Helena93

Thanks a lot! This is what I'm going to do. You learn a lot more by experience than going to school anyway, I find..

I am in my 2nd semester of college currently for RPN. In my first semester, I did not pass the Clinical & Practicum. I did well in all my other courses. This semester, I once again did not pass because I was late coming to Clinical, and and was not prepared for my Practicum as I researched my drug cards the night before but did not research my patient's disease. The college policy is that once you fail Practicum twice in the program you must wait a year before being able to do it over, and you must show that you have the necessary skills (for me these are time management and organization). I currently work weekends in home care as a PSW which I really enjoy. My program coordinator gave me the option of going to PSW course, which I feel will be a lot more manageable right now. If I would like, I can finish my other 2nd semester courses, and start the PSW course in January. The question is, is this really necessary? Can I just use the skills I have from nursing school, work as PSW and wait a year, and continue on as RPN if I want to? Are they trying to grab my money? Or are there advantages to taking this program after finishing first semester and part of the second semester of nursing, and getting a certificate?