How many don't make it out?

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I'm am curious as to the numbers of nursing students who do not last until the end of the program. The school that I am applying to accepts 80 each fall and I am wondering how likely it is that all 80 will cross the stage. Could some of you who are in nursing school or already finished tell me how many of your classmates didn't make it through the program?

Thanks in advance!

Specializes in cardiac.

Hummmmm..I've been out of school for 3 years now. But, my class started with around 30 poeple. Went down to 15 after fundamentals was over. Then, after second year only 4 of us form the origional class acutally graduated. we all passed our boards. So, that would have given us a 100% passing rate. A lot of people dropped because of money issues, family issues, and some, unfortunately, could not pass the classes or clinicals. I think a lot of it had to do with the pre-screening for entry just wasn't up to par. I think school is what you make of it.

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about 50% don't make it at my school.

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Remember that not everyone is failing out because they can't handle it. Sometimes school is just not a priority, or there is a crisis/emergency, or they decide they don't like nursing after all, or they don't have the money, or their student visa isn't in order or whatever.

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Remember that not everyone is failing out because they can't handle it. Sometimes school is just not a priority, or there is a crisis/emergency, or they decide they don't like nursing after all, or they don't have the money, or their student visa isn't in order or whatever.

I agree! --There's also a *disillusionment* phase that occurs during the socialization process of becoming a nurse. Some get harder hit by it than others. I got stuck there as a nursing student many years ago and ended up dropping out, a decision I've regretted for over 25 years. This time 'round in nursing school I *know* how important it is to play some, to find a way to enjoy each day no matter what, and to guard my mind from defeating thoughts. ATTITUDE is everything [it rilly, rilly is].

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Specializes in Maternity & Well Baby Nursery.
We started with 50 and are down to 11 original students (not counting those who transferred in) in our final semester. A handful decided nursing wasn't for them. One busted a drug test, 3 failed 2 clinical rotations and the rest failed classes. About 10 or so are in the classes behind me now. Ours is recognized as the toughest course around, but we are also known to put out the best nurses.

Wow!! If you don't mind, what is the name of your nursing program? Is it LPN, RN, or BSN? And which state, please?

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I just started my first semester of an ADN program. My school admits 40 students each fall, and 5 have already dropped out of the program. The percentage that pass the NCLEX is pretty high. I think the 2006 grads had 95% or 97% pass. The average NCLEX passing rate for previous years is about 90-95%.

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Specializes in Neuro.

There are 24 in my class and after 6 weeks we haven't lost anyone yet. We are the third class in this program (accelerated) and we have asked the other programs how many have dropped out. The first class lost 4 (out of 14) and the next class lost 2 (out of 24), but a few rejoined in later classes, and they said no one dropped because of grades, it was all due to family, financial, or other hardships.

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