Apr 25, 2008 01:28 PM - "please tell me why ADN programs are more about flushing students as opposed to teaching them"?

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This is EXACTLY why I chose to attend a smaller, city college to go to NS, as opposed to a lg University setting.
So, my advise to anyone looking into schools is to go with your gut & think about whether or not the school talks about encouraging success, as opposed to failure. I will never forget how right my decision felt.
It turned out to be the best decision I ever made!
~MJ
(Med-Surg RN, in one of the most infamously difficult units, 1 yr)

Apr 25, 2008 05:33 PM - I believe that I was lead to be a nurse by a higher power. So, yes, I get frustrated but then I get on my knees and ask for help. It may take a while for an answer but I always follow my instincts.

Apr 25, 2008 05:39 PM - "please tell me why ADN programs are more about flushing students as opposed to teaching them"?

I am not sure what you mean? Do you mean they are rushing them through? I graduated in 96 so I found that I was very well taught. They were extremely picky and if they saw the least bit of indifference in you, they would get you out. I am very proud of where I went, and I feel I received excellent education.

May 05, 2008 09:29 AM - I'm crying and I don't know why. Well I guess I do know why. IF we have made someone's day a little better, help some one live helped some one die, helped family deal with the stress pain and fear, taken the worry off their brow, given some one relief from pain, and helped someone understand what the problem was and empowered them to fix it then we did our job as a human being aka Nurse... You summed up nursing and Florence would be proud.

May 06, 2008 12:21 AM - Thank you so much for all of the wonderful advice. I'm still a nursing student trying to learn as much as I possibly can within the little time that I'm given, but I know it takes hands on experience to really understand everything. Reading this article was a breath of fresh air!! Thanks again!!

May 09, 2008 12:39 AM - precisely!

May 09, 2008 03:38 AM - this will definitely help alot..thanks

May 09, 2008 06:24 PM -

Be cautious when making friends with fellow nurses. Be aware that not everyone is as they seem.

Same with life in general, thanks for the heads up!

May 11, 2008 07:38 AM - all i can say is amen! beautiful inspiration for all of us are starting yet to count the years..