Happy nurses week! Failed BSN by .81 points

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Well, just dropped out of my BSN program by failing my final semesters' med-surg II by 0.81 points. A week before graduation. Ideations that I really out to report to someone aside, one of my back-up plans is to sit in on the LPN board. I know some states allow RN students to challenge the boards after reaching a certain point in their education, but not all do. I attend[ed] school in NY, and NYS stopped allowing RN students to sit in on LPN boards after 2007 or there about. I was wondering does this work across state lines? Can sit in on, say, New Hampshire's boards after having finished 99% of bachelor RN courses in New York? Also, can't find information about it online, and can't call them up right now, but does anyone know if Connecticut allows RN students to challenge NCLEX-PN?

I agree c the others about trying to re-take the class that you failed. Good luck!

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.
Consolation prize? I think you are projecting your insecurities here, or something along those lines. I started working as a CNA, decided I like the work, applied to a nursing school, finished almost all of a BSN program and failed right at the finish line. I am have invested a lot of time, money, blood, and tears into this and am simply trying to salvage as much as I can right now using every available route.

But the available route isn't always to "default" to a LPN; there are many who invested their time, money, blood and tears, and became LPNs; LPN is not a "default" license for RN program students who fail, and at times it comes across like that. :no:

Just my humble opinion from a ADN program failure, LPN and current RN. :nurse:

Go and retake your class.

Best wishes.

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Specializes in school nursing, home health,rehab, long-.

My two cents is to retake the course and finish your original plan. You will get past this and move on:yes:.

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No dice. Just finished talking to her again and nothing. It was like getting hit with it all over again. Getting into contact with other colleges around here, and Excelsior. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, I suppose...

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You don't want to repeat the class? Or don't want to repeat the class? I would try to repeat it if you could. It's hard enough to transfer nursing classes.

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Question: You don't want to repeat the class? Or don't want to repeat the class? I would try to repeat it if you could. It's hard enough to transfer nursing classes.
This is my second C, and after 2 Cs you're out of the program.
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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
This is my second C, and after 2 Cs you're out of the program.

Can you reapply to the program & pick up in that semester?

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Can you reapply to the program & pick up in that semester?
Hah, if only it were that easy...
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Specializes in Emergency Department.

Well then, that does change things quite a bit. You knew that you had one chance left when you earned that first "C" grade and that chance is also now gone, so now you're most definitely out. Then as I see it, your options are simple... change majors or try to transfer to another program quickly. Other programs may not be very receptive though. The ones around here have a 10 year ban on admitting a student that's failed out of RN school.

Good luck!

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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
Hah, if only it were that easy...

Sometimes you can, do you know for certain you can't? Or would they make you start all over?

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

Hi, I am sorry to hear that you got dropped from the BSN program, but let me tell you that you still have a chance to finish your course work. I am student here in Puerto Rico originally from California. I am currently in last year for my BSN degree and I have some classmates that are from New York area and who didn't pass the last semesters for their BSN. They came over to continue their BSN program and all of their nursing courses got transferred. One of them just was here for only one trimester since he just needed it like 4 nursing classes to graduate. Look up for options and the plus to study in Puerto Rico is that the school is NLN accredited and you can take your Nclex for any state after your graduate without mentioning the affordable tuition and is an English program.

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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
Hi, I am sorry to hear that you got dropped from the BSN program, but let me tell you that you still have a chance to finish your course work. I am student here in Puerto Rico originally from California. I am currently in last year for my BSN degree and I have some classmates that are from New York area and who didn't pass the last semesters for their BSN. They came over to continue their BSN program and all of their nursing courses got transferred. One of them just was here for only one trimester since he just needed it like 4 nursing classes to graduate. Look up for options and the plus to study in Puerto Rico is that the school is NLN accredited and you can take your Nclex for any state after your graduate without mentioning the affordable tuition and is an English program.

You moved all the way to Puerto Rico?? Damn!

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