To make a long story short I was in a 2 year nursing ADN program. Our math competency exam scores needed to be a 76% to pass and go on into the next rotation. After the first year of the program the college raised the math exam passing score to 90%, however, because my cohort had already completed our first year we were told we were still going to be held to the 76% to pass. This was not communicated down from the nursing department to our lead faculty. Needless to say I scored an 85% and was removed from the program. I appealed to the nursing department and was granted my appeal because it was a miscommunication between the department heads and faculty. However I had to sit out the rest of the 8 week rotation and rejoin my cohort during the last 8 weeks of the semester. During the next semester (spring) I was placed with a new cohort because I was now 8 weeks behind my original cohort. This new cohort was the first batch of students that had to get the 90% to pass the math exam, but I still only had to get the 76% which again was not communicated to my pediatric rotation instructor. I again received a 86% and was removed again out of the program. I appealed again and again won the appeal. This time was different because all though I missed over a week of the program they allowed me back into that rotation. Anyone how has been in a nursing program knows that missing more than a week is the equivalent to missing a month or more of it. Needless to say I had to catch up on 2 exams, write a 15 page paper, complete my clinical paper work and stay current on the new material being taught. This of course proved to be a suicide mission from hell! I wasn't doing well at all I was struggling to keep my grades above at least a 2.5. I emailed my instructor to ask what I had to get on my final exam and she responded that I needed to get an 83%. Well on the day of my final exam I scored and 86% and was then told by my instructor that she had made a mistake and I needed more then an 83%. I failed my pediatric rotation by 2/10ths of a point! This was by far one of the worst days of my life! I tried to appeal it again to the board and this time I lost. Now my problem is that I was 16 weeks away from my RN and I can't seem to find any college to let me in because I "failed" out f a nursing program. All of these colleges tell me that I have to wait 5 years before I can apply to their programs. When I ask them if I can apply as an LPN into the RN program they still say "no" because I failed out of another colleges nursing program. Please has this happened to anyone else? Does anyone know of any programs that will help let me finish out where I left off? I have 2 kids and I am not in the position to just pack up and leave to another state to try and finish. I just feel lost
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To make a long story short I was in a 2 year nursing ADN program. Our math competency exam scores needed to be a 76% to pass and go on into the next rotation. After the first year of the program the college raised the math exam passing score to 90%, however, because my cohort had already completed our first year we were told we were still going to be held to the 76% to pass. This was not communicated down from the nursing department to our lead faculty. Needless to say I scored an 85% and was removed from the program. I appealed to the nursing department and was granted my appeal because it was a miscommunication between the department heads and faculty. However I had to sit out the rest of the 8 week rotation and rejoin my cohort during the last 8 weeks of the semester. During the next semester (spring) I was placed with a new cohort because I was now 8 weeks behind my original cohort. This new cohort was the first batch of students that had to get the 90% to pass the math exam, but I still only had to get the 76% which again was not communicated to my pediatric rotation instructor. I again received a 86% and was removed again out of the program. I appealed again and again won the appeal. This time was different because all though I missed over a week of the program they allowed me back into that rotation. Anyone how has been in a nursing program knows that missing more than a week is the equivalent to missing a month or more of it. Needless to say I had to catch up on 2 exams, write a 15 page paper, complete my clinical paper work and stay current on the new material being taught. This of course proved to be a suicide mission from hell! I wasn't doing well at all I was struggling to keep my grades above at least a 2.5. I emailed my instructor to ask what I had to get on my final exam and she responded that I needed to get an 83%. Well on the day of my final exam I scored and 86% and was then told by my instructor that she had made a mistake and I needed more then an 83%. I failed my pediatric rotation by 2/10ths of a point! This was by far one of the worst days of my life! I tried to appeal it again to the board and this time I lost. Now my problem is that I was 16 weeks away from my RN and I can't seem to find any college to let me in because I "failed" out f a nursing program. All of these colleges tell me that I have to wait 5 years before I can apply to their programs. When I ask them if I can apply as an LPN into the RN program they still say "no" because I failed out of another colleges nursing program. Please has this happened to anyone else? Does anyone know of any programs that will help let me finish out where I left off? I have 2 kids and I am not in the position to just pack up and leave to another state to try and finish. I just feel lost