Can I still get into clinicals?

[Kwaters001]

I am a sophomore at LSU. Over a two-year span , i've failed four classes. My first semester, i was pregnant and got put on bed rest for two months and my doctor specifically told me i couldn't go anywhere, not even school; so i failed two out of five classes. My third semester i failed anatomy and physiology because i missed too many days and i got behind. my daughter got sick a lot . I didn't have any friends or family that could watch her when she couldn't go to daycare which meant i missed a lot of class. Now i feel like i am failing chemistry. Ive talked to the instructor and go to tutoring, but i am just not getting it. I have a passion for nursing and i want to be one so bad. I feel like i will never be excepted into the nursing program because I've failed four classes total. I have had a hard time this semester, dealing with Personal issues- ( my mother is terminally ill) i am only 21 but i feel as i am never going to accomplish my dreams. I work so hard and i know i am not stupid, i know i can do this! but i don't want to spend all my time on something that i cant even get into. Does anyone have any experience with this? Or any advice?

[h=2]Additional Details[/h]The classes that i have failed, I retook them and made A's. I have never failed the same class twice and i am already in the 2 year program. My school won't allow you to apply for the 4 year until you have an RN degree. It may seem like i am making "excuses" but I am not. I don't WANT to miss class, i don't "Skip" either. If my child is sick and the daycare won't allow her to come, then i have to stay home with her; there is no other option. Anyone that has ever had a child in daycare, knows that when they first start, they get sick all the time! She was hospitalized twice for bronchitis and what that means, is that i can't go to school ( she is only 1). my school requires a 2.5 gpa to get into clinicals and at least a 75% on the HESI exam. I have met both requirements, but i still feel as if they won't even look at my application because i failed 3 ( possibly 4) pre-reqs

[Mandy0728]

Wow I meant to write in my precious post ^^^^ do you have an interview? Lol sorry about that & I meant to say I'm sorry about your mother. Nobody understands unless they've been there & unfortunately I have. Spend as much time with her as possible...I agree with a previous post that maybe you should wait a little bit. I was your age when my mom died & my son was 7 months old. I'm 27 now & am just now applying to the program. I took my time & got my life straight...now I'm ready. Don't listen to the people telling u that u shouldn't have allowed yourself to fail...I failed 4 classes & retook them all last semester which drastically improved my gpa. Don't rush it...I know you're anxious to be a nurse, and clearly you're fit for it but your mother and daughter need you right now. Good luck to you again, sweetie! I hope it all works out for you!

[calivianya, BSN, RN]

I would echo the idea that you really need to wait to get into nursing school. Even if you could get in right now, you would be setting yourself up for failure if you have a child that no one else can watch. You have got to get more help first. I'm in my last semester of nursing school and by now it has been made clear that NO absences are acceptable, my teachers even want emails and proof of accidents/doctor's notes/etc. if we're tardy. If we miss without a valid university approved excuse (which is a death in the family or personal sickness with a doctor's note, not a child's illness), we could be failed immediately. I think it would be harder for you to succeed if you end up failing or having to withdraw from nursing courses than it will be with just failed prerequisites. If you fail out of a nursing class you get kicked out of the program and have to reapply, and you'd be competing with all of the people that haven't failed a nursing class before for a spot. It's up to you, but just be careful whatever your decision is.