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In the Fall 2004 semester, I failed my hospital clinical site and recieved a failing grade. I was in the first semester. In the Spring 2005 semester, I went to a new nursing school hoping for a fresh start. In the past 2 weeks I did extremly well in my theory exams. I am one of the top 3 students in grades BUT in my lab check offs, I am behind too much and I am just too far gone to catch up.:crying2: :crying2: :crying2: :crying2: :crying2: :crying2: Instructors are looking at me as incompetent/weeding me out. It is common for them to do that and it hurts me to see that. :crying2: :crying2:

I know that you are thinking, I am just a failing student and I am a casuality but you know failing students do try to be a nurse but it just does not happen for some reason...In the Fall 2004 semester, I gave it my best vert best effort and still failed...This semester, I tried also but things did not work out right..

Good bye all..:crying2: :crying2: :crying2: :crying2: :crying2: :crying2: :crying2: And when you seeing missing students in your class, think well of them because some of them gave it their best effort like me but it just did not work out..:crying2: :crying2:

Specializes in ER, Medicine.

i completely agree with weetzie. all of your posts have been very unhappy. even your name is an unhappy one to choose. i think you should rethink nursing because you're only going to continue to be hurt and sad as you have been in the past.

it's not worth suffering over. life is too short.:o

sad, i am sorry to hear you are not doing well in a second nursing program. from your past posts i know that you have had numerous problems in nursing school. hopefully, this time you will realize that nursing is not for everyone. you need to stop and think about things honestly and understand that your attitude had a lot to do with you not doing well in school. please realize that by playing the victim you set yourself up for failure.

take a long, hard, honest look at yourself and go into a field that you will do better in. there are many, many other healthcare related fields out there where you can help others.

i'm sorry if this seems harsh, but you really need to understand how you contributed to your problems - and then go on to find an area where you will shine. i wish you all the very best, really i do. take care -

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I personally had the worse time with blood pressures. I would get so nervous, couldn't hear the sounds for systole and diastole. Once I had it on their arm, pumped it up, and started releasing the valve and had the ear pieces in my ears but failed to place the diaphragm on their arm:chuckle No wonder I couldn't hear anything. Also I was trying to listen to someones heart that had a very thick chest wall due to general body size and medical condition. I couldn't hear a dang thing. I got my teacher to help and eventually we got it yet it was faint for her to hear as well. I joked and said well he must be alive cause he's looking at me and talking and laughing! You do have to be professional in clinical and do what your told to do and execute your nursing skills efficiently but most of the patients know that we are students snd we are nervous and sometimes it's okay to laugh at yourself. BTW what other work experience have you had? I think in my case my young age (only 22), lack of experience, and general insecurities led to my failures in the RN program. I've since seen a counselor to talk about those things, got a job as a cna, and decided to try for lpn instead for right now. you can pm me if you want.

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Specializes in NICU.

I'm all for moving on and not ever giving up, but this is a tough situation. I don't see how 2 different nursing schools have instructors that are all "out to get you". They're not trying to fail you or weed you out, that might be the case in some instances, but for it to be like that at 2 different schools? Unlikely. You've said in previous posts that your name on here is "sad" because nursing school is sad. Nursing school shouldn't be sad ... it's hard and frustrating at times, but if it's always making you sad, then it's time to rethink and reevaluate your reasons for being in nursing school.

I think you're doing the right thing by stepping back and realizing that nursing school may not be for you, like people have said, it's not for everyone. I know first hand how it feels to fail a nursing class and think *maybe this isn't for me*. I failed my med/surg class first semester. I had to really think hard about what I wanted to do and if I wanted to proceed with nursing school or not. I knew I wanted to be a nurse, I didn't want to do anything else. So I went right back at it. It can be done, you don't have to give up, but really look inside yourself and ask "why am I in nursing school?, what do I really want?"

We've given you tons and tons of advice in your threads and you never seem to want the advice and you just continue being the victim, but I do hope this time is different and you're reading all these posts, listening to what we're saying, there's some great advice here. Please get the help you need and look inside yourself. Good luck.

