Please Help Me

PsychRN-Kris · Apr 26, 2007

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.

crissrn27, RN · Apr 26, 2007

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!

konahi7 · Apr 26, 2007

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

classicdame, MSN, EdD · Apr 26, 2007

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.

mizzou_ivy · Apr 26, 2007

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.

konahi7 · Apr 26, 2007

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?

GingerSue · Apr 26, 2007

sounds stressful

- a snatcher and yeller for an instructor

your marks are fine

I do wish you well

Quickbeam, BSN, RN · Apr 26, 2007

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

konahi7 · Apr 26, 2007

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

GingerSue · Apr 26, 2007

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

crissrn27, RN · Apr 26, 2007

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?