[lobeth]

I have a 3.9 GPA and all A on clinicals yet during my last rotation in the ICU, a teacher gave me all zeros. We had been having a personaility conflict and this particular teacher happened to have good friends on the floor to support her ludicrous grading.

I am still in the appeal process and just wonder what my options would be in the case that it does not go through.

My lawyer can sue but he can't give me a degree.. what could I do to just retake one course..and go on with my life............where could I go??

[lobeth]

shortage of student to place themselves at a subjective grading method by a sole evaluator .........who can fail you out 2 days before BSN..........where does this leave the hard working women??

[lobeth]

subjective grading will fail half of you due to bias evaluators

[silentfades]

This is terrible for you and I am sorry that you are going through this.


Some questions I do have:

• Did you do some critical error?
• What and when in your opinion started this conflict?
• Why was the instructor and staff were not in a cooperative effort for your learning expirience?
• Did you do your assignments or readings or did you miss any time ?
• Is this woman/man approachable in considering a grade change to at least a pass?
• Is anyone at your school supportive or have any resolution?
• If you have to repeat this would it be with the same instructor and in the same unit ?
• What was the courses objective data to meet and how did she document that you did not meet this ?
• Were you given a written warning of potential non pass ?
• With a high GPA and other clinicals passed how does she justify this ?
• Did you know this was coming and not talk or have a meeting with her to regroup and give you both a fresh start ?
• What in your opinion was the objective reason for this ?

I am not asking these questions to put you on the defensive but to help you look objectively at the possible reasons (and as well to help persons here get a better picture )
Please do not take these as blaming questions.

Yes a clinical instructor can give the grade they feel is right to give. However there must be some supporting criteria (that is not all subjective) to validify thier findings.

Do you honestly think that this was a total group witch hunt with you being the victim? If so, then legal remedy toward your school may be the only solution.

I went with to nrsg school with a student in the same situation -- total honors and yet failed ob-gyn -- it was clear the instructor despised her for no clear reason. She even told other students this student would not be graduating with our class. (professional ethics???? -- this is what hung the instructor and almost the school as she had a history of doing this)

Well the student did graduate and was class valdictorian!!!
Her lawyer and parents were at the reception but not the OB GYN instructor. lol
My co student, the last I knew,is the clinical director of OBGYN at a well known hospital in NY. WHO KNEW ? LOL

Try not to go legal but do what you have to do if in your heart you know you sincerely were treated wrong and there is no other options.

With all the best of luck

Marc

[EricEnfermero]

It's hard to understand all of the issues at work here when things are spread out in different threads and different forums.

[Mulan]

Did you make a medical error and someone died and then you were failed because of it? Is that what you're saying? Please clarify.

[KellieNurse06]

And above all.. refuse & do NOT sign anything that states you agree/accept this instructors determination. This will just say you agree with whatever she says for not passing you...

[Bala Shark]

During my last semester of nursing school and just 2.5 months before graduating, I was put on the probation list..Some instructors would wait till the end to do you in..During first or second semester, the instructor will not say anything then, "Bam, the last semster." I dont think it is fair but it happened to me like that..Well, I did graduate thou..

[Gompers]

Originally Posted by lobeth

As these beaches on wheels attempt to fail you they actually allow a medical error to occur and patient dies.......this happens as subjective grading does to fail a student

First of all, starting 10 new threads in the matter of minutes all about the exact same topic isn't going to win you any sympathy. Second of all, we have no clue what you did and why you think the instructor was being unfair. All you are doing is ranting here, so until you tell us exactly what happened, we can't help you.

You're basically saying that an instructor let you make an error that caused a patient death. That's a pretty heavy claim, and until you tell your story, I don't think a single person here is going to believe you. Nursing instructors don't purposely let students make mistakes, especially mistakes so critical that a patient dies. Explain please.

[suzy253]

Some very sketchy info here and all spread out over various threads on the board.
What exactly happened?