I am very disappointed

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I failed medsurg.

In my program you need 77% to pass and i only had 76% i was really close and i am very bummed out about it. and now i have to wait one semester, which is next year spring to retake the class again. if i had passed, i would have had only 2 semesters left but its not happening. and i told everyone i care about and they couldnt accept it, and i feel even more disappointed now.

I have always had a steady 85%+ in all the tests but it took only one test where, i dont know why i did such a thing -still today i just cant fathom it, i had a score of 54%. and that score basically ruined my great chance of passing, and the whole semester i was just a nervous wreck cause i know a mediocre passing score on comprehensive finals will not help me raise my average just to pass the class alone.

im a disgrace!

its such a waste of time to have to wait till next year to continue when i could have graduated the spring semester next year. im just so depressed about the whole thing. this is the first time ever in my academic life to fail a class, add to it how the others think of me for failing a class and staying behind. im ashamed, depressed, mad, melancholic, just everything negative. i have been feeling very sick, and this tragedy is totally affecting my personality and attitude, not just mine but everyone else' too. especially towards me.

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The people who make the biggest deal about it are people who have never been to nursing school. They never will understand how hard it is and how hard the test are. I'm taking Med Surg this coming semester and I am scared to death. There were 17 people who withdrew that class last semester and 4 who failed. I'm sorry you failed. Do they offer a remediation? If not, sit your semester out and then pick back up where you need to. Don't let others dictate how you feel.

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Specializes in Emergency Department.

A friend of mine missed passing 1st Semester by just 2 points. Not 2 percentage points, 2 points. He was less than 1% away from passing the course. He was able to retake the course a couple semesters later and passed his NCLEX about 3 weeks ago. Another friend of mine passed all her exams in 4th semester and got a clinical fail on one of her last days in preceptorship. I had a great average in 3rd Semester and got a clinical fail on my last clinical day. Because of a program content change, I have to repeat 2 semesters to get credit for all the content that got moved around. That basically put me back a full year from my expected graduation date.

Was it very disappointing that I had to do this? Yes. Am I complaining about it? Not a chance! You see, I've been given an excellent opportunity to excel. I rarely had my instructors check in with me because they knew I knew what I was doing. On top of that, I often peer-taught my classmates who hadn't been through the content, which further reinforced the learning I'd done already. I spent my clinical time working on getting both thorough and fast. Often, while my classmates were struggling with 2 patients, I'd have free time to help out with 1 or 2 more, help out my fellow students, catch up with charting (usually already done), check for new labs/meds, and so on. It's not that I'm really that good... it's that I got used to having 3 patients (a 3rd semester thing) and when I rolled back to a 2nd semester class, we had 2 patients max. There often wasn't a week where I didn't end up working up less than 4 patients because some went home...

The choice is truly yours. You can complain, moan, and get generally irritated and let this whole experience bring a big black cloud of grumpy over your head or you can look at this as an opportunity (even if you have to wait a little while) to work on whatever you need to, overcome it, and just be that much better rolling along into your next class. Turn this into something positive and treat it that way and you'll amaze yourself (and your instructors too) about what you can do next time around!

Good luck!

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

My son failed one of his RT classes by 1% last fall. It got him removed from the program for 3 semesters. He was crushed. But to his credit, he came home (he's only 19- just out of high school), got a job, and signed up for classes at the community college to improve his GPA and get a few co-reqs out of the way. He's worked really, really hard, has learned some life lessons, and anticipates returning to RT school next fall.

While it seems terrible now, you WILL get past this - and come out the other side a better, stronger, wiser person. Trust me - you will.

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It really does hurt. Nursing school is rough, and persistence is the key.

One way to make it work to your advantage is to do some courses that will help you, and that you may need in the future. Med Surg is a bear, and it is good information to get down by yourself. I would start with hurst review, and then feuer to get the basic core material down. I would practice questions tons of nclex med surg questions, and would get skills down cold, not to mention pharm. This will help you a lot when you go and take the class, and it will be much easier for you.

