Please disregard any grammar errors or disorganization in this post. I really am having a hard time staying focused and concentrating right now and I am just writing whatever comes to mind..Really!....:uhoh21:
I believed that I was lucky for several reasons.
I am the first one in my family to attend college and I am at one of the best schools and nursing programs in NJ.
I was doing well in Med Surg
I am working as a nursing aids in one of the best hospitals in South Jersey.
Until last week... I failed my first Med Surg exam--- 65 %... I had to retake it and this time it was 10 open-ended question--- which I thought I did well on. I just found out today, on the day of my Med Surg final ( which I know I would have done well on), that I failed the retake... :crying2::crying2: . So know I can't take the final a will fail the course. What really sucks is that I actually know the material, but I made very silly mistakes.:smackingf:smackingf:banghead::banghead:Plus I still have a Mental Health Nursing final in two days.
So what do I do now!!!!!!!??????
I'm thinking of switching my major to Psychology and after graduation, going into the accelerated nursing program at UMDNJ.
I am sooo shocked, sad and depressed---- I can't even cry anymore. I kind of feel numb.
I've been through sooo much in this nursing program and now its all over with only one more year left until graduation. C/O 2012.
I feel like I let myself, my family, my mentor, and my whole city of Camden down...
I just don't know what to do.When I am going through a rough time, I usually turn to religion, but I deconverted from Christianity last year and am now an atheist. I am actulay still going through the grieving process of deconversion and so I am even more depressed because I feel like I have no support system.
I really want to be a nurse and I know I will be a nurse:redbeathe:redbeathe:nurse::redbeathe:redbeathe.. I'll do what ever it takes.I guess it's just gonna take longer right ???
Oh and I have a Mental Health Nursing Final in less than two days and now I am having a hard time focusing on studying for that.
-Can someone cheer me up
-Give me some advice
-Tell me how to stay focused for this last final
-How to cope without religiously or family support
im suprised knowone has mentioned the online program at Excelsior? I believe if you have SOME nursing school done, you can transfer it and pursue their ADN degree...something to consider...
Easier said than done. Must have more than 50% of an RN program completed with the emphasis being on the clinical portion of the program. OP should talk to an EC advisor to see if they qualify if that is the route they want to take.
Hi girl :), I remember couple of years ago I was working as a nursing student;i failed one of the components in the science unit; the feeling was not good at all. I went to work next day desperately seeking to talk to someone for some comfort; while showering my young patient who had recently lost her both legs; she noticed me looking sad and asked me; I told her the story and you know what she told me jersygirl, "she said she would anyday fail hundreds of nursinng courses but never want to loose her legs....and she also told me dont loose sight and your goal", and your goal jersygirl is to become a nurse. Rest but dont quit. Talk to your loved ones for support; they will never judge you.
I really liked your post. It made me realize that life could be a whole lot worse and that I should count my blessings. Sometimes I get down, sad, and depressed about life because of not passing the nclex twice...but i realize that there are a lot of others that have it worse than me. And remember to never take anything for granted. THank you for sharing. :redbeathe and exactly, don't loose sight and your goal..the people around you who love you will never ever judge.
I cant go back and edit my post but I failed a class, now Im graduated and have been working on a Med/Onc unit for 4 months. Its not the end of the world. Just a mild setback.
Nursing school is hard!! I feel like teachers try hard to make it hard to weed students out. They have really weird questions that you never seen or heard before. Not all questions are nclx style, some are just testing your knowledge, some are just too tricky. I realize that if we start the semester strong with solid B or high B, better yet, A, we can lower the risk of failing the class if we don't do too well on the final. LOL. that's my strategy!!
dont even give up...i failed out if nursing school @ sep 2008 due to work/family/personal issues...failed OB class...then failed the dosage test which got me kicked out of the program....(u cant fail 2 classes once admitted to nurs program)...i took my transcripts to another school...entered another LPN transition program and i graduated may 2010....i had originally failed in sep 2008...never gave up and entered another program in may 2009 to finish in may 2010...passed boards and i am RN now!!! If i had given up...time will just pass me by...and it will be eating me up.
You go to school in Camden, NJ? What school do you go to? Rutgers-Camden? I go to the same school and I am in the nursing program too!
No, I just live in Camden. I am thinking about applying to RU Camden now though. But I don't want to waste my time if I don't have a chance of getting in..
I dont think you will get kicked out because of one class...doesnt it depend all on the gpa anyways? As long as you meet the required gpa youre fine! Why dont you try talking to your teacher and telling them how you feel...or academic advising..if you tell them your situation they might be able to help...they understand some people are bad test takers but know the material. Good luck! (:
No, I just live in Camden. I am thinking about applying to RU Camden now though. But I don't want to waste my time if I don't have a chance of getting in..
Oo0oo. Yeah, if you're trying to get into the nursing program then I suggest you not to apply because the new nursing program is not accepting transfers anymore. Thats why me and 39 other nursing students got accepted from high school because the program only wants students that took all of their credits at Rutgers University-Camden.
Hopefully, you get your situation figured out. I'm really sorry that this has to happen to you
just as you have only one year left.
Can you argue your case with a letter to the chair person of the program? Maybe explain to them about
I dont think you will get kicked out because of one class...doesnt it depend all on the gpa anyways? As long as you meet the required gpa youre fine! Why dont you try talking to your teacher and telling them how you feel...or academic advising..if you tell them your situation they might be able to help...they understand some people are bad test takers but know the material. Good luck! (:
She stated that this is her second failure.
To the OP: I am sorry that it didn't work out for you. Being that this is your second failure, it will be tough for you to find a nursing school that would consider you for acceptance into their program. You have already had 2 chances, and if you reveal this (and you would have to if you want any of your classes to transfer), it would take some serious convincing to give you a third chance. What would you say to them to make them give you that chance? I know this is not what you want to hear, but ytou have to look at it from their perspective.
A private, for profit school may consider you. That will be pricey though.
You could also try the LPN route. It may not be what you had your heart set on, but it's a stepping stone. If you can prove youself academically and clinically in a program, get a job and get good references, nursing programs may forgive your forst RN school experience.
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:banghead:Plus I still have a Mental Health Nursing final in two days.
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Easier said than done. Must have more than 50% of an RN program completed with the emphasis being on the clinical portion of the program. OP should talk to an EC advisor to see if they qualify if that is the route they want to take.