I failed nursing school one week before graduation.. now what?

Red Kryptonite · May 6, 2015

There's nothing to do but fulfill the requirements the school sets before you, if you want to achieve becoming a RN. If they're giving you a way to have a second chance, take it.

WookieeRN, BSN, MSN, RN · May 6, 2015

There is no fast track for this if the school does not offer it to you.

Red Kryptonite · May 6, 2015

PS I'm really sorry. I can't imagine how crappy this feels.

morte, LPN, LVN · May 6, 2015

make sure the grading was correct.

mirandaaa · May 6, 2015

make sure the grading was correct.

Definitely this.

You'd be amazed at how often instructors mistakenly mis-grade, mis-enter, or forget to enter something entirely which can significantly drop your grade.

I'm not sure how things are done at your school but this is what I would do if I were in your shoes:

Generally we get an assignment sheet that shows every assignment and its due date (some have the points for it, too). I would go down the list and check off everything that has been entered into the grade system to make sure that nothing was missed. If you have any assignments that were returned, check the grades on them compared to the grades in the system.

Otherwise you may be able to try and have the grade overrode, but I don't know much about that process.

Good luck. I can't imagine how hard that would be. Please keep us updated with how things are going.

Mavrick, BSN, RN · May 6, 2015

Are you in one of those schools where when you get one "C" grade you fail?

Most times people who fail have been riding the fence for awhile and just haven't gotten the message to change whatever they've been doing and to take nursing school seriously. Whether it's their study habits, test-taking skills, too many outside interests or personality conflicts. Some nursing schools really push you to the limit, expecting you to put their classes as your #1 priority.

I don't know your full situation, of course, but short of finding a grading error you'll be back trying to meet the requirements of your school, so a solid understanding of why you failed may enable you to get the grade you need.

It is devastating to be so close though. Did you back off a little too soon, maybe thinking you had it in the bag?

nanananurse · May 8, 2015

I don't know the answer to your question but I wanted to wish you the best of luck. Please keep your head up and be strong! Please keep us posted!

pixiestudent2 · May 8, 2015

It's only one semester right?

16 weeks... You can do it! And you just have to audit the class, not even take the tests or do assignments..

That's sounds like a pretty sweet deal to me.

Good luck!

ERANDICU-RN · May 10, 2015

Here's my thoughts... and you are not going to want to hear it. If you've been an LVN since 1984, how the heck did you fail a clinical? nursing should be second nature to you. If you failed, its for good reason.

morte, LPN, LVN · May 13, 2015

Here's my thoughts... and you are not going to want to hear it. If you've been an LVN since 1984, how the heck did you fail a clinical? nursing should be second nature to you. If you failed, its for good reason.

it would appear she flunked a class, not clinical, but the OP wasn't really clear about which.

gbonrn · May 18, 2015

Sorry, this nurse was so horribly harsh. Retake what you must do. You have a goal, keep after it, YOU CAN DO IT, DO ACCEPT ANY LESS. DON'T LISTEN TO NEGATIVE THOUGHTS OR OTHER'S NEGATIVE COMMENTS.