Do you find it "fun"?

missjennmb · Sep 19, 2008

I am hating nursing school. I have always loved school and always done very well with it. There are three big reasons why I hate it. 1, I've always taken night classes so this is my first exposure to adolescent type drama in well... a good 15 years or so. Two, because our labs feel more like trial by fire than learning about proceedures. I feel like I'm scrambling not to fail them more than exploring the ins and outs of any one proceedure, if that makes sense. And three, because no matter how hard I try, I cannot get an A on a single exam, even though I've never gotten LOWER than an A since I started going to college off and on way back in 1993. I havent failed anything and I know I should just be happy with it, but it feels like a lead weight on my shoulders every day, knowing that no matter how hard I try, I just cannot do better. (I know people say just pass thats all that matters, but I'm not at that point yet of feeling that way)

I'm stressed, frustrated, hurt by the drama, exasperated by the grades, and all around ready to be gone...but too stubborn to give up. :)

Jules A, MSN · Sep 19, 2008

I am hating nursing school. I have always loved school and always done very well with it. There are three big reasons why I hate it. 1, I've always taken night classes so this is my first exposure to adolescent type drama in well... a good 15 years or so. Two, because our labs feel more like trial by fire than learning about proceedures. I feel like I'm scrambling not to fail them more than exploring the ins and outs of any one proceedure, if that makes sense. And three, because no matter how hard I try, I cannot get an A on a single exam, even though I've never gotten LOWER than an A since I started going to college off and on way back in 1993. I havent failed anything and I know I should just be happy with it, but it feels like a lead weight on my shoulders every day, knowing that no matter how hard I try, I just cannot do better. (I know people say just pass thats all that matters, but I'm not at that point yet of feeling that way)
I'm stressed, frustrated, hurt by the drama, exasperated by the grades, and all around ready to be gone...but too stubborn to give up. :)

Yeah this is a pretty accurate picture based on my experience also. The good news is that as each semester passes and you realize that by being a solid B student with maybe a sprinkling of As you will be among the top of your class and not have the constant drama of nearly failing out each semester. I went into every final exam only needing btw 50-60% to pass the course which was a good feeling when I was burnt to a crisp. I also decided that most of my skills would in fact be learned on the unit where I started my career and not on a plastic dummy in the lab. Like you, much of my success was the sheer stubbornness that accumulated with each passing day that I invested. I marked every single day off on the calendar through both my LPN and RN programs. Just keep doing what you are doing and it will go by quickly.