Horrible day at school

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Umm I had pretty much the worst day EVER! angry.gif angry.gif angry.gif

I found out today, by letter, not by face to face, that I am failing one of my classes at school. And what makes me mad is that I am in the RN program and this is a class you take to go from the RN to BSN program but since my nursing school is retarded you must take this class at a local college and pass. If I do fail it then I will have to wait to graduate until I take the class over and pass it. Its a boring class called Transitions of Nursing that doesn't even make sense! I have a 74%, and 75% is passing. So its not like I'm in a huge hole and can't get myself out. We've only had 54 points right now, with 46 left to go. I plan on turning in every assignment and not missing a class. You lose one point for missing a class, which totally sucks. So I still have 6 weeks to bring my grade up.

I was going to be going to a nursing convention with the SNAP organization (student nurses of PA), with 3 girls from my school. We've already made hotel reservations, and bought our airline tickets. The school pays for our registration and gives us 100 dollar spending money. Oh and did I mention this convention is in CALIFORNIA???? So I will miss class for 5 days and get to spend it in California. Wooo hooo! Nothing better right?! Well I come to find out today that if I don't have a passing grade in the class I mentioned above, by the end of tomorrow then I will not be able to go. After I have already bought the NON REFUNDABLE airline ticket!!!!!! But the good news is that I have a 5 point assignment due in the class tomorrow and I'll get one point for being there as well. With those 6 points that will give me a passing grade. So then the teacher will just have to call the nursing school and tell them I am passing and I will be allowed to go. Oh and did I mention the airline ticket costs $400!!!!

OH yah and if those 2 things werent enough I found out today that I will be doing the last 12 weeks of my clinical rotation for nursing on a different floor than I requested. I was supposed to do this compliance trainig which I had NO CLUE about! I needed to do this for my job as a nurse extern at the hospital. Well supposively I was contacted several times, so they say. But actually I was never contacted! It was due by March 15. My nursing school called last Thurs to talk to me about it. But I was sleeping but I woke up and called and by the time I called there wasn't anyone in the office. But then I kind of forgot about it until Monday morning. (we were on springt break last week) And so I asked around at school... I asked 5 different teachers who called me and no one knew what I was talking about. So Ijust figured it was no big deal. Then I get a letter today telling me that my nursing unit manager has KICKED ME off of the floor where I work as a nurse extern and was going to do the rest of my clinicals on. ALLL because of this compliance training I was supposed to do but knew nothing about! Its not really that big of a deal to me but its just the principle. They are making me seem like an irresponsible little kid who didn't care about doing this. This training was easy and only took me 20 min to do today. If I had known about it I would have done it.

Ahhh its just soo frustrating!!! EVERYONE JUST DROPPED THE BOMB ON ME TODAY!! And when I'm in the hall in tears because of all this is when the teacher came up to me and said if I'm not passing then I won't be able to go to the convention. Yeah.. thanks for telling me at the perfect moment.

I'm just so sick of everything right now, so frustrated, pissed, annoyed, ahhhh I could go on and on! Well I feel a lil better now that I got to vent a bit.

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I really don't even care if no one reads my post above, lol. It felt a million times better to get it off my chest. I can't talk to my parents about it because they'll be soo dissapointed in me. And I've told my friends at nursing school and they understand and have made me feel better today but still... I needed to vent one more time.

I was about 5 seconds away from telling the Director of nursing where she could go... but obviously that would get me kicked out of nursing school when I'm 12 weeks away from graduation. It sooo wouldn't be worth it!

I'm soo aggravated right now. I need a punching bag!

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The instructor came into class when we were on our 10 min break between lectures and put the letter on my desk. She couldn't bother to find me to talk to me about it face to face either. Then of course I open the letter when I get back to class and class starts. After everyone around me has already seen that I have this letter sitting on my desk. So I read the letter and then leave the class to go talk to the instructors about it to see what the deal was. I really did not like how this was made a public matter and everyone knew that I got this letter.

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90 views with no response? geez:o

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That definately sounds like a rough day! Thank goodness graduation is right around the corner for you.:saint:

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Specializes in ED, ICU, MS/MT, PCU, CM, House Sup, Frontline mgr.

OP: I'll respond. I agree with Turtle Soup. I also think everyone has a day or two like this in life. Nursing School just seems like a common place. I don't mean to make light of your situation, but if you step back it and look at how everything hit at once, you might find some humor in it all. Especially the part where you are crying and an instructor feels the need to kick you while you are down! :lol2: Ok, take care!

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Specializes in Med/Surg <1; Epic Certified <1.

  • since my nursing school is retarded you must take this class at a local college and pass.

  • Its a boring class called Transitions of Nursing that doesn't even make sense!

  • I plan on turning in every assignment and not missing a class. You lose one point for missing a class, which totally sucks.

  • So then the teacher will just have to call the nursing school and tell them I am passing and I will be allowed to go.

