Has anyone failed nursing and came back again?

I'm one of those who flunked med/surg twice and was about to just throw in the towel but both my mom and my husband told me never to give up my dream so I plugged through and passed NCLEX on the first try. Don't ever give up on your dream. GO FOR IT!!!

hi ladies,

I am from Little Rock but living in Memphis while the DH finshes grad school and would love to start nursing school next year. May I what school you ladies in attend?

i have been a student for hte last one year ,i had 5 days to graduate but i failed one test .they wount accept me at all in the programe.is this fair?

I am thinking about applying to this nursing program; can anyone give me some insight into this program. Unfortunately, I don't know anyone who has gone here. I have already had one bad experience. I guess my biggest question would be if the instructors are good teachers, and make out their own exams from lecture/book?

I was in a BSN program, and had 1 more semester to go before graduation. Well what happen was I ended up failing both nursing classes because of being 1 point from passing in both classes. The instructors did not even give me the one point when I asked, and I knew that if they had given me that point, and I was able to sit for their final, then I would of pass the final. I felt that deep inside. Now I am in another state, and trying to debate rather I should stick with nursing, and try and get into a diploma or associate program this time, and to bridge later, or just change my major to something else because of the failure I already have. I also fail another nursing course earlier, but was able to repeat the course and came out making a B in the course the second time taking it. I just don't know what to do now. Is nursing for me? This is what I really want to do. I was told to explore other health related careers, and to give up on nursing because of the failures. I just feel if I try again, then I should do well this time around. What should I do?

If you really want it then give it all you've got. Quit your job, if you have one. Find help for your kids, if you need it. Clear everything you can and GO FOR IT! Your "failures" were few and lets be real - they were very nearly successes.

I think the most important question here is "What do you want?" If its to be a nurse, then pursue that. If you give it your very best and fail, then you will know you did everything you could, and will have no regrets. The fact that you've gotten SO close proves that you can do it. The associate program would be less of a time investment. You could get your RN, then you could finish your BSN later.

I think you CAN