I was accepted into a nursing program at a 4 year university in the Spring of 2015. I successfully completed my first semester of nursing school. However, during my second semester I failed my Adult Medical Surgical class by 0.12 points. I earned a 79.88% in this class. For my Obstetrics class I earned a 78.2%. Unfortunately, we had to score at least an 80% to continue in the program. We were only allowed to score below an 80% in one class and retake the class while being able to continue in the program. This all happened in December of 2015. I decided to leave my university even though I was in good academic standing. I then transferred to a community college in hopes of getting in their nursing program to become an LPN.
Knowing that this was a community college, there were many applicants and limited space. Only 24% were accepted. I was not one of them even though my GPA was a 4.0 and my TEAS score was 80. (My GPA before the last semester that I failed out of nursing school was a 3.7. I have always been a straight A student at my previous 4 year university, but when it comes to taking exams like the TEAS, SAT's, and so on I score on the lower end. I know the TEAS score is not the greatest).
At this point I don't know what to do with myself or what I should change my major to. I am 22 years old and was supposed to graduate with a degree this December 2016. I clearly cannot continue with my dream of nursing. I need to be logical and major in something that does not have a program I must be accepted into. This is unfortunate because I am only interested in the health care field. I have browsed other majors and nothing sparks an interest in me. My problem is that it's so hard for me to study something like business, information technology, so on when the majors are so dull to begin with. I don't feel happy or feel as though I would succeed pursing a new major that I don't care for at all. This whole experience has crushed me emotionally and I feel like my education has been taken from me. Any advice is much appreciated!
I applied to 2 schools over and over while trying to complete the prerequisites with good grades. My dream nursing school was just too hard to get into so I finally got into the community college after 2 or 3 cycles (basically one each semester). I couldn't really support myself so I relied on the schools at home so I could stay at home with my parents. I was accepted and started Fall 2013. 7 years after I graduated high school! I never quit going to school until I reached a point where I had no more classes to take. I completed one whole year and a summer clinical. I reached the following fall semester after having been conferenced and put on probation in the spring. I was not retaining the skills I was learning and I was so tired it showed when doing clinicals in the hospitals. That fall of 2014 I was kicked out of nursing school because I made the same type of error 3 times and because of the type of error, I can't go through that program again. I was absolutely devastated. I went from working 20 hours a week to working 40 hours just to keep my mind off of it, but it didn't help much. After letting the hurt subside a bit, I looked into other nursing schools, but nothing was really helpful for my situation.
I ended up going to see an advisor at my dream nursing school that I never got into and they suggested a different degree and then pursuing a 2nd degree BSN or an Accelerated BSN. I had so many classes that transferred. I chose a degree called Health Promotion. It is similar to Public Health, but a bit different. It wasn't the most interesting degree, but I felt like maybe this was a better route to take than trying another ADN program. This summer I am graduating with a degree in Health Promotion after only pursuing this degree for a year.
Maybe you could look into what degree(s) will accept the most classes that you already have and set a timeline out to see how long it will take. Enlist an advisor to help you with that.
I am 9 years out of high school and barely getting a degree I don't really care for, but it could help in the long run.
Now I am applying to 5 different programs, because I am just tired of waiting to be a nurse. Not to mention I want to be a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner which is even more school. My dilemma now is, do I tell them I was in nursing school previously? Will this help because of experience? Or hurt because I failed?
I know it's hard, but don't give up.
Someone once told me, "some people get to take the straight forward path and some people have to take a more indirect path, but in the end they all get to the same place."
I applied to 2 schools over and over while trying to complete the prerequisites with good grades. My dream nursing school was just too hard to get into so I finally got into the community college after 2 or 3 cycles (basically one each semester). I couldn't really support myself so I relied on the schools at home so I could stay at home with my parents. I was accepted and started Fall 2013. 7 years after I graduated high school! I never quit going to school until I reached a point where I had no more classes to take. I completed one whole year and a summer clinical. I reached the following fall semester after having been conferenced and put on probation in the spring. I was not retaining the skills I was learning and I was so tired it showed when doing clinicals in the hospitals. That fall of 2014 I was kicked out of nursing school because I made the same type of error 3 times and because of the type of error, I can't go through that program again. I was absolutely devastated. I went from working 20 hours a week to working 40 hours just to keep my mind off of it, but it didn't help much. After letting the hurt subside a bit, I looked into other nursing schools, but nothing was really helpful for my situation.
