tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post866329892582384450..comments2024-03-18T17:08:18.111-05:00Comments on Fatale Abstraction: All registered for summer/fall now.phlegmfatalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-31150335675642787422012-05-07T09:23:15.750-05:002012-05-07T09:23:15.750-05:00When I was in college, there was one class (Farm M...When I was in college, there was one class (Farm Management) of which everyone I knew who had taken it said, "If you get a C, take it and run. It's really hard and [the professor] only gives 1 or 2 A's per semester." I was terrified of it, because even the smart folks said so. <br /><br />Then I took the class. As it turned out, the problem so many students had was that the tests did not require you to parrot back the basic concepts, but rather to <i>think</i> about those concepts and apply them to given scenarios to solve problems. With no farming whatsoever in my background, I finished with an A and one of the highest grades in the class because I was willing to to put in the work.<br /><br />All of which is to say that the plural of anecdote is not data, and I agree with those above, who advised looking into it further. Also, getting a mentor is a great idea (IMHO).misbeHavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07006570991590468007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-45676979050486168812012-05-02T12:06:52.634-05:002012-05-02T12:06:52.634-05:00Phlegmmy, don't forget: Community College is a...Phlegmmy, don't forget: Community College is an Associate's Degree, whereas University is a Bachelor's. BIG difference.<br /><br />And I would do more research before believing one person's sour grapes.Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-53824513420628172972012-05-02T10:46:44.488-05:002012-05-02T10:46:44.488-05:00Yep, definitely worth digging a bit deeper... Know...Yep, definitely worth digging a bit deeper... Knowledge is power...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-27184741285888815012012-05-02T08:27:56.251-05:002012-05-02T08:27:56.251-05:00Nursing School is hard. The grading is harder. Be...Nursing School is hard. The grading is harder. Because you don't want the person with a D average making life and death decisions. Yes, most programs are designed to weed out students who will not make good nurses. Find a student ahead of you in the program who is doing well. Discuss class selection and faculty with them. Talk to and RN you know who went through the program, ask their advice. Find a teacher to be a mentor. All of those things will help you along the path. We need more good nurses! I used to tell young people not to go into nursing because the hours suck and the work is so difficult, but then I stopped because yes, it is hard and the hours do suck, but what we do is irreplaceable. I have faith in you!<br />An old RNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-17463145612238744632012-05-02T06:22:19.730-05:002012-05-02T06:22:19.730-05:00It sounds to me that the individual you spoke to i...It sounds to me that the individual you spoke to is not willing to do the hard work. I think that you are in a good place and will find that out when you talk to other nurses. The courses may be harder than the community college, but you will do just fine.<br /><br />Mrs. ToleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-85221698735159694862012-05-02T06:14:02.348-05:002012-05-02T06:14:02.348-05:00Maybe she is just jealous?
Le ConteurMaybe she is just jealous?<br /><br />Le ConteurLe Conteurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17226249194470163074noreply@blogger.com