How many classmates have you lost?

HeartsOpenWide, RN · Oct 23, 2007

I am in my second year of three. The first semester we lost one girl when her husband was transfered. The second semester we lost one who decited to change his major. This year we picked two more up that failed last year. So we are back to the number we started with.

If you are not a self learner you are in trouble anywhere IMO. They do not hire teachers to teach nursing school; they hire nurses, many of which have no bussines teaching. Not to say this applies to all, but I had some real stinkos my first year. I did not even find any point of showing up to class. They pulled random stuff from the book and put it on test questions (if they even got it from there, some just used can tests and did not seem to bother checking it was material they covered). Lectures were not so great either.

lizzyberry · Oct 23, 2007

11 out of 29 passing so far.

BoonersmomRN · Oct 23, 2007

started with 65. 28 left. Final class ADN program

roseynurse345 · Oct 23, 2007

In my LPN class, we started off with 27 students, in four months we were down to 9. It was an accelerated year program, it was the most stressful experience in my life. Everybody in this program probably had a good cry at least twice in the bathroom, however it has toughen me up, especially for the RN program I'm in now.

teresadkinslpn2rn · Oct 24, 2007

Hello all...I am in my last semester, and actually have finished all class work..have a few papers to turn in and a couple tests to take...I start clinical's as an LPN on Nov 1. How many classmates have we lost.....we started with about 32 and are down to 14. I am generally an A student...but have been happy to have a C now! Midterm we lost 3 more...couple weeks ago...So sad to come so far and then to fail out...not quit! In our program it takes 78% or better to pass. Good luck to all...and hope to come back an share with you again...

RISN · Oct 24, 2007

0 so far

StudentNurseSteph, BSN, RN · Oct 24, 2007

we started with 75..we're now in our fall semester of senior year and we have 49 left

beth66335, BSN, RN · Oct 24, 2007

Our NS covers 4 campuses, so I don't know how the other three groups are doing. I know total we started with 260, picked from 800 applicants! We lost 4 before school started and one after the first day! No one at our campus failed the "big" math test, But my lab partner and great friend had to drop at the beginning of Oct because she was diagnosed with Leukemia. So, we have only lost 2 at our campus. Fortunately, she is in remission now, so she will finish her consolidation chemo over the next three months, spend the summer getting her hair back and join back with us next year. She will be a first year again, but she will always be part of our group!

GeauxNursing · Oct 24, 2007

We are 10 weeks into the LPN program and have gone from 30 students to 20 (and 2 other students are considering dropping).
We went thru our A&P in 4 wks ! The entire twenty something chapters!

yes next week is our last A/P test. we did it in 8 weeks.

FutureNavyNrs · Oct 24, 2007

I'm in the fall semester of my senior year of a BSN program and we started out with 48. We've lost 8 so far (four first semester, and two each the last two semesters), but had three join us from the class ahead of us. About half of the class is currently failing one of our classes. The thing is, it's not just that people aren't mature or whatever - nursing school is hard. I coasted through all of the prenursing classes with straight A's, but once I hit nursing school, it was like a whole other ballgame. Instead of straight A's, I'm getting mostly B's and working my butt off for that. I think sometimes people don't understand just how relentless it is - the lectures, the labs, the clinical rotations, the clinical paperwork.... it just goes on and on.

Fortunately, there is a light at the end of the tunnel....and I don't think it's an oncoming train.

MotivatedOne · Oct 24, 2007

I have heard numerous girls in my class saying "I can;t believe __insert instructor name here__ is making this so hard! I had all A's, STRAIGHT A's, in CNA school. This is just ridiculous." Well, honey, this ain't CNA school. We are taking care of critically ill ppl, it HAS to be hard. I feel bad for them, don't get me wrong, I just think that their attitude and whole approach is wrong.

I'd probably say the same thing...I made straight A's in my pre req's or I made straight A's with the exception of a C on a test(didn't have my book to study) during my CNA program. I honestly believe that I can do anything I put my mind towards doing. I just have some internal (constantly daydreaming/side tracking) problems I need to correct. I wouldn't blame my teacher's for my problems. Especially if I don't ask for help. Makes me wonder if I'm cut out for the nursing profession

lizzyberry · Nov 1, 2007

I wonder if nursing school is really that difficult. I can't understand why people would go through so much trouble to get in the program and not go through the same, if not more trouble to stay in the program. I haven't even applied to nursing school yet and it just breaks my heart to hear that so many people who were accepted are dropping out while the ones who weren't accepted have to sit back and wait. I personally think it's silly.

Nursing school is not what people think. People may think its is like getting any other degree,But Its Not! It is not like if you study then youll be ok and get through each course with a C. No, the average people in my class will study their butts off and still only get a C. People get so discouraged because there is soooo much to do in NS that if they barely pass or dont pass they feel like, why should I put so much work in when Im not passing or barely passing. No it doesnt seem fair but Nursing is something you really have to want if you are going to go through the schooling because it is a whole lot of work to do and then some.