I ended up going to see an advisor at my dream nursing school that I never got into and they suggested a different degree and then pursuing a 2nd degree BSN or an accelerated BSN. I had so many classes that transferred. I chose a degree called Health Promotion. It is similar to Public Health, but a bit different. It wasn't the most interesting degree, but I felt like maybe this was a better route to take than trying another ADN program. This summer I am graduating with a degree in Health Promotion after only pursuing this degree for a year.
Maybe you could look into what degree(s) will accept the most classes that you already have and set a timeline out to see how long it will take. Enlist an advisor to help you with that.
I am 9 years out of high school and barely getting a degree I don't really care for, but it could help in the long run.
Now I am applying to 5 different programs, because I am just tired of waiting to be a nurse. Not to mention I want to be a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner which is even more school. My dilemma now is, do I tell them I was in nursing school previously? Will this help because of experience? Or hurt because I failed?
I know it's hard, but don't give up.
Someone once told me, "some people get to take the straight forward path and some people have to take a more indirect path, but in the end they all get to the same place."
Health promotion background should really help you, especially with the patient education aspect of nursing. Also, it gives you some good extras to leverage along the line.
You must disclose the previous nursing school, your status upon dismissal, and quite possibly the error you repeatedly made in clinical. I would be sure to let them know in essay or interview that you understand what your deficits were in the first program and what has changed so that you can succeed this time.
I agree if it is what you really want, then go for it. Don't quit. I know there are tech schools that teach the LPN course. You could apply for a bridge program after that. Or...my SIL is a dental hygentist and her pre-reqs were almost the same as for Nursing. She makes about $60k per year and still gets to help people, just a little different environment. Good luck to you.
You're 22 years old. I'm lost as to why you are giving up on a career in Nursing so quickly. I'm 44. I had to drop out of a private program in FL and move to NM due to a family medical emergency. I would have graduated in a week. However, I am restarting essentially in an ADN program in the fall, and will have enough credits to finish my BSN in 2 semesters, possibly less when I'm finished with the ADN. I have 5 children, 2 in college (one pre nursing), a husband diagnosed with congestive heart failure, and an hour commute to school. If I can do this, SO CAN YOU!! There are a lot of great options out there. Find the one that fits you best!
Forget LPN. Apply to a community college RN program. Apply to as many near you as possible until you get in. Although keep in mind some vocational schools have adult education LPN programs only open to those living in that community. But I would apply to an RN program only, for now. I failed out of one school. Before I finished the semester I requested transcripts and applied to other colleges. It took another year but I got into another college and successfully passed first time at the new college. Some programs are just bad or you get stuck with the tougher or jerky professors for clinical. Don't give up yet. Or go to college for PA.
Not to be a Debbie downer but if you're failing this early on in the program then maybe nursing just isn't for you since courses get progressively harder. Maybe you should consider something like respiratory therapy or radiology technician
loved this very inspirational and yes sometimes the path we wind up on is not as straight as we would have liked but ultimately with determination and faith we can reach our goals ...loved your post
Op, I'm sorry to hear of your recent failures. But don't give up! You are one year older than me, I'm 21, we have our whole life ahead of us.
There's so many great advice on your thread please read them all. I feel you have a sense of hopelessness and that makes me really sad to hear. Maybe take a school year off and reevaluate what you really want out of your career.
I'm prenursing and I graduated with my A.A April 31 of this year and I am totally lost. The reason why I'm going on this year hiatus is because in my prerequisites classes I'm losing steam and getting frustrated.
It's making me question myself. School is also stressful among other personal centered problems in my life. So a year I go to get away from school and breathe and work. I'm going to AmeriCorps because I feel it is my natural progression in my career as far as my community service and volunteerism.
Maybe this is an option for you? I am behind you as in I still need to do Ap2 lecture and lab and micro lecture and lab. Four more classes of prerequisites!!!! I'm thinking once I get back from my year of full time service and can pick up where I left my life.
