Dismissed for Adult Prac Program

canchaser, BSN, RN · Jan 3, 2014

Omg, i feel your pain Good luck in the appeals process and if that doesn't work out. There are schools that will pick you up. I flunked out of anesthesia school. It is a whack to your ego. But you will get past it.hang in there. Sending a hug!

crystal1504 · Jan 4, 2014

Thank you for your words of encouragement; did you ever get back in school?

canchaser, BSN, RN · Jan 4, 2014

I changed to a fnp. My fnp school took 30 crrdits as transfer. CRNA Wasn't what i really wanted. Happy with my choice in completing the fnp.

echocat, ASN, RN · Jan 7, 2014

Crystal I understand how you feel. It's a blow to your ego, but if you can get your appeal to the dean and let her know your psychiatrist is writing a letter of support it might help.

My daughter is 10 and has ADHD, a mood disorder and anxiety on top of it all. We have been getting her treated since the summer and even though she's only in 4th grade we were admonished for waiting so long.

It's not easy, but there are other programs which would scoop you up in a heartbeat.

Good luck!

allnurses Guide · Jan 8, 2014

You were dismissed from the program due to a single failed class? Most programs allow you to repeat at least one class.

RN LAS VEGAS · Dec 21, 2015

I failed advanced pharmacology in the Adult Geriatric NP program. I repeated the course and earned a "B". I was happy with this result until the University of Cincinnati said I was eligible for dismissal due to my term GPA being 2.667. They offer no way of repairing damage. So much time,work, stress, sacrifice and a ton of money now due for nothing. I would have to earn four "A" grades in a row just to be at the 3.0 term GPA.

This feels like highway robbery to me.

greygooseuria · Dec 21, 2015

I don't want this to come off as harsh, but if someone is getting poor grades in school, do we REALLY want them prescribing meds and diagnosing people? Just because it is your dream to become an NP doesn't mean it has to come true or the world is unfair. I had ADHD and wasn't treated for it until my second to last semester in NP school, but I was never, ever in danger of failing out and my first BA had a GPA of 3.9 and my BSN a 3.7.

As an NP you'll have people's lives in your hands. Either study until your eyes bleed if you're not getting the material, or choose another path in nursing.

The people in my classes that were in danger of failing were the ones that we all thought should not even be in the program as it is.

RN LAS VEGAS · Dec 22, 2015

Of course you came off harsh you're insensitive something that many people with a nursing license don't have is sensitivity I imagine your just a cut throat at work as well. Additionally, on top of that you felt for some reason that you had to describe your grades for all your degrees, really?

You're generalizing people when each person should be treated as an individual it's not the license it is who the person is. Your a person who judges individuals and uses the word "we" quite frequently as if you were some type of counsel of superiors you felt the need to respond to my post for your self satisfaction, don't bother posting back.

allnurses Guide · Dec 23, 2015

You're generalizing people when each person should be treated as an individual it's not the license it is who the person is.

The individual is important but is also much more difficult to qualify.

Do you know why programs have minimum grades and GPAs to continue on in the coursework? It's not to rob you, rather, it's because research has shown that individual with scores/GPAs below that threshold have increased difficult passing the minimum-competency board exams.

If you got a "B" that is equivalent of a 3.0 GPA. If you were dismissed for a GPA

greygooseuria · Dec 23, 2015

First off, I was speaking in general and not replying to you specifically. Second, the "we" I used is a common use of the form in English which is the impersonal, general society "we".

Third, your entire post was one run on sentence. I think this proves my point. If someone isn't competent in an NP program, there's a reason for that. They can stick to bedside nursing, go into management, go into public health, etc. and there is NOTHING wrong with that. But the world does not owe you becoming an NP simply because you want it. I was to be a billionaire, but I'm pretty sure the Magic Money Fairy isn't going to grant my wish anytime soon.

And I am the LEAST cutthroat person out there, lol. I do not do politics or backstabbing at all, which is one reason I left floor nursing- because I hated that environment. And it is not a generalization: if someone does poorly in school, they likely do not have what it takes. There are other careers. I doubt I'd be able to get through engineering school or carpentry or an automechanic program, and there's nothing wrong with that. I find them all interesting but I know I would likely not be good at it as it is not where my strengths lie.

Fourth, you mentioned your GPA. Fair game to mention mine.

A&OxNone, MSN, RN · Dec 23, 2015

I am a VERY firm believer that not EVERYBODY'S worth of a provider is determined by what their GPA looks like. I have gotten my ADN, my BSN, and now in NP school, and I can name plenty of people that could regurgitate a book (so make well on exams) but not critical think their way out of a bag. I do NOT think that struggling in school means you will be a bad provider. For me? I have ADD as well and struggle so hard just reading a text book. I do well with videos and lecture and can critically think well (so I do well on exams), but I can see how other people who have it worse than me can struggle on exams. I sometimes struggle to read the questions fully when they are long because my ADD kicks in. Please don't judge people if you don't know what their struggles are. They have to have a cutoff for GPA to ensure students are ready to pass boards, but just because you struggle to meet that standard does NOT mean you would be a bad provider.

Think about the physicians you work with.... I bet the best ones didn't have the most brilliant GPA.