failed rn school 2x.dont want to quit so going for lpn school

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hi.i am ashamed to tell my nursing school misadventures but right now,i just need advice really bad.i am very depressed and confused right now.i first started nursing at a bsn school but failed after taking fundamentals.so i transferred to an associate's rn school,got in.When i was almost in my last semester,i failed 2x and got dismissed from the program.i was very depressed.i let my whole family down,even my grandparents from overseas were even supposed to come to my graduation this year .I am either laughed at by people or yelled at by parents.Instead of encouraging me not to give up,my husband blames me everyday saying im too dumb i failed(it hurts me and makes me cry)Believe it or not,i have been fighting to graduate nursing school for the 7th year now.Nursing is really what my heart wants.I want to be a nurse so I decided I will take one step back from being an RN,which is being an LPN.If being an RN is too overwhelming for me,maybe I can handle less duties being an LPN.When I feel comfortable,then I plan to do an LPN to RN.

Right now,I am starting LPN school,this is my 3rd and last try in nursing school(hopefully I will make it with God's help). 1) Has anybody ever failed RN school and successfully became an LPN later? 2) Also,with my situation being out of RN school and going LPN school,am I still eligible to work as a nurse tech?I already completed Med Surg from RN school.I am also still going to attend a nursing school even if it is just LPN school.I really need a job to earn money for my family.Without it,we will up in the streets because my husband is low income also.I cannot work as CNA because my LPN school is already gonna be 5 days/week and if I work on saturday as aide,that would be too much already for my body to handle.Im not even sure if I will pass LPN school if I work because that would leave me with only 1 day left( Sunday) to study.If it wasn't for my family's financial needs during this tough economy,I would have given up because I am already tired of failing.I want to stand up from this failure but everytime I try to motivate myself to never give up,people always try to bring me down.Im either laughed at by friends or yelled at by family.I dont want to quit nursing.I am a very nice person and I really care about my patiets.Can somebody please give me an advice what to do?

Specializes in Psych, LTC/SNF, Rehab, Corrections.

I'm so glad that this story had a happy ending...

I'm so proud of you! your story made me cry, and is so inspiring. I hope you have all the success you can handle! Way to go!

This is such great news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I failed my 1st semester of RN school simply because I was trying to work AND go to school full time. I soooooo regret doing that! looking to start LPN school next fall

Specializes in Med/Surg.

I am so sorry to hear about your struggle. I just failed 4th semester of nursing school after being in school for 6 years working towards my RN. My program had a step out option so I did get my LPN in March of this year but that was not my goal when I started this journey. It is very difficult and stressful all the way through and I can't even imagine going through it without a strong support system. I think that you should continue for as long as you are willing to and believe me that is not easy for me to say after going through what I am currently going through. And you should know that school will not get any easier. As long as you are willing to put in the effort you should continue to pursue your career in nursing but do it with your eyes wide open.

Best of luck to you :)

Leesha

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