I’m absolutely devastated. My BSN program requires us to pass the readiness VATI with a 92% pop NCLEX in order to sit for the exit exam. I took it last week and missed by .2% (half a question) and retook it and missed again by .5%. I have never failed an exam or CMA. I have a 3.8 GPA and was supposed to graduate this Friday. I’m not sure how I ended up in the situation I studied an insane amount and feel so confident in my abilities.

They told me I’m dismissed from the program and there’s no guarantee when they can get me back in as the cohorts behind us are full. They’re being quite cold about it.

I’m absolutely heart broken.

Edit: Y’all I swear I’m nice LOL
I just removed what I said because people are making all sorts of assumptions I’m too tired to argue against

Basically, nurses can be unnecessarily mean. I don’t like it, I find it an issue when people are ostracized for confronting them about it. That’s it.

Hello, I don't know at all if I asked the question in the right sub, if not, let me know. Let's move on to the subject, I am a nursing student (from France) in first year and I feel like I was curious one day because one day I was curious about the prerequisites or the years of study to be a nurse and honestly I was shocked and very surprised how our evaluations in France are very different in the United States / Russia or South Korea / Japan etc.. I have the impression that on our side it is "easy": We have internships after two months of training, you have to have more than the grade of 10/20 to succeed in the subject and you have the right to catch up. We have professional internships in many services that we have to validate and at the end of the three years of study we have to write a dissertation (and have validated enough credit) to graduate. As a Frenchwoman, I find it crazy and shocking that in the United States, if you have a bad grade, even if you have a very small gap. So to be able to compare I would like to know what exams you need to do and the study time to be a nurse (all countries are welcome I want to know) thank you very much!

Hi guys, just need some input. I am due in June, graduation is in August 2027. My husband and I decided to try for a baby thinking it’d take a while, and i am here now making this post lol. I’m hoping to see it through and graduate. My due date would be during our small summer break and then we would have 4 weeks of clinicals 3x12s every week. I’m honestly just looking for input on how to manage it and get through since it’ll be 1 month!! I’d have my husband, my MIL and FIL, and my mother will come and help.

And if you guys have any stories of anyone you know that has gone through this and mananged to get through, please share.

Thank you!!

Not sure if this even the right flair, but this is a bit of a vent.

I know in the grand scheme of things, what you got on exam 2 in x class doesn’t really matter.

But in the moment, I feel like an empty caprisun.

Drained, because I’d stayed up late and woke up early to review some more for the exam date.

Even during the ordeal, I’d felt so confident in my answers since I had a good grasp on the concepts to be tested on, that I only had one troubling question.

Then, grades were posted. I’d passed, but had scored lower than I’d initially believed.

I try to rationalize with myself, “it was 30 questions.” “They had multiple parts to it.”

I also feel bummed since others around me cheerfully shared their experiences.

I know I also shouldn’t compare myself with others and I’m being dramatic, but man does it sting.

I later stopped by ross and bought ice cream afterwards just to feel better because #self-care

I guess for advice, how can I stop being so hard on myself academically?

So, I'm a 3rd-semester nursing student, and next semester I'm supposed to start my first clinical rotations on medsurg. My school started doing interdisciplinary sim labs in my first semester, so I've been going to them to get an idea of what I'll be doing once I start clinicals, especially since I don't have any experience with patient interaction yet. During the most recent sim, my group told me they wanted me to be the lead nurse for one of the cases we were meant to work on. I completely fumbled it. I had no idea what I was doing; I was too quiet, the senior nurse had to prompt half of my questions, and I was trembling basically the entire time. This was also meant to simulate a sudden cardiac arrest situation. Not great. I managed to pull myself together by the time I started CPR with the senior nurse, but I am very short and couldn't reach the patient to give adequate CPR, and I didn't know I was allowed to stand on the bed with the patient to perform it.

The whole experience has had me worried that I might not be able to handle a career in nursing. Technically, I know that I lack any sort of experience, and I wasn't expected to be anywhere close to perfect, but it's still worrying and has been gnawing at me since. Has anyone else had similar first-time experiences? How well am I expected to have this down by the time I enter my first real clinical experience?

Basically at my school and additional major for Spanish is somewhat easy to obtain (3 more classes) and I already speak Spanish fluently. I want to pursue it, but the classes sort of interfere with my nursing schedule so I would have to go to campus an extra day of the week or see if they offer something during the summer semester. The other thing is I receive refunds every semester but my advisor let me know that I probably would have a much smaller refund or none with the additional credits. Is it something worth pursuing or just focus on nursing courses?

Hi everyone! It’s been my dream to be a nurse since freshman year of high school. College hit me like a truck though, and I struggled majorly in my first few science pre requisites. It was impossible for me to retain or understand information/ pay attention and my brain fog was absolutely horrible. This led me to get a psychiatric evaluation and I was immediately diagnosed with adhd and put on stimulants. These have helped MAJORLY and I started doing so much better in school! I had gotten a C in chem and a C in anatomy & physio, but was able to finish micro with an A since that was the only class I was on meds for. My grades are still not good though and I know I’m nowhere near competitive enough to get a spot in a cc nursing program (California, not looking to relocate) and my school only allows one science retake. Should I just go private? Any other routes I should know of??? Any other ADHD nurses have similar experiences and advice?

Hi All, I am a q4 student, with one year left. So far I am so discouraged as my health has been very bad and I was out the first week with illness and missed a lab. I was in the hospital after trying to attend and not get an occurrence. If i miss one more the entire year I am failed. I just feel like this is impossible for people who have health issues/ life outside of nursing (jobs, family etc). If anyone has advice please let me know. I am finding myself extremely stressed and anxious due to the policies rather than the coursework

Do hospitals care about what school you went to ? I heard some schools blacklisted chamberlain but I can’t fact check that. I’m scared my school would be deemed not good enough for Bay Area hospitals. Btw I go to nightingale lol

Hi everyone! I’m looking for recommendations for a prep course to help me build a strong foundation in Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I before starting nursing school.

I came across Archer Review’s Introductory Nursing Courses and was wondering if anyone has used them or would recommend them for preparing for these classes.

I’d love to hear about any video-based courses, resources, or study programs that helped you feel more prepared. Thank you!

I’m starting nursing school prereqs soon, and one of the required courses is "Fundamentals of Organic and Biochemistry." It’s a survey course just for nursing school candidates, and is meant to "complete the study of chemistry" following Gen Chem 1.

I aced Gen Chem 1 ten years ago as an engineering major, but because I never had to take anything like orgo or biochem, I’m feeling pretty intimidated. I heard how difficult they were from other students.

Has anyone taken a similar survey course? Any tips for studying orgo and biochem, and should I refresh my Gen Chem 1 beforehand?

I feel as if I probably made a bad decision.

I’m currently an LPN working full time. I start my PN-RN bridge program next summer. I’m moving into my own apartment this week, and I’m super excited. I’m almost 30 years old, I need my own privacy and I also want to experience living on my own before I move to Cali to be with my fiancé (he’s military). I'm terrified that I made a wrong decision because I don’t know if I would be able to handle working 32 hours a week while in school. This program is two days during the week. Nothing on the weekends. I was thinking about working Fri- Sat- double shift on Sundays. Is this doable?

My lease will be up next October so in the worst-case scenario, I’ll move back in with my mom.