  • But then I kind of forgot about it until Monday morning. (we were on springt break last week)

  • Its not really that big of a deal to me but its just the principle. They are making me seem like an irresponsible little kid who didn't care about doing this. This training was easy and only took me 20 min to do today. If I had known about it I would have done it.
  • I really don't even care if no one reads my post above, lol.

  • I was about 5 seconds away from telling the Director of nursing where she could go...

The post reads like it was written by a young spoiled child. Perhaps that's why others have chosen not to reply.

You have to take a class that doesn't make sense? Join the club.

You have to turn in every assignment and attend class? Wow, that really DOES suck! Imagine that requirement in nursing school?

Your teacher HAS to call the nursing school?

Etc, etc....you sound like a couple of the youngsters in my class who blame everything on others instead of sucking up and taking responsibility for their actions....

At least you were grown up enough NOT to tell the DON where to go....that was very mature of you...

Just my opinion....have a good time in CA.....

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

i don't understand how an externship and compliance training go hand in hand unless it's a school rule kind of thing. when i was a manager we were a lot more forgiving of employees who got behind with requirements, especially when it came to notifying them. it seems to me that just saying they "tried" to notify you isn't enough. anyone can say they "tried" to notify someone. we used to put written notices with paychecks. those get noticed!

i know how much you want to come out to california and see what it is like out here besides going to the convention. surely, the school has paid the costs of the convention already since the cost is lower when paid ahead of time. hotels don't hold rooms without some guarantee of payment. you might want to check on this.

as for getting dealt these last minute blows, i have to tell you that this has been the story of my life. there always seems to be a monkey wrench lurking around just ready to mess things up when they are going good for me. all you can do is roll with the punches. whatever doesn't kill you will make you stronger. i am a firm believer that things happen for a reason (karma). who knows? maybe the fates have saved you from something terrible that would have happened if you stayed on the same clinical unit for the last 12 weeks of your nursing program. you just never know.

hang in there. you are so close to the end. life, if anything, is about how we handle the challenges it throws at us. you are a strong person. you will bounce back and survive this.

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The post reads like it was written by a young spoiled child. Perhaps that's why others have chosen not to reply.

You have to take a class that doesn't make sense? Join the club.

You have to turn in every assignment and attend class? Wow, that really DOES suck! Imagine that requirement in nursing school?

Your teacher HAS to call the nursing school?

Etc, etc....you sound like a couple of the youngsters in my class who blame everything on others instead of sucking up and taking responsibility for their actions....

At least you were grown up enough NOT to tell the DON where to go....that was very mature of you...

Just my opinion....have a good time in CA.....

I agree with this post. When I was reading your original post I thought it sounded like you were blaming everyone else et not taking any responsiblity for your part in the whole situation. I mean, why would you think you should not have to attend a class et would not get points taken off your grade if you did not? Maybe this is why no one else responded. They just did not want to say anything because they felt the same. JMHO.

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90 views with no response? geez:o

Some of us obey the old phrase, "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all". Otherwise, we will be accused of "eating our young".

I can say that after your post, I can definitely understand why your instructor didn't talk to you but handed you the letter. Rude but understandable.

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I agree with this post. When I was reading your original post I thought it sounded like you were blaming everyone else et not taking any responsiblity for your part in the whole situation. I mean, why would you think you should not have to attend a class et would not get points taken off your grade if you did not? Maybe this is why no one else responded. They just did not want to say anything because they felt the same. JMHO.

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I originally thought it was the absences that caused me to have a bad grade. But I found out today it was that I did bad on the last test. I missed 2 classes out of 9. I was sick one day, and the other day it had snowed really bad over night and it was quite a far drive to the school. I did not want to risk wrecking because I do not have 4 wheel drive and I don't like driving in the snow.

I posted this message on another message board full of people that weren't nurses. That is why I spelled everythign out and I used the bad grammer, words, etc. I guess I should have editted it before putting it on here? And I wrote this message last night when I was really mad.

I am blaming people for not being notified about this compliance class. How could I blame myself? That just doesn't make sense. They claim to have contacted me but I never got the notices.

Maybe I sound mad and like a little kid? I'm 21 years old, in nursing school, broke as ever, and I spent $400 on a plane ticket that is probably nonrefundable. Why wouldn't I be angry? I'm sorry but I do not have money like this to be wasting.

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i had one of those days last week!!! was not fun, but i realized that i needed to take a break for myself to regroup. i wasn't any good to myself in school, with family, or my work if i don't take care of myself first. i picked my "stressed butt" up and took my family to the movies. i ate so much popcorn and soda that i was sick for 2 days, but i was able to come back to my studies and work and kids and dogs and spouse and classmates with a better attitude.

it sounds like you need to take a/an hour(s) for yourself then come back and approach the situation with a whole new light.

it really works!!!

i felt like dropping the program before i took the time to myself.

just a thought, but i know how you feel.

lpn student in oregon

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