[futurecnm]

Originally Posted by isadoragag

I was 6 weeks from finishing my RN program, when my clinical instructor called me in to tell me she was giving me an unsatisfactory. The problem was that two times in the same day it took me two tries to draw up an injectible. In order to make up for this I have to do summer clinicals and, if I finish those, then I can graduate. Academically I'm fine. But is anyone ever going to hire me with this unsatisfactory and extra clinical requirement out there in my academic record?

Is that really ALL that she is failing you for?? Did you do anything else that was unsafe or wrong?? I find it really hard to believe that you would not pass clinical due to that. I personally would just ask her to meet with you and get her to give you a full evaluation of your clinical performance. And ask to see the nursing school's grouds for failing clinical. There should be written documentation of what they can fail you for (unsafe practice, missing too many clinicals, failure to have careplan done before clinical etc to name a few on our list). Just not knowing a skill well enough to get it on the first try seems crazy but maybe that one of the reasons they can fail someone.
And, no, no employer will probably even know about it.

[CHATSDALE]

i know who dissappointing this has to be, it takes time and money to redo
i would see if there are ways to protest this w/o coming across as antagonistic
if you have to retake, suck it up and do the best that you can in the end you will be licensed and productive
good luck

[Dorito]

What do you call a doctor at the bottom of his class? A DOCTOR. They won't even check your academic grades etc. You'll be a great nurse!

[HM2Viking]

I had one other thought. It is an instructors job to teach. If there was a coordination problem he/she definitely had the option to sit down with you and work out the kinks or schedule an extra clinical day to remediate.

I am personally a big fan of the see one, do one and teach one theory of learning.

I was in no way advocating being antagonistic. I did clearly state "take responsibility for the error." In my mind that does mean no whining, no excuses and asking for help in overcoming the deficit. Sorry if my thinking was not clear.

[Agnus]

School is for learning. When you are learning you will not do everything correctly. Some of us believe that when one is learning they must do everything perfectly. If you did everything perfectly you would not be learning you would be learned.

Employers understand this. That is why they require you to graduated and become licensed before you can work as an RN. Some of us take a little longer to learn some things than others. That is individual difference. It may take a person a gazillion times practicing something before they get it but once they do it can not be taken away.

All any employer is concerned about is that you did eventually learn what you needed to.They do not care how long it took you. The final result (i.e. the RN license) is all that counts.

Even where employers ask for transcripts they are not concerned that you repeated a course or took a remedial if you eventually learned what you needed to. Your school is doing you a favor by providing you an opportunity to get additional time to learn the skills you need to learn. They could just flunk you out. Obviously they care about your success.
I repeated a course and and came out stronger in the end.

[caliotter3]

Once you graduate and get your license you will be fine. For most positions, your employer will not even ask for your transcripts. They care that you have the license to practice.