Just wondering how many people failed/had to retake a class while in college and still made it to become nurses?
-Jeremy
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Nursing School Grades: Did You Ever Fail?
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November 27th, 2007 at 1:28 pm
Hi Jeremy,
did anyone respond to your question? I am currently in Nursing school and am struggling in my Microbiology class right now. I am currently failing and am hoping this last exam will bring me up to a passing grade. But I have heard many times that people fail and re-take or drop classes and still make it, it is just going to be a slower and a little more complicated process for us. I hope you do well and everyone else who is struggling like me!
Angela.
November 27th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
I tooke A&PI and got a C and took A&PII and got a D. I had to take it again during a summer, and had to take both together for 6 hours…I got a B. I am glad I had to retake it…I retained so much more. Sometimes reinforcement is a good thing. Good luck…keep plugging away finals are close…then a fresh semester!
November 28th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
I haven’t had to re-take any classes (I am in an accelerated program, and if I did fail or get below a “C” I would be out of the program). But, I do know of several traditional nursing students who have had to re-take courses. Many do it during the summer so that they are not behind. If your university doesn’t offer the summer course that you need, see if they accept credit transfers from a university or community college that does offer it during the summer. Many of the nursing students at my university take community college courses anyway because they can take them at night 1 day a week, which fits into their schedule better. Hope this helps!
November 28th, 2007 at 1:36 pm
I didn’t pass 102 the first time around. I was taking Nursing as well as Physiology. I got 2 “D’s” and was not allowed to continue in the program.
I had to retake the Physiology course first. I did this during the summer and got an A, then I had to write a letter to request to be readmitted back into the program.
I was re-admitted and I am now hoping to graduate in May of this year. It’s not over yet but it can be done. If you really want it keep trying.
December 30th, 2007 at 10:47 pm
I did. I failed my last assignment but thankfully was allowed to re-do it and I just passed the unit. I had to re-do bioscience 3 and i only just passed it the 2nd time. I got 3 low passes over all.
January 3rd, 2008 at 2:46 pm
I failed a nursing course once by 1 point and the generous hearted faculty allowed me to ‘pass’-they recognized that I was having a very bad day when I took the final exam. I also failed chemistry on my first round (I honestly didn’t ‘get’ it)but on the second try, got an A+ - and ended up loving chemistry to this day. “Failing” can be an opportunity.
I went on to get a master’s and a PhD from top tier universities and am now a nursing faculty member. I always remember the insight and generosity of the faculty who ‘gave’ me one point to pass. I also realize from the chemistry experience that ‘failing’ may be a sign of some other issue - like not being able to grasp difficult concepts the first time but learning to love the conceopts the second time around or that personal crisis can impede nursing judgement.
These are valuable life lessons that can often only be learned from ‘failure’.
January 3rd, 2008 at 5:03 pm
That’s pretty wild that they “gave” a point. We are “SOL” at that time!! I haven’t failed yet (but come reallly close with passing grade at 74% or higher!), and hopefully with one semester of MedSurg and Management I won’t! I do agree that failure can bring up a lot of opportunities that aren’t otherwise thought of.
January 3rd, 2008 at 5:47 pm
So before I moved to Colorado I attempted nursing school in Cincinnati, OH and I failed my final exam by 2 points and if you were already failing going into the final you were not allowed to re-take. I ended up with a BiG F and couldn’t re-take that test!
I never thought I would be a nurse because I was so upset, I cried for about a week straight and I ended up leaving the program and moving to CO.
Now I am an RN that graduated this past Dec. w/ a 3.0… I you want it NEVER GIVE UP!!!!!
January 5th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
I failed physiology II and pediatrics, and close to pathophysiology! I hated it at the time thinking I was a loser and not meant to be a nurse, but really, I am so happy I stuck with it! Nursing is so rewarding. I know many people who have failed a class, just stick with it. Heck I had to take my boards 3 times…I passed and now in reality it doesn’t matter how many times I had to re-take a class or boards, all that matters is how I treat my patients and all. nursing isn’t just books…it’s hands on! I have learned so much more since I had graduated and been a nurse than I ever did studying nightly. So have faith, it is definately worth all the hard work!
January 6th, 2008 at 3:07 am
Yes I failed Med-surge 1 and patho with a D. I am retaking the classes starting monday. They are providing remidial classes for all those who were not successful. 50 of us were not out of 180. Good luck. I can’t wait to start again and know what I am doing now.
January 13th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
I got a C- in both A&P 1 and A&P 2, so I had to take both of those over again. It was definitely pricey to have to re-take them, but I’m very glad that I did. I feel like I definitely learned the information as opposed to cramming the info for a test and forgetting it the next day. :]
February 26th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
I just want to thank everyone for being so honest about their tests. This is my first semester in Nursing School and I failed my first test with a “D”. I just took my second test today and I’m not sure I passed that one either. I’m feeling very sad. I love nursing and I know I will be a great nurse someday, but I’m not grasping the “Critical Thinking” as of yet. Anyway, I still have some hope left and reading your responses has given me the courage to stay in school.Again, thank you
February 26th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
I never made anything less than a B in the actual program but I had to retake Intermediate Algebra that was a prereq for the Algebra 1 which was a prereq for the program….
February 27th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
I was in the nursing program just this year. I made it through fundamentals, and med surg. I got to OB and failed my math test. I was done. I cried for a week and was feeling really depressed. I am thinking more clearly now and am leaving it in gods hands. I want to be anurse really bad. I have been a CENA for 10 years and it took me 7 years to get to the point to be considered for the nursing program If you want something bad enough then it is woth working for.
March 27th, 2008 at 12:40 am
i have testing problems! i know all of the info.. teach it to my friends in the study groups, and then i go and take the test and fail while they pass. this is my second and last opportunity allowed in fundamentals. i am not doing well again, i do not know what else to do. teachers are very strict and not supportive. my friends that go to a 4 year school can keep retesting and i think it is unfair. i am hopeing for the best but dont know what to do from here? dont give up. i agree that nursing should be tough.. but cant they give extra quizes and assignments to help the grade, other than two hard tests and a final? and they raise the grade for the second time you take it! unfair. good luck to everyone!
May 10th, 2008 at 2:36 am
I just got a C- in my pathophysiology course. I missed a C by 1.5 points. I’m really bummed because I was supposed to go on a missions trip all summer but now I have to take a summer course. It stinks but at least I will be allowed to continue as long as I make it through this course!