Nursing Students Retaking Classes

[MLTtonursing, BSN, PhD]

I know that it is easier said than done, but if you want it you will do it. If you really want to do nursing, find out where you went wrong and try again. If you know you weren't getting the grasp of something, get help so the next time you will make it. Life gets in the way some have it better than others, but as a nurse you will need that drive to take care of your patients. Pick yourself up and believe in yourself and try again. Sending out good vibes to whoever needs to hear this.

[windsurfer8, BSN, RN]

"If you want to do it you will do it". Not true. Many people "want" to be an MD..."wanting" and "doing" are two different things. If you fail classes and fail out of nursing school "wanting" won't mean anything.

[MLTtonursing, BSN, PhD]

My topic is Nursing Students Retaking Classes. I read on hear alot of times of students that have failed a class and think they should give up, but sometimes failing a class has alot to do with evaluating the why. That is why I wrote the article. Alot of times a person doesn't know where or who to turn to out of shame, embarrassment, disbelief you name it. Sometimes all many students have is allnurses to turn to when they feel they can't talk to anybody else to get advice from. So I hope all that have viewed my article it has helped someone in a positive way. I have known many people who have been in this situation over the years and sometimes all it take is evaluating where you went wrong and changing those things.

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

I agree that a student should persevere in the face of failure and difficulties. Nothing wrong with your advice to retake a class.

However, we often see on AN the "Don't give up on your dream! Anyone can do it as long as you want it bad enough!" mantra, and it just isn't true. There are people who just are not cut out to be nurses, even though they want it very very badly. Some of these people take NCLEX 5, 6, 7 times, and continue to receive advice to "don't give up on your dream." I think it is a disservice to those people. They need to be encouraged to change course and find what they really ARE capable of excelling at. It's OKAY to find out that nursing really isn't your destiny. There's something for everyone, so I would not advise people to keep spinning their wheels trying to do something that for whatever reason they are not up to.