Just when I thought I was going to be prepared for my exam this week on hematology and oncology. On Monday AFTERNOON, our instructor just happened to mention (via e-mail) that she "forgot" to add a 60-page chapter on Breast Cancer and added 26 NEW lab values that we had to know for our exam today.
Then when we had lecture on Tuesday...she never bothered to cover the the Chapter on Breast Cancer nor another chapter we had on Shock at all.
I had clinicals all day on Wednesday and a night class on Wednesday night...so instead of reviewing my material like I had planned...I had to cover NEW material for an exam whose reading assignments and objectives have been in our Syllabus since August.
That proved to be a devastating error on her part as I am now mathematically too far behind to pass unless I get a perfect score on each test from here on out, and that is impossible to do.
I sent my children to my sister's house for tonight. I just can't deal with anything more right now. I have no idea of what I am going to do and there is no way I want to re-apply to this nursing program. These are the worst instructors I have ever had in my life.
I'm concerned you've made a hasty decision. I wonder if you can get re-enrolled in your nursing classes tomorrow morning. I'm trying to think of how you could explain it to the registrar, without appearing impulsive. I don't know.
You said yourself in another thread that you discussed your grades with an instructor and your fear about not passing, and the instructor said you are near the top of your class. They aren't going to fail EVERYONE.
I'd suggest looking for a way to reverse your hasty decision ASAP. After this semester is done, you can re-evaluate when not in the heat of the moment. Good luck to you.
I agree with this. You've come this far and it would be a good idea to at least finish the semester. I think you could simply state honestly that the last minute addition of material that you would have to be responsible for on such short notice scared you into making a hasty decision. I think you should communicate directly with your professor/instructor and then with the program director(s).
I notice you mentioned talk about town concerning the program. The director of one of the nursing programs in our town has an informational video on the school website in which she actually advises people to bring questions and concerns directly to the program directors instead of listening to rumor. That's very good advice imo. It sounds to me like you may have been too caught up in outside talk about the program and this is affecting how you feel about the program. I think you should shut out the rumor mill and think about your goals and whether this degree is something that will help you achieve them.
You can't just quit. I would do extra credit, cry, beg, plead, work something out, basically do anything you can to get through the program. It's such a short time, and the pays offs are worth it. Go back tomorrow and fix this.
Before you give up entirely on nursing, check out online programs maybe...there are links at the top of this page or the main page and I know Regents does an online program. You would still do clinicals at a hospital, hopefully close by and you might be able to apply right now instead of having to wait until next semester, if this is really important to you please don't give up! Good Luck...and keep us posted!:heartbeat
I'm not sure what your status is now or what recourse there is to file grievances or get enrolled again. Here's what I do know - and I think it tells more of the story than you realize:
Over 2300 posts! In less than two years! It's safe to say that you're one of the most passionate students that has ever come our way. I also know that your Allnurses contributions, as much as we appreciate them, are only the tip of the iceberg for the amount of work you've put into achieving this goal.
We don't know anything about the procedures for these situations at your school. All I can tell you is this: If I had put as much into this as you had, I'd definitely go down swinging. I might not end up passing, but you can bet that for years to come they'd be talking about the crazy fool that got kicked out! You've put way too much into this. Call your prof, camp out on the dean's lawn, do what you gotta do to make this work.
Eric...thank you...I really and truly appreciate it.
The reason that I dropped the class, is all we get is a "W" on my transcript. I only have until the end of this month to drop or else it's an "F" and that would potentially bar me from attending another nursing program.
Our school does not do a WF or WP at the time that you drop.
I'm going to write the Dean the letter today that she requested. I don't know how much a grievance would matter. I did call my 2nd year advisor the morning after the additional chapter and labs were posted and as soon as I started talking (and I was very respectful) she practically bit my head off that I was making a mountain out of molehill and I needed to review the chapter and "deal with it".
I can reapply next year...but I'll have the same teachers, with the same nutty satallite format. Call me having sour grapes, but I signed up for school to be taught...not so I could teach myself.