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May I offer words of encouragement? Try not to be disappointed because life has a funny way of working things out. Hang in there great things may be coming your way! Best Wishes 2 U :)

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.
The funny thing about it, is that I know I can do these skills competently if it was in a different environment...I could not take how the instructors were treating me so I decided to throw in the towel to save my dignity.

Again...it's always someone else's fault, isn't it?

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Sad, throwing in the towel under stress cannot be an option in nursing. I do not know you and I will not say that nursing is not for you forever, but I think it is not right for you right now. It sounds like you lack confidence and don't beleive in yourself. You must take responsibility for yourself and most importantly take care of your mental health. You cannot take care of other humans if you are unable to respect yourself. Believe in your strengths. Everyone has weakness. As far as dignity goes I am confused.

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We have had several posts by this person and they have all been quite negative. If you search you will find some that warranted members suggesting therapy and professional help. I am not even sure how this person could have gone from one school to another in such a short period of time. Her last post with her last set of headaches was only a couple of months ago...

Sorry for being realistic, but if this is a true story and you are really 3rd in your class, the skills are not that much harder as a matter of fact compared to studying for lecture they are quite simple...By the way how many people are in your class??? 3 ???

If you are that bad at it...than your professors did you and most importantly your patients a favor. Like it has been said, nursing is not for everyone...time to move on with all your sadness :o ...Perhaps you should think more positively about your next career choice.

Once again to all my friends out there, sorry for saying it like I see it.

Have a great day, dave :chuckle

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Specializes in Emergency Dept, M/S.
We have had several posts by this person and they have all been quite negative. If you search you will find some that warranted members suggesting therapy and professional help. I am not even sure how this person could have gone from one school to another in such a short period of time. Her last post with her last set of headaches was only a couple of months ago...

Sorry for being realistic, but if this is a true story and you are really 3rd in your class, the skills are not that much harder as a matter of fact compared to studying for lecture they are quite simple...By the way how many people are in your class??? 3 ???

If you are that bad at it...than your professors did you and most importantly your patients a favor. Like it has been said, nursing is not for everyone...time to move on with all your sadness :o ...Perhaps you should think more positively about your next career choice.

Once again to all my friends out there, sorry for saying it like I see it.

Have a great day, dave :chuckle

I've been avoiding this thread, for the reasons you mention. With how difficult it is to get into nursing school, exactly how DOES one go from one school to another, like changing socks? If anyone does a search on posts done by this person, NOTHING adds up.

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Specializes in ER.

It does not sound like nursing is for you. I certainly admire your ability to get in to so many nursing programs, so easily.

Tracy

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Specializes in NICU.

Thank you Dave! I said something similar in response to her drug calculations thread but my post was deleted, so I figured I should be more positive this time lol. Things don't add up, and when asking questions about it we never get answers. So I'll give her the benefit of the doubt and just say I think she's making the right choice by stepping back and taking a break from nursing school.

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At the risk of being flamed, I just want to say just because we want to be something or think we can do a certain job doesn't mean we can. Heck, I think I could strut a catwalk with Cindy and Naomi but my height and weight won't even give me a look in...:lol2:

Prince Charles wound up in a pile of horse doo the other month for saying something similar about how society lets people think they can achieve more than they can realisticaly do...

So, Sad should remember she at least got the chance to try and not make it it, more than a load of would be nurses have had the chance to. How many people don't make it past the selection process that might make great nurses...

So, I'm off to do some stretching exercises and try to plot my way into the next Chanel show.....:idea:

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Yep...I agree.

We have had several posts by this person and they have all been quite negative. If you search you will find some that warranted members suggesting therapy and professional help. I am not even sure how this person could have gone from one school to another in such a short period of time. Her last post with her last set of headaches was only a couple of months ago...

Sorry for being realistic, but if this is a true story and you are really 3rd in your class, the skills are not that much harder as a matter of fact compared to studying for lecture they are quite simple...By the way how many people are in your class??? 3 ???

If you are that bad at it...than your professors did you and most importantly your patients a favor. Like it has been said, nursing is not for everyone...time to move on with all your sadness :o ...Perhaps you should think more positively about your next career choice.

Once again to all my friends out there, sorry for saying it like I see it.

Have a great day, dave :chuckle

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