Anyone here ever failed out of nursing school?

whitecel · Jan 25, 2010

hey,

i have an experience. I actually dropped out the first semester of my nursing program. They made me take a CNA class to reapply with everyone else.

Now I am in my second semester and am freaked out. I seriously don't know why I came back into nursing. I am now chronically depressed, get up 5-6 times a night, have nightmares almost every night, and lack the motivation to put in extra studying time.

My advice to you is seriously take time out to think if nursing is what you want to do. If it is something you will enjoy doing, it won't matter how long it takes, you'll find a way to get there. If you go into it partially like I did, you might end up like me right now. While I was out, I had to do a few other things to get back in and I never took the time to really think about whether or not this was what I wanted to do. Now I'm confused in the worse semester of the program. Not a good thing.

Good luck and you'll be fine with whatever your choice is....

CuriousMe · Jan 25, 2010

I ended up failing all three of my courses in my second semester. It was just too much of a load. I was less than a point away from passing in two of the classes. It really depresses me because I would be graduating this fall with my associate degree in nursing. I feel like I wasn't even given a second chance. So now I'm out for a year. If I do go back, I'll have to start at the beginning. I'm debating on whether I should go to another school because I can't just wait around for a year. Has anyone here ever failed out of nursing school? What did you do? Please share your experience. This is so discouraging.

I'm sorry you're having a hard time. I'm curious though, what kind of second chance would have have thought to be fair for three classes?

sophie<3 · Jan 25, 2010

i have never failed out of nursing school (this is my first semester)..but i do know what it feels like to feel rejected. i tried very hard to get into my school's bsn program and was rejected twice. i know it is discouraging to feel like a failure but it is only over when you deicde it is over. sometimes the path from one place to another is straight and smooth..other times it is full of bumps and curves. i know my path to becoming a nursing was the 2nd way, i am in my 4th year of college and in the adn program with freshman and sophomores..it makes me feel small sometimes, but i did not let my dream die i just chose another way to get there. if you truly want to be a nurse, then don't give up the fight...some great nurses out there did not always succeed in the classroom but thrived in the clincal setting..maybe you are one of those people who learn better hands on, therefore you have to try 3x harder to succeed in class. don't let bumps in the road keep you from your dream (if nursing is your dream) but at the same time, don't continue towards a career that your heart is not in. no one LOVES nursing school..it is very difficult and time consuming and stressful..for some it takes 2 years to become an RN, others it takes 6 or 7..ask yourself what you want and if you feel that nursing is where you belong..keep fighting til you make it :)

blessed2bfree · Jan 25, 2010

I'm sorry you're having a hard time. I'm curious though, what kind of second chance would have have thought to be fair for three classes?

If I got to take all three classes over this semester, I know I would pass them all. To me, I seen all three classes like one class. You focus more on one class, it takes away from the others. They should consider that and allow a person not to fail more than one "group of classes", rather than the individual class. I realize they don't look at it that way...its just my personal opinion. Even the instructors knew it was too much of a course load. Does that make any sense?

snowybee · Jan 16, 2011

my friend i am in the same position i would suggest to go bk to skool n repeat these nursing classes. Do a part time like two classes so u can focus then passing classes would be easy n take easy classess in summer. That's wht i m gng to do .

chicagoing, ADN, RN · Jan 16, 2011

If I got to take all three classes over this semester, I know I would pass them all. To me, I seen all three classes like one class. You focus more on one class, it takes away from the others. They should consider that and allow a person not to fail more than one "group of classes", rather than the individual class. I realize they don't look at it that way...its just my personal opinion. Even the instructors knew it was too much of a course load. Does that make any sense?

I'm sorry that you failed out this semester. However, seeing that it is a fact that 3 classes were not passed, why would the nursing school believe that you would pass all 3 if given a second opportunity, just because you "know" you would pass them all?

My response to the bolded statement: do you mean that the school really should ignore the fact that again, 3 classes were not passed? Failing 3 classes cannot be considered the equivalent of failing only one. (Although both scenarios may lead to similar results).

I do wish you the best of luck. Perhaps suck it up, take a year off, and work on understanding why this happened. It could be that nursing is indeed for you, but there has been a breakdown in your system that you need to resolve.

kgh31386, BSN, MSN, RN · Jan 16, 2011

If I got to take all three classes over this semester, I know I would pass them all. To me, I seen all three classes like one class. You focus more on one class, it takes away from the others. ?

This is where time management comes into play. You can't say...well one patient will take away from time with the rest. So if all 5 of them die, it's only like 1 died. I don't see the reasoning behind getting a 2nd chance with all 3 because you "know" you would pass. With most schools, if you fail 2 courses you are gone...example if you fail a class in your first semester and then pass it the 2nd time.......you may fail a class 3 semesters later 2 weeks before graduation, and you will be out because you cannot fail more than 2 ANYTHING. My advice would have been getting help during the semester since you knew you were on the edge.

