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I was just wondering. I am probably going to have to retake second semester and I am really bumed. I was wanting to know how many people fail a semester and go on to graduate and become good nurses

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Specializes in Telemetry/Cardiac Floor.
I was just wondering. I am probably going to have to retake second semester and I am really bumed. I was wanting to know how many people fail a semester and go on to graduate and become good nurses

I now a nurse educator at a hospital personally, who failed psych, and now has a master's degree in nursing. She is one of the top educators at the hospital. One of my instructors failed a semester and now has a MSN. It can be done.:nurse:

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Specializes in Burns, ICU, Plastic Surgery.

Just like my mother tells me, "if at first you do not succeed, try, try again".

Everyone makes mistakes, and they learn from them. I suggest you look back on last semester and examine what you did wrong. Did you study enough? Did you put in the effort? Is nursing right for you? If you really want to be a nurse you can ammend your mistakes. It does not mean you'll be a bad nurse. Sometimes things take more than one try. Maybe even talk to your professors. Nursing school is a lot of work and you can't get through it without putting in the effort and commitment.

Good luck. Don't give up, I know it can be frustrating! :wink2:

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

I haven't exactly failed a semester but during my 2nd year there were a group of us who didn't pass anatomy 1st semester (passing is C or above). The 6 of us were told we would not be able to take our 2nd semester med-surg class (which would basically hold us back a year). The group of us had to sit through an entire semester watching everyone get excited about clinicals, drawing blood, starting IVs, and giving IV meds.

Fortunately, the school realized that the class wasn't appropriate for nursing students (we all had to take the 4th year level class that all the biomedical engineers took). It was an experimental year where they "took away" the nursing anatomy class. They allowed us to take A&P at the community college (I had a perfect A in one section and a high A in the other). Then they offered the small group of us the 2nd semester of med-surg during the summer (including clinicals).

All during the school year we were mortified by our "failure." But it ended up being the BEST thing that happened to us. Not only did we bond (and worked our butts off all summer!), it felt like redemption to rock Anatomy. Our clinical instructor was phenomenal. And the professor for the class WROTE THE FREAKING BOOK! Our class ended up just being a very personal atmosphere. I learned more in that summer than I ever have.

Basically, the point of my story was to make you realize that you may run into some roadblocks. It does NOT mean you are less intelligent than anyone else. If you feel like nursing is what you need to be doing and that you possess the skills, knowledge, and heart to safely and effectively give care to those who need it, then keep going and fight for what you want. Like my situation, it may end up being one of the best ways you learn.

That group of us was lucky to be given another chance and you should view it the same way, even though it seems disheartening at the moment.

I have now been a nurse for 4 years with most of them spent in Critical Care. I now work for a nationwide healtgcare company as a Clinical Supervisor and I love my job! Anything is possible!

My best wishes to you!:nurse:

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I was just wondering. I am probably going to have to retake second semester and I am really bumed. I was wanting to know how many people fail a semester and go on to graduate and become good nurses

Don't let it get you down. I did not pass a class second semester of my first year (ASN), had to sit out a year, but I still stuck with it.... I knew it was what I wanted to do and what I was meant to do, so I was NOT going to let one class stop me! I actually just walked the stage and graduated today! It was a long and extremely hard journey, but WORTH EVERY MINUTE! I have to still take the state boards before I can have that R.N. behind my name, but I know I can do that too. Stick with it, don't let this get you down, work hard, and you can do it too! Everything happens for a reason, if this is what you are meant to do then God will make a way. We learn from our mistakes, and every experience shapes us as a person! Good Luck!!!:D

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Specializes in NICU.

I am graduating from an ADN program tonight. There are at least 3 people in my class of 60 who failed a semester and repeated it. Now they are done! Good luck and hang in there. You'll finish!!!!!:up:

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i know many good lpn's who didn't pass the adn first semester. seems they had the work knowledge, but the book knowledge was another thing. it had then confused. they had learned things one way and were having to re-learn a totally different way.

don't give up. if your heart and mind are dedicated to being a nurse, it will happen. :wink2:

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.

You can definitely do it. As suggested, review last semester, see what you could have done differently (if anything), and look at it this way-at least you will be familiar with the information.

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Specializes in Wound Care, LTC, Sub-Acute, Vents.
i was just wondering. i am probably going to have to retake second semester and i am really bumed. i was wanting to know how many people fail a semester and go on to graduate and become good nurses

i know how you feel.

i failed my psych class during my second semester of lpn school (last year). my final grade was 74.6 and the passing grade was 75.

they told us from the very beginning that 75 was the passing and even 74.99 was still a failing grade. i fought it anyhow because i was 0.4 points away from passing and my psych clinical rotation grade was 95. they reviewed my appeal and they said there was nothing they could do.

i did deserve that grade though because i studied for that test like for 4 hours only. i got up at 5am and studied and took the final at 9am.

anyway, everything happens for a reason. i really believe this. i would not have been able to do 2 very important things in my life had i not failed. i won’t say what they were but i was kinda glad i failed so that i was able to them.

don’t get me wrong though because i was upset at myself in the beginning for failing. i even thought i was stupid or not smart enough for nursing.

i was only upset for several days. the next semester i came back for the same class and passed it with flying colors with minimal studying because i already knew the content of the whole class. and at my senior class, i was one of the best students both in class and clinical. and most of my classmates were even jealous of me because i was the favorite of the two senior instructors especially in clinicals.

anyway, i am now a nurse and i hope you continue on because i believe if you are meant to be a nurse, you will be one no matter what the obstacles are.

good luck with school, future nurse. :nurse:

cheers,

angel

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I failed 2 classes during nursing and still graduated. Talk to your instructors and find where your weak areas were.

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Specializes in med-surg/or/ambulatory/geriatric psyc.
I was just wondering. I am probably going to have to retake second semester and I am really bumed. I was wanting to know how many people fail a semester and go on to graduate and become good nurses

Some of the best nurses I know did not make it through school the first time. I believe that it is because they had to study harder than everyone else and because a lot of the information they learned twice instead of just once. Kudos to you for your desire to be a nurse, you will do wonderful the second time through and you too, will be a magnificent nurse!:bowingpur

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Specializes in Ortho, Case Management, blabla.

One of the nurses I work with failed out of the first semester of nursing school (she was in my class, but ended up graduating a semester after me). She is doing fine. Passed her NCLEX and everything. I think everyone encounters stumbling blocks sometimes. It doesn't mean you aren't cut out for the job. If it is what you really want to do, then you will find the strength to carry on. It's a real bummer, but you just need to dig down deep inside yourself and try harder next semester. I'm sure you were giving 100%, but sometimes you just have to find that extra bit of energy to try even harder than that (although that is mathematically impossible - but many facets of nursing end up that way).

Look on the bright side of every coin!! When you retake your second semester, it will all be review for you, since you've taken it all already, so you should do great, right?

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