Failing out of BSN- what next?

[EmilyGNursing]

So, I have always wanted to be a Nurse. I started out at a branch college where I was fairly successful in my pre-nursing classes. I had a 3.4 GPA, all A's and B's. When it came time to apply for the upper-level nursing classes I decided to apply for a larger university's program. To my surprise, I ended up being 1 of 10 students selected to transfer to Clemson's nursing program. I was ecstatic. I began in the fall and completed my first semester with all A's and B's. I got to my second semester and began to struggle. I had a lot going on with family and personally and was diagnosed mid-semester with severe testing anxiety which I was prescribed propranolol. That diagnosis came slightly too late since I severely bombed a pharm and patho test since they were back to back. After the diagnosis, I managed to bring my grades up and ended up doing well on Kaplan and getting all A's and B's on my finals. It was not enough to save pharm and patho from the one test grade. I ended up with 2 C's, which resulted in getting kicked out of the program after I completed my first round of clinical. I am so beyond devastated and depressed. Now, I am faced with some options, change my major to Psychology and complete the accelerated second-degree nursing program, or go back to the tech school for an RN degree, then complete the RN-BSN program. I am absolutely crushed by being kicked out this semester, especially only missing the final grade I needed by less than 2 points. Good news is my GPA is still above a 3.0. The real questions I guess are, is it worth it to finish the "college experience" get a psychology degree and then an accelerated BSN nursing degree? Will having a nursing and a psychology help me in grad school if I want to pursue an FNP degree? Or should I just leave and get my RN from a tech school then go back to get a BSN through an online program, then attempt to continue to grad school?

[Sour Lemon]

I wouldn't bother with the psychology degree. Other than that, I'm not sure. My specific options and finances would help me make the call.