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Another update: Took my ncelx this week and got my results and passed. Leaving this up in case any other nursing student happens to be reading this. From a former struggling nursing student to you, anything is truly possible as long as you put your mind into it.

This is so funny because I just graduated with my BSN today and I realized I still have this post up. LOL, anything is definitely possible. And thank you Juila for the great advice you gave me during that time. I'm sorry for this late response though. I eventually ended up saving my grade and managed to turn in missing assignments. Also, since we've had more clinical rotations that following semester I can say my communication with patients has definitely improved. Though not 100%, it has improved a lot. Thank you once again ?

Right now I'm a junior in my med surg rotations and I'm failing miserably. I currently have less than a 40% in the course and I need at least a 70% to pass. We have less than three weeks left in this course and even if I were to do well on future assignments my grade is still not budging past 70 due to me procrastinating and turning in a few assignments very late, and also not always comprehending what is required of me. I acknowledge that this is nothing but my fault and I'm taking steps towards managing my time more effectively. I'm extremely angry with myself and I don't know where my future is headed at this point. Even if I were to retake, I will not be dropped out the program (I think?) but my graduation may be delayed a year which is what I'm trying to avoid. Also another thing with me is that I lack confidence and communicating with my patients makes me very nervous. Sometimes I even wonder if nursing is even for me when I don't even have the main requirement which is proper communication. It'll take a miracle for things to work in my favor but the main thing I want to work on is my communication. I know its a silly question to ask but how do you exude confidence and effective communication with your patients even if you don't have it? I always have a flurry of ideas that I want to say in my head but then I start stuttering and and saying gibberish whenever I open my mouth.