Going to fail Level one nursing

[Blacksheep80]

So yeah I have come to conclusion that I will not pass level one nursing school. I can't picture myself going back next semester nor do I feel like I can continue in this field. I don't know which way I will go but right now I am highly burned out and it sucks knowing all the friends you made are going on and not you. But also thinking about doing it all over again. Just thinking about what all I went through is exhausting going over in my head. Right now i dislike some aspects of nursing school and sometimes even hate it. I beat myself up because I did not plan to fail after all that i went through to get here. LIke i can't believe i am about to fail. What if this isn't for me and I am going to put myself through this again not really knowing if it is or not. Is this a sign. I worked so hard to get here, only to fail. I feel terrible and lost. How does one bounce back from this. You only get two chances in the program and i used up one chance in the first semester. That means I would have to go through all semesters with pressure on my shoulders, knowing i can't fail or thats it for good. A lot of people say summer term is hard because its short and yes we had lots of work piled on us but the main thing was i couldn't pass a test to save my life. Having trouble transitioning my thinking over to this. I am not sure if I will ever get it or not. Any suggestions on what i should do?

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

if you really want to be a nurse, you have to pass nursing school. you get to decide if you have the intellectual capacity, the ability to work and study hard enough, and the desire to learn everything (including the intangibles) to succeed.

so, if you were not sure about whether to give it another shot (you do sound a little ambiguous on that) and asked me what to do, i'd say, "sit down in a quiet place, ask yourself those hard questions, write down your answers, and read them."

after that, if the answer is, "well, maybe not," your college probably has an aptitude-testing capability. stop by and ask for testing and counseling from the career department.

[llg, PhD, RN]

This may be a difficult and painful question for you to hear/answer right now ... but ... "Why did you fail?" Are there things that you can change, or do better, that would make a difference next time?

People fail courses for any number of reasons. Sometimes, it's because they weren't flexible to change the way they think or work. They resist doing things (like studying) in new or different ways and cling to their old ways even though those old ways aren't working well for them. Is that part of the reason?

Some people fail because they don't devote enough time to studying. Their lives are so full of other activities, that they don't really give school their "best shot." Was that part of your problem?

Some people fail because they have trouble learning the material, understanding the concepts, applying those concepts in case scenarios, etc. Was that your problem?

Other people fail because they really don't like nursing and/or don't really want to be in nursing school -- so they sabotage themselves and flunk out. They don't want to drop out, so they flunk out to avoid taking responsibility for making the decision to change their minds.

What are your reasons for failing the class? Are they things you can improve? Are they things you WANT to improve? Are you willing and able to do things differently next time so that you will have a better chance of success? If not, then you may not want to waste your time and money by re-enrolling. But if you really want to be a nurse and you are willing and able to change some things to give yourself a better chance of passing next time ... then trying again is a reasonable thing to do.

I wish you the best of luck as you think this through and make your decision.

[Blacksheep80]

Thank you so much. All those questions and info make so much sense. I am thinking study strategies weren't as great. My commitment at times wasn't as great. My desire was sometimes pushed down and at my situation with the material and applying that to scenerios. I really am going to sit down and think about this. I really appreciate your imput. Thank you so much : )

[OB-nurse2013, BSN, RN]

I just wanted to reply because I struggled this summer semester myself and came close to not passing until i finally figured something out-trust myself. All I heard from my professor's and even read on here about how you have to study different and this one particular way and I had been trying to do that and really scoring low when my second to last exam my friend who had been doing well told me how she studied which was my old "wrong" way. I went back to my old way and tadaaaa aced my last exams and my cummulative final! Trust in what works for you.