u/EuroAmericanPolUkFr

I need to vent because I’m honestly at my breaking point with nursing school, and I’m curious whether anyone else has experienced this.

I’m currently in an accelerated BSN program, and I cannot believe how disorganized one of my courses has been. We’re expected to navigate assignments across FIVE different areas and THREE different websites. Some assignments require you to complete them on one platform, screenshot your score, and upload that screenshot to Canvas. Others don’t. There’s no consistent submission process, and it’s incredibly easy to miss something.

I finally cried today because I’m just so mentally exhausted.
What’s particularly frustrating is that this isn’t just happening to me. Numerous students in our cohort have experienced similar problems. The professor has acknowledged organizational issues and said changes will be made for future classes.
But what about the students currently dealing with the consequences?

I’m not asking for nursing school to be easier. I WANT to be challenged academically.
What I don’t want is to spend more energy figuring out WHERE and HOW to submit assignments than actually learning the material.

I have long-term goals of pursuing graduate education, so my GPA matters to me. I know grades don’t define how good a nurse someone will be, but they absolutely can affect competitiveness for advanced programs, especially when the entire course is out of less than 1000 points.
And before anyone says, “It’s only a few points,” I understand that mathematically. But when your program doesn’t round grades, those points can matter near a cutoff.

I’ve genuinely considered transferring programs because of how defeated and exhausted I feel.

EDIT: This is all for a single course, doesn’t include my 3 other classes or clinicals

Has anyone else experienced this level of disorganization in nursing’s school? How did you handle it without letting the frustration consume you?

TLDR: My ABSN program has assignments scattered across five different locations and three websites, with inconsistent submission requirements and confusing deadlines. The professor acknowledges the disorganization but plans to fix it for future cohorts, not ours. I’m exhausted, frustrated, and questioning the value of the education I’m paying for. I don’t want easier coursework. I want to spend my time learning how to be a nurse instead of navigating administrative chaos.

We have white coat ceremony coming up, as a second degree student.. hold another bachelors, I’m wondering if it’s worth attending. Do nurses even wear their white coats in clinical? I feel as though I’ve only really seen doctors wear them.