– I have never seen such a difficult exam before, and I had practiced a lot on old exam papers. Oda Brevik is in her first year of nursing education in Molde, but is one of 33 from the class who are now being forced to take leave from their studies. Previously, one was given the third attempt to pass in August. Brevik has to wait until December. If the 20-year-old passes, she will still have to wait until next autumn before she can start her second year. – I’ve joked that I’m considering dropping out, but I’m not going to do that. I want to be a nurse, she says. Oda knew a lot about loneliness and struggled to find her place, when she moved to Molde. Now he has to start over with new people. Photo: Remi Sagen / news It is not only at Molde University College that the failure rate is high. In May, 1189 nursing students sat for the Conte exam in anatomy, physiology and biochemistry. A total of 673 received a failing grade. The first time it won’t be possible According to the National Agency for Quality in Education (NOKUT), the scheme where you got a third attempt to pass the anatomy exam in August was discontinued in 2019. – But it was reintroduced as an interim measure during the pandemic, as many experienced high infection pressure during the exam periods in 2020 – 2022, says the department director for analysis and evaluation at NOKUT, Ole-Jacob Skodvin. Student leader in the Norwegian Nurses’ Association: Sigrid Husøy Larsen, believes that the transition for students who come straight from further education without having taken an exam is quite hard. Photo: Kristin Henriksen – The consequences of this are overcrowded classes, so we hope the institutions have a plan for this, says student leader in the Norwegian Nursing Association Sigrid Husøy Larsen that the third attempt is now far away. Quality over quantity According to Nav’s company survey, there is a shortage of 4,650 nurses and 700 specialist nurses in Norway. Leader of the Norwegian Nurses Association, Lill Sverresdatter Larsen, says that there is a risk of students dropping out when they fail the exam several times. – But the most important thing is that it is the quality of the final competence of the nursing students when they come out, and not that it is quantity, she says. It was difficult to understand Eline Helseth (21) is trustee for the nursing students who are now completing their first year in Molde. She says that there is great dissatisfaction in the class, and that many believe that the teaching system at the school has been set up incorrectly. – There were many compulsory lectures, and we could have two major different topics in anatomy on the same day. When you sit for eight hours straight and have to try to take everything in, it becomes difficult, she says. She says that some lecturers were good at explaining the subject simply, but that some spoke in a way that made them sit there like question marks. – They almost have to base themselves on the level we come in with. We are completely fresh. We can’t do anything, she says. Rector at Molde University College: Steinar Kristoffersen. Photo: Høgskolen i Molde Rector at Høgskolen i Molde, Steinar Kristoffersen, says that the students have had a good teaching offer. – And we see that when we offer extra tuition, very few turn up. He says, however, that they are always looking for ways to make teaching better. Wants three attempts Brevik thinks it’s hard to have to wait a whole year before she can continue with her education. She notices that it is difficult to start practicing for the same exam for the third time. – But that is what is needed, so I have to bet that there will be an exam where I can show more of what I can do. Oda says that she has heard several people in the class say that the accounting exam was difficult. Photo: Remi Sagen / news – What do you think it will take for more people to survive? – When it is such a difficult and large topic as anatomy, there should be at least three attempts, I think.
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Nursing student at the University of Molde, Oda Brevik, failed the anatomy exam – news Møre og Romsdal – Local news, TV and radio
