failed rn school 2x.dont want to quit so going for lpn school

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hi.i am ashamed to tell my nursing school misadventures but right now,i just need advice really bad.i am very depressed and confused right now.i first started nursing at a bsn school but failed after taking fundamentals.so i transferred to an associate's rn school,got in.When i was almost in my last semester,i failed 2x and got dismissed from the program.i was very depressed.i let my whole family down,even my grandparents from overseas were even supposed to come to my graduation this year .I am either laughed at by people or yelled at by parents.Instead of encouraging me not to give up,my husband blames me everyday saying im too dumb i failed(it hurts me and makes me cry)Believe it or not,i have been fighting to graduate nursing school for the 7th year now.Nursing is really what my heart wants.I want to be a nurse so I decided I will take one step back from being an RN,which is being an LPN.If being an RN is too overwhelming for me,maybe I can handle less duties being an LPN.When I feel comfortable,then I plan to do an LPN to RN.

Right now,I am starting LPN school,this is my 3rd and last try in nursing school(hopefully I will make it with God's help). 1) Has anybody ever failed RN school and successfully became an LPN later? 2) Also,with my situation being out of RN school and going LPN school,am I still eligible to work as a nurse tech?I already completed Med Surg from RN school.I am also still going to attend a nursing school even if it is just LPN school.I really need a job to earn money for my family.Without it,we will up in the streets because my husband is low income also.I cannot work as CNA because my LPN school is already gonna be 5 days/week and if I work on saturday as aide,that would be too much already for my body to handle.Im not even sure if I will pass LPN school if I work because that would leave me with only 1 day left( Sunday) to study.If it wasn't for my family's financial needs during this tough economy,I would have given up because I am already tired of failing.I want to stand up from this failure but everytime I try to motivate myself to never give up,people always try to bring me down.Im either laughed at by friends or yelled at by family.I dont want to quit nursing.I am a very nice person and I really care about my patiets.Can somebody please give me an advice what to do?

Hardwork really does pay off.Just want to tell everybody my story.I posted before about being depressed because I failed nursing school before.I started going for the bachelors in nursing,didn't make it.Next,i went to the associate's then didn't make it either.Finally i told myself i will give one last try,to go for the LPN program.Guess what? I finally made it,graduated last week and even became Class Valedictorian.And my road doesn't end here.I am going up the ladder again to RN school.

I want to thank all of those nurses who responded to my post before,encouraging me never to give up.That just because I failed nursing sometimes does not mean that I will not be a nurse.That if it is nursing that I really want, then I will someday be a nurse.Thank you so much for helping me believe in myself.The road may not be easy.I had to drive everyday for 1 hour or more to school and to my clinical sites because the school is in another county.But I told myself,I really want this.I was thinking what would I feed my family,what will happen to them if I don't make it?Despite people and even family and friends teasing me that I was a failure and my former nursing instructor telling me to just give it up,to just change major because maybe nursing is not for me,I fought my way through and I proved them wrong! I prayed to God that if nursing is really meant for me, to please help me make it through my one last try in nursing school,in LPN school.If I dont make it,then I will give up nursing.Fortunately,I made it after all those years.Thanks to my LPN school for giving me the chance to pursue my dream.So I advice all the students,specially the ones who might have failed a couple of times,never to give up.Stay motivated and think of all those people who depend on you,specially your family.Make them your motivation,even if the road out there is tough.Do not be discouraged by people who tell you that you might not make it.Don't even listen to them.Just don't forget to pray to God,believe in yourself and do your BEST.If nursing is really what you want,then follow your heart because someday, just like me,you can be a nurse too.

Congratulations!! It is great to hear it all worked out for you (& as a Valedictorian no less).

Good luck with the next chapter :)

I love a happy ending. Im so glad it worked out for you.

Specializes in Gerontology, nursing education.

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So awesome and encouraging that you posted this. Belle05, please don't be a stranger! You can be an inspiration to plenty of folks on these boards!

This news is WONDERFUL! Congratulations.

Specializes in LDRP.
:yeah: thank you so much for updating us! this gives me so much hope! i failed out of my rn program last year and i am starting a new rn program in January! wish me luck!!!:)

What a wonderful update! Praise God. Congratulations!

Specializes in Everything.

Nursing school is really hard. An average of 50% of the RN students don't make it today. Best of luck.

I know this is an old post, but I must say I am so proud of you. I haven't failed out of nursing school but my GPA was too low to get in. Now I will be starting a LPN program in January and I am one step closer to my dream of being a nurse. Your post is so inspiring. Keep up the good work!!!

Congratulations! I haven't failed, but my GPA from undergraduate school is too low to get into RN School so I'm hoping that I can get into a LPN/LVN program. I'm going through a divorce, been a stay at home mom for 10 years and have three kids that I have to provide for. I hope I have a happy ending like you.

Specializes in Rehab, Geriatrics & School Nurse.

Glad you made it through....so where's ur support system now? Im curious were they still mean to you throughout school? I wish you the best of luck in ur Nursing career

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