Failed nursing class need help

[mecha-sorah]

Hi.

I am in a 4 year BSN nursing program. So I recently learned that I failed a course on Med-Surg Nursing. Since each course is offered only once a year, I will automatically get et back a year. However, last year, I had to withdraw for a year due to medical reason. So, in total, this means that I will graduate in six years, not the four years.

I have a couple of questions

1. How will failing a class and retaking it affect my chances of getting into a new grad RN program? how about one in CA?

2. How will the fact that I graduated in six instead of the usual four affect my chances of getting into a new grad RN program for working?

3. How will these two factors (having failed a nursing class and retaking it, and graduating in six years instead of the four) affect my chances of getting into grad school, like a NP or a PhD program in nursing?

Thank you so much. I feel so broken and destroyed right now.

[laurellestars]

Hi Mecha-sorah, sorry my answer is a little late, 2 years too late, but here it goes. What ended up happening was that I became a TA for a nursing instructor and graduated in 2016 with my BSN. I hope that you also graduated around that time and if not, please don't give up!

I took a CNA course before getting the TA job and in that class I met a student who flunked out of a BSN program during his last semester and two other students who flunked out of RN programs. These 3 were having profound personal issues during their time in nursing school and when I met them they were in the process of re-applying to another RN program with the goal or working as CNAs during their second attempt in nursing school.

The moral of the story is that sadly sometimes really bad things happen to some people during nursing school and it's hard to overcome those things, no life is free from terrible events , but it's very important to keep fighting.

People in college have issues all the time but the difference for student nurses is that nursing school isn't like a regular major, so students can't finish it at their own pace, or go part-time.

Because of that lack of flexibility in coursework, sometimes those hard personal issues result in students flunking. It's even worse when these things happen in prestigious nursing programs like the ones we were in because the people who make it into the programs are usually people from the most stable backgrounds.

So that makes it even harder to find people to relate to or to talk about failures. I hope that the best happened and that you graduated. And if the worst happened, then I hope you were able to recover and are now onto Plan B. I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors. Much love.

[Alexxoxox, BSN]

I have been in undergrad school for 5 years now. By the time I get my BSN, it will be 7 years. I started out pre-med, then switched to nursing. As far as I know, the length of time it takes to become an RN does not affect your chances of getting into graduate school (as I hope to become an NP as well). No matter how long it takes, just ensure that you truly understand the content you are learning, and aim for the best grades possible. I wish you all the best.