Failed Rn program twice by 3 questions. UGh Need help in finding my way!

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I am a 40 yr old, divorced, mom of 3. I have been a student at a community college since 05 trying to raise kids and waited for rn program for 3 yrs. I used to have 3.9-4.0 GPA. Member of Phi Theta Kappa. All this doesn't matter though. I was fortunate and excited to get into RN program. My brother was murdered over a yr ago around finals. I missed passing with a C by 7 questions. I had to wait to get back in. Again, excited to be allowed the opportunity to stick with it. I missed it by 3 questions this time. UGH. I like so many others worked soooo hard. I haven't worked for 6 yrs because of schooling either. Now, I am more nervous than ever and obviously depressed and confused. I have 103 credits. And nothing to show for it. I need advise on how to make it all worth it. I can't do RN program at my school or some others. Not if you UNSUCCESSFULLY attempt to pass RN program twice.

Most of my credits are NURSING. What can I do with my training? I still get full pell grant, scholarships and 37000 left to borrow in student loans. I know I can do ANYTHING, but don't know what my path should be now. I've never failed before, and now this is twice. More poor kids are sad too. Mommy was supposed to graduate a yr ago or at least this May. We will all be fine. I just need great advice in my options so I can make a decision and find the right school and career options. It still looks like a minimum of 3 yrs for college no matter what I do. I'm tired and frustrated from chasing my dream (TAIL). Please help.

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Specializes in cardiac.

I feel your pain. I was the chapter president of Phi Theta Kappa during my first semester of nursing school. By the end I was no longer eligable to be in the honor society because my GPA dropped to far. I failed my last semester of nursing school my first try by 2 questions. I just wasn't on my game that day. I almost walked out I was so frusterated that I felt that I didn't know the answer to the first few questions on the exam. I cried for 3 days straight and felt like my life was over. At first I had no intentions of going back and trying again. I was ashamed and throught that if I couldn't make it through nursing school then maybe I don't belong being a nurse. but I took the advice of my instructor and signed up to repeat the following semester. I wasn't thrilled to be there and didn't know any of my classmates but I sucked it up and pulled through with 65 points to spear!

A friend of mine has not passed the same OB rotation 3 times and had to find a new school. It took her a while and had to apply to about 5 different places, but she finally found one to accept her. However she did have to start over from scratch and she was in her third of 4 semsters.

Anyways...If you still want to be a nurse you can always look into getting your LPN/LVN license. I'm not sure how it works if your school cirriculum isn't set up for that, but it would be worth looking into. Maybe some time away from school will be just the rest you need to refocus.

If nursing is no longer what you want to do there are plenty of other medical fields that will require the same prerequisites as nursing programs.

Hang in there and good luck. I'm sure you will find your way :)

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

Not working for 6 years is a long time and even if you only made $20,000 a year that adds up to $120,000. Why not take a break from school and start working again? It might result in new passions and contacts that will point you toward a fresh career path.

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Excelsior (an online program) is one option you could look into for completing your RN. Best wishes and hang in there.

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well i agree with the upthread. see if you can take the lpn/lvn exam., then bridge. also herzing university has NO waiting list to get into rn program.NONE! you can transfer all your prereqs there, and get in the rn program in may. you may be able to transfer some(maybe) nursing credits or better yet if you cant they give you the option to test out and not take the course you feel you are strong in. though i would have to get specific info for you.

by the way a little bit about my history:

i started the lpn program in 2008 and half way through i had family problems that i HAD (NO WAY OUT OF IT) to leave school for a few weeks to deal with. i tried to get in they said no i was dropped for missing too many days even though they knew i had to leave and even encouraged me. anyway i was told to reapply for next year. i cried all the way home i became like a zombie , i was lost i didnt know what to do where to turn. i then turned on the radio in my car and heard a commercial about herzing. went online did some research and saw bad reviews . i said ok well one of two things can happen i can take these people at their word or i can go and find out for my self -who will i let shape my destiny?. i went to the school got some info and i as soon as i heard no waiting list, let me tell you i jumped on it like a knight going into battle. once i got in the school i asked everyone (no matter what their major was) what they like and didnt like about the school or if they liked it at all. the majority loved it. come to find out the ones the posted the bad reviews were those who were caught heating on the hesi and got expelled.

herzing was the best decision i ever made now im half way done-thank God. i was never put on a waiting list. my nursing schedule was given to me two semesters in advance that way i am able to make changes in my personal life to make my nusing life a little easier. by the way it's an rn program.

i'm sorry that i wrote a book. just trying to help

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well i agree with the upthread. see if you can take the lpn/lvn exam., then bridge. also herzing university has NO waiting list to get into rn program.NONE! you can transfer all your prereqs there, and get in the rn program in may. you may be able to transfer some(maybe) nursing credits or better yet if you cant they give you the option to test out and not take the course you feel you are strong in. though i would have to get specific info for you.

by the way a little bit about my history:

i started the lpn program in 2008 and half way through i had family problems that i HAD (NO WAY OUT OF IT) to leave school for a few weeks to deal with. i tried to get in they said no i was dropped for missing too many days even though they knew i had to leave and even encouraged me. anyway i was told to reapply for next year. i cried all the way home i became like a zombie , i was lost i didnt know what to do where to turn. i then turned on the radio in my car and heard a commercial about herzing. went online did some research and saw bad reviews . i said ok well one of two things can happen i can take these people at their word or i can go and find out for my self -who will i let shape my destiny?. i went to the school got some info and i as soon as i heard no waiting list, let me tell you i jumped on it like a knight going into battle. once i got in the school i asked everyone (no matter what their major was) what they like and didnt like about the school or if they liked it at all. the majority loved it. come to find out the ones the posted the bad reviews were those who were caught heating on the kaplan and got expelled.

herzing was the best decision i ever made now im half way done-thank God. i was never put on a waiting list. my nursing schedule was given to me two semesters in advance that way i am able to make changes in my personal life to make my nusing life a little easier. by the way it's an rn program.

i'm sorry that i wrote a book. just trying to help

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Thanks for all the suggestions. I really do appreciate the help to all of you.

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Thanks for all the suggestions. I really do appreciate the help to all of you.

Hi. I see your last post was 1/18/11. I'm really curious to know what you ended up doing because I'm in a similar situation...only older and working full time. I'd greatly appreciate hearing about your experience. Thanks!

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Specializes in Nurse.

I am a nursing student that put a lot into this and also failed twice due to clinical instructors that were inconsiderate and very harsh. I just dropped out of the second one because I could not handle one more day of criticism and insults. I don’t know if it’s worth it to go back to this. I’ve been told that nurses often pick on older students. And I can’t waste anymore time on pursuing a career like this. If I knew it was a sure thing I’d go back but, I don’t know. Are private schools better in this aspect than community colleges?  I know it’s not just me. Almost all of the older students I know left either willingly or unwillingly.

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