About to fail BSN program. What now?

I'm sorry to hear that you are going through a rough time. At the end of the day, you will have to make the final decision about the next steps, based on what is right for you. Just so you are aware, transferring to an ADN program from a BSN program is equally if not more competitive. Regarding the EMT certification- you will have to contact the program to find out the requirements. In the time being, I would focus on your upcoming exam. Good luck.

Well, I hope you learned your lesson. You MUST take care of yourself first. You are just no good to anyone if you fail to do the things you KNOW you need to.

It makes no sense to suffer through your "academic career" if you can't succeed in getting a real career. And it sounds like you may need medication long term to maintain a steady state of functioning. With all that excessive anxiety and panic in your own life you just won't have any energy to give to a nursing career. You have already started to make poor decisions in your panicked state. It is truly painful to read about your self-induced struggles.

I have RA and wouldn't dream of going through a day without my medication. It makes me a functioning nurse and a better person. I don't need to be a martyr.

My humble advice would be to get stabilized on your meds/counseling and keep working with your school to continue with your perfectly sound plan toward a BSN. If you need an extra semester, take it. Let your parents deal with the rest of their children. You really have to focus on getting through your own schooling. It doesn't sound like you should be trying to work while in school either, so I would ditch the EMT plan. ADN programs are very challenging too.

I really think you can do this once you get your priorities straight. Don't bail now and miss out on an emotionally and financially satisfying career. Trying to solve problems that aren't yours to solve will deplete your energies and deprive others of their autonomy.

There's a nursing lesson in here somewhere.

Hopefully you can study and get that 92%. I flunked out of my last semester of my ADN. They let me go back the next year, and I finished and am now working. I met a lot of people who repeated courses and then finished. I would also say most nursing students use drugs...meaning caffeine!

To be honest, my immediate thought was that if you need to pass this exam with a 92%, why are you posting on here instead of studying? It sounds like your lack of preparation (e.g. not studying at all for one exam, studying insufficiently for another) is why you're at risk for being kicked out of the program, not your anxiety. Respectfully, ya gotta buckle down.

I used to have a lot of anxiety and panic attacks, and rarely do any more - I think dietary changes were the key for me. I didn't have allergies but apparently intolerances to gluten and dairy. Try keeping a food chart and seeing if your anxiety and panic attacks seem related to anything you are eating or drinking. I wholeheartedly recommend a dairy free and gluten free diet, it completely changed my life. If you can only give up one thing to start with, start with dairy. For me I think it is the casein, not the lactose that causes issues. Some people can tolerate goat or sheep milk because it has different casein.

The other thing that I found super helpful after a Dx of ADD at age 34 and, like you, a refusal to take meds for it, was hypnosis and brain wave entrainment (BWE) - there are lots of free sessions on YouTube, and low-cost apps for iOs and Android, and Kindle. Fish oil will help, as well as minimizing sugar and food additives, especially colors and preservatives.

Stay hydrated, control caffiene intake, get some fresh air and a little exercise, and learn deep breathing techniques to calm yourself down. It sounds like you are in a negative spiral of self-doubt, but on the right track to try and save yourself. You can do this :-)

Any updates? Just wondering how things turned out. Also wondering what you decided about the EMT program. Hopefully you've already figured out that getting your EMT-B may or may not lead to a paying job, will not put you any closer to being a nurse, and you will not get any credit/"get ahead" to being an EMT just because you started the nursing program. Plus, EMT programs usually blow nursing classes out of the water in terms of intensity, stress, etc. If you did decide to go the EMT route, I hope it's because you decided that's what you really want to do, not just because it seemed like an easy way out or a way to do *something.* If you're still looking for a summer job, have you thought about doing a CNA program? Some are very quick (just a few weeks), should be easy enough for a nursing student, and there are plenty of jobs. Just a thought.

Hey everyone!

Here's an update on my status. I unfortunately was a small percentage short on the final. (received a 90% on the exam) Although I was really hurt that I didn't make it through at my University's program, my final exam score showed me that I can do well so long as I keep my health in check. I'm done grieving that I was dismissed from my BSN program and now I have my head on straight.

As of now, I am stuck between my degree options. I am currently taking classes at a Community College and not sure what I should do before/after getting my Associates in Science. My choices are focus on getting a bachelors or focus on getting my RN. Since I was from an out-of-state private school now transferring to a California school, most of the classes I took won't transfer over and now I have 50 credits considered as "electives." So in a sense, I'm back to square 1.

I realized that if I do go the RN route, that it may take longer for my bachelors because the school I'd be applying to for a RN is a lottery selection system meaning that there will be 400-500 applicants with only 40 being accepted and after 40 are accepted, the screening/selection process will be halted. From what I've heard from other people at the college I'd be applying for nursing school, some people have waited as long as 2-4 years. So, I thought that if I focus on getting my bachelors first, then at least I have options to do a Masters-Entry Program for Nursing and so-on. Additionally, my school has the TAG agreement with UC Davis so as long I meet the GPA requirement and have 60 "transferrable" credits, then I would have admission. My head is telling me to go get my bachelors and put my path to a RN on a hold but my heart wants to get my RN. Anyways, what are y'all thoughts?