Do you know of anyone who has been thrown of of nursing school/program? And why?

Connie1109 · Aug 12, 2011

One student who was really smart and didn't even take notes in class and still got A's and B's on exams failed and was kicked out because he sucked in clinical (sitting on couches, not being on the floor, and no effort in his care plans).

Others have had to repeat courses for not achieving the 77% average on the exams.

Others have been kicked out for failing a course (if you get an F in any nursing course you are automatically dismissed from the program)

Chixie · Aug 12, 2011

Most of the ones that i know that left did due to not making the grades, not submitting the work and failing module retries.

We had one girl who made it in to the begining of the third (final) year of our training and it was discovered that she was here illegally! She had lied her way through 3 CRB checks (criminal record checks). Her and her sister (who graduated and had started work as a nurse) were both convicted of fraud, deported and ordered to pay back the money which was about £150k each.

MN-Nurse, ASN, RN · Aug 12, 2011

I couldn't imagine being kicked out of school for being pregnant. That's inappropriate. By all means, ask for a physician to give to the go-ahead for clinicals, but to terminate someone from a program?! That's ridiculous. I would be talking to a lawyer. I see plenty of pregnant nurses at the hospitals we've been at for clinicals.

My class lost a few to baby rabies, but no one got kicked out; they had complications that prevented them from participating. They all joined the next year's class.

breezybri · Aug 30, 2011

At my school if you become pregnant you have to have a letter from your OB/GYN stating that you have absolutely no restrictions... lifting for example- which contradicts being pregnant completely- so basically if you get pregnant and cannot convince your doc to write what you want them to write then you are OUT. you have to "reapply" and wait a year to see if you get accepted back in.

LadyinScrubs, ASN, RN · Aug 30, 2011

at my school if you become pregnant you have to have a letter from your ob/gyn stating that you have absolutely no restrictions... lifting for example- which contradicts being pregnant completely- so basically if you get pregnant and cannot convince your doc to write what you want them to write then you are out. you have to "reapply" and wait a year to see if you get accepted back in.

i can understand the schools desire to protect the program from being sued. i seriously doubt their concern is for their student. however, last i heard, being pregnant is not a disability or a sickness but they are treating it this way. this could have reaching legal ramifications.

a few times my state has considered allowing pregnant women to use disablity placards and park in disabled parking spaces--rationale is pregnant women can't walk far, they are pregnant and puts them at risk, etc. the suggestion fell flat when it was argued that pregnancy is not a disability but a normal condition for a woman. it would be illegal to declare them disabled to use the placards and disabilty parking spaces.

if you became pregnant, it would be discriminatory make you provide a doctor's statement just because you are pregnant. you could have basis to sue the school if they singled you out.

i would feel far more comfortable had the school issued a generic statement that before the start of the semester the student must submit a physician's clearance that the student was healthy to start the next semester and can fulfill the program's physical requirement--the physical requirements would be similar to other nursing program's. this is a fair restriction, it does not single any student out and is applied to all nursing students. to link pregnancy with disability is dangerous and could create a huge legal problem for the school (far more so if this was a state school, and it is practicing discrimination in its program based on pregnancy).

studentinnursing · Oct 10, 2011

And if you break your ankle and cannot complete clinicals, you're out and have to repeat the entire semester. My friend did her clinicals in a boot and thank God, she did it. Can you imagine having something medically happen that keeps you from performing clinicals.....at our school, if you cannot perform, you of course have to start over on that semester when you are medically capable. Someone who is pregnant is not going to be kicked out; however, they would be dropped until medically able to perform clinical duties, such as lifting 50+ pounds. Just like the broken ankle, after they have the baby, the can go back to school....I cannot imagine doing this pregnant. I am halfway through 3rd semester, and I am exhausted, couldn't imagine doing it pregnant. Get up about 5 a.m. just for time to myself, have 2 kids, and I am just tired most days.

More power to ya! if you are pregnant and doing this. One girl went through 3rd semester over summer, having baby this semester, and then "meeting back up" with the rest of us in Spring to do her 4th semester. Lots of ways to deal with our medical problems....

xtxrn, ASN, RN · Oct 10, 2011

Attendance

Didn't get at least %84 (a low C) for the class.

My class started out with 60....30 graduated.

Clovery · Oct 10, 2011

Someone in my fundamentals class got kicked out for threatening to hit a patient... It was in a nursing home and the patient was confused and a bit combative. The student raised her hand and said "If you hit me, I'm going to hit you back."

Lifeofanurse · Oct 10, 2011

On the socially enept comment from early on in this thread....

I truly believe that by doing away with the personal interviews and "committee" type enterence requirements many people have 'slipped by'

There are some people who should not have ever been admitted...but were because they were perfect or close too...ON PAPER.

You cannot function as a good nurse if you can't have one conversation without dropping the f-bomb. You need to be able to be a team player...the total score you get on your admit. tests and pre-reqs don't tell squat about who you are as a person.

I think there are people being slotted into these programs who have no business being there.

They are taking other worthwhile candidates spots!

Lifeofanurse · Oct 10, 2011

Just on a note...there was talk about one girl cheating on the very first test. It was a big deal...she got questioned and I'm still not sure whether she really was or not. She was one of those "the rules don't apply to me" types who texted during tests and did pretty much what she wanted.

That same girl ....was bullying another classmate. Stole things from her clinical bag...at first we thought the girl being bullied was NUTS...I mean what ADULT does this kind of stuff...but she and another person were heard discussing her latest "prank" on the girl. We reported what we had seen/heard but nothing was done. That's one person who should have been weeded out ....top test scores or not!! Ethics are important...professional AND personal!!!!

wlawre · Nov 14, 2011

ok so i have a dilemma, on my last clinical day, which was final evals) i was taken aside by my clinical instructor and told that a nurse had complained that I had gone into a room to silence a heparin pump that was going off. Your not allowed to silence a pump without your nurse in the room. Now i clearly remember not touching any heparin pumps, esp. without my nurse. So she did not give me my final evaluation and now i have to meet with the head clinical instructor to see if she will hear me out and hopefully pass me. Tell me, is this something that will prevent me from passing?

Laurenslovely · Nov 14, 2011

I'm not sure, but just FIGHT IT TIL DEATH!! I hate my clinical instructor, so I'm ready for any battle she throws at me.