That's what I told the Dean when I spoke to her yesterday. I said, "While I do not question the level of medical expertise of your teaching staff, the main question in my mind is are they just showing up to lecture for themselves? Or are they coming to WORK to teach the students how to be nurses?"
When you write your letter, perhaps you should include the email from your instructor (there is the date on emails). For an instructor to 'forget' such a huge amount of material for an exam is unbelievable! Also include your clinical schedule and inquire about when you should be learning about this new material (especially since it wasn't covered in class). The Dean needs to be aware of this instructors teaching methods (or lack there of).
I wish you wouldn't have dropped the class, even if you didn't make it, you would have had the material and been better prepared next semester (if you could retake the course). You might have missed out on a curve or if she chose to throw out some questions.
If many of her students fail, consider coming together and proceeding up the chain of command. We had a 3rd semester class where 95% failed. The Dean wouldn't listen so they took their complaints all the way up to state. Our new Dean is a bit better and the 3rd semester has been revamped and students are passing. Now, it didn't help those students, but I'm forever grateful they refused to give up for the rest of us in lower semesters. There is strength in numbers. Please don't give up because one instructor couldn't actually teach. There are so many like that since the invention of power point, it makes me sick. That is another topic though. Please keep us posted and I'm so sorry you have to deal with this.
Any LPN/LVN programs within driving distance? Then you could do an online RN with Excelsior or Kaplan.
Hopefull2009, you are just too darn smart to let them beat you down like this. There has to be a way for you to become a nurse!
Please don't make any more decisions until you've had the weekend to calm down a little bit, talk to your husband and other people you trust. Make a list of all your options and their pros and cons. And then make an informed decision about where you go from here.
I don't know you... you don't know me but these people are right!
You are in the right, get some people together from your class and fight this until you get the results you want! It's your grades, your lives not theirs.. they have their nice cushy jobs and have already put in their blood, swear and tears in the academia side.
I am so sorry this has happened to you. I have read many of your posts and I know you are a good student. I also recall when your school started changing things for the worst and I admired your determination. I hope that there is something you can do. If you have to, keep going higher and higher. If you have to storm the school president's office, do it. Maybe they will let you take the class online somewhere. Look at all your options, but know that there are many of us pulling for you and send you lots of hugs and encouragement.
I actually came straight home and withdrew from the program. We can do it online.
We have two nursing programs in our area, and believe it or not, I'm actually in the "good" one. The other one is at a 4-year university, and here are their "stellar" statistics.
Number of student slots given to the program each fall: 20 (yes, you read that number correctly).
Number of students that they actually accept: About 12...b/c their pre-reqs are so riduclous...hardly anyone can pass them.
Number of students that actually end up graduating from the program: about 4 to 7.
So, that is why I choose this program...the problem is we are broke and we cannot afford to move. I'm going to have to figure out another way of making a living b/c I can't go back to this school..I just can't. I have no idea of how anyone makes it out of that program.
are these figures that you've verified with the school or just what you've heard from friends?
are these figures that you've verified with the school or just what you've heard from friends?
Verified. I actually inquired about the program at the University before the one at the CC. When I set up an appointment with the Director of the Nursing program, she told me that they only let in 20 per Fall, and when I said, "Well, I probably wouldn't get in b/c I'm sure other students would have a higher GPA than me."
That is when she told me that they didn't even fill the slots that they had.
Then the first graduating class' names were in the local paper...and that is when I noticed it was around 7.
They replaced the Director this year...saw her job advertised on Monster.com on a random search.
The reason that students in the area won't go there is because here is a list of their core nursing pre-reqs ASIDE from the general education:
2 semesters of foreign language
Probability and Stats
Economics...yes, it's a business class
Logic...not studying about Aristotle..but a+b=c type calculations...70% failure rate for first time takers...verified by someone who transferred to our program b/c she took it twice and couldn't pass it.
Chemistry I and II...doesn't sound bad...unless you knew it was designed for pre-med majors and had a comprehensive final at the end of Chem II that covered BOTH semesters.
Anatomy I and II...this is the one that most students take at the CC b/c the one at the university was designed for pre-med majors and has a huge failure rate.
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jeepgirl, LPN, NP
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they may end up curving, ect.