Just want to vent about SELU SON program

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Hey everyone,

Well I just signed up on this site and looks like everyone here is all about nursing!!! Well anyways I was a 1st Semester senior at SELUSON, however due to this past term I semester for the summer, I unfortunately failed OB by 1% grade from a 79 to pass and finish up my remaining 11 hours for this upcoming fall. You are only allowed to fail two courses throughout the nursing school and well I didn't do as great with Pharm 2 and had to retake that last summer as well but manage to get the C I needed. Well this past spring I did great in Peds clinicals and passed peds with the interest that I might enjoy working with Peds in the future. However, once OB started I did okay in clinicals although OB was not interesting to me and I don't know if that may have played a factor into not doing so well with the theroy course. I studied studied and studied for OB but it just did not click. And as well halfway through the spring semester, my dad and sister had to be hospitalized due to some mental issues which definately took a toll on me and worrying about them. They are doing great now, but during that time period my focus was not on school but on them. So I didn't pass OB, failed it horribly and I tried to talk to my teachers and get help with these tests. They were encouraging about having to retake it this past summer and I did great on the 1st test, 2nd test not as well, and the final test well 1% means a whole lot. And now Im out!! :down: But we have an appeal process committee for progression/retention. My hearing with the committee is Aug 15th and I am so nervous in what do if they don't let me in. They are very strict with there progression/retention policy and if Im not back in, I don't know what I'd do. I've been fortunate enough to be going to school through VA benefits via my dad who served in the Air Force and MY ULTIMATE Goal after nursing school after obtaining my BSN was to go as a commissioned officer with the USAF. SO in all I am just really upset at this moment about this 1% mishaps. So I hope this coming Aug 15 all will work out.

Sorry, I will be more mind full in the future. Thanks

Dolores, hey it was good seeing you at the amereview nclex session today..thanks for all the encouragement with the appeal coming up for me..I am not as nervous and freaked out about as I was earlier when I did have to do the appeal and I have alot of factors going in my favor..so even though I may not graduate this coming december with yall I won't be that behind from you guys as nurses..hope you can make the other sessions about critical thinking from our presenter earlier from that awesome filipino guy!! after you had left we talked forever about our families and where we used to live back home in the philippines..so I will be definately going to him for more advice about nclex and nursing test in general blahhh!!! well keep in touch!!!

Well being that a few friends of mine graduated this past december 13th with there BSN in hand, I had to appeal the nursing committee decision and I have been out of nursing school for an entire semester just waiting to be able to continue at SELU. Well in the meantime I have found an articualation program from Louisiana Technical College in hammond that will allow Senior RN students from SELU to complete there LPN program in 9 weeks. I was wondering has anyone applied for this WIA program that a few friends of mine have applied for?? Its the Workforce Investment Act basically set up for technical education and they pay for supplies, tution and books and what not. Has anyone heard about this. I am just writing this blog on Christmas just to be thankful that with all the sweat and tears that have came with enduring nursing school at SLU, I have a second option to complete my LPN and continue to get my BSN from SLU in the next year. And also what is keeping me going to complete my nursing education is that I have a little boy coming this may! I found out last week and its just going to make me ten times harder to complete my LPN licenses and the BSN program. Thanks for reading this blog, its just a wishful thinking blog and comment if you'd like. God bless.

Peter

Congratulation on the up coming birth of your new son. What a nice christmas gift. I am glad to hear you will be able to get a degree in nursing.:yeah: I know it will be a long road but one worth traveling. As far as WIA I received funds for nursing school, you can go to your local unemployment office or like they say the employment office. what I understand the funds are for any nursing program. I am glad to hear from you and good luck with nursing school. If I can help with any just let me know.

Thank you for the words of encouragement. Yeah I am totally excited and yet scared at the same moment of my little boy coming my way in May, but future fianace to be and I are totally excited. She is about 21 weeks now, and thank goodness I have some OB knowledge behind me to know what to expect possibly. But in all honesty, I have been trying to get in touch with the Head of Nursing LPN there in Hammond for the articulation program. I just know that with this email that was sent by one of our instructors, that they are atleast attempting to be encouraging to become a nurse, even though it'll be an LPN for a moment. But they have the WIA office there in Hammond, in which I will plan to drive there next week to fill out some forms and talk to the director with the LPN program. But I hope all is well for you! Have you taken your NCLEX??? If I have any questions about WIA I will be in contact with you. Thanks again.

God Bless, Pete

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