Family at school orientation?

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Do you think it would be okay to bring a family member to you nursing schools orientation?(it doesn't say on my letter if it was okay or not)

If it's orientation to "school" then often family is invited. It's your first jump into adulthood going off to college at the ripe old age of 18. Colleges realize helicopter parents can't let go yet and plan activities for family.

If it's orientation for the nursing program after you've already been in school doing pre-reqs, then rarely is family invited. And why on earth would you want to take them. And why on earth would they want to go?

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graduation, id bring them to graduation.

In any case the orientation at my university was pretty low key. Yes there was some "Congratulations on being accepted you are about to embark on a..." but more "Don't cheat or you will get thrown out, we will catch you, you must have all immunizations, background check etc... before clincals start or you will be forced to wait a year NO EXCEPTIONS"-It was more putting the fear of god into the students than congrats :woot:

And then we sat down with the individual counselor and did our class schedule, if I was a parent that would seem pretty boring.

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they are expecting a... young person
I hope they're not expecting youth...
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I can't imagine having taken a family member to nursing school orientation, or 'Week of Welcome' in my first undergrad year, or to AFEES (the launching point for enlisted military)...

Really, why would you want to?

What a way to tag yourself right out of the gate.

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Specializes in LTC, Acute care.

At my school, it was actually mandatory to bring family to orientation or you would lose your spot. They were that serious, their argument being that they needed family present to impress on them the seriousness of nursing school and how much their support would mean to the student's success. I remember all the hoops I had to jump to prove I had no family near-by before they allowed me to be there by myself.

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Specializes in Emergency/Cath Lab.
At my school, it was actually mandatory to bring family to orientation or you would lose your spot. They were that serious, their argument being that they needed family present to impress on them the seriousness of nursing school and how much their support would mean to the student's success. I remember all the hoops I had to jump to prove I had no family near-by before they allowed me to be there by myself.

What a ridiculous requirement and an ever more ridiculous sign of the times. I left home to go to college to get as far away from my parents as I could! I couldnt possibly fathom wanting to bring them along with me.

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Specializes in Emergency, ICU.
At my school it was actually mandatory to bring family to orientation or you would lose your spot. They were that serious, their argument being that they needed family present to impress on them the seriousness of nursing school and how much their support would mean to the student's success. I remember all the hoops I had to jump to prove I had no family near-by before they allowed me to be there by myself.[/quote']

Wow. That is ridiculous. What if you're estranged from your family? An orphan? An adult who doesn't need supervision? Sigh.

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At my school, it was actually mandatory to bring family to orientation or you would lose your spot. They were that serious, their argument being that they needed family present to impress on them the seriousness of nursing school and how much their support would mean to the student's success. I remember all the hoops I had to jump to prove I had no family near-by before they allowed me to be there by myself.

What a ridiculous requirement and an ever more ridiculous sign of the times. I left home to go to college to get as far away from my parents as I could! I couldnt possibly fathom wanting to bring them along with me.

I'm with you, ThatGuy. It's absurd to think that a college would require someone's family to be there with them.

Really, nursing is just too full of itself sometimes.

So students can be expected to start the physics program at CalTech or MIT, or young men/women are expected to become full-fledged Marines without 'family support' but 'it takes a village' to make it through nursing school?

Absurdity of all absurdities.

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Specializes in retired LTC.

After reading other posts, I realize there are places that plan their agenda and activities more on a "Family Day' type theme of programming. But unless so specified that others are encouraged to attend, I doubt the planners want 'tag-alongs''.

You know like unwanted guests at an-invitation only wedding receptions.

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This has really got me thinking with some of the posts on here regarding this subject. I will let you know after Monday how many showed up by themselves and how many had someone with them. Like I said, my letter said family members are encouraged to attend. But wonder why such a spectrum?

Could some schools be encouraging family to attend to help with the understanding of just how difficult and time consuming nursing school is? I am thinking of someone that is married. Would it help for the spouse to get a little glimpse of what is coming and how this will change the family dynamic? Just a thought.

The school I was at previously encouraged family members and spouses to attend as well and I had planned in my husband coming along so he could see just exactly what I was getting into and that I wasnt just being an alarmist worry wart.

If your school encourages it then bring a family member.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
I hope they're not expecting youth...

If you quote me do it correctly......;)

they are expecting a mature independent young person
Hopefully youth isn't immaturity....sigh.

I know now that with my daughter we visit the schools together trying to see what we need to do.....I can see thqt some school would want a family day to make their families know what is required and that there will be sacrifices.

OP you can always check with your school or have your family be involved and have them wait in the common areas so you can both share the experience.

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Specializes in long term care Alzheimers Patients.

Wow. That is ridiculous. What if you're estranged from your family? An orphan? An adult who doesn't need supervision? Sigh.

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I was thinking the same.

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