Introductions:"New" and "Old" Students.

smile123 · Feb 25, 2005

Hi, Trust me I am older, HANG IN THERE. I don't know why people, nurses, cannot be kinder...do they think you won't learn or are they just mean? Some of our instructors think you should know how to be a nurse before you go to nursing school. It makes you feel like a failure but you are not. This is called the learning process ,,,,, education ..... school, etc.
Good luck....They want the weak ones to quit...make sure that does not include you. It is the "weeding out process"
Nancy K

Great words of wisdom NancyK! Thanks for encouraging all of us! :)

Smile123

sweetnurse1 · Feb 26, 2005

Hi, Trust me I am older, HANG IN THERE. I don't know why people, nurses, cannot be kinder...do they think you won't learn or are they just mean? Some of our instructors think you should know how to be a nurse before you go to nursing school. It makes you feel like a failure but you are not. This is called the learning process ,,,,, education ..... school, etc.
Sometimes they act like you should know because they told you once! I bet they did not learn with something passing by them once or even twice. We will get our paractice when we are working 40+ hours a week, that is when you get good at your profession. School is the basis only. It gives you the foundation...you build off that when you work. The nurses on the floor...well they are just being nasty.
In the hospital that I do clinicals in they were awesome on one particular floor. They even makde us lunch our first day, including desserts, special salads, etc. I was ready to cry at their kindness.
You still feel inadequate...it is school, we are learning, that is why. Don't give up. Never ever let someone make you change your course. There is only one God and none of those who are causing you distress qualify for the position of Supreme Being. Someday you will be a nurse, and you will remember and you will be kinder to the students or the one that needs a little help. Remember that. You may even go beyond the point of the quality of nurse than those that are now giving you a hard time, think of that possibility! Including your instructor, they are also human...just like us. They started somewhere...point zero....just like us.
The bad news: You have to put up with it until you can stand on your own two feet. Put a sign on your mirror that you can see every morning that says "I can and will do this"
" I am and will be a great nurse"
Repeat it everyday. Don't let them fluster you to the point that you now thing you cannot do well on an exam. You can do it, you can pass. Just write out your questions. You know what will help. Go get a review book for your boards....then as you cover a subject...go over the questions from the review book on that subject. A hint: Ask your instructor, which review book she recommends...BUY THAT BOOK. Trust me...she has one and is getting some of her test questions from it. Also, it will help you prepare for the boards. I know it all takes time and money but we have to do it to make it. Take 1 hr. or even 45 min a day and review your notes, and go over the questions...everyday!
Good luck....They want the weak ones to quit...make sure that does not include you. It is the "weeding out process"
Nancy K

Thank you very much for your words of kindness and encouragement. I have been pretty stronged willed this whole time but the last few weeks I just feel tired and overwhelmed alot but I keep going and working hard. thank you again.

stressedtwin · Mar 9, 2005

Hey everyone I am Tabitha I have been coming to this site on and off for about a year but I have not had a chance to post a lot. I am 29 with 2 boys 10 and 7 (will be 8 Monday) and a wonderful husband who helps me out so much. I am in my OB clinicals and loving every minute of it. I failed this past summer by 1.2 points so I will not get to graduate until May '06.

caringchic · Mar 10, 2005

Hey everybody,

I am a single 26 y/o mom of four little ones! They are nine, five, three and 16 mo they are my life.... school is competing for the titel of my life! LOL I am in the third quarter of a 6 quarter ADN program. I live 100 miles from my school so I commute every day! It is really busy in my world. I enjoy the interaction this provides!

Tashia · Mar 12, 2005

hi..

i am 20, single, live at home with my family who fosters children under the age of 2 and i hope to start school in sept for an lpn (or as they call it in ontario) an rpn.

i've been out of school for a while so i hope i can do alright. i don't know, hearing all the horror stories about how hard nursing school is i'm starting to feel a little nervous :uhoh3: :uhoh3:

any suggestions? :stone

mom2creative · Mar 12, 2005

Hi. My name is Jenna and I am a mother of two girls (4, 3). Do they keep me running? I have been married for six years; however, my husband and I have been together for 11 years. I am in my second semester of clinicals.

Kaseyrn2b · Mar 13, 2005

Hi! I am a 30 yr old, married mom of 2. DD, 6yrs and DS, 22 mos. I am starting my pre-reqs this summer, hopefully I'll find a spot in an anat/phys 1 class and this fall, I'll take at least 2 more, probably micro and a&p 2. I am applying to a local BSN pgm, but am taking prereqs for comm college as well. the CC actaully needs more! I have a BA in bio and psych already and hope to work in the NICU someday and eventually go back for my NNP! Good luck to all!!

smile123 · Mar 13, 2005

Hi! I am a 30 yr old, married mom of 2. DD, 6yrs and DS, 22 mos. I am starting my pre-reqs this summer, hopefully I'll find a spot in an anat/phys 1 class and this fall, I'll take at least 2 more, probably micro and a&p 2. I am applying to a local BSN pgm, but am taking prereqs for comm college as well. the CC actaully needs more! I have a BA in bio and psych already and hope to work in the NICU someday and eventually go back for my NNP! Good luck to all!!

Welcome aboard! The hardest part will be getting your pre-req classes at the CC! There are so many people switching their careers to health care and the CC's don't have enough slots to increase the size of the lab classes. P.S. What does DD and DS stand for? Good luck to you! :)

Smile123

caringchic · Mar 14, 2005

It was my experience that my pre-reqs were actually harder than the classes I have had the last two terms of nursing school. I am only in my first year so that may be contributing. The thing that I find difficult is the amount of material we cover. The material itself is not difficult to understand alot of it builds on things covered in A&P or microbiology. My Med/Surg classes are mighty face paced though. I often read the material out of two different texts just to make sure I have the concept. Balancing being a mom and a FT student ultimately is the most difficult thing I do on a daily basis! Good luck!

NancyJo · Mar 14, 2005

Hi to all. My name is Nancy. I've been married for 18years and have two great kids. A 11 year old boy and 4 year old girl. Have been an LPN for 18 years and currently work on a Med-Surg unit.

ShellyRN07 · Mar 15, 2005

Hi I am new to the site, My name is Michelle and I am from Michigan. I was just excepted into the nursing program for fall 05 so I am very excited. I am glad I found this site I am sure it will be useful. I am married and a mother of 2 boys 10yrs old and 7 yrs old.

stressedtwin · Mar 15, 2005

Hi I am new to the site, My name is Michelle and I am from Michigan. I was just excepted into the nursing program for fall 05 so I am very excited. I am glad I found this site I am sure it will be useful. I am married and a mother of 2 boys 10yrs old and 7 yrs old.

Hey Michelle I am proud for you. I am in the nursing program now and it is by far the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. I have 2 boys myself. One is 10 and the other just turned 8 today. I hope to get to know you better. I am from Alabama. I do not get a chance to get on the web much unless I am just checking my email because I have so much studying to do but maybe we could email each other ever once in a while. Good Luck!!!