Moving on to another program

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I have attended a nursing program and was unsuccessful. I appealed it, it was reviewed by the nursing committee and my appeal was denied. I am now trying to waste no time and apply to another nursing program. From what I heard from others, it is possible to move on to another program and even transfer. I would think that would be reasonable because just because you don't do well at one school does not mean your career should end. I know my school said I could reapply after 3 years. Three years is a long time to wait. I am young and just want to get my career going already. Is it possible to leave one program and go on to another?

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Specializes in interested in NICU!!.

i think it depends on the policy of the 'new' nursing school you would like to attend. waiting 3 years to re-apply is just. . .i don't know, i'm speechless. have you called and asked what's their policy on this issue?

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Specializes in Ortho and Tele med/surg.

Yes, my dear you can go on. I have a lot of sympathy for you because I have a friend who failed out of our nursing program for a second time. She told me that she had to pick her self up after that. She decided to do an LPN program. I know that she will never stop until she achieves her goal. Sometimes I truly believe that the program is not right for you. So pick yourself up and apply to another program. Believe in yourself!:up:

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Yes, my dear you can go on. I have a lot of sympathy for you because I have a friend who failed out of our nursing program for a second time. She told me that she had to pick her self up after that. She decided to do an LPN program. I know that she will never stop until she achieves her goal. Sometimes I truly believe that the program is not right for you. So pick yourself up and apply to another program. Believe in yourself!:up:

A PN programme isn't "nursing made easy".

Sometimes we just have to accept that what we want isn't going to happen. I wanted to be a ballet dancer but grew too tall.

We don't know why you were deemed "unsuccessful" in school, and I'm sure the administration gave you a few valid reasons. Perhaps self-reflection is your first step and then an appointment with a careers advisor.

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This happened over the Summer. I've been looking up other nursing programs ever since. I looked at a program at a college called Polk State College... the nursing director there told me because I wasn't in good standing at the school I was coming from that the same would apply for me there, I would have to wait 3 years for readmission. I'm trying to argue it because I never attended that school, I am not trying to transfer... I'm trying to apply to their program fresh and new. She said thats what the policies and procedures state and I find that hard to believe because she hasn't provided evidence of that. It makes me wonder... when someone is unsuccessful in one program are they supposed to just quit nursing or move on to another major because of schools like these. It's very discouraging and it makes it even harder because it's the only thing I've ever wanted to do and really enjoy.

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Actually, I met with a nursing committee who asked me a few questions about how I study, why do I think I was unsuccessful and what I would do better. The nursing committee makes a recommendation to the nursing director on what to do. I don't think that's a very thorough evaluation especially when over 20 people failed in my class and every one else barely passed. There couldn't have been something wrong with everyone. I had a very dedicated class. On the exams, some of the questions would contradict itself or just not make sense but our professors refused to omit and they said they don't like to because administration doesn't like them to omit. The questions would ask for a late sign of MS and none of the choices were a late sign; but one of the choices would be an early sign which is not answering the question. Going to clinical every week and it was pass or fail and not included in the grade. Nursing schools today are preparing students to pass an exam not to perform and actually know what they're doing on the floor. And people wonder why there is a nursing shortage. Go figure!

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How far were you in the program? If you have at least 50 percent of clinical done and live in a state that accepts it you could try excelsior. I failed in my last semester of bsn program this past may, started excelsior and am now done 4 out of 8 of the nursing exams. It is not easy but is a definite choice for people in our shoes.

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Don't get too discouraged. Some schools do not have the same 3-year wait policy because I have friends who are in your situation. So just keep looking and trying to find a school with a more reasonable policy. Also don't listen to people who say because you didn't make it the first shot that maybe nursing isn't for you. We lost about 1/5 of our class last semester and these were not bad students. There is not a student in my current semester with a cumulative below 3.8, and yet it is an extreme rarity for ANY of us to get an A on a test. I'm sure you know as well as I do nursing school is, and should be, difficult. However when an entire class of straight A students are now suddenly high C and low B students, something is wrong.

In my particular school, I know the case is exactly what you stated, their only concern is the NCLEX numbers, not whether we are actually learning to be good nurses. If they think there is a chance you won't pass NCLEX the first time, they find ways to remove you from the program. Those who left the program I'm in have transferred to other schools with little to no problems, and are all happier because of it. So keep your chin up, keep looking, and you'll find a school that will work for you.

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Nursing schools today are preparing students to pass an exam not to perform and actually know what they're doing on the floor. And people wonder why there is a nursing shortage. Go figure!

I couldn't disagree with you more.

I'm sorry you weren't successful, but your failure does not make other nursing schools failures as well. Thanks to my nursing school, I was well-prepared to perform on the floor, and so were my classmates. We did actually know what we were doing.

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I couldn't disagree with you more.

I'm sorry you weren't successful, but your failure does not make other nursing schools failures as well. Thanks to my nursing school, I was well-prepared to perform on the floor, and so were my classmates. We did actually know what we were doing.

I'm glad you had a good experience at your nursing program. You may not even be in the same state as me. The majority of programs out here have a focus on NCLEX pass rates and are not as hands on as they should be. I believe clinical is very important because it's one thing to read something in a book and a whole other thing to actually perform it with confidence. Students work hard and prepare for their clinical day. Practicing makes it stick in your head.

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Specializes in Utilization Management.

"I'm trying to argue it because I never attended that school, I am not trying to transfer... I'm trying to apply to their program fresh and new."

That's where your problem lies. In order to be admitted to PSC's program, you first have to be admitted to the college itself. In order to be admitted to the college, you have to transfer.

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"I'm trying to argue it because I never attended that school I am not trying to transfer... I'm trying to apply to their program fresh and new[/i']."

That's where your problem lies. In order to be admitted to PSC's program, you first have to be admitted to the college itself. In order to be admitted to the college, you have to transfer.

I haven't taken any classes there as yet. I have applied to the college and was admitted already. I am applying as a new nursing student not as a transfer nursing student. I would be a transfer nursing student if I tried to transfer the course work I passed already over to PSC to be where I left off at my other school.

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