Failing Grad school course

[SFMG ED RN]

Hi all,

Looking for some advice/ opinions on how to be resilient and bounce back from a nursing failure. I am currently enrolled in a full time MSN/FNP program and am working as a full time ED RN - I did great last semester - it was not easy but I finished strong. This semester however.... I have advanced pharm w/ advanced health assess we have to finish health asssess with a 83% EXAM average. Yep does not matter what any other grade is ... so I have failed this course. I have NEVER failed anything especially not nursing. I graduated undergrad with honors and was a tutor and always did well. SO i am shocked and extremely disappointed. This program gives us 1 strike. SO I am not kicked out.. yet. I don't know what to do and how to pick myself up. Would love some advice from those who have had similar situations. Would also love to hear some stories of resiliency, those who failed a course and went on to have lovely successful nursing careers. Thank you all!!!

[SopranoKris, MSN, RN, NP]

Believe it or not they are actually built into some hospital EMRs and it's an expectation that nurses address them in the patient's chart. It's hilarious!!! No one really gives it the attention we did in nursing school :-)

We are forced to chart a "care plan" in EPIC each shift. It's a comical waste of time & energy. But the powers that be have to generate reports, y'know

To the OP, all the best as you re-take your course. The good thing is that you can now pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses in the course and focus your energy on rectifying those gaps you've found. Good luck to you

[guest1039278]

It sounds like a B (84% minimum) is your school's standard. This is something one of my nursing faculty told me and I'm sure you've heard before.

Nurse DOES NOT equal superhero. When you're in the clinical setting, you can't possibly do everything.

I know a lot of nurses take it upon themselves to do everything and be the best. This isn't bad, just possibly not the best thing to do.

I see possibly you are doing the same. Full time work AND full time NP school? Other providers like PAs and MDs wouldn't dream of doing that!

Leave it only to nurses to try to tackle that something like that (xD).

Another thing that faculty said was full time work and part time school or part time work and full time school. It's not about being a hero and driving two cars at the same time in the same race. If you need to be able to perform excellent patient care AND do well in school. If it's a matter of the fact that if you had more time to study you'd have done better, than it wouldn't be a bad idea to make an adjustment to your life to accomodate both.