Can you be a nurse if....

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First off, i wasn't really sure where to put this question so sorry if this is the wrong place:uhoh3:.

Anyways i am extremely worried. I REALLY want to be a nurse but there is 1 thing getting in the way. I have a speech issue. I have had it since i was born. I have trouble pronouncing some sound and i just don't know if i will ever have ANY job. I just feel pathetic. My older brother is going to pharmacy next year and my older sister is going to Med school in 2 years and i don not know where i will be. Any advice would be nice...

Many people have difficulties with many letters - Ps and Bs; Fs and Vs; R seems to be a problem... W instead of R. Then many have lips - can't say TH or SH. None of this has any impact upon intelligence or one's ability to be a nurse. Most people do not even notice.

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School districts often have speech pathologists within the district, and it is typically free to the student. You should check this out. If you bypass this opportunity because you worry that others might laugh or make fun of you, you are letting them control not only your present but also your future.

I can't agree more. Nobody has to know that you are seeing a speech pathologist. Your parents may act like it doesn't exist because they are used to it. Do they know how much it bothers you? And on a completely different note...the mean people in HS usually end up being complete losers when they grow up.:smokin:

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hey,

I'm from Poland and planning on going to nursing school after I finish my prereq classes.

Please could you let me know how is it for you? Is it harder because of the language?

Thanks,

Kasia

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