So my current options are nursing, dental hygiene, phlebotomy and that's all for right now. The phlebotomy program at my school's medical campus doesn't require much to get accepted. And nursing and dental hygiene has same prerequisites to get into each program.
So my advice is:
1. Work for a full year to save up for money
2. Go into an AmeriCorps or City Year government program for life experiences and prospective
3. Try to reenter into another school's nursing program
Specializes in CNA 8 yrs LPN 6 geri, chemical dependency.
Do NOT give up! I failed my first program because I failed ob by a tenth of a percent the day of the final last day of school. Do you know how bad that sucked? It was one of the most humiliating experiences of my life. I was too depressed to reapply and had to redo the whole thing a few years later. Had straight A's and never studied. Most of that nursing knowledge sticks. Btw, if you can quickly get a bachelor's, look into secondary bsn programs that can be completed in a year. Look at it this way, every step you take is one closer to being a nurse. PS-I was your age when I failed, please give yourself credit for being intelligent and awesome enough to become a nurse at such a young age. You have an amazing life and such a rewarding career ahead of you.
I started a BSN program right out of high school in 2010. I had to withdraw out of two classes the second to last semester of my senior year due to threats from my clinical instructor of failing me because she felt I "wasn't ready to be a senior." I took one year off because had to wait one year because the classes were offered once a year in the fall of 2014. In that one year, I took and passed the CNA exam in Pennsylvania. I worked in a nursing home to figure out what it was like to work in healthcare and also experience more hands on patient care. I learned so much in that one year of working as a nurse aide. I came back to school in Fall 2014, I excelled in clinical and helped my classmates in clinical. I graduated in May 2015 with my BSN and now work as a nurse in a nursing home. I was able to get back on my feet after threat of failing from clinical instructor if I didn't withdraw and excelled. Don't give up! Btw, if I didn't pass clinical the second time I knew a school nearby that would accept transfer nursing students so it could be done that one can transfer and start again. Check local colleges in your area. Good luck.
Don't give up. Spread your eggs a little and apply to several LPN programs, and ADN programs, if possible. Continue to take classes toward a general degree, because eventually, you'll want the B.S. degree. While you're waiting to get into another nursing program, you can be getting all the general education classes required out of the way. One way or another, you should be working toward a degree. You will eventually get into another nursing program. If you have to major in bio or something else in the meantime, do so, but don't give up.
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I applied to 2 schools over and over while trying to complete the prerequisites with good grades. My dream nursing school was just too hard to get into so I finally got into the community college after 2 or 3 cycles (basically one each semester). I couldn't really support myself so I relied on the schools at home so I could stay at home with my parents. I was accepted and started Fall 2013. 7 years after I graduated high school! I never quit going to school until I reached a point where I had no more classes to take. I completed one whole year and a summer clinical. I reached the following fall semester after having been conferenced and put on probation in the spring. I was not retaining the skills I was learning and I was so tired it showed when doing clinicals in the hospitals. That fall of 2014 I was kicked out of nursing school because I made the same type of error 3 times and because of the type of error, I can't go through that program again. I was absolutely devastated. I went from working 20 hours a week to working 40 hours just to keep my mind off of it, but it didn't help much. After letting the hurt subside a bit, I looked into other nursing schools, but nothing was really helpful for my situation.
I ended up going to see an advisor at my dream nursing school that I never got into and they suggested a different degree and then pursuing a 2nd degree BSN or an Accelerated BSN. I had so many classes that transferred. I chose a degree called Health Promotion. It is similar to Public Health, but a bit different. It wasn't the most interesting degree, but I felt like maybe this was a better route to take than trying another ADN program. This summer I am graduating with a degree in Health Promotion after only pursuing this degree for a year.
Maybe you could look into what degree(s) will accept the most classes that you already have and set a timeline out to see how long it will take. Enlist an advisor to help you with that.
I am 9 years out of high school and barely getting a degree I don't really care for, but it could help in the long run.
Now I am applying to 5 different programs, because I am just tired of waiting to be a nurse. Not to mention I want to be a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner which is even more school. My dilemma now is, do I tell them I was in nursing school previously? Will this help because of experience? Or hurt because I failed?
I know it's hard, but don't give up.
Someone once told me, "some people get to take the straight forward path and some people have to take a more indirect path, but in the end they all get to the same place."