Milehighchick

I actually emailed the director of the program and she stated that I could go through their fresh start program which means I have to start from scratch. That is okay with me because I'm better prepared now and just happy to get the opportunity.

That truly encourages me. Thanks

You guys I decided this morning to write to the Director of the program, I explained my dilemma and asked if I could meet with her to explain why I failed before. She wrote back to say that because of the failures, I was not eligible for the LPN to RN program unless I did whats called a "fresh start program" first. So I'm very happy about that. She was very nice, she referred me to a counselor and the counselor emailed me. I'm very excited. Thanks guys.

I attended an associates level RN program from 02-03 but was dismissed due to acedemic reasons. I failed 2 classes and their policy states that you're out if you fail 2 classes. A few years later I successfully completed an LPN program and have been working as a nurse for 4 years now. I would like to continue my education and become an RN. I tried the online route, however, I'm not diciplined enough for that. I've been signed up for 2 years now and have yet to take my first test. So now I've decided to apply to a traditional school (to do the LPN to RN fast track), but every school in my area is asking for a letter of "good standing" from all previous RN programs attended. I contacted my old RN school rep who stated that she could NOT give me one because I'm NOT in good standing...because, of course, I failed the 2 classes. My question to you guys is...is there a way to get around this or what should I do next? Does this mean I can never become an RN? Please help.

Thank guys for your advice. You were so right. I was offered an 11-7 position the other day. I thought...well since it's 11-7 it shouldn't be too busy, I can take my time, get comfortable....so I accepted. It turns out that I was sent to a very advanced oncology floor...OH MY GOD. Everybody as on IV med (which I knew nothing about, not even hanging), everybody was in pain, I even had to chase down a guy who said he was going to the emergency room because he was in pain. I told the charge nurse I didn't have ANY IV experience, I didn't even know how to make the IV machine stop beaping. She agreed to do all of my IV stuff for me, I prayed that if I got through the night I wouldn't do it again. At the end of the night, the charge nurse said that I did a good job considering, I guess she could see in my face I felt defeated. I won't do that again.

I'm an LPN who graduated only 6 months ago. Since graduation, I've worked in nursing homes and been doing home health visits. I haven't gotten the Med-Surg experience. I recently was hired with an agency and they sent me through orientation (8 hours of shadowing) to work on a hospital med-surg floor. I'm very uncomfortable with doing this. I know I need the med-surg experience but wonder if I'm setting myself up for failure. I've heard horror stories of how much is expected of agency nurses. What do you guys think?