List of possible items to look into:

0. Intro to human growth and development

1. Abnormal Psychology - for psych class may need Into to psych first

2. Statistics - Required for BSN

3. Nutrition- Required for BSN

4. Feuer and Hurst Review

5. Peds's class is mostly growth and development

6. Nursing Study Skills Class

7. Nursing Skills Review - (master nursing skills, including assessment

8. Practice Pharm - nclex drugs

9. Volunteer at a hospital or place where you would like to work. This will help with skills and Resume.

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Specializes in CVICU.

My cousin was in her 2nd semester of nursing school out of four when she became pregnant. The week before finals of 3rd semester, she was 9 months pregnant and fell very ill. She was hospitalized from that point until she went into labor, which happened the week of finals. She could not be discharged because labor had taken a toll on her already sick body. She missed her finals and the reviews for her finals. She had not been able to study while hospitalized, and even though she was allowed to make up the finals, she did not pass and had to start the program ALL OVER AGAIN! But this story doesn't end badly: this past spring, she graduated with her ADN and passed boards in June. Just roll with the punches. Of course no one wants to fail but it happens to a lot of people. You just have to pick yourself off the floor and keep going. In a few years it will not have mattered that you had to wait an extra semester or two to graduate.

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I couldnt get over the fact that I had a great momentum and I messed it up when I filled up my scantron incorrectly and cant do anything about it. Not to mention how hard I study and the things I sacrificed for being in the program. It really sucks...

Anyways, I just wanted to have some form of release cause I just cant bottle this up.

Thank you all for your words.

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Specializes in Pain, critical care, administration, med.

Don't worry what anyone says. Pick yourself up and brush yourself off. So it takes a while longer you will get there if it is what you really want it bad enough. Perseverance always pays off!

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Specializes in Medical Surgical.

I am sorry that happened :/.. Keep your head up and don't worry what others say! In my classes I always double check my scantrons after I fill them in. I always wondered is it even worth the time, and I guess after hearing your story it is! If those around you are disappointed in you maybe you should tell them you are trying your hardest and maybe they should be more supportive. Good luck to you :)

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I couldnt get over the fact that I had a great momentum and I messed it up when I filled up my scantron incorrectly and cant do anything about it. Not to mention how hard I study and the things I sacrificed for being in the program. It really sucks...

Anyways, I just wanted to have some form of release cause I just cant bottle this up.

Thank you all for your words.

If you got off track on your scantron I would think that that could be explained to someone? Maybe not? My teachers are pretty stubborn. I'm not sure what they would say if someone did that.

I was very nervous Also in my first two semesters. I am 38 years old and I don't want to repeat anything or have to pay for a semester again. I just want to finish and be done with this. In my last year starting August 19th.

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I couldnt get over the fact that I had a great momentum and I messed it up when I filled up my scantron incorrectly and cant do anything about it. Not to mention how hard I study and the things I sacrificed for being in the program. It really sucks...

Anyways, I just wanted to have some form of release cause I just cant bottle this up.

Thank you all for your words.

It doesn't hurt to show the professor how you incorrectly filled in the scantron. Some professors not all will take this into consideration. Just talk to your professor.

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It doesn't hurt to show the professor how you incorrectly filled in the scantron. Some professors not all will take this into consideration. Just talk to your professor.

I did talk to my professor. In fact were in really good terms but that doesn't mean they can just break their faculty policy.

I went to my professor when i got my score. And reviewed everything with her and that's how I found out I messed up on the scantron. The professor understood but Even after that they do not allow any alterations on scantron for what ever reason cause they're common rationale is always " you could be lying" even though its evident that I accidentally bubbled the right answers to the wrong questions and left many of them blank. I guess the Select all that apply questions threw me off.

The only thing I was suggested to do was just to get the highest possible on the next tests. And basically, I was 1% short. I did my best, but I guess my best wasn't good enough.

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