They should consider that and allow a person not to fail more than one "group of classes", rather than the individual class. I realize they don't look at it that way...its just my personal opinion. Even the instructors knew it was too much of a course load

This really makes no sense..and instructors are the ones who particpate in the shaping of the curriculum. If they truly felt this would be an unfair load, they wouldn't have set it up this way. Out of curiousity, how many students started the semester and how many finished? And consider the 1 year thing lucky. The school I graduated from, if you fail out...you have to wait a minimum of 5 years and begin all the way back at the prereqs. To complement that, no other school within 100 miles of here will take you as a transfer unless you are able to return to your original school and are in good academic standing(meaning you fail out, you have to look long and hard far far away from here to even be considered)

snowybee · Jan 17, 2011

failing three classess is not good .I have failed only one class with damn 5 points for my foundations. I passed health assessment and pharmacology with B average. So what you need to do is to take only little classes. i didn't know until i was in the mid semester i can't handle 3 nursing classes plus 1 liberal arts class.My head was exploding when i took 4 classes. Take only 2 main nursing classes and focus that. That's what I 'm doing.I understand your frustration. We are going to come out of this situation.My friend .keep fighting. I will pray. You know in life that you have to try new ways to come out successful. After my 4 months of nursing school experience,I can tell you that try different way which i tried at my last 2 months and i worked out well.You know my teacher emotionally and mentally hurt with words also from my friends.It was a hard process i went through especially as a young girl. Nursing school is not easy as thouit seems like outside until you went through whole tunnel. Stat over take little classes.,pray , study which method works for you .

snowybee · Jan 17, 2011

i would tell you to use Saunders Nclex Rn blue book for yoour foundations,med surg and other classes.Try practice questions +rationales and these book has a cd so use that cd to try questions.It has about 4000 questions for each sections.Buy prentice hall reviews and rationales for each nursing classes like foundations,pharmacology,pathophysiology, med surg etc.You can find them in barnes and nobles.This is what I 'm doing and it really works well. Take little at a time. Also you can find lippincott books for reviews and practice questions. Read each chapter 3-4 times slowly. Take notes. Do practice question from back of book plus your school might offer some questions in nursing lab computers .Try also that.Try doing different nclex rn revew book questions.I knwo you are going to make it because i 'm in the same path. I have also failed one class foundation by 5 point.SO i 'm doing these much to be successful.Don't ever look back because if you look back you are gonna cry, and you can't move forward.Don't ever think about tommorrow because it scares you".Live your present life and move forward.That's what i'm doing.

ashleyisawesome, BSN, RN · Jan 19, 2011

i failed clinical my first semester of my ADN program. I had a B in the class. It was a 12 credit class including clinical in which you had to have at least a C and receive a "Pass" for clinical. i am still not entirely sure why i failed clinical. i was never given a proper clinical evaluation like all the other students in my clinical group, i never made a med error, or injured a patient or put them in danger. my instructor was absolutely crazy and everyone in my group knew it. she would target one student for a while until she moved on to the next one. everyone learned to kiss her butt except for me and i failed.

i tried appealing it with the dean of nursing and she was less than sympathetic and literally THREW a tissue in my face, said "this is what they all say when they fail, you may leave when youre ready" and walked out of her office.

This was Fall '09, and they said I would be allowed to REAPPLY and maybe regain entry fall '12. I decided I did not want to wait that long, or give them anymore of my money for them to humiliate me like that anymore so I applied to every nursing school within an hour of my house. It was a long shot because a 12 credit "F" really messed up my GPA, not to mention it says right on my transcript "Nursing 1 - F"

I did a really good interview I suppose and got into my first choice. I was one of 65 picked out of over 500 applicants, and I am so happy I went through it all. This program is a million times better than the other one and I will be graduating Aug 2012 (when I would have been restarting at the other horrible school)..

mnmcbm · Jan 19, 2011

. Read each chapter 3-4 times slowly. Take notes. Do practice question from back of book plus your school might offer some questions in nursing lab computers .Try also that.Try doing different nclex rn revew book questions.I knwo you are going to make it because i 'm in the same path. I have also failed one class foundation by 5 point.SO i 'm doing these much to be successful.Don't ever look back because if you look back you are gonna cry, and you can't move forward.Don't ever think about tommorrow because it scares you".Live your present life and move forward.That's what i'm doing.

So, how on earth do you have time to read each chapter 3-4 times? I mean, we have a minimum of 3 chapters per class (more when there is a weekend between classes), plus lab and clinical skills, etc. I barely read each chapter once. Seriously, I really want to know how you are doing it and how many hours a week you spend per credit hour. :eek: