Jackson12

Just to be clear: My intention was not to to sue my attending institution but find out what the limits and experiences were/are for nurses who had attended programs an came across situations like this one. I have molded with changes throughout various careers in my life and adjusted well every time there was a change within one. I do not need to be told to adapt, suck it up, and grow. I realize as a nurse this is a must and if you cannot handle that then it isn't the right field for you. The idea of our class speaking to an attorney was to see if it was true that a previous class in another school had 'scared' their school into not changing the grades in the middle of the program. However, with the idea of approaching a new world where a hospital looks at your GPA prior to hiring you our class is shaken to say the least. It is not absurd to want the advantage over the competition. This program not having its national accreditation alone holds several students back from taking certain perspective careers. This was not announced to ANY student prior to entering or after entering the program. The turn over of the staff is not from the institution letting them go but the instructors (from what I am hearing) walking away because of the issues within the program (again, these are things I have heard). I am a hard working student and molded my life to run smoothly throughout nursing school to eliminate as many distractions ahead of time. I am not a student that is in danger whatsoever. I have been thinking about this announcement since I first heard classmates discussing it. My initial reaction was to not pull any negative light towards myself/the class nor waste the energy and time. It's hard enough as it is-this I know. But...once we started looking at the grand picture of how this would effect our careers/job placement I wanted to put further thought into it. Thank you for your time and 'thoughtful' responses.....back to the books.

It's not that they had lenient grading. Their NCLEX pass rates were unbeatable by other local schools until they started losing instructors. Although their NCLEX pass rates are still as high if not higher than the other schools. We do not understand the reason for the grade change. One of the reasons students chose the school is because some schools students want to attend in the future have competitive entry into their program and the 10 point GPA would give an advantage.

I am currently enrolled in my third semester of an ADN program. It was announced at the beginning of this semester that when we start our next semester the grade requirements will change from a 10 point grading scale to a 7 point grading scale. I generally try to keep a positive attitude but there are about 100 students in the program and many have chosen this particular school so they can maintain a higher GPA compared to other schools that have higher requirements. The school of course requires you to sign updates to the handbook or you may not attend class. There is talk of students filing a suit against the school stating they are breaking their initial contract with us by changing the grades. I have heard of schools doing this but cannot locate any documentation of it (I am assuming they have settled out of court). Generally I am not one to complain but this use to be a well named school with a positive reputation in the community. In the past 3 years they have had a large turnover in staff that is still continuing now. They have lost there national accreditation but still have their regional. (I have heard that the national accreditation is based on how many instructors have a Master's degree). Can anyone offer information or suggestions on this? Thank you.