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What type of grading system is used ?
My name is kamylle and i want to become a nurse partitioner . #nursing #healthcare
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Suzanne’s Answer
Hello Kamylle,
Every college and university will have their own grading criteria, however it is typically A-F, 100%-0%.
Nursing schools will grade your academic work and clinical work separately. Often, the academic work is tested using the same type of questions that will be used on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) which you will need to pass in order to become a licensed registered nurse.
Often time your "clinicals" are graded as pass/fail. Clinicals are when you go into the hospital as a "student nurse" and learn the hands-on activities. When I was a student, several of my classmates did fail clinicals for various reasons but the global reason was poor judgement which impaired patient safety.
The above holds true for those wishing to earn a nurse practitioner license.
I hope you find this answer helpful.
Best,
Sue
Every college and university will have their own grading criteria, however it is typically A-F, 100%-0%.
Nursing schools will grade your academic work and clinical work separately. Often, the academic work is tested using the same type of questions that will be used on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) which you will need to pass in order to become a licensed registered nurse.
Often time your "clinicals" are graded as pass/fail. Clinicals are when you go into the hospital as a "student nurse" and learn the hands-on activities. When I was a student, several of my classmates did fail clinicals for various reasons but the global reason was poor judgement which impaired patient safety.
The above holds true for those wishing to earn a nurse practitioner license.
I hope you find this answer helpful.
Best,
Sue
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Estelle’s Answer
I don’t know about nurse practitioner school, but many medical schools are moving to pass-fail to de-incentivize competition among medical students. I would not be surprised if physician assistant and nurse practitioner schools are doing the same.