructors. But by not making it as easy as you would like, and spoon-feeding the students, they are doing the nursing profession a favor and weeding out students who are just not cut out for the demands of real-life nursing.
I wish you well, nursing is clearly not the path for you.
you can call it spoon feeding but it really helps. the professors who spoon fed me helped me pass..i was able to learn the material and move on
I regret choosing nursing. I should have stayed in the other program that provided study guides, power points, and more direction. They didn't want their students lost and headed for failure
Then quit. You are on the first step of a very long difficult journey. If you regret starting the journey, then it is time to stop it.
I am also concerned by an earlier statement where you indicated clinical time was a waste of time. Clinical is where you apply everything you are learning.
Go back to the program where you we succeeding. I don't think nursing is for you
you can call it spoon feeding but it really helps. the professors who spoon fed me helped me pass..i was able to learn the material and move on
There eventually comes a time when you wean from being fed (infant) and learn to feed yourself (adult). Your statement reveals a lack of suitability for the nursing profession. When dealing with the life and death realities of patient care, only adults are capable of making the split-second decisions required of them.
you can call it spoon feeding but it really helps. the professors who spoon fed me helped me pass..i was able to learn the material and move on
Then you are simply not cut out to be a nurse then. If you need to be "spoon fed" to understand the material, you're in the wrong profession. You should go back to the program that spoon-fed you and get your cozy "A" and feel happy with your accomplishment in that field, whatever it may be.
Not trying to be mean, just realistic. If all you're interested in are excuses of why you can't, then you're not suited for this.
Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.
whether you were spoon fed or learned it independently the end result is the same: you know it, and that's what counts. everyone learns differently[/quote']
No it's not the same.
The student who requires spoon feeding only knows what they were told to know. Generally they cannot practically apply the knowledge to real world situations or critically think.
The independent learning student learns how to weed through mounds of information to determine what is important, how to prioritize, and how to apply the knowledge to real world situations and patient care. They learn how to ask the right questions such as "what changed to make your ( insert chronic condition here) an emergency tonight"
More important the spoon fed learner often only learns the information they were told for the test and then forgets it. This is evidenced when they later struggle when faced with comprehensive exams and in nursing, have significant struggles preparing for the NCLEX as they do not have the base content knowledge.
The independent learned builds their knowledge base with each section and course. More often likely to understand more complex conditions because of having a strong base of knowledge.
Learning does not end when we leave nursing school. That is only the beginning. As adults and graduated nurses learning is an ongoing process. You need to be able to use your own independent thinking to maintaining the level of knowledge required to be a competent nurse.No one in the work place is going to spoon feed you anything. You need to develop independent learning skills so you will be able to stay current as a nurse.
When I was in college as a 18-22 year old, I did not apply myself. I had neither the maturity or the discipline to do so. I wanted to go out and have a good time. I wanted to be free from my parents and study the same way I always had in high school, which is to say, not at all. I have a degree in Literature. It's worth about as much as the paper it's printed on.
Now that I am older, wiser, and going through the nursing program, I have found that I LOVE nursing. I am thankful I didn't try it when I was younger. I think I would have been angry and frustrated.
Maybe now is not your time. I'm not going to say that you can't be a good nurse, that you won't be a nurse, but maybe you need some time to grow as a person and to find yourself first. You can always take this journey later, but take it when you are ready, excited, and positive this is the career for you.
I remember a professor giving us a "study guide" and told us that's all we need to know for the test. I actually felt insulted...
Anyways, I am really sorry too, EmilyEmily, that you're struggling so much. I think you're getting some excellent advice here and great wisdom that will help you long term. Maybe nursing isn't for you, or maybe you'll get better. Have you considered hiring a tutor? Or ask help from a classmate? Remember, all the knowledge you need is right in front of you in the books, in the lectures. You're having trouble culling the most important stuff to remember. If someone can help you this part, you won't struggle so much, and eventually learn how to do it yourself, hopefully. Just a suggestion.
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Nor do your current nursing instructors. But by not making it as easy as you would like, and spoon-feeding the students, they are doing the nursing profession a favor and weeding out students who are just not cut out for the demands of real-life nursing.
I wish you well, nursing is clearly not the path for you.