Need some encouragement

[Renee4christ]

Hey Nurses and Students. this past monday i was "officially failed out of the nursing program" (those were the exact words of my instructor). i had to make an 88 on my last test for Med-Surg II, but instead i made an 87 which put my test average at a 76.4 (you need a 77 test average to take the final, (which was 2 days later!) i was so distraught and sad, and dissappointed in myself, because i had never been on the edge like that before. it felt even horrible, because i was due to graduate in 3 1/2 months!! so, now i have to come back in June and finish with the other class that finishes up in December of this year. has this happened to anyone else> that you didn't make it your first time around? any encouraging words would be so helpful!!!

[sweetlilgal87]

Like it was said in previous posts..everything happens for a reason. During my first semester of nursing school, I fell and broke my right arm (and I am right-handed) so I had to drop out of first semester clinicals. I finished the rest of the semester having to write with my arm in a cast and came back the following semester to retake clinicals and graduated nursing school. Even though it saddened me to not graduate with my friends, I was still happy to graduate with the next group of nursing students. Just hang in there..it'll be worth it in the end.:balloons:

[LoriAlabamaRN]

Believe me, I know how you feel. I had to repeat my last med-surg, wasn't told until after taking the final (which I got a B+ on). Turns out, when I was doing my clinical at the nursing home and had missed a day of clinicals d/t my grandfather passing away, when I called the nursing home to have the message relayed to my instructor it never got relayed and therefore she thought I had not called (despite the fact that I brought the obituary and never missed another day). This instructor was known for being a real witch, thoguh, which is why she didn't tell me until a month later after all my clinicals and my final were done. I had to retake the whole class, which included clinicals in medsurg, nursing home, home health, hospice, ER, supervisory, and chidlren's therapy. I was so hurut and upset. It didn't help that she smiled broadly the entire time she told me and seemed delighted when I sank crying into a chair. But I retook it, aced it, and today I am proud to be an RN. You can do it, don't give up on your dream. Remember that the Lord has a plan. Had I graduated when I had hoped to, the job I am in now would not have been open and I absolutely love my job. Not to mention I make almost $7 an hour more than the other new grads!

[Hoping LVN2BSN]

2 in my class were dropped, heartbreaking to them and to the other students that knew them. But they are both coming back the end of this month and will graduate with us next year. When something like this happens to me, I kind of shutdown for a while, it's hard to keep going and start all over which is what some people have to do. I'll say a prayer for you, that you will stay motivated, and in the end, maybe you will be in a position to show mercy on those who didn't have much mercy for you.

Also, it's happened more than once, sift through your test papers and make sure there aren't any grading errors. On just about every test we have there are about 4 or 5 students who pick up a point or 2. I've also been able to talk myself onto a point every now and then, tested on something that hasn't been taught or isn't in the material. It's not like you failed by a landslide, just 1 point.

[pagandeva2000, LPN]

Believe me, I know how you feel. I had to repeat my last med-surg, wasn't told until after taking the final (which I got a B+ on). Turns out, when I was doing my clinical at the nursing home and had missed a day of clinicals d/t my grandfather passing away, when I called the nursing home to have the message relayed to my instructor it never got relayed and therefore she thought I had not called (despite the fact that I brought the obituary and never missed another day). This instructor was known for being a real witch, thoguh, which is why she didn't tell me until a month later after all my clinicals and my final were done. I had to retake the whole class, which included clinicals in medsurg, nursing home, home health, hospice, ER, supervisory, and chidlren's therapy. I was so hurut and upset. It didn't help that she smiled broadly the entire time she told me and seemed delighted when I sank crying into a chair. But I retook it, aced it, and today I am proud to be an RN. You can do it, don't give up on your dream. Remember that the Lord has a plan. Had I graduated when I had hoped to, the job I am in now would not have been open and I absolutely love my job. Not to mention I make almost $7 an hour more than the other new grads!

You know, these instructors can be real demons!! I hated the games and harassment I have seen them do to people. I am glad to see that you made it even without her, and I hope that you smashed your license in her face.