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i really dont want to give up
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Posted 25 days ago I am a first year first semester nursing student (ADN) we just took a test and i made a 78, on the past 3 test i have made below an 80 - grades are between 72-77 (one i REALLY did bad) i feel like i can not break the chain and get an higher grade. (i need to make an over 80 to continue) i have made my own notes, did LOTS of practice questions, bought additional books to learn about the topics, reread and reread. On this last test i felt really good and i knew my information (or atleast thought) However i looked back of the questions i have miss and it seems like i keep choosing the next best answer, misread, or just plain out missed it. I have cried hours of this last test cause i thought i was going to get a good grade but didnt. and i feel like i am not going to make it this first semester. I need some advice, encouragement, your stories SOMETHING that can help me. i dont want to be a quiter but i right now i feel so hopeless. I want this so bad. |
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| Posted 25 days ago First, looking at your profile, it shows you are a CNA. To learn something new and complicated, you should try to start with a clean slate. In short, approach the subject as if you know absolutely nothing about it. Read the entire text chapter, every single word of it. Reread it at least once. Then answer the review questions at the end of the chapter. If unable to answer every question, then reread the chapter again. And using your request here as a chance to address an ongoing set of discussions on NL, and assuming you have at least a little CNA experience, one should realize that the approach to medicine by a CNA and by a RN are way different. The responsibilites of the 2 groups are far different. The RN knows this instinctively. I am not sure the CNA does. Patient care to the RN is seeing the complete picture. By this I mean the entire picture of this patient - their disease process, their overall medical history, their lab results both present and past, their support systems, their nutritional needs and demands, their spiritual support systems and far more. Nursing schools at present seem to stress learning and using critical thinking skills which I heartily endorse. This precludes rote memorization and recall of a given subject. As a last recommendation I might suggest a study group. Surely there are others in your place at your school. While I never used a study group I do know they work for some others. It might be worth a try. Advertise on a bulletin board at the SUB or in the nursing program buildings. Talk to your present instructors and ask for their advice. A request for others for a study group can easily be anonymous nowadays. Simply state what you are trying to do (assemble a study group for your class level) and ask for replies to a throwaway e-mail account. I wish you luck. Nursing school can be hard. |
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| Posted 25 days ago I truly agree with Mr. Brown. Like you, I was a struggling nursing student. During my last semester of nursing school, I had done so bad at testing that I had to have a 96 on my last test to pass the course. Up to this point, I had tried everything. I finally became glued to the top student in our class, we stuck together like white on rice. She was extremely encouraging and assisted me along the last few weeks of school. In the end, I successfully passed the class making the highest grade on that test beating out the A student. If I can do it, you certainly can.
It only gets better. Currently I am working on my Masters degree and maintaining a 4.0. All of this success can be attributed to the success of the student that helped me pass my last test. If it were not for her, I would not be the nurse leader that I am today. Keep your chin up and you will do fine.
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| Posted 24 days ago YOU sound like you are experiencing a self fulfilling prophesy.. WEB DuBois said it well " Situations defined as real become real in their consequences. You really only have to change your mind set.....You're a bit gun-shy becuase of past experiences with tests...This is not rocket science... Might I suggest doing NOTHING but study...every spare minute you have, read, re-read and re-read the material... Record the lectures as you might be an aural learner as I am. No TV no MOVIES.. no NOTHING before a test. Study right before bed and allow sleep assimilation of the material to take place. Caffiene before the test is sometimes helpful. Study groups might help... BUT get an RN, if you know one, to help you study.. they might be able to separate the wheat from the chaff as far as prioritizing concepts. When I was studying for my CRNA boards I had a CRNA quiz me on the material out of a study guide.... |
