Okay, I have a question. One of my friends who is a nursing major like myself was kicked out of her previous school, then as I was talking with another friend she told me that the first friend may not be able to get into the nursing program when she applies, because she was kicked out of another school.
My question is, is that true? Has anyone heard that if you get kicked out of one school you can not attend another school.
My alma mater recently tightened their admission criteria, so that anyone who has failed out of another nursing program will be denied admission into this one. With wait lists as they are, and the difficulty of this school's program figured into consideration, the school decided it could well afford to only accept students who had not already struck out elsewhere.
As has been stated, it sometimes depends upon the reason for dismissal as to whether another program will accept a student. A student left a nursing program due to her political beliefs and became a mild nuisance, sending material to instructors and making statements, refusing to participate, etc. She, then, tried to enter other programs in the area, and was not accepted anywhere. Undoubtedly, due to what was said about the reasons for her departure. Academically, she was fine, although I suspect that she was given failing grades for the final semester.
I was threatened by my program's director when I was forced to withdraw temporarily for medical reasons. She, in a phone conversation, stated that she was going to block my readmission and progress (I never understood her hostile attitude, except that other people were open about her bad attitude about everything, she had a bad reputation among the faculty and students alike), so I am an example of getting on the wrong side of TPTB. It is definitely true that a person will be discussed at some level when applying for readmission after having been told to leave a program. I just think that it is a difficult to impossible task, based on the current competition to gain a seat. Our school always was open about any and all situations being dependent upon availability of seats. They also were open about the fact that those seats were open to good candidates first. I hope that the OP is able to find a spot somewhere. If someone is not outright unqualified, they should be able to complete their education. After all, there's supposed to be a nursing shortage, right?
Yes, there is a nursing shortage. I am aware of some students that have had to leave BSN programs but were able to get RN diplomas. Presumably, the friend of the OP could step down a rung (if she was in RN school, then go to LPN program or BSN then to RN).
After successfully gaining a license and working, the bridge programs are much easier to get into (so I've heard).
Unless it's an infraction like a violation of the law or something unethical, the student does have a future. Just not with that school.
Why was she kicked out? I know two different people who both received less than 80% in a nursing class and, therefore, were not allowed to continue through the program. The one student applied and was accepted elsewhere. The other student re-applied to the same school and was allowed to enroll in the class a year later. btw- both of the schools adhere to a "two strikes & you're out" policy. If either one of these students fails another class, or even drops out of the program, they will then no longer be eligible to participate in a nursing program.
She was kicked out because she said that she and another student gave a patient insulin that didn't need it. So they were going to kick her out, but her mother was attending school with her and she begged them to keep her there. So she was able to attend lecture, but not clinical. I think there is much more to the story and the part about she was able to continue lecture but not clincial is really getting to me, because I don't know of a school that would do something like that. :uhoh21: She was in school to become an LPN in Texas.
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My alma mater recently tightened their admission criteria, so that anyone who has failed out of another nursing program will be denied admission into this one. With wait lists as they are, and the difficulty of this school's program figured into consideration, the school decided it could well afford to only accept students who had not already struck out elsewhere.