I am currently starting my 2nd year of nursing and am in a dilemma. I go to school part-time, but I have the full time load. I attend clinical every other weekend. I find the book knowledge very interesting but when I get to clinical, I don't enjoy it very much. I like the patient contact, but I always feel like I don't know what I am doing. My instructors are harsh and critical and I don't feel comfortable to even ask a question without feeling like I should have already known it.
All this aside, I am currently working in Real Estate and find it much easier for me to do. i enjoy meeting new people and helping them to find houses or selling their own.
My question is: Is nursing school a good indicator of what it will be like in Nursing? In other words, should I be enjoying nursing school now? I have attended school for other professions, and found it wasn't much different once you started actually doing the job. If you have any answers to these questions, please feel free to email me.
I am seriously considering quitting the nursing school as I feel like "a fish out of water "most of the time.
Also, I am 46 years old, will I have a hard time finding a job once I get out of school? Is their age discrimination in Nursing? Will it be too tough on the body at my age? I already have my B.A.
