Please Help Me

First of all, so sorry to hear about your troubles.

What were the grounds you were failed on? Did you fail to meet the requirements/grades as stated by the school? If so, I'd say there's not much you could do. Or was it something else? Please explain more.

I'm not sure it is a good idea if the OP explains more, if there could be legal actions taken.

I'm sorry you are having this trouble, it sounds like with your great gpa maybe you could transfer to another school? Good luck!

this is a really long story... a year ago I had this very same teacher.. she was not my clinical instructer but the leacture instructor. I was getting a 97% in clinical at the time but in therory I failed by 3 points. throughout the semester she repeatedly told me that mybe I should choose a different career or that she thought I would never be a nurse. She didnt even see me in Clinical practice!. well when I went to the head of the program for help she stated it was to late. I have an anxiety disorder but becase I was ashamed I didn't go begging for help. well a year wait later I get back in. I swallowed my pride after failing the first test and went to take my test in a more quite room and started to do well.. I can attach my grades if you would like. 69% (1st test), 80, 82, 84 92, 86 after... and in clinical she made me so nervous by ripping alcholhol wipes aout of my hand after I has already (yes awkwardly got it out) had to demonstrat the correct way in front of the patent how to open an alcholhold wipe and it wasn't a very gental way. She has numerously tryed to embarass me in fromt of the floor team, yelling, making me cry. On top of that with all the hard work on my papers, which I used to get 4/5 or 8/10 she now only gave me 1 or 2. Then came a big deal where she tryed to get me kicked out with an ROUB (written 2 can get you kicked out for good) well when I told the head instructer che asked me to go infront of her, my teacher and the head of the program and tell about it... needless to say my last clinical with her I was so nervouse I forgot the most rediculaous thing, which has never happened before and didn't compair the patients names to the pixix slip and just asked her to verify her name and well now I'm out. I know i should use the pixes slip at all times but a couple students have told me on the phone today the they have done the same thing and not be treated with an ROUB because of it. Another student told me that he told our teacher he needed 8/10 on his last paper to pass and when he got it back we all looked at it and she had marked him 3 points off but the score at the top was a 8/10. sorry my spelling so bad I'm just so upset. my live is a disaster

I would talk to the Dean first, then go up from there. I would NOT discuss it with classmates. That can only make things worse. I would start a journal and record only the FACTS. If you pester the Dean enough something will be done.

Nursing school is hard work in and of itself without the extra pressure of attitudes. That being said it will be a very difficult fight no matter if you are right. The PTB that have the person in position have the instructor there for a reason. My advice is pull yourself back up and enroll in another program. I am truely sorry for your troubles but you will come out ahead.

what the OP?

And I realize the try another school thing but I dont have the money to just start over..And now they are moving this teacher to 4th semester because they are losing 1/3 of the RN students in 2nd semester How is that fair to the 15 of us now?

sounds stressful

- a snatcher and yeller for an instructor

your marks are fine

I do wish you well

OP means original poster...in this case, you. Best wishes to you.

oh.. sorry not very computer savvy... you think I am going to get in trouble for this.. why can t anyone help people anymore.. I feel like its everyone for them self but hey good luck to you... I'm sorry I dont mean to be mean, I've just never felt so lost and hopeless and left for dead in my life

is there a school counsellor or student advocate who you can talk with

oh.. sorry not very computer savvy... you think I am going to get in trouble for this.. why can t anyone help people anymore.. I feel like its everyone for them self but hey good luck to you... I'm sorry I dont mean to be mean, I've just never felt so lost and hopeless and left for dead in my life

If you are planning on taking legal action against the school and anyone finds out you posted here, the schools attorneys could subpoena this thread. Would they really do it? Who knows, but it is possible. So that is what I meant when I said I would be careful with explaining your situation in more detail. Also, lots and lots of people post and lurk here, so I wouldn't post anything you wouldn't want anyone, and everyone to know.

BTW, I received a lot of grants that I didn't even know existed, with the help of my counselor, in nursing school, and they transfered with me, maybe that is an option?

It such a long story but I need help in finding the correct way or the right lawyer to help me. A teacher who has expressed on more than one occasion I will never be a good nurse has failed me for the second time. My fellow classmates what to all come with me to a meeting with the head of nursing and state the cruel things she does not only to me but others as well and who they feel I was targeted. I don't think this will be enough. She has been on probation twice for similar student complaints but yet has been dismissed. Maybe because she and her well know surgeon husband had a lot to do with our new nursing building, I'm not sure.. Please Help me I don't know what to do.. I'm not unintelligent I have a 3.8.. its a long story if anyone can help me please.. I'm falling apart.. Nursing is all I every wanted to do... but I'm not a fighter and am tiring easily.

I would talk to a lawyer first and find out what your options are. Another thing you can do is contact the Department of Education and let them know about the situation.

Teachers are not God's and I have no idea of why any school system has a big issue with terminating an incompentent instructor, especially one that has been on probation in the past.

You need for someone independent of the school to get records, read her evaluations, etc...she has a LEGAL responsibility to PROVE that you legitimately failed the course....and not dance around the issue.

Fight this one to the death...you deserve it.

3.8 students NEVER fail a class twice...that shows consistency...and that the problem is most likely her...and not your intellectual ability.