I go to a small school and I recently failed a clinical class. I currently have two more semesters (6 more classes) left to take. I am also worried i will fail my preceptorship in the last semester because of school doesn't adequately prepare students and i have no additional health care experience. Does anyone know of a student who has failed on course but completed the nursing program? Are there any preceptors out there that can give me advice? Have any instructors ever failed a student in clinical, if so on what grounds?
I am hoping to gain a sense of hope by writing to all of you. Thank You!
if you fully read my post at all you would have noticed I clearly indicated that I am not going to a school that prepares me to be solid nurse. All that advice is useless to me. My school won't fail me again or they are screwed. However preceptor outside the school might fail me bc we aren't prepared. You are making assumptions which is useless to me. If you cannot be positive and answer the questions at hand you shouldn't respond. idk what world you live in where you think a student has the cash flow to just pick up and attend another school and lose credits and repeat courses.
Last year I worked oodles of overtime and just barely raked in 20k. My thinking is "why would I waste that money on a school that will not prepare me to pass NCLEX?" Your degree means absolutely nothing if you cannot pass the NCLEX. Now THAT'S a waste of money if you ask me. I don't really know how anyone here can help you: you are a person who knowingly attends a worthless school and does not feel led to change that situation and refuses to hear anything that does not simply pat you on the back. What responses were you expecting exactly?
Yes, exactly. That would be the case because you have to make assumptions to judge any other aspect of the situation. I am not interested in Trolls.
When there are MULTIPLE people giving you essentially the same advice, perhaps it's best not to view everyone as 'trolls' but rather pay attention to what they're saying.
Getting defensive and calling names really does nothing for any of us but stick tight to our "assumptions" that you are so against.
Oh come on now!!!! You provide zero real information, except that you believe you were wrongfully failed. What do you think people are going to think? If I believed everything I read on AN, I'd believe all nursing instructors are lazy old shrews who delight in failing students who are trying really hard to follow their dream. It seems never to be the students fault. That, to me, seems statistically impossible.
The best advice is to go to clinical and attempt to learn. Period. Don't file grievances because things don't turn out the way you think they should, talk to your darn instructor, ask why it happened. If you feel ill prepared, again, talk to your instructor. By not filing grievances you keep a great open line of communication to do this! If you really really still feel unprepared, challenge the CNA exam and work as a CNA to get better at fundamental tasks!
You create your own circumstances in so much as your reactions to things paint and color your outcomes. The way you act and react to situations influences the way those situations play out. You have to take responsibility for your own role in whatever stressful, hard, crappy thing life throws at you.
First and Last time I will ever use a forum. I received only one truly objective and useful response. Miranda you are not even qualified to answer my question. I asked for advice from nurse preceptors. You haven't even started a nursing program. you are all making assumptions about my situation, and my personality and ability to accept criticsm. I was not given criticism. I was not given any formal documents about reason of my failure. I was given numbers on a sheet that indicate passing or failing. You don't know enough to make a judgement.. I appreciate all the responses and attention you guys have shown me. I will consult a a professional nursing advisor for the best answers.
Of course. People fail all of the time. They usually retake the class, do better, and move on in the program. Specifically at my school, you could fail once in the program. A second fail and you're out.
Sorry not a preceptor. But as someone who has completed a preceptorship, I learned to do as the preceptor does. Don't go trying to teach a very experienced ICU nurse things. Just use the time to learn and get comfortable in role as a nurse (without having to share an instructor with 7 other students).
Yes. We knew what the major no no's were: giving drugs or doing procedures without reporting to instructor or violating HIPAA could get you booted out of clinical and fail the class. Also, showing a trend of being unsafe or being VERY unsafe once could cause you to fail. You might get unsatisfactories (that can lead to failing) if you fail to learn from prior experiences, not listening to your instructor, or not finishing your paperwork.
I'm glad you like my answers, but I truly hope your intent is not to use them for your case of "discrimination." My answers are completely anecdotal. They are not proof or evidence of anything. Every school has their own policies, rules, expectations, and culture. You cannot use the experiences of an anonymous stranger on the internet at one school to justify or dispute something at your school.
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Last year I worked oodles of overtime and just barely raked in 20k. My thinking is "why would I waste that money on a school that will not prepare me to pass NCLEX?" Your degree means absolutely nothing if you cannot pass the NCLEX. Now THAT'S a waste of money if you ask me. I don't really know how anyone here can help you: you are a person who knowingly attends a worthless school and does not feel led to change that situation and refuses to hear anything that does not simply pat you on the back. What responses were you expecting exactly?