is this considered passing?

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I took medsurg class twice w/c happened to be my last term in sch. the first time, I passed the clinical portion of it and failed the theory so I have to re-take both class again even though I passed the other because the theory and clinical goes hand and hand at yet graded separately. the second time around I passed the theory and failed the clinical.... that is so upsetting.

Specializes in Gerontology, nursing education.
They are graded separately however I need to passed both at the same time.84 % is the cut off. I have to change school and start all over again because my nursing credits does not transfer to other school. Nursing schools are designed differently....:bluecry1:

From a cost-effectiveness perspective, I guess I'm not sure why your school made you repeat clinicals when you passed that portion of the course last time. It is harder to find a clinical spot for a student than it is to find a seat in a lecture hall, KWIM? I do understand that every school has its own policy; however, the programs with which I am most familiar have either had theory and clinical count as one course (though if a student fails either, he/she has to repeat the whole thing) or clinical and skills lab are separate from theory and if one fails any of the three components, he/she has to only repeat what was failed, not the entire course.

What do you think happened so that you didn't get through clinical this time? The reason I ask is not because you need to answer to me (or to anyone else) but because this might be something for you to keep in mind when you do get into the other school so that you can succeed and fulfill your goals.

IMHO, 84% is a pretty high standard; most programs with which I am familiar have had cut-off scores of about 70 to 76% for passing.

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I was assigned to a confuse pt and started pulling, pressing and biting the call light. the family was at the bedside and asked to unplugged the call light bec. she may get electrocuted so I did after I talked to the primary care nurse about the situation and she was find w/ the idea. Also,r instructed family to notify the staff when they leave. then the next issue was, I had a 350 lbs pt w/ R AV shunt and L Mastectomy 5 yrs ago. she has a Left anterior chest wall perma cath and Left IV inserted in the hand. there was a note posted on the wall " Do not take BP on the R arm". So the staffs had been taking BP on the Left and so I did too since no signs of edema on that arm..then the instructor deemed me unsafe for taking the BP on the L bec. of the risk of lymphedema. the instructor said I should be taking BP on the leg

the pt was on anti-hypertensive meds. with Hx of DVT and Clot and hypertension would that be enough place to get an accurate BP prior to medicating? So........... I was deemed clinically unsafe.... thats my :twocents:story

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