Do nursing schools really try to "weed" you out?

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Okay so there are 35 students in my nursing class. I go to a private nursing college. They are very strict on our uniform and how we handle things. Which I totally get. But a lot of people in my class are either rude/think they know everything/some don't even make it to class and it's only the second week. The girl behind me left in the middle of class just to pick up her friends at the airport. I am confused because we spend a lot of money to go here but a lot of them don't seem to care or aren't taking it seriously. In our class we can't wear nail polish. A girl got pulled out of our class for wearing red nail polish and I haven't seen her since. If there are 35 in my class now how many people will be left after two years?? Just seems like it will dwindle quickly.

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Specializes in Home Health, PDN, LTC, subacute.

Yep, I think they do. We had the same nonsense in the first few weeks of LPN school. Students dropped like flies in the beginning and most were the know it all's. It was not so much our instructors, but the students weed themselves out. I think the grind of a nursing program is not what people expect. It is a real difference from taking regular college classes once or twice a week for an hour. Just for reference, we started with 30 in my full time day LPN program and graduated with 15. I would say most disappeared in the first month. Good luck with your program!

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Thank you! Yeah I am working hard and I can't risk anything in this program. I am in an RN program and i want this more than anything. Like today we had our math class. Its about 4 1/2 hours. This girl that is kind of a "know it all" shows up late and then skips out after 10 minutes and doesn't come back. She missed our math test. Her mother is the department chair?!? Like what the hell. People like her piss me off...Just because your mother works for the school doesn't mean she can save your ass. And this girl sits right behind me and thinks she can copy off of me....Ugh i just want all of us to take this seriously because the ones who aren't are being disrespectful and interrupt the class when I am trying to listen and learn.

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Specializes in Home Health, PDN, LTC, subacute.

I feel your pain, lol. Most likely the ones that bug you the most will be gone soon.

Don't worry about being kicked out. My advice is follow all the rules, don't take any time off, and ask for help immediately if you have trouble with a subject. I'm sure you will do great.

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.

Schools don't need to try to weed people out. Those people do it themselves- they either don't grasp concepts of following policies (including dress code) or don't take things seriously and fail or prove themselves incapable of providing safe care during clinicals.

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Specializes in Neuro.

Well, she can't copy off someone during NCLEX & mommy can't save her when she fails. Let her learn the hard way, she sounds like she is earning it.

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