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Today was final exams and we didn't lose anyone:yeah:. Last fall semester we lost 9. 6 failed out and 3 decided they did not want to pursue nursing. How many have you lost in this spring semester?

my ADN class started with 64, dropped to 56 at the end of fall semester, picked up 4 LPN's that challenged out of first semester (back up to 60) and I think we ended with 57 or so...

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We started with 140 I believe, and the last I knew we had 76 before finals. I know of 3 that failed med surge :-( So that leaves at least 73 left!

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We lost 22 this spring :(

It's horrible, You want to celebrate the fact that you passed, but you feel horrible for those that didn't pass. Your fellow students become your family and it's hard to see them in pain. :(

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Specializes in Forensic Psych.

Our sister school stated with 136 in 2010. I believe 50 remained at graduation, plus LVN transition students who joined in the 2nd year.

Must've been a rough couple of years!

All these numbers put a little bit of fear in my heart. I've never even come close to failing anything, but I'm sure it was the first time for a lot of students...

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Specializes in ICU + Infection Prevention.

Started with 72. 67 finished on time. 3 will finish late. 1 was dismissed. 1 resigned.

BSN program with 5% acceptance rate on the front end. We are expecting an NCLEX first pass rate in the mid-90s.

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I wonder if any data is collected on the students who fail out. I know this sounds harsh, but it would be better for everyone if they never made it in the first place. It would make room for people more likely to pass. I wonder if the tax payers that are funding community colleges know that half, in some cases, of the students are leaving without transferrable credits and degrees... just a thought...

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I know!! After first semester finals and we lost people..several of us that were in the same study group were in the parking lot crying for our fellow students because we had gotten so close in those few months.

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Many of these students come back and do extremely well. I know in my program they do. We had four people that came back from Fall 2010 and they are getting high test scores in the first and second semester. And while you can say semester 1 is a review for them, semester 2 is not.

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Many of these students come back and do extremely well. I know in my program they do. We had four people that came back from Fall 2010 and they are getting high test scores in the first and second semester. And while you can say semester 1 is a review for them, semester 2 is not.

These people are not necessarily who I am talking about. I mean the ones that fail beyond the second chance window. At my school, you get a second chance. If you fail again, you are out. I think this is fair. I am wondering if there was any predictor prior to admission that these people share.

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These people are not necessarily who I am talking about. I mean the ones that fail beyond the second chance window. At my school, you get a second chance. If you fail again, you are out. I think this is fair. I am wondering if there was any predictor prior to admission that these people share.

We had a girl come back for a second chance..first time she failed out..the second time she just quit.

We have lost 5 out of 40. One of my classmates that I study with is alway on the edge. The first semester she passed within a half percentage and the same with the second semester. I wonder if there if a predictor as well. I guess it's hard to tell.

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Specializes in Cardio-Pulmonary; Med-Surg; Private Duty.

Regarding predictors, I've had this discussion with an instructor and she said that nationally, being able to pass A&P with a B+ or better is a good overall predictor. Our program accepts people with a B- or better in A&P, and we have a lot of people fail out. They're looking at raising their requirements.

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I am in a BSN program and we lost 9 out of med surg and then we went to ob and lost 4 permanently and about 5 that has to return next year. It's sad to see so many people who you have started this journey with have to be left behind. This only makes me work harder because I know this is a depressing factor come to terms with. We strated with 40 original people a year ago, and now down to about 30.

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