Failed! 4days before grad!

canchaser, BSN, RN · Aug 2, 2011

Hang in there, I flunked out of crna school and don't get the chance to repeat the class. I'm out lots of money in Loan and potential lost income. Fast forward a year later , Yes it took me a year to get my mind together. I'm looking at grad schools, my husband has become ill and the docs can't find anything wrong for the past 6 weeks, doing weekly tests I belong here with him while he goes thru this not in time consuming crna school. It all happens for a reason, a reason you can't see now, but God/ fate whatever You believe in has a plan and right now it's not a nurse. Take the time to pull yourself out of the self inflicting/ mad at yourself gutter. Work as a tech and go back and pass that class with flying colors. Next time you will have the upper hand :)

WillowNMe · Aug 3, 2011

I don't have to care for as much as you do, with kids, having had a career, etc.... But I did miss passing my second semester of patho the first time around by 2 points. When they called, told me and asked if I would return.... I said heck no!!! And i was getting out of nursing while i was at it! My mentor advised me to sit on it for two weeks without activey thinking about it.... In the end, I wanted to continue with nursing. I checked out going to another school, but it turned out to be "cheaper" and faster to return to my school. I wasn't exactly excited about it to say the least. So, trying my best to avoid the chip on my shoulder, I returned to my school. In the mean while, I assisted with teaching the first semester of patho to my future peers, took a pharm class and tried to make the best of it. In the end, although I ended up having some professors I really did not care for, I am glad that I finished there. I graduated this past May and started my primary nursing job on Friday. I had taken the opportunity during my "down" semester to work, and that landed me a hospice job on top of my acute care job after graduation. It took me 5.5 years, a lot of "I CAN'T DO THIS!!" and a lot of tears, but i am glad I am done.

Chin up, what ever you decide, just try to make the best of it.

SeeTheMoon · Aug 3, 2011

You said that you hope God will show you why this has happened.

He may not show you, but I promise you there IS a reason. You never know what disaster he could be saving you from. And I'm with Leslie D: Not IF you take the course again but WHEN. You have come so far. Please don't let 1/2 a point keep you from proving to them that you can and will succeed.

privatecarenurse · Aug 3, 2011

Awww guys thanks so much for sharing your own stories..I am still in here crying a little on and off but everytime I read someone's response it does make me a little better..it's good to know that I'm not alone and that I can do it..it may not be what I want and the timing that I want but I won't give up my dreams..you are right I have come too far, went thru too much, and sacrificed a lot to get here..Please keep me in your prayers as I try to gain strength to keep going!

canchaser, BSN, RN · Aug 3, 2011

Private care nurse, hang in there, it will all work out. I know it's so hard and you will cry a lot. It will take time to heal but get your tush back in there and finish. You will be so glad u did!!!

Orange Tree · Aug 3, 2011

Just don't burn the school down. At least not while there are people inside

(((hugs)))

There is nowhere to go but up! (I tell myself that a lot)

privatecarenurse · Aug 3, 2011

Just don't burn the school down. At least not while there are people inside
(((hugs)))
There is nowhere to go but up! (I tell myself that a lot)

I thought about a bomb lol..j/k but I was rather angry, I could see how people go postal though! But yes, I am going up and will be greater than I was! Thanks

inthere · Aug 3, 2011

My advice....or two cents worth....stop crying and feeling sorry for yourself....sometimes these things happen Pick yourself up by the bootstraps, dust yourself off and decare to yourself "next semester I will pass with flying colours!!!" Study up while your off and put your last semester behind you like it never hapened. Now you know what you must do....its just up to you to DO THE DAMN THANG!!!!!!!!!

RKRobbins · Aug 3, 2011

I am so sorry for what your going through! This is my final semester and I couldn't even imagine going through that!

The only advice I have is something my mom (ICU RN for 15yrs) told me when I kept always making it an alternate instead of ever getting accepted into the RN program here. I tried for like 2 yrs! I was so disaapointed in myself that I thought I'd never be able to do it..

She told me....God has a plan for you, and has made a special path just for you. That there is going to be a special day where one patient is going to need YOU and that YOU are the only one that is going to be able to deliver what they need, don't know what that might be...a smile..a moment to hold their hand...a laugh...a hug...or just your presence.

I swear to you that was the single best thing I have ever heard. And that was enough to keep me motivated in the back of my head I'd think ok, she's right....this is all putting me where I am going to be needed.

Turns out I got my acceptance letter to one of the best nursing schools in my area, one I thought I'd never get into but why not try. I have met some friends that I will truly keep forever and made them part of my family and got to meet some wonderful patients along the way!

Hang in there! I know it's hard but you will make it to exactly where you need to be!

shazzi · Aug 3, 2011

hey.. it must be really hard to believe it happened to u.. but don't give up .. just believe in ur ability.. u need to be proud of ur self that u came this was.. lots of kids get dropped out .. just wait for nxt class.. and give it ur 100% and pretty sure u will pass.. and emerge as a winner.. BEST OF LUCK.. AND TRUST UR SELF..

MammaNurse2Be · Aug 4, 2011

Since you mentioned God, I feel ok with saying this... Try to live in 100 percent faith in the Lord! Do not say negative things about yourself; just as you'd expect your children not to say mean things about others. The Lord thinks you are wonderful and you are so very blessed. Take whatever lesson He is presenting to you, rise up to the challenge and show your kids how to react with grace when things do not go your way. Offer your suffering up to Him and He will walk beside you as you grow in character. Listen, giving up isn't an option. It is better to have failed trying than not to have ever tried. Isnt that what you need to teach your kids. Tell them that you have been sad because you did not pass. However, let them know you will not give up in the face of adversity. It WILL make you stronger! Embrace reality and move forward in FAITH! You can do it!

agldragonRN · Aug 4, 2011

thanks guys..yes i talked to the teachers, there were no questions that they could "throw out" for extra points nor did the department head suggest and help..it's like a "there's nothing we can do" type thing..so i just have to suck it up and accept failure..i know i am not the only one who has dealt with this nor will be the last, but at this time and moment i feel so horrible. i have to find a job temporarily until (if i go back) the next class..my family has sacrificed a lot and we struggled financially just for me to finish..but i keep praying god shows me that there is a reason this happened, i have not seen that yet. yaug, yes i know soon it will not feel so bad when it's old news, but i can't imagine not still being so hurt by it..

i hope you go back. i failed my lpn psych rotation and my final grade was 74.6 and 75 is the passing grade. we were told from the very beginning that even 74.99 is still a fail. we had to get 75 above, no rounding off. i was crushed but i pulled myself up and repeated the class and got an a and became an lpn. that was in 2008 and i became an rn last year. so, i hope you don't give up and finish this thing and become the nurse you are meant to be.