WHAT AM I GONNA DO NOW!!!

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Freckle — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:16:22 GMT

congrats on deciding to give it another go!!!

we will be toasting your new RVN status in the summer!!

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FINNIGAN — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:52:32 GMT

Thanks guys, you have been really supportive xx

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Vicky RVN — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:35:46 GMT

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Right have decided to re take ALL bloody exams again!! theory resit in march and going to space out practicals in june!!! thanks guys you made me see sense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I'm glad you've made that decision, good luck with it

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S-J — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:03:19 GMT

i failed my practicals the first time for some silly little thing and failed my written twice however i passed them in the end and have now been qualified 4 years, after all the work you have put in so far theres only 1 step left you are so close dont give up just think of all hat you can achieve.

the best of luck for the next time, plus dont deny yourself the fun

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Maisy — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:53:44 GMT

[quote user="FINNIGAN"]

Right have decided to re take ALL bloody exams again!! theory resit in march and going to space out practicals in june!!! thanks guys you made me see sense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Great news! I know it seems difficult at the time, but you will get there!

Good luck!

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:14:14 GMT

Good choice

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Nick Shackleton — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:22:52 GMT

[quote user="FINNIGAN"]

Right have decided to re take ALL bloody exams again!! theory resit in march and going to space out practicals in june!!! thanks guys you made me see sense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Well done smart move! good luck

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FINNIGAN — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:41:15 GMT

Right have decided to re take ALL bloody exams again!! theory resit in march and going to space out practicals in june!!! thanks guys you made me see sense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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bongo — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:43:46 GMT

sounds to me like ur fail- even though its bad enough on its own- came at the end of a crap week for you which isnt helping u with ur decision. please dont give up because a year or so down the line you will prob regret it. it sounds like you are great at your job and I know how frustrating it is when you want the RCVS too see that without having to proove yourself on one day. My advice is reapply and kick some RCVS ass!!!!

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Claire Cameron — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:33:44 GMT

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dont take it as a failure - take it as feedback. You already know you are good act on the feedback and become even better

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I second that!

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Emily Hibbs — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:22:36 GMT

Get back to it! That's what I'm doing - re-sit entry form filled in and in the post yesterday! Just dreading going through it all again but no choice if I want to qualify!

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Sal the 1st — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:47:27 GMT

dont take it as a failure - take it as feedback. You already know you are good act on the feedback and become even better

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:46:00 GMT

At the moment you just haven't passed. You only fail if you give up.

It is like being lost. You are never lost..just not 100% sure where you are except in england (or whatever country)

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FINNIGAN — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:42:32 GMT

thanku all, still hanvnt decided what to do, so much going round my head, just frightened of making the wrong decision, but the stress of all this and the dissapointment each time isnt doing my health much good, im also exhausted after a really manic week, long hours and short staff.think i may be a little depressed too, cant stop grizzling at the moment and have taken this badly , just cant do failure!!

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Sammyannieantha — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:37:59 GMT

get back to it sal, im exactly the same-i failed for 2nd time (its however classed as my 1st attempt so my resit will be my 2nd attempt cz i got a freebie)please dont give up o matter what, it doesnt reflect what type of nurse you are hun, loads o people r in the same boat. xx

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Sal the 1st — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:53:02 GMT

probably not what you want to hear but here it is - the hard line

You now have 2 choices

1 roll over belly up and adopt a defeatist attitude

2 Get right back in there and show them what you are worth and when you resit and pass just show them how wrong they are.

adopting a defeatest attitude invites greater defeat.

I know it isnt easy, and it is easier to give in. Life is a bitch sometimes but you either get on with it or give into it - it really depends on what you want out of this?

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loobylou — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:14:13 GMT

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Does anyone know if you can request a copy of your mark sheet?

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The copies are normally sent to the students VNAC and posted on from there. Takes a little while though to come through.

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Thanks for that

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les punton — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:20:09 GMT

keep at it, I dont think that the qualification makes a fab nurse, its if you can do the job (in my eyes) so keep trying, you will get there!

Even if you dont want to study any more there are places out there who take experienced people. keep us posted x

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Maisy — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:17:10 GMT

[quote user="loobylou"]

Does anyone know if you can request a copy of your mark sheet?

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The copies are normally sent to the students VNAC and posted on from there. Takes a little while though to come through.

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loobylou — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:00:26 GMT

Does anyone know if you can request a copy of your mark sheet?

My student has just got her results, passed 4 and failed 4. On 3 of the ones she failed she still got between 85% and 95%, enough to pass, but missed out key steps.
Not really sure how that works,surely the key steps should be worth more than a few %?!

Dont give up, you have worked so hard to get here, dont waste all that time spent getting to this point.

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albatross — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:28:41 GMT

I am exactly the same age as you, so can have some idea of where you're coming from regarding alternative jobs and time running out.

However, the most I've done towards the qualification is 3 month in a TP before they ran short of money.

I love my part time nursing job but it's only a few hours a week. I have just accepted a job in the NHS operating theatre department (waiting for paperwork and CRB check which has taken over a month so far....)
I've also got a work trial as an unqualified VN so might end up in a big quandary.

There's loads of people on here who would love to be in your position to have even taken the exams.

As others have said, take a step back, concentrate on thing at a time (you stil have a few more goes at both exams - or may be able to switch to the new rules?). Even if you never pass, there's loads of unqualfiied jobs out there as many practices don't want to pay much, or can't get QVN's due to the lack of people being able to train/qualify.
If you wanted to stay in the profession I'm sure it won't be difficult - you might be limited to where you go/what you can do like me, but you can still nurse.

Good luck, take a few days to just chill out, unwind and do things you want to do/don't have time/see friends etc, and then let your brain sub-consciously work on for's and against's for carrying on.

Speak to your assessor and ask where they think you are going wrong, how they can help you, get full details of where you failed and then start an action plan, giving yourself time for you, and time for the next tep on the plan....

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Maisy — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:31:56 GMT

You're so nearly there that I feel it would be a waste for you to give up now. I really do sympathise with you as the marking scheme especially for the practicals doesn't always seem clear with how you can be missed off doing one of the essential criteria.

Have a look through the marking sheets when you get them and see if you failed any of the same tasks as before. If you did, it will be a case of practising lots until the next exams - have others watch and 'exam' you so you are getting different feedback, and try and attend some of the good practical revision days if you haven't been on one.

Once you have qualified none of this will matter, honest. But to have got as far as this and not carry on will be a shame, at least see what your marking sheets say first. As for the legal aspects, you could still carry on as you are but in the next few years things may change so that more attention is paid as to differentiating between qualified and unqualified staff, who knows?

Take a break from studying for now and go out and see friends and have more of a life than students have to resort to when studying! Would definitely recommend carrying on though and picking things up when you feel less fed up.

Good Luck

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LoveCat — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:28:45 GMT

I felt exactly the same way when I failed my pracs - it is an odd situation when you are already doing the job but have not been able to obtain the qualification.

If I were you I would not give up - you have come so far. But I would concentrate on one thing at a time. Take a step back from the practicals as they are the moast stressful and think about retaking your theory. Once you've got that done you can think about preparing for the pracs again and then re booking a retake for them too.

Good luck

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Fiona Leathers — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:23:36 GMT

Don't give up!