doing the possible

[eternalbride]

Hi all,

have any of you gotten into a rn program and then failed out. But after that episode and the lessons learned got right back into a rn program and passed?

thanks

[Double-Helix, BSN, RN]

Not me personally, but I know three or four people from my school that were dismissed after failing their freshman year, readmitted to the program and passes just fine.

[gentlegiver, ASN, LPN, RN]

Just remember, doing the possible takes time, doing the impossible takes more time! I have worked with a couple Nurses who failed out for various reasons the first time around, they kept pluging away and were re-admitted. I for one am glad they kept trying, they are great Nurses and I love working with them.

[sillypuddy143]

I think some people aren't prepared for the reality of nursing school, and the time commitment to studying and learning it takes. However, if they fail out, realize what they need to do, and go back for another try at it then I think thats great! And really show's a lot about their character. I think it can absolutely be done!

[STL2008, RN]

Yes it happened to me.

[LaurenBoog]

I have known several people who failed a class or semester (usually due to unforeseen circumstances such as death or illness in family) and later graduated. If nursing is your dream, keep at it, even if it means taking a semester off or switching to a one-night-a-week program. Good luck!

[JenniferSews]

I failed one semester due to illness and work. Then I was readmitted and passed. I passed NCLEX on my first try, and was the first in my class to try.

[rn4life2009]

I have been there. I had never failed anything until the RN program. I had alot of things going on in my personal life and I failed my second semester. It was a severe blow to my self confidence. It is ok to be sad for a while then brush your self off and figure out what happened to cause you to fail. If clinicals were hard get a job as a cna(it helped me feel more comfortable with pt care) or if it was the class get someone who is good at it to explain the hard concepts to you. The second time I flew through it with good grades in clinical and class. I graduated and passed nclex no problem and started a job a month later.You can do it! PS I wouldnt mention to the other students I had been in before because in my experience I was treated by some of the other students as if I would never make it.:)

[nfdfiremedic, BSN, RN]

I didn't fail out, but I left after the first year and didn't go back to finish for several years.

I was in nursing school during the day, and a paramedic class at night. I found the excitement of intubating people, traumas, and running codes far more interesting than learning how to make a bed. As a result, I finished my first year classes and pursued a career as a medic.

After a few years, I realized that I only got to handle the first 20 minutes or so of the emergencies, and wanted to do and learn more. I got a job as an ER tech, and it was only then that I got real insight into what nurses are able to do in an ER. I had been of the mindset that "I don't want to have to wait around for an order to give somebody a Tylenol in the ER when, as a paramedic, I can assess them and give them whatever treatment I think they need. Why sacrifice the autonomy to have to wait around to be told I am allowed to do things for people that I know they need?" In reality, this is far from true. I quickly learned that ER nurses do far more than I ever knew. In many facilities, I found, they operated under very similar protocols and standing orders to what I was doing as a paramedic, except they could do FAR more. It only took me a few years of that to be convinced that I should go back to school and finish, which I later did.