Staying back a semester

[AliveToday]

I haven't been as successful this semester as I would have liked to, and then last week I was called out for negligence in clinical, and I feel like a total LOSER. I never want to be negligent with my patients. I never want anybody to be unsafe in my care, and I hope that this will make me a better nurse once I am out of school. I am now going to graduate a semester later, but I know it is for the best. It just sucks to have to admit that you did something wrong (I delayed getting a temp because I had difficulty finding a thermometer, and then my pt spiked a temp).

How do you get to be at peace with yourself when you mess up like I have? My patient is ok, but her safety was at risk with me as her SN. Somebody please help me feel better about myself. I am so depressed and trying not to beat myself up too much.

[caliotter3]

Be thankful that they are allowing you to stay in the program. Many people just get booted. But be mindful that you will be under scrutiny from here on out. You will have to put extra effort into making certain that you meet standards. Don't let this small setback keep you from reaching your goal. You know you won't make this mistake again. Just hang in there until the end. We're here to help if you ever have any questions.

[MnemonicFanatic]

If you had the option of continuing, or repeating it, and you chose to repeat it because you felt your skills were not where you thought they should be...CONGRATULATIONS!! A huge pat on the back for you! You will make a better nurse for realizing your limitations- you won't every settle for 'just getting by'...and for that, I applaud you!

I missed passing third semester by 1.1 grade point. Talk about disappointing! There were so many other students who continuously tried to convince me to fight it. They said they don't think its fair that I failed by such a small margin, and if I challenged it, I may be able to get into fourth (and final) semester. I though about it, and decided that if I went into fourth, it would be in the back of my mind that I 'squeeked' by passing by challenging it. In all reality, I missed passing every test by two questions, so there was obviously something I was missing. I decided that it was in my best interest to repeat the semester. I would rather go into fourth semester feeling comfortable that I know and understand the material, rather than continuing with the doubt. The program is hard enough without extra stress added to it! I am passing this time with a high B average, and everything is making soooo much sense- everything just clicked into place.

In the long run, I think you made the right decision, and I feel you will be more comfortable with your skills and decision making abilities after its all said and done. Keep up the good work!

[SarasotaRN2b]

:yeah:

I missed passing third semester by 1.1 grade point. Talk about disappointing! There were so many other students who continuously tried to convince me to fight it. They said they don't think its fair that I failed by such a small margin, and if I challenged it, I may be able to get into fourth (and final) semester. I though about it, and decided that if I went into fourth, it would be in the back of my mind that I 'squeeked' by passing by challenging it. In all reality, I missed passing every test by two questions, so there was obviously something I was missing. I decided that it was in my best interest to repeat the semester. I would rather go into fourth semester feeling comfortable that I know and understand the material, rather than continuing with the doubt. The program is hard enough without extra stress added to it! I am passing this time with a high B average, and everything is making soooo much sense- everything just clicked into place.

In the long run, I think you made the right decision, and I feel you will be more comfortable with your skills and decision making abilities after its all said and done. Keep up the good work!

I think this is a wise decision. It was just announced today that the grading scale starting next fall is being changed. It had been and will be for this semester 75-82=C, 83-91=B, and 92-100=A. It will now be 80-86=C, 87-93=B and 94-100=A. I think that it is a good move on their part. I personally think that the scale was too low for nursing school. I'm in my first semester now and it seems that we've been having a high attrition rate. We have a number of students that are just at that 75 mark, it'll be interesting to see how the final plays out. They are also raising the admission requirements which is also long over due. I just think that it was a disservice to the students if they are just squeaking by A&P with a C and then having to handle nursing application questions that require a stronger background.

Okay, off my soap box.