Is it a MUST to be able to drive once you start nursing school?

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I'm wondering if having a car and a drivers licence is just as important in getting medical supplies for nursing. If it is can someone tell me why?

It all depends on where you live. I live next to Philadelphia which is a big city and the buses and trains run fast and goes everywhere. There were people in my class that lived 2 & 3 hours away from our clinical sites that didnt have cars but they car pooled and some took the bus

It is if you live in Los Angeles, or anywhere in California. While L.A. has public transportation, the traffic here is horrible, the bus routes are not at the most convenient locations or times, and imagine yourself riding a bus with a roller backpack full of heavy textbooks, a lunch bag, and additional school supplies. Getting to school is not the only trip you will need to make, also going to clinical sites, additional field trips, we went to psyc court, museums, Lamaze classes, community health fairs, soup kitchens, not to mention, getting together for study groups. All in all, you really need to be able to be mobile on your own. As far as leasing a car, it really depends on your financial situation, will you be paying for the car?. 2 weeks before I started nursing school someone crashed into my car and it was completely damaged, their insurance payed me off, so I bought a "bucket" car, good enough to get me thru my 2 year program, I did not have to worry about having to work to pay the car loan, a couple of my classmates did have a car loan to pay, so obviously they had to keep some type of employment.

As someone posted here that they live in New York, I can see in that city you might not need a car, but here in L.A. you do.

Hope this is helpful.

I had a car before but it recently broke down and had to be junked. I'm waiting on some money to come in so I can get a cheapo car, so for now I'm starting school with begging people for rides hah. I do not like it at all,because if we are even the slightest bit late to class, we are locked out and cant enter :( I do not like having to rely on people to get me to places. Luckily I live close to the school, but my clincials are another thing entirely. Hopefully I'll get a car soon!

I couldn't imagine not having my own car. The closest bus stop for me is about 2 miles away and my school is about 25 miles away. It would probably take 2-3 hours to get to school by bus and some clinical sites are further from school. I wouldn't trust anyone to get me to school on time as tardiness in excess of 10 minutes is considered an absence. Unless you live in a big city with reliable public transit I would say that a car is necessary.

I had a car before but it recently broke down and had to be junked. I'm waiting on some money to come in so I can get a cheapo car so for now I'm starting school with begging people for rides hah. I do not like it at all,because if we are even the slightest bit late to class, we are locked out and cant enter :( I do not like having to rely on people to get me to places. Luckily I live close to the school, but my clincials are another thing entirely. Hopefully I'll get a car soon![/quote']

I honestly agree with you on that! I remember having to carpool with a friend of mine and I'm one who won't mind waking up 5 am but she was one who wouldn't mind waking up for 8 am long story short we have gotten into a lot of arguements and it grew to the point where I hate relying on people for rides some people literally take advantage of you.

I live in a rural area, so yes, a car is a need, not a want. Public transportation here is a joke, and on top of that, my school is 40 minutes away from my house. The clinical sites are up to 1 hour 30 minutes away from my house. My car is my friend